Premieres Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The beloved annual concert is conducted for the first time by Maestro Tugan Sokhiev. Renowned opera singer Piotr Beczała joins as the vocal soloist, performing three famed arias from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Puccini’s “Turandot,” and Kálmán’s operetta “Gräfin Mariza.” Additionally, the Vienna Boys Choir will perform at the concert for the first time.