Choose-What-You-Pay tickets
for Summer for the City are on sale now!
Get ready to move! Summer for the City Choose-What-You-Pay tickets are now available. Join us for innovative international dance, exhilarating orchestral works, and powerhouse concerts, all summer long.
We look forward to seeing you at Lincoln Center this summer!
Please note: There may be long wait times to book tickets due to high demand.
Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival
The inaugural festival brings the most celebrated and innovative international dance to NYC over three weeks this summer.
Jeremy Nedd
from rock to rock...aka how magnolia was taken for granite
June 18–19 at 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall
Inspired by a rapper's copyright lawsuit against a video game company, choreographer Jeremy Nedd shares his take on the viral dance move, the Milly Rock.
Yinka Esi Graves
The Disappearing Act
June 20 at 7:30 pm
June 21 at 4:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall
A transfixing solo with live music that shines a light on the African roots of the flamenco tradition.
Sung Im Her | Her Project
1 Degree Celsius
June 24–25 at 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall
In the U.S. premiere of her newest dance piece, Sung Im Her uses pulsating movement to create a sense of urgency around the changing environment.
Rachid Ouramdane | Compagnie de Chaillot
TORDRE
June 27 at 7:30 pm
June 28 at 4:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall
TORDRE celebrates atypical physicality and challenges traditional representations of virtuosity in an intimate, sensitive duet.
Akram Khan Company
Thikra: Night of Remembering
July 2–3 at 7:30 pm
July 5 at 2:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall
An all-female international cast unites past and present in a journey to connect with ancestral knowledge, deeply rooted in the power of rituals.
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Jonathon Heyward, Renée and Robert Belfer Music & Artistic Director of the Festival Orchestra, leads a season of exciting premieres and commissions paired with timeless classics.
Symphony of Choice
A Crowd-Composed Concert
July 8 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Vote for your choice of repertoire from a selection of works that preview the Orchestra’s summer season!
The Beethoven Effect
Jonathon Heyward Conducts Beethoven’s Fifth
July 10–11 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Past meets present in this electrifying program led by Jonathon Heyward.
Jubilation and Fanfare
Jonathon Heyward Conducts Hailstork and Haydn
July 15 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
An evening of vibrance, personality, and dazzling virtuosity, with works that span three centuries.
Hymn and Reformation
Chloé Van Soeterstède Conducts Bruch’s Violin Concerto
July 17–18 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Journey through music that speaks to reflection, resilience, and triumph in this radiant program featuring violinist Simone Lamsma.
Elegant Impressions
Eun Sun Kim Conducts Poulenc
July 24–25 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Impassioned melodies and dreamy lyricism fill this irresistible program, featuring mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven.
The Play of Fate
Violinist Alina Ibragimova Leads Mozart and Schubert
July 29 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Virtuosity and high drama collide in this thrilling program with violinist Alina Ibragimova playing the role of both conductor and soloist.
A Mother's Love
Jonathon Heyward Conducts Brahms
July 31–August 1 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Immerse yourself in the expressive power of music in this moving program spanning generations, featuring a U.S. premiere by Jessie Montgomery.
Inside the Music
A Musical Deep Dive With Jonathon Heyward
August 5 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
New to classical music? This engaging program pairs a world premiere with a beloved symphonic classic, complemented by an onstage conversation.
New Beginnings
Demarre McGill and Anthony McGill in the Avery Fisher Legacy Concert
August 7–8 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
The Festival Orchestra’s season comes to an exhilarating conclusion in this vibrant program of premieres and timeless inspirations.
Join us for R&B, dance, theater, classical music, and more featured concerts
Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 Guitars
June 12 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Experience one of modern music’s most intense sonic experiences as 100 electric guitar players perform the late composer Glenn Branca's Hallucination City.
Nightbirds, The Music of Labelle
Featuring Nona Hendryx
June 28 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Celebrate the artistry, glamour, creativity, and greatest hits of the innovative prog-R&B powerhouse trio Labelle!
Declaration: Songs of Democracy, Voices of Hope
July 1 at 7:30 pm
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
Lara Downes curates a trio of world premiere compositions reflecting on the present context and future possibility of the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Ocean Etched in the Forest
July 24 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and performer Du Yun presents an exploration of the culture and musical heritage of the Indigenous Jino people.
BAAND Together Dance Festival
July 28–31 at 7:30 pm
August 1 at 4:00 pm
David H. Koch Theater
Ballet Hispánico New York, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem on one stage.
Philharmonia Baroque: Of Rivers and Roses
Peter Whelan, Music Director and Conductor
August 6 at 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presents a program of instrumental and vocal favorites from Handel carefully interspersed with a contemporary song cycle by Caroline Shaw.
