Grant Park Orchestra performs Black Iris

Grant Park Orchestra performs Black Iris at the Grant Park Music Festival, programmed alongside Copland and Prokofiev

world premiere of string quartet commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest

Viano Quartet premieres Esmail's new string quartet. Commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest.

Testament performed at Bellingham Festival of Music

Testament (from Vishwas) will be performed at the Bellingham Festival of Music, programmed alongside Mussorgsky and Khachaturian.

Edinburgh Festival Chorus performs When the Violin

Edinburgh Festival Chorus performs When the Violin on a program celebrating American choral music. Conducted by Sofi Jeannin; programmed alongisde Copland, Barber, Caroline Shaw, Joel Thompson.

performance of Double Concerto at Aspen Music Festival

Gil Shaham and Orli Shaham give the last of three premieres of Double Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra at the Aspen Music Festival, conducted by David Robertson

San Francisco premiere of violin and baritone duo for Hilary Hahn and Matthias Goerne

Hilary Hahn (violin) and Matthias Goerne (baritone) premiere Esmail's bold, 30-minute work for violin and baritone. Texts by Paul Celan and Rebecca Gayle Howell.

consortium premiere of violin and baritone duo for Hilary Hahn and Matthias Goerne

Hilary Hahn (violin) and Matthias Goerne (baritone) premiere Esmail's bold, 30-minute work for violin and baritone. Texts by Paul Celan and Rebecca Gayle Howell.

Utah Symphony performs Double Concerto

Dhire-Dhire performed at L’Auditori in Barcelona

soprano Erika Baikoff and trio perform Dhire-Dhire at L'Auditori concert hall in Barcelona

Albany Symphony performs Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz, Vishwas, and more

Albany Symphony performs Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz, Vishwas, I Do Not Know What I Know, and a new work for Saili Oak.