On Tour

  • JAN 10, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Winter JazzFest

    with Rhiannon Giddens, Mauro Durante, Karen Ouzounian, Mazz Swift, Niwel Tsumbu, Francesco Turrisi, Kaoru Watanabe

    Brooklyn, NY

  • JAN 29, 2026

    “MAYRIG”

    Karen Ouzounian, cello & vocals

    Lembit Beecher, piano & electronics

    The Loft at UC San Diego presented by Art of Elan and ArtPower

    San Diego, CA

  • FEB 5, 2026

    The Knights at Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall

    Osvaldo Golijov Ever Yours (NY premiere), Mendelssohn Octet, Haydn Le Soir, Arvo Pärt In Spe

    New York, NY

  • FEB 7, 2026

    The Knights at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall 

    Chamber works by Osvaldo Golijov, Colin Jacobsen and Felix Mendelssohn 

    Troy, NY

  • MAR 10, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Bowling Green University

    with Rhiannon Giddens, Shawn Conley, Mauro Durante, Haruka Fujii, Maeve Gilchrist, Mehdi Nassouli, Karen Ouzounian, Mazz Swift, Niwel Tsumbu, Francesco Turrisi, Kaoru Watanabe 

    “Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual” 

    Bowling Green, OH

  • MAR 12, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Indiana University Auditorium 

    Bloomington, IN

  • MAR 15, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Harris Theater 

    Chicago, IL

  • MAR 19, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at CalPerformances

    Zellerbach Hall

    Berkeley, CA

  • MAR 20, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at CalPerformances

    Zellerbach Hall

    Berkeley, CA

  • MAR 22, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at George Mason University Center for the Arts

    Fairfax, VA

  • MAR 26, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Eastman Theatre

    Rochester, NY

  • MAR 27, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Tilles Center 

    Brookville, NY 

  • MAR 28, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at McCarter Theatre Center

    Princeton, NJ

  • MAR 30-APR 2 , 2026

    Ravinia Festival

    “MAYRIG” development workshop produced by Steans Music Institute

    Highland Park, IL 

  • APR 25, 2026

    “IN THE MAKING: Lembit Beecher’s Land of the Northern Frog”

    Multi-media portrait concert and recording with A Far Cry, featuring works by Lembit Beecher 

    WGBH Fraser Studio

    Boston, MA

  • MAY 3, 2026

    Santa Fe Pro Musica

    Soloist in Anna Clyne’s Shorthand with Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra, alongside works by Karen Ouzounian, Janáček and Beethoven 

    Lensic Performing Arts Center

    Santa Fe, NM 

  • MAY 31, 2026

    “MAYRIG” at Casa del Jazz

    Karen Ouzounian, cello & vocals

    Lembit Beecher, piano & electronics 

    Roma, IT

  • JUN 14-20, 2026

    ChamberFest Cleveland 

    Cleveland, OH 

  • AUG 9, 2026

    Soloist with Boston Symphony Orchestra  

    Kayhan Kalhor’s Venus in the Mirror

    Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh

    Karen Ouzounian, cello

    Anna Handler, conductor

    Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood

    Lenox, MA

  • AUG 10-14, 2026

    Salt Bay Chamberfest 

    Featuring world premiere of new work by Karen Ouzounian, commissioned by Salt Bay Chamberfest

    Midcoast Maine

  • AUG 20, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Tanglewood 

    Lenox, MA

  • AUG 22, 2026

    Silkroad Ensemble at Chautauqua Amphitheater

    Chautauqua, NY

  • AUG 25-OCT 6, 2026

    Composer-in-residence at Lighthouse Works

    Fishers Island, NY

  • SEPT 5, 2026

    Ravinia Festival

    World Premiere of expanded “MAYRIG”

    Karen Ouzounian, cello &vocals; Lembit Beecher, piano & electronics; Shawn Conley, bass; Maiya Papach, viola; Ara Dinkjian, oud; Charles Berberian, visual artist

    Highland Park, IL