Free outdoor New World Symphony concerts 2026-2027

Pack a picnic, bring a beach chair, and head to New World Symphony for a free WALLCAST Concert. Thanks to a soaring, 7,000-square-foot-projection wall and surround sound speakers, you'll be immersed in a live symphonic performance beneath the palm trees and bougainvillea

You're invited, free of charge, to enjoy the sights and sounds of the symphony. Just bring a blanket, some snacks and pick a spot!

SoundScape Park, at 500 17th St., Miami Beach, FL, features the latest in visual and audio technology on a 7,000-square-foot projection wall, providing a wonderful way to bask in live classical music.

For the 2025-2026 season, which runs from October through April, the WALLCAST concert series boasts internationally acclaimed guest conductors and artists performing alongside New World Symphony fellows. The symphony is led by Artistic Director Stéphane Denève who took over baton duties from Michael Tilson Thomas, Co-Founder and Artistic Director Laureate.

The New World Symphony also takes its Wallcasts on the road, with in 2026 in Coral Gables, Miami and North Miami.

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2026-27 WALLCAST Concert SoundScape Park schedule

DENÈVE: BEETHOVEN 9
Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Sean Panikkar, tenor
Dashon Burton, baritone
Master Chorale of South Florida
  Brett Karlin, chorus master
Michael Tilson Thomas: Notturno
Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven:  Symphony No. 9
 
DENÈVE: PROKOFIEV'S VIOLIN
Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Ziwei Ma, NWS Conducting Fellow*
Music by Sergei Prokofiev: 
Symphony No. 1, “Classical”*
Violin Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto No. 2
Suite from The Love for Three Oranges
 
DENÈVE: BRAHMS 3
Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Time for Three
Ziwei Ma, NWS Conducting Fellow*
Johannes Brahms:  Symphony No. 3
Missy Mazzoli:  Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)*
Kevin Puts:  Contact
 
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Ziwei Ma, NWS Conducting Fellow
STRANGE MAGIC: RAVEL + STRAVINSKY
Saturday, January 30, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Igor Stravinsky:  Pétrouchka
Maurice Ravel:  L'enfant et les sortilèges
 
DENÈVE: MAHLER 1
Saturday, February 20, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano
Ziwei Ma, NWS Conducting Fellow*
Gra?yna Bacewicz:  Overture*
Dmitri Shostakovich:  Piano Concerto No. 1 
Gustav Mahler:  Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
 
GERSHWIN, ADAMS & CONNESSON
Saturday, May 1, 2027 at 8:00 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Steven Banks, saxophone
Ziwei Ma, NWS Conducting Fellow* 
Arthur Honegger:  Pacific 231
John Adams:  Short Ride in a Fast Machine*
Guillaume Connesson:  A Kind of Trane
Carlos Simon:  Four Black American Dances
George Gershwin:  Catfish Row Suite from Porgy and Bess

 

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Where to park for the New World Center

17th Street Garage
1755 Meridian Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(located on 17th between Meridian and Pennsylvania)
Fee: $2/hr.

Upon entering the garage, take a ticket from the automated attendant. Please take your ticket with you upon exiting your vehicle. Upon returning to the garage, use an automated kiosk to pay for parking, and use validated ticket to exit garage at automated exits. For assistance, a garage office is located at the first floor level close to the 17th street exit.

For event days: Though the garage may appear closed, with cones in front of the entrance, be sure to show the guard your tickets or, if your tickets are at will-call, tell them that you are attending the New World Symphony concert and they will allow you to park in the garage. These spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis and access will be granted as long as there are any parking spaces left within the garage.

Pennsylvania Avenue Garage
1661 Pennsylvania Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(Located between Pennsylvania Avenue and the New World Center; entrance to garage is located on Lincoln Lane, off Pennsylvania Ave.)
Fee: $15 event parking

Upon entering the garage, take a ticket from the automated attendant. Please take your ticket with you upon exiting your vehicle. Upon returning to the garage, use an automated kiosk to pay for parking, and use validated ticket to exit garage at automated exits. For your convenience, a pedestrian bridge to the New World Center is located on the third level. A garage office is located on the first floor level for assistance.

 
Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert at SoundScape
When
October 10, 2026 @ 7:30 pm-9:00 pm
What
Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert at SoundScape
Where
New World Center, Miami Beach
Cost
FREE
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November 21, 2026 @ 7:30 pm-9:00 pm
What
Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert
Where
New World Center, Miami Beach
Cost
FREE
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December 12, 2026 @ 7:30 pm-9:00 pm
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Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert
Where
New World Center, Miami Beach
Cost
FREE
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December 19, 2026 @ 7:30 pm-9:00 pm
What
Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert
Where
New World Center, Miami Beach
Cost
FREE
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February 20, 2027 @ 7:30 pm-9:00 pm
What
Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert
Where
New World Center, Miami Beach
Cost
FREE
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May 1, 2027 @ 8:00 pm-9:30 pm
What
Free New World Symphony WALLCAST Concert
Where
New World Center, Miami Beach
Cost
FREE
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