Classical music in Phoenix in October 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Composition Studio Recital

  ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre · Tempe

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  ASU Symphony Orchestra in concert featuring Jeff Anderle, and in collaboration with Music Theatre and Opera in Strauss's 'Prologue to Ariadne auf Naxos'

  ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre · Tempe

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Opera

  $15 Tickets ↗

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Music

  10:30 AM

  Coffee at Kerr with Arizona Opera - El Gato con Botas

  Kerr Cultural Center · Scottsdale

  • Music
  • Opera

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  ASU Trumpet Day Recital

  ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre · Tempe

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  5 PM

  Doctoral Student Recital: Oboe

  ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre · Tempe

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Classical Music Inside Out: Mark and Maggie O'Connor's America 250

  Mesa Arts Center · Downtown Mesa

  • Music
  • Dance
  • Classical

  Tickets ↗

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Music

  2:15 PM

  Afternoon Interludes:</br>Arizona Opera

  Musical Instrument Museum · North Phoenix

  • Music
  • Opera

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Music

  2:30 PM

  Doctoral Student Recital: Tuba and Euphonium

  ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre · Tempe

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

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