Naumburg marked its centennial on May 17, 2026, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. The program brought together musicians from across the Foundation’s award history, a hundred years after its incorporation in 1926.
Flutist Carol Wincenc, cellist Colin Carr, clarinetist Charles Neidich and pianist Anton Nel were among the announced artists. The roster also included Leonidas Kavakos, Frank Huang, Erin Wagner, Valentin Kovalev and Jack Gao, together with the Terra, Emerson and Brentano string quartets.
A world premiere by Steven Mackey was on the bill. The Naumburg commission gave the anniversary program a new work alongside its reunion of past winners.
