EVENTS
Tanglewood: Festival of Contemporary Music
Jul.25.2026 | Seiji Ozawa Hall - Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
Alisson Kruusmaa: mesmerism
Gabriella Smith: Anthozoa
Anna Berg: remnants of confetti unexploded
Lisa Streich: Sternenstill
Orchestre de Paris
Oct.14.2026 | Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie de Paris
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Maurice Ravel:Concerto en sol
Maurice Ravel:Concerto pour la main gauche
Béla Bartók: Le Mandarin merveilleux (Suite)
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Orchestre de Paris
Oct.15.2026 | Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie de Paris
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Maurice Ravel:Concerto en sol
Maurice Ravel:Concerto pour la main gauche
Béla Bartók: Le Mandarin merveilleux (Suite)
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Hallé
Nov.19.2026 | The Bridgewater Hall - Manchester, UK
Thomas Adès: These Premises Are Alarmed
Gabriella Smith: How To Be A Bird (Violin Concerto - World Premiere, Hallé Co-Commission)
Thomas Adès: Asyla
Stravinsky: The Firebird: Suite (1919)
The Hallé
Thomas Adès, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Jan.29.2027 | Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles, California
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Gabriella Smith: How To Be A Bird (Violin Concerto - US premiere, LA Phil co-commission)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Jan.30.2027 | Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles, California
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Gabriella Smith: How To Be A Bird (Violin Concerto - US premiere, LA Phil co-commission)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Jan.31.2027 | Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles, California
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Gabriella Smith: How To Be A Bird (Violin Concerto - US premiere, LA Phil co-commission)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
San Francisco Symphony
Mar.18.2027 | Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, California
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Gabriella Smith: How To Be A Bird (Violin Concerto - SF Symphony co-commission)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
San Francisco Symphony
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
San Francisco Symphony
Mar.20.2027 | Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, California
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Gabriella Smith: How To Be A Bird (Violin Concerto - SF Symphony co-commission)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
San Francisco Symphony
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
San Francisco Symphony
Mar.19.2027 | Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, California
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Gabriella Smith: How To Be A Bird (Violin Concerto - SF Symphony co-commission)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
San Francisco Symphony
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Alexi Kenney, violin
San Francisco Symphony
Jun.17.2027 | Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, California
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
John Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4
San Francisco Symphony
Ryan Bancroft, conductor
Tracy Silverman, electric violin
San Francisco Symphony
Jun.18.2027 | Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, California
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
John Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4
San Francisco Symphony
Ryan Bancroft, conductor
Tracy Silverman, electric violin
Ojai Festival
June.13.2026 | Libbey Bowl - Ojai, California
Gabriella Smith: Anthozoa
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen verlernt
Magnus Lindberg: Related Rocks
Anna Thorvaldsdóttir: Ró
John Adams: Chamber Symphony
LA Phil New Music Group
Geneva Lewis, violin
Mert Yalniz, conductor
Aleksandra Melaniuk, conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
LA Phil Green Umbrella curated by Gabriella Smith
May.5.2026 | Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles, California
with special guests Gabriel Cabezas and Billy Childs
Sandbox Percussion
Apr.30.2026 | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - New York
Gabriella Smith: FIVE
Vivian Fung: Goddess//Insect
Joan Tower: To Sing or Dance
performed by Sandbox Percussion
Soundbox: curated by Gabriella Smith
Apr. 10 & 11, 2026 | SF Symphony Soundbox - San Francisco, California
details TBA
Orchestre National de France
Apr.02.2026 | Maison de la Radio et de la Musique - Auditorium, Paris, France
Gabriella Smith: Rewilding (commande de Radio France / San Francisco / Cleveland Orchestra / Barcelona Symphony Orchestra - création française)
Dmitri Shostakovitch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
Orchestre National de France
Oksana Lyniv, conductor
Dmytro Udovychenko, violin
Sandbox Percussion
Mar.6.2026 | Emerald City Music - Seattle, Washington
Vivian Fung: New Work (World Premeire, ECM co-commission)
Gabriella Smith: FIVE
Joan Tower: To Sing or Dance (Seattle Premiere, ECM co-commission)
performed by Sandbox Percussion
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 5, 6 & 7, 2026 | Symphony Hall - Boston, MA
Gabriella Smith: Bioluminescence Chaconne
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Anna Handler, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Feb.7.2026 | Symphony Center - Chicago, Illinois
Debussy: Images
Gabriella Smith: Lost Coast
Debussy: La Mer
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Feb.6.2026 | Symphony Center - Chicago, Illinois
Debussy: Images
Gabriella Smith: Lost Coast
Debussy: La Mer
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Feb.5.2026 | Symphony Center - Chicago, Illinois
Debussy: Images
Gabriella Smith: Lost Coast
Debussy: La Mer
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Orchestre National de Lyon
Jan.10&11.2026 | Auditorium Lyon - Lyon, France
Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests [création française]
and more works TBD
Orchestre National de Lyon
Franck Ollu, conductor
James McVinnie, organ
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Jan. 9, 10 & 11, 2026 | Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles, California
Gabriella Smith: Rewilding
Intermission
Debussy: La damoiselle élue
Scriabin: Prometheus, Poem of Fire
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Liv Redpath, soprano
Jingjing Xu, mezzo-soprano
Los Angeles Master Chorale
yMusic and Gabriella Smith + Gabriel Cabezas
Nov.8.2025 | Walker Art Center - Minneapolis, Minnesota
copresented by Liquid Music, the Walker Art Center, and Schubert Club
Gabriella Smith + Gabriel Cabezas
Intermission
Aquatic Ecology by Gabriella Smith, performed by yMusic
Owls | Nova Linea Musica
Oct.29.2025 | Guarneri Hall - Chicago, IL
Chick Corea: Children’s Song No. 12
Paul Wiancko: Vox Petra
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh: Rəqs
François Couperin: Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Trollstilt (Monica Mugan and Dan Trueman): Ricercar
Paul Wiancko: When The Night
Terry Riley: Good Medicine
Gabriella Smith: Aegolius*
*NLM Commission and World Premiere
Artists: Owls
Alexi Kenney, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Paul Wiancko, cello
Seattle Symphony
Oct.25.2025 | Benaroya Hall - Seattle, Washington
Gabriella Smith: Lost Coast
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Seattle Symphony
Gemma New, conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Gabriella Smith + Gabriel Cabezas | Octave 9
Oct.24.2025 | Octave 9, Benaroya Hall - Seattle, Washington
7pm and 9pm, program details TBD
Seattle Symphony
Oct.23.2025 | Benaroya Hall - Seattle, Washington
Gabriella Smith: Lost Coast
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Seattle Symphony
Gemma New, conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Oct.16.2025 | Cadogan Hall - London, UK
Gabriella Smith: Field Guide
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Boris Giltburg, piano
BBC Philharmonic
Oct.11.2025 | The Bridgewater Hall - Manchester, UK
Grażyna Bacewicz: Overture
Gabriella Smith: Lost Coast [UK Premiere]
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
BBC Philharmonic
Gemma New, conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Sep.25.2025 | Sibeliustalo - Lahti, Finland
Claude Debussy: Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra
John Adams: Frenzy [Finnish Premiere]
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails [Finnish Premiere]
Claude Debussy: La Mer
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
John Adams, conductor
Nora Niskanen, clarinet
Helsinki Philharmonic
Sep.19.2025 | Musiikkitalo Konserttisali - Helsinki, Finland
Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests [Finnish Premiere]
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
Helsinki Philharmonic
Pekka Kuusisto, conductor
James McVinnie, organ
PROMS | BBCSO
Sep.2.2025 | Royal Albert Hall - London
Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests [UK premiere]
Intermission
Thomas Adès: Five Spells from The Tempest
Jean Sibelius: The Tempest – Suite No. 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès, conductor
James McVinnie, organ
The Cleveland Orchestra
Aug.16.2025 | Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Gabriella Smith: Rewilding [Cleveland Orchestra co-commission]
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 2
Elgar: Enigma Variations
The Cleveland Orchestra
Daniel Reith, conductor
Stephen Tavani, violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra | Tanglewood
Jul.13.2025 | Koussevitzky Music Shed - Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
San Francisco Symphony
June 6, 7 & 8, 2025 | Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, California
Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Intermission
Gabriella Smith: Rewilding [San Francisco Symphony Commission and World Premiere]
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Kronos Festival Lab feat. Gabriella Smith
Apr. 26, 2025 | Joe Henderson Lab, SFJAZZ Center - San Francisco, California
with special guests Friction Quartet
Kronos Festival
Apr. 25, 2025 | SFJAZZ Center - San Francisco, California
Kronos Festival, Night 1
Terry Riley: Good Medicine from Salome Dances for Peace
Hildur Guonadóttir: Folk Faer Andlit [world premiere]
Peni Candra Rini (arr. Jacob Garchik & Andy McGraw): Segara Gunung - IV. Hujan
Traditional (arr. Jacob Garchik): A Shout
Soo Yeon Lyuh: Sumbisori [world premiere], feat. Soo Yeon Lyuh
Aleksandra Vrebalov: Cardinal Directions [world premiere] feat. Vân-Ánh Võ
Gabriella Smith: Keep Going
I. Keep Going
II. Isabel
III. Water
IV. Driftwood Jam
V. What I love the most
performed by Kronos Quartet
with special guests Soo Yeon Lyuh & Vân-Ánh Võ.