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• June 2026

• 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

• July 2026

• Sun 5
  

  world premiere of string quartet commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest

  Portland, Oregon

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

  performance of Double Concerto 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

• November 2026

• Mon 30
  

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

  San Francisco, CA

  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.

• December 2026

• Thu 3
  

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

  Los Angeles, CA

  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.

• January 2027

• Fri 29 to Sat 30
  

  Utah Symphony performs Double Concerto

  Salt Lake City, UT

  Gil Shaham and Orli Shaham perform Double Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra with the Utah Symphony, conducted by David Robertson. Programmed alongside Robertson, Pablo de Sarasate, Avner Dorman.

• April 2027

• Wed 7
  

  Dhire-Dhire performed at L’Auditori in Barcelona

  Barcelona, Spain

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