EmanuelAx

Artist in Residence with Radio France during the 2026/27 season, Emanuel Ax will perform five concerts in Paris throughout the year. Other highlights include appearances with the Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Spanish National Orchestra and Lucerne Festival Strings, as well as a European tour with the Dresden Philharmonic under the baton of Sir Donald Runnicles. Following its world premiere with Boston Symphony at Tanglewood Music Festival, John Williams' Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2025), dedicated to Mr. Ax, receives further performances with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic and Orchestre National de France.The season also includes a series of solo recitals in Paris, Cambridge, Monte Carlo, Milan and Turin.

Emanuel is a committed exponent of contemporary composers, and as well as the Anders Hillborg, he has premiered works by Krzysztof Penderecki, John Adams, Samuel Adams, HK Gruber, Christopher Rouse, Bright Sheng and Melinda Wagner.

Emanuel has been a Sony Classical exclusive recording artist since 1987 and following the success of the Brahms Trios with Kavakos and Ma, the trio launched an ambitious, multi-year project to record all the Beethoven Trios and Symphonies arranged for trio of which the first two discs have recently been released. He has received GRAMMY® Awards for the second and third volumes of his cycle of Haydn’s piano sonatas. He has also made a series of Grammy-winning recordings with cellist Yo-Yo Ma of the Beethoven and Brahms sonatas for cello and piano.