Music, Performances & Theater

Free with Gardens admission. This accomplished performer, teacher, choral conductor, and church musician has performed hundreds of organ concerts in the United States and Europe over her 40-year career.

Multi-award-winning Irish quintet Goitse features a distinctive sound that lies in the quality of its own compositions interspersed with age-old traditional tunes.   Sold out.

Contemporary and endlessly innovative, this young Danish trio draws inspiration from the deep traditions of folk music and reshapes them into something bright, shiny, and new. Sold out.

Stella Cole transports audiences back in time with the wonders of the Great American Songbook using her extraordinary vocal control, rich tones, and an ability to transcend generations. Sold out.

This multiple Grammy and Juno Award nominated ensemble pairs up with Longwood Gardens Principal Organist and Wanamaker Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte.  Sold out.

With its unique sound, The Naghash Ensemble gathers some of the finest musicians and singers in Armenia, all with a deep knowledge of Armenian folk and spiritual music—and beyond. Sold out.

The Kennett Symphony Orchestra has been an integral part of the artistic community for more than 75 years and is renowned for its refined and impassioned performances. Sold out.

Free with Gardens admission. Experience tomorrow’s stars as they perform solo and chamber music in these pre-graduation recitals.

Organist, conductor, and broadcaster Anna Lapwood is celebrated for her brilliant playing, an online audience of more than one million social media followers, and dedication to supporting girls and women in music.  Sold out.

Winner of the 2019 Franco Buitoni Award, Quartetto di Cremona is among the world’s preeminent string quartets, noted for its lustrous sound, refined musicianship, and stylistic versatility. Sold out.

Ever charismatic, prolific, and inspired, Grammy-nominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. Sold out.

Free with Gardens admission. Join in the excitement and have your five minutes of fame on The Longwood Organ.

Free with Gardens admission. Join as we celebrate International Organ Day with live organ demos by Thomas Gaynor.

Free with Gardens admission. Philadelphia’s premier all-female contemporary flamenco dance company has embraced artistic excellence in performance, education, and community engagement for the last 20 years.

Free with Gardens admission. One of few musicians able to play classical and theatre pipe organ, jazz, and gospel on the Hammond and piano, Tedde Gibson integrates these styles into his playing, performing across the country.

This Grammy-nominated group has established itself as the leading exponent of Renaissance sacred music, performing around 80 concerts worldwide each year for more than 50 years. Sold out.

Free with Gardens admission. Enjoy the sounds of our 62-bell Longwood Carillon amid the lovely setting of our picturesque Chimes Tower.

Experience the enduring joy of The Mikado—Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular work since its premiere in 1885—with The Savoy Company’s fresh, creative revisioning of this classic show. 

Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet, BalletX unites artistic innovation with technical excellence to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. 

Members-only Hours. Grammy Award-winner Eileen Ivers pushes fiddling tradition boundaries from a folk music staple to a fiercely fresh, powerfully beautiful, intensely driving world stage experience.

Two-time Grammy Award nominee, genre-bending singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Cody Fry—known from American Idol and for his viral hit I Hear a Symphony—presents an intimate “acoustic” performance.

The Kennett Symphony presents a fiery program of dance music from Alberto Ginastera, Arturo Piazzolla, and Manuel de Falla, and a selection by contemporary Mexican-American composer Gabriela Ortiz.

Americana icon Peter Rowan teams up with David Grisman's son, Sam, and his Sam Grisman Project for a special performance that gets to the very heart of American roots.

Blending country music with Americana, folk, pop, rock, and blues, Rosanne Cash performs with her husband, six-time Grammy award-winning guitarist, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer John Leventhal.

Members-only Hours.  Irish bluegrass quartet JigJam brings a high-energy combination of bluegrass and American folk to their foot-stomping live performances.  

Featuring more than a dozen musicians and fronted by lead singer China Forbes, Pink Martini is celebrated around the world for its multilingual repertoire inspired by classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop.

Members-only Hours. Best Children’s Music Album Grammy-nominee Divinity Roxx creates empowering music and media that educates and guides children and young adults to be the best versions of themselves.

His generation’s most soulful jazz artist, this two-time Grammy Award-winner takes the stage with his bone-deep baritone voice, warm sound, and stirring mix of jazz, soul, blues, and gospel music.

Mary Chapin Carpenter tops a bill of acclaimed singer-songwriters along with opener Brandy Clark during this sensational performance.

With five Grammy Awards spanning Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and Best R&B Performance, the defining characteristic of Snarky Puppy’s music is the joy of performing together in the perpetual push to grow creatively.

Enjoy an evening of expressive, expertly crafted Brazilian jazz as guitarist Diego Figueiredo teams up with jazz drummer Duduka Da Fonseca and multi-Grammy nominee and virtuoso bassist Nilson Matta.

Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro come together for a critically acclaimed, transportive evening of tunes and tall tales.