Each year, New World Symphony takes over Soundscape Park for multiple dazzling nights of free music that marks a beloved fixture on any art lover’s calendar. The orchestral academy has recently announced its 2026-27 WALLCAST® concert series, with seven live performances being broadcast onto the New World Center wall in Miami Beach.
The series opens at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 10 with Beethoven’s revolutionary Ninth Symphony. Artistic Director Stéphane Denève will conduct the NWS Fellows, with soloists Ellie Dehn (soprano), Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano), Sean Panikkar (tenor) and Dashon Burton (baritone). Singers from the Master Chorale of South Florida, led by chorus master Brett Karlin, join the orchestra.
The program opens with Notturno, a tribute to NWS co-founder Michael Tilson Thomas featuring flutist Demarre McGill, and includes Mahler’s Adagietto from Symphony No. 5.
The full WALLCAST® schedule
This season offers quite the lineup for audiences of all ages, so grab your lawn chairs and blankets, and check out the full schedule below:
- Saturday, October 10, 7:30 p.m. – Season launch featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mahler’s Adagietto and a musical tribute to NWS co-founder Michael Tilson Thomas.
- Saturday, November 21, 7:30 p.m. – An all-Prokofiev program with violinist James Ehnes.
- Saturday, December 12, 7:30 p.m. – Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and the NWS debut of Time for Three performing Kevin Puts’ Contact.
- Saturday, December 19, 7:30 p.m. – Sounds of the Season holiday celebration led by NWS Conducting Fellow Ziwei Ma.
- Saturday, January 30, 2027, 7:30 p.m. – Strange Magic featuring Ravel and Stravinsky, with Isabel Leonard, including Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges.
- Saturday, February 20, 2027, 7:30 p.m. – Pianist Gabriela Montero joins Denève for Bacewicz, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan.”
- Saturday, May 1, 2027, 8 p.m. – Season finale featuring works by Gershwin, Adams, Connesson, Simon and Honegger, joined by saxophonist Steven Banks.
Better picture and sound on the wall
Free and open to the public, WALLCAST® concerts have brought thousands of orchestral music fans together at the New World Center since it opened in 2011. Funding from the City of Miami Beach’s General Obligation Bond Program has upgraded the experience with 4K UHD projection and, most recently, an energy-efficient audio upgrade that NWS says improves clarity, depth and dynamics.
You can find more details on the WALLCAST® concert page, and set a reminder so you don’t miss any of these spectacular evenings! Programs, artists and dates may change.
More about NWS concerts
Beyond the outdoor concert projections, subscriptions for the full 2026-27 season are currently available, with packages including three orchestral series, three concerts at the Arsht Center, chamber music at the New World Center and Concerts for Kids aged 4 to 9. More than a third of all NWS concerts are pay-what-you-wish, many starting at $0. The complete season schedule can be found here.
