Carnegie Hall announces partner events at leading NYC cultural institutions

Carnegie Hall has announced a schedule of 100-plus partner events presented by leading cultural and academic institutions across New York City and beyond as part of the Hall’s season-long Nuestros sonidos (Our Sounds).

Carnegie Hall said the festival “shines a light on the vibrant sounds, diverse traditions, and enormous influence of Latin culture in the US.”

From February through May 2025, the Nuestros sonidos celebration extends beyond the walls of Carnegie Hall to include events hosted by 50-plus festival partners citywide.

Carnegie Hall said Nuestros sonidos festival performances at the Hall this season feature musical styles that range from salsa, bachata and Latin jazz to reggaeton, hip-hop, classical, and more.

Carnegie Hall said “the festival has highlighted the game-changing contributions and constant evolution of Latin music from the 1930s to today with a special focus on genres that have developed and thrived in the US, including vital contributions from the Caribbean.”

At Carnegie Hall, concerts feature some of Latin America’s most iconic artists while also placing the spotlight on a prolific new generation of musicians.

The upcoming performances from February through May 2025 include a Monsieur Periné (Feb. 22); American Composers Orchestra under the baton of Tito Muñoz (March 6); Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (April 11); Grupo Niche (April 17); soprano Gabriella Reyes (April 29); a Well-Being Concert with Magos Herrera (May 4); and Cimafunk and La Tribu (May 22), plus free concerts presented in New York City neighborhoods as part of the Carnegie Hall Citywide free concert series, and more.

Across New York City, Carnegie Hall said events presented by festival partner organizations range from concerts, exhibitions, workshops, and talks to dance, theater performances, film screenings, and more.

Carnegie Hall said festival programming includes the new Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club™, as well as Wim Wenders’s groundbreaking music documentary film of the same title during which the director and musician Ry Cooder accompanied the famed group of Cuban musicians from their home in Havana to their triumphal 1998 concert at Carnegie Hall, presented by New Film Academy Theater.

Carnegie Hall said it’s “a special tour as part of the Behind the Screen exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image that explores the artistry and talent of often overlooked Latin American and Caribbean artists in film and television history; a tribute to renowned Cuban guitarist and composer Leo Brouwer performed by leading contemporary classical musicians including the Toomai String Quartet, presented by the Cuban Cultural Center of New York.”

“With the Nuestros sonidos festival, we are taking audiences on an artistic journey that highlights the breadth and constant evolution of Latin culture, exploring the tremendous contribution that it has made throughout the history of the US in helping to shape this country today,” said Clive Gillinson, Carnegie Hall’s executive and artistic director.

“We are grateful to our many partners at leading organizations across New York City who have joined with us to create this fascinating celebration across so many important art forms,” he added. “After months of planning, it will be exciting to experience these festival events as integral parts of one thrilling story.”