*Reena will be present at the starred events. Please come say hello!

• June 2026

• Thu 4 to Sun 7
  

  Sheffield Chamber Players: salon performances of This Is It, Part 3

  Boston, MA

  The Sheffield Chamber Players perform Part 3 of This Is It, Esmail's sets of string quartet miniatures, in five salon performances across Boston.
• Thu 11
  

  Darshan opens the 2026 Ojai Music Festival

  Ojai, CA

  Violinist Geneva Lewis opens the 2026 Ojai Music Festival with Charukeshi, the third movement of Darshan.
• Sat 13
  

  Sheffield Chamber Players: World Premiere of This Is It, Part 3

  Newton, MA

  The Sheffield Chamber Players premiere Part 3 of This Is It, Esmail's sets of string quartet miniatures.
• Fri 19 to Sat 20
  

  Grant Park Orchestra performs Black Iris

  Chicago, IL

  Grant Park Orchestra performs Black Iris at the Grant Park Music Festival, programmed alongside Copland and Prokofiev
• Fri 26
  

  City of London Sinfonia performs Testament

  London, UK

  City of London Sinfonia performs Testament at the Spitalfields Music Festival.

• July 2026

• Sun 5
  

  World Premiere of String Quartet #2: Dhara at Chamber Music Northwest

  Portland, Oregon

  Viano Quartet premieres String Quartet #2: Dhara. Commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest.
• Sat 11
  

  World Premiere of unravelation at ClarinetFest

  Incheon, South Korea

  unravelation, Esmail's new work for clarinet and piano commissioned by the International Clarinet Association, is performed at the 2026 ClarinetFest.
• Sat 25
  

  Testament performed at Bellingham Festival of Music

  Bellingham, WA

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

• August 2026

• Thu 13
  

  Edinburgh Festival Chorus performs When the Violin

  Edinburgh, UK

  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.
• Fri 14
  

  Double Concerto performed at Aspen Music Festival

  Aspen, CO

  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.

• October 2026

• Sat 24
  

  World Premiere of Violin and Baritone Work for Hilary Hahn and Matthias Goerne

  Atlanta, GA

  Hilary Hahn (violin) and Matthias Goerne (baritone) premiere Esmail's bold, 30-minute work for violin and baritone at Spivey Hall in Atlanta. Texts by Paul Celan and Rebecca Gayle Howell.
• Sun 25
  

  Hilary Hahn and Matthias Goerne Perform New Violin and Baritone Work

  Athens, GA

  Hilary Hahn (violin) and Matthias Goerne (baritone) perform Esmail’s bold, 30-minute work for violin and baritone at the University of Georgia. Texts by Paul Celan and Rebecca Gayle Howell.

• November 2026

• Sat 14 to Sun 15
  

  Santa Fe Pro Musica performs Teen Murti

  Santa Fe, NM

  Benjamin Hochman conducts Teen Murti. Programmed alongside Bach, Mozart, and Mendelssohn.