2025/2026 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
BAAM UNVEILS 2025/26 SEASON WITH TRANSATLANTIC FOCUS AND EXPANDING ARTISTIC HORIZONS
Berlin Academy of American Music celebrates bold premieres, international stages, and a dynamic new solo series
We are proud to announce our much-anticipated 2025/26 season, signaling an ambitious leap forward in deepening artistic dialogue between American and European musical voices. Featuring full-orchestra performances, daring contemporary premieres, and the launch of our intimate BAAM Solo Sessions, the upcoming season highlights the orchestra’s distinctive role in the evolving classical music landscape. READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT HERE.
PRESS
Fostering U.S.—German Musical Exchange - Substack
A reflection on BAAM’s Inaugural Berlin Transatlantic Composers Workshop - By Kira G. Alvarez
August 19, 2025 - In a world increasingly divided by borders, crises, and conflicts, the role of music in cultural exchange serves as a vital bridge, connecting communities separated by geography, politics, and culture. In 2020, during the early months of the pandemic, American conductor Garrett Keast launched the Berlin Academy of American Music (BAAM), an orchestra that brings American music to Europe and connects musicians from both continents through performances and premieres. The ensemble fosters artistic relationships rooted in the distinct classical music traditions of the U.S. and Europe.… READ MORE
FEATURE - ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
FEATURE – KÜNSTLER-HIGHLIGHT
PORTRAIT - CONCERTI MAGAZINE
3. Juni 2023 – Als Garrett Keast seinen ersten Auftritt an der Opéra National de Paris hatte, war er international noch relativ unbekannt. Doch das Orchester war neugierig auf den 1971 in Houston, Texas, geborenen Amerikaner und bombardierte ihn mit Fragen – bis zu jenem denkwürdigen Moment, als ein erster Geiger antwortete… MEHR LESEN

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