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Upcoming Concerts

After a year tooting our collective horns for the centennial season of Concerts from the Library of Congress, we decided not to stop! The celebration continues in 2025-2026 as we embark on a new century of programming at the intersection of tradition and innovation. In a nod to the first chamber music festival that inaugurated the Coolidge Auditorium in October of 1925, our own mini-festival on October 29-30 will raise the roof 101 years after the concerts that started it all.

Join us this fall for a kaleidoscopic array of concerts and conversations, commissions from composers Raven Chacon and Sir George Benjamin, and lectures and film screenings that span the gamut to herald a century of extraordinary music at the nation’s library.

Subscribe to the “In the Muse” Blog and our Emails to receive future announcements. All events are presented free of charge to the public. Tickets for October and November events will be available September 3 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets for December events will be available on October 1 at 10 a.m. ET. Winter/Spring 2026 events will be announced at a later date. Patrons are encouraged to sign up for the waitlist if an event is sold out, to be notified if tickets become available. The Library encourages walk-up patrons who do not have a ticket to come for a RUSH pass, anticipating being able to admit passholders based on no-shows and cancellations.

  • Event | special events Operation Mincemeat: Preview Performance
    • Monday, March 09, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Join the cast of Broadway's "Operation Mincemeat" for a special preview performance at the Library of Congress. Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Broadway cast members appearing at the Library are: Julia Knitel, Jeff Kready, Brandon Contreras, Jessi Kirtley, and Amanda Jill Robinson.
  • Event | concerts and performances Tabea Zimermann and Javier Perianes
    • Friday, March 13, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Considered perhaps the world’s greatest violist, Tabea Zimmermann makes a rare U.S. recital tour this spring with Spanish pianist Javier Perianes, performing works by Schumann, Brahms, Britten and Shostakovich.
  • Event | concerts and performances Isata Kanneh-Mason
    • Monday, March 16, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Award-winning British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason presents a solo recital at the Library of Congress, showcasing her poetic insight, expressive depth, and imaginative artistry.
  • Event | special events Live! At the Library: Dana Tai Soon Burgess Celebrates Michio Itō
    • Thursday, March 26, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    The Library of Congress celebrates the acquisition of the papers of Japanese dancer and choreographer Michio Itō with a performance by the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company.
  • Event | concerts and performances Catalyst Quartet with J’Nai Bridges, mezzo soprano, & Terrence Wilson, piano
    • Wednesday, April 01, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Two-time Grammy-winning opera star J’nai Bridges joins the Catalyst Quartet and pianist Terrence Wilson for a sumptuous program of music by Antonín Dvořák, Edward Elgar, Libby Larsen, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
  • Event | film and video screenings Live! At the Library: Latin Music USA (TV-PG), 55 min, (2009)
    • Thursday, April 09, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
    • James Madison Building, Pickford Theater (LM-302)
    "Latin Music USA” highlights the great American music created by Latinos and celebrates the Latin Rhythms at the heart of Jazz, rock, country and rhythm and blues.
  • Event | concerts and performances Live! At the Library: Yilian Cañizares
    • Thursday, April 09, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Cuban-Swiss musician, Yilian Cañizares is one of the most intriguing contemporary violinists, singers and composers of her time, blending her native Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz and classical music.
  • Event | concerts and performances Raven Chacon Ensemble
    • Saturday, April 11, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium & Whittall Pavilion
    Experience an evocative, unique sound world in a concert featuring Pulitzer-Prize-winning Diné composer Raven Chacon’s chamber and conceptual compositions, including the world premiere of his commission from the Library’s Strickland Fund.
  • Event | concerts and performances Zlata Chochieva, piano
    • Wednesday, April 15, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Pianist Zlata Chochieva plays music by Beethoven, Bartók, Schumann, Sibelius and J.S. Bach, and the great “Dante Sonata” of Franz Liszt.
  • Event | concerts and performances Dolce Suono Ensemble
    • Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Led by flutist and Artistic Director Mimi Stillman, the Dolce Suono Ensemble brings a program offering a Mozart flute quartet alongside works by Irving Fine, Ned Rorem and Zhou Tian, and the world premiere of David Serkin Ludwig’s “Woman in Gold,” commissioned by the Library’s Verna and Irving Fine Endowment.
  • Event | concerts and performances Reginald Mobley
    • Tuesday, April 21, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Acclaimed American countertenor Reginald Mobley presents a program featuring 17th-century music by Purcell, Dowland, Holland, and others.
  • Event | lectures and symposia American Musicological Society Lecture “Amy Beach: Path-Breaking American Musician” E. Douglas Bomberger, PhD, Professor of Music, Emeritus, Elizabethtown College
    • Wednesday, April 22, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
    • James Madison Building, Mumford Room (LM-649)
    In a lecture co-presented with the American Musicological Society, E. Douglas Bomberger gives a talk on composer and pianist Amy Beach (1867-1944), the earliest American female composer whose works are still regularly heard today, on the radio, concerts and streaming platforms.
  • Event | special events Washington National Opera’s “West Side Story”: Behind the Scenes
    • Thursday, April 23, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Washington National Opera celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s iconic West Side Story, with performances by members of WNO’s Cafritz Young Artists, and a conversation with WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello and the composer’s daughter, Jamie Bernstein.
  • Event | concerts and performances Grossman Ensemble, Stefan Asbury, conductor
    • Saturday, May 09, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium & Whittall Pavilion
    Chicago’s Grossman Ensemble, led by Stefan Asbury, performs works by Sir George Benjamin, Augusta Read Thomas, and Sean Shepherd.
  • Event | concerts and performances An Evening with Burt Bacharach
    • Monday, May 11, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Under the artistic direction of Broadway director and conductor Andy Einhorn, the Library of Congress celebrates the acquisition of the Burt Bacharach papers.
  • Event | film and video screenings “Let’s get Lost” [NR], 2h, (1988)
    • Friday, May 15, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
    • James Madison Building, Pickford Theater (LM-302)
    Legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker’s virtuosity shines in this revealing documentary, made a year before his death, showing a man ravaged by decades of drug use.
  • Event | concerts and performances Christian McBride
    • Friday, May 15, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Bassist Christian McBride marks the 20th anniversary of “Live at Tonic” with a special performance.
  • Event | concerts and performances Simone Dinnerstein, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Katherine Needleman, and Baroklyn
    • Wednesday, May 27, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Simone Dinnerstein, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Katherine Needleman and the Baroklyn ensemble perform an evening of chamber works by J.S. Bach to open a special Founder's Day 2025 celebration marking the Library’s illustrious century-long history as a concert presenter.
  • Event | film and video screenings Live! At the Library: “The Disappearance of Miss Scott” [TV-14], 1h 27mins, (2025)
    • Thursday, June 04, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
    • James Madison Building, Pickford Theater (LM-302)
    The Disappearance of Miss Scott chronicles Hazel Scott’s meteoric rise as a jazz talent and major Hollywood star. The first African American to have her own television show, she was also an influential civil rights pioneer before being blacklisted during the Red Scare of the 1950’s. Produced by 4th Act Actual for the PBS American Masters series, this rich documentary tells the story of…
  • Event | concerts and performances Live! At the Library: Ekep Nkwelle
    • Thursday, June 04, 2026 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Rising jazz star Ekep Nkwelle, a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Howard University and Juilliard, captivates audiences with her vocal exuberance, versatility, and charisma.
  • Event | concerts and performances Live! At the Library: Stanley Clarke
    • Thursday, June 18, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Stanley Clarke, known for his jazz fusions, innovative bass techniques and role as a champion of the bass, performs with his quintet at the Library of Congress.