List of 1981 ballet premieres

title	choreographer	composer	company
Andantino	Jerome Robbins	Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky	New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Mozartiana	George Balanchine	Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky	New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Piano Pieces	Jerome Robbins	Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky	New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Symphony No. 1	Peter Martins	Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky	New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Isadora	Kenneth MacMillan	Richard Rodney Bennett	The Royal Ballet

Preceded by 1980

1981 ballet premieres

Succeeded by 1982