BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Palm Beach Symphony says season ticket renewals for its 2026-2027 Masterworks Concert Series are running nearly 20% ahead of last year, and that’s before individual tickets even go on sale. More than 70% of subscribers chose to renew early, the Symphony says, crediting the strong reception of last season’s lineup. Subscribers are spread across South Florida, with 20% coming from the town of Palm Beach, 15.5% from Boca Raton, 13% from West Palm Beach and 12% from Palm Beach Gardens. The Symphony also reports a solid subscriber base in Martin and Broward counties.
“Our subscribers are valued members of our Palm Beach Symphony family. A seat at our concerts is more than a reservation. It is part of an experience we are proud to curate for our audience each season,” said Palm Beach Symphony CEO David McClymont. McClymont pointed to this season’s lineup as a particular draw, including two world premieres — one of them a new symphony written by the Symphony’s own Music Director, Gerard Schwarz, getting its first performance right here in West Palm Beach.
The seven-concert Masterworks Series, led by Schwarz, runs from November 2026 through May 2027 at Dreyfoos Concert Hall inside the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. The season brings in some serious star power: pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Yefim Bronfman and Daniil Trifonov, violinists Augustin Hadelich, Pinchas Zukerman and Ray Chen, and cellist Julian Schwarz. Here’s the full schedule:
- Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. — pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs Daron Aric Hagen’s “Consolation” (world premiere), Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Egyptian”) and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4.
- Wednesday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. — pianist Yefim Bronfman performs selections from Handel’s “Messiah,” Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
- Sunday, Jan. 17, 3 p.m. — violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Cindy McTee’s “Timepiece,” Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 4 and Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique.”
- Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. — pianist Daniil Trifonov performs Anna Clyne’s “Masquerade,” Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6 and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
- Monday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. — cellist Julian Schwarz joins for Mozart’s Overture to “The Magic Flute,” Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”) and Strauss’ “Don Quixote.”
- Wednesday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. — violinist Pinchas Zukerman performs Gerard Schwarz’s new Symphony (world premiere), Paul Ben-Haim’s “Lullaby,” Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.
- Sunday, May 23, 3 p.m. — violinist Ray Chen closes the season with Wagner’s Prelude from “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg,” Sibelius’ Violin Concerto and Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.”
Subscription packages for all seven concerts start at $175 and are on sale now. Mini-concert packages open August 4, and individual tickets — ranging from $30 to $135 — go on sale September 8. Tickets are available online at PalmBeachSymphony.org, by phone at (561) 281-0145, or in person at the Symphony’s box office on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 700 South Dixie Highway, Suite 100, in West Palm Beach.
The Symphony is also bringing back its “Symphony Sessions: Lunch & Learns,” held the Thursday before each concert from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties building, also on South Dixie Highway. Assistant conductor Alberto Bade hosts the November, December and January sessions; cellist Claudio Jaffé hosts in February and April; and Maestro Schwarz hosts in March and May. Tickets are $135 per session or $875 for a season pass to all seven, and include a three-course lunch and curated wine selection. Those tickets go on sale September 8 at PalmBeachSymphony.org.
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