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2025-26 Season

March Brings Legends to the Stages and Galleries of

Artis—Naples

rom a Motown legend and an ’80s superstar to a pair March also brings two evenings with the Vienna Philharmonic
of jazz giants and back-to-back nights with one of the on March 6-7. Led by esteemed conductor Andris Nelsons, the
F world’s leading orchestras—one of which features an all- orchestra is joined by pianist Lang Lang on its first night in Naples
time great pianist—plus the opening of an exhibition celebrating for Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, paired with Mahler’s First
a giant of American photography, March promises a memorable Symphony. The second program features Mozart’s Symphony
month for Artis—Naples audiences. No. 36 “Linz” and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6. Several other major
In The Baker Museum, a new exhibition, Discovering Ansel artists appear in Hayes Hall throughout the month, including vocal
Adams, opens on March 14, showcasing over 100 of Adams’ group Il Divo on March 1, ’80s hitmaker Christopher Cross on
most celebrated works from his beginnings as a 14-year-old March 8 and the Queen of Motown, Diana Ross, on March 22.
tourist to the height of his career as an innovator and America’s The Broadway tour of A Beautiful Noise, which traces the career of
greatest landscape photographer. Also on view are sonia louise singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, runs March 24-29.
davis: to reverberate tenderly, a multisensory installation shaped Jazz audiences have much to anticipate as well. In Daniels
by the artist’s improvisational language of line and sound; There Pavilion, baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan performs with the
& Here, a presentation of permanent-collection highlights, co- Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra on March 4, followed by two
curated with a community advisory committee; and The Passion performances by jazz vocalist Veronica Swift on March 15. Pink
of Collecting, an exhibition of contemporary glass and ceramics Martini, featuring Storm Large, returns to Hayes Hall on March 4
recently donated to the museum. with its signature blend of classical, jazz, pop and Latin influences,
Meanwhile, over in Hayes Hall, the Naples Philharmonic and 20 time Grammy-winning guitarist and composer Pat
takes center stage this month beginning on March 3, when Metheny appears in Hayes Hall on March 15 following the release
the orchestra joins the Limón Dance Company for a return of his latest album, Side-Eye II+.
engagement featuring classic and contemporary works that
examine masculinity through powerful movement and dramatic
storytelling. From March 10-14, the orchestra partners with
the Los Angeles-based cirque-style company Troupe Vertigo
for Mysterioso: Music, Magic, Mayhem and Mirth, a Naples
Philharmonic Pops program led by Principal Pops Conductor
Jack Everly and featuring vocalist Katie Scarlett Swaney. On
March 19-20, Artistic and Music Director Alexander Shelley
and the orchestra are joined by soprano Miah Persson, mezzo-
soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and the Naples Philharmonic
Chorus for a Masterworks program featuring Mahler’s
Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” a monumental meditation on
death, renewal and transcendence. Over in Daniels Pavilion,
the music of Haydn and Beethoven is featured as part of the
month’s Sypert Salon chamber music programming on March
3 and 8, with musicians of the Naples Philharmonic performing
Beethoven’s String Trio and Haydn’s String Quartet.

Installation view of The Passion of Collecting:
Stories in Glass and Ceramics from the Sibrack Collection.
Photo by Darren R. Silva.

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