Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, a vibrant cultural destination nestled on 81 acres of historic gardens and woodlands in Katonah announces its Summer Season, bringing audiences together for over 30 performances from June 20 to August 2.
“Each summer at Caramoor, we invite audiences to experience the extraordinary intersection of music, nature, and community,” says Gillian Fox, Caramoor President & CEO. “This season reflects our commitment to presenting exceptional artists spanning a broad range of musical traditions while creating welcoming pathways for audiences of every age. I am especially delighted to welcome back Dancing at Dusk, our beloved children’s concert series, which invites families to experience the joy of music together and helps spark a lifelong connection to the arts here at Caramoor.”
Kathy Schuman, Caramoor Vice President and Artistic Director says, “The unique Caramoor setting continues to inspire and inform our programs, from world-class celebrated artists to rising stars, in a multitude of genres. As part of each season we strive to bring one-of-a kind programs such as this year’s Baroque opera performances by Les Arts Florissants and Philharmonia Baroque, the world premiere of a concert-length work by Christopher Cerrone, and one of the first performances of a new collaboration between Yuja Wang and People of Earth. We pride ourselves on the breadth and diversity of the musical experiences we bring to new and returning visitors each summer.”
Opening Night and Summer Gala
Opening Night & Summer Gala: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Opera and Dance
Les Arts Florissants in Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants and La Descente d’Orphée aux enfers
Friday, July 17 at 7:00pm, Venetian Theater
6:00pm, Pre-concert talk by Julia I. Doe, Associate Professor of Music at Columbia University
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in Handel’s Tolomeo
Sunday, July 26 at 4:00pm, Venetian Theater
3:00pm, Pre-concert talk by MIT professor emeritus and Handel scholar Ellen T. Harris)
Thursday, July 30 at 7:30pm, Venetian Theater
Orchestras
The Knights and Pianist Conrad Tao in Rhapsody in Blue
Sunday, June 28 at 4:00pm, Venetian Theater
Apollo’s Fire in Dueling Double Concertos
Sunday, July 12 at 4:00pm, Venetian Theater
Summer Season Finale: Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Violinist Gil Shaham
Sunday, August 2 at 4:00pm, Venetian Theater
3:00pm, Pre-concert conversation with Gil Shaham
Chamber Music & Ensembles
Poiesis Quartet, Caramoor’s 2025-26 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Thursday, July 2 at 7:30pm, Music Room
Friday, July 10 at 7:30pm, Spanish Courtyard
Sandbox Percussion Premieres Christopher Cerrone’s The Only Way is Through
Sunday, July 19 at 4:00pm, Sunken Garden (Free)
Verona Quartet in Inflection Points
Friday, July 24 at 7:30pm, Spanish Courtyard
Ruckus in The Edinburgh Rollick
Friday, July 31 at 7:30pm, Spanish Courtyard
Featured Soloists & Recitals
Thursday, June 25 at 7:30pm, Venetian Theater
Johnny Gandelsman: This is America
Sunday, July 5 at 1:00pm, Caramoor Grounds
Aristo Sham, piano, 2025 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist
Saturday, July 11 at 4:30pm, Music Room
Conor Hanick, piano in Hans Otte’s The Book of Sounds
Thursday, July 16 at 7:30pm, Spanish Courtyard
Yuja Wang, piano and People of Earth
Thursday, July 23 at 7:30pm, Venetian Theater
Njioma Grevious, violin & Andrew Goodridge, piano
Saturday, August 1 at 4:30pm, Music Room
American Roots, Global, and Jazz
Saturday, June 27 from 12:30-7:00pm, Caramoor Grounds
Louis Armstrong Hot Five Centennial Celebration
Friday, July 3 at 7:30pm, Friends Field
Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca – Afro-Cuban Rhythms
Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm, Friends Field
Saturday, July 11 at 7:30pm, Venetian Theater
Saturday, July 18 at 7:30pm, Venetian Theater
Saturday, July 25 from 12:30pm to 9:00pm, Caramoor Grounds
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Saturday, August 1 at 7:30pm, Venetian Theater
Celebrations of Community
Dedicated Men of Zion – Celebrating Juneteenth
Sunday, June 21 at 4:00pm, Gala Tent (Free)
Isaac Mizrahi – Celebrating Pride
Friday, June 26 at 7:30pm, Venetian Theater
Saturday, July 4 at 8:00pm, Venetian Theater
Music and Meditation in the Garden – Chamber Music and Meditation in an Idyllic Setting
Music and Meditation in the Garden – Adam W. Sadberry, flute; Alexander Davis, bassoon; Jennifer Llewellyn, meditation coach
Saturday, July 11 at 11:00am, Sunken Garden
Saturday, July 18 at 11:00am, Sunken Garden
Saturday, August 1 at 11:00am, Sunken Garden
Great for Families – Dancing at Dusk, Caramoor’s Series for Young Listeners
Dancing at Dusk – WindSync plays Peter and the Wolf
Wednesday, July 8 at 5:30pm, Friends Field
Dancing at Dusk – Flor Bromley’s Fiesta Global
Wednesday, July 15 at 5:30pm, Friends Field
Dancing at Dusk – Hopalong Andrew
Wednesday, July 22 at 5:30pm, Friends Field
Sonic Innovations
Sonic Innovations is Caramoor’s seasonal (June through October) exhibition of sound art, which uses the historic grounds as the site for multiple works and grew out of the 2014 site-specific commissioning initiative In the Garden of Sonic Delights. Each artist has drawn inspiration from their chosen location, creating work that is mindful of the natural and human-made sounds and systems present in the environment, while engaging each site’s unique characteristics, be they acoustic, historic, architectural, or aesthetic. Sonic Innovations encourages us to hear and see Caramoor differently, bringing a listener’s awareness to the surroundings and the change of seasons.
Currently on display are Trimpin’s in “C”; Lisa Renée Coons’ Five Essays on Caramoor; Liz Phillips’ Dyning in the Dovecote; Annea Lockwood and Bob Bielecki’s Wild Energy; Ranjit Bhatnagar’s Stone Song; and Taylor Deupree’s t(ch)ime. Learn more.
For Caramoor’s complete schedule visit: caramoor.org/whats-on
