Performance Calendar

The cello speaks—perhaps more than any other orchestral instrument—in a way that feels human. Its range overlaps with the human voice, players share space with and embrace their instrument, and its warm, resonant sound expresses bittersweet emotions—longing, melancholy, grief—with authenticity and weight. Conducted by Eugene Friesen, the orchestra honors the 150th birthday of cellist and humanitarian Pablo Casals with arrangements of works by Casals, Villa-Lobos, and other beloved favorites

Serbian-born, Paris-based violinist Nemanja Radulović and his Double Sens Chamber Orchestra make their U.S. debut—moving seamlessly between classical masterworks, folk traditions, and beyond, with striking charisma, agility, and emotional depth.

From Istanbul to Symphony Hall, Pelin Su Yavuz is reimagining and reaffirming what a 19-year-old can do. A Boston Calling headliner and a Boston Pops performer, she's an artist you need to experience live.

In their most recent appearance at Jordan Hall, the Dover Quartet won the hearts and souls of audiences for their refined, luminous playing. Their program pairs Brahms' final string quartet and Dvořák's Czech-rooted masterwork with a new orchestration of Indigenous singer-songwriter Pura Fé's Rattle Songs.

At a time in which the connective power of art has never been more essential, flamenco duo Triana Maciel and Nino de los Reyes bring us PerpetuARTE, an all-new program offering a full-throated endorsement of creativity, humanity, authenticity, passion, and interdependence.  

Vancouver's Ballet BC arrives with a program that moves through tenderness, ecstasy, and raw human longing—20 dancers under artistic director Medhi Walerski bringing precision and a rare openness that will be a highlight of the season.

2026 marks the centennial of John Coltrane's birth. Coltrane 100 brings together saxophonists Joe Lovano and Melissa Aldana, pianist Leo Genovese, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts for a collective tribute to Coltrane's enduring influence.

Vancouver's Ballet BC arrives with a program that moves through tenderness, ecstasy, and raw human longing—20 dancers under artistic director Medhi Walerski bringing precision and a rare openness that will be a highlight of the season.

Host Rob Kapilow, Boston's A Far Cry chamber orchestra, and clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois unlock the secrets of the most celebrated clarinet concerto ever written, blending in-depth analysis with storytelling and good humor. 

Powerhouse vocalist Nadia Washington and her longstanding Quartet share an afternoon of jazzy holiday favorites. Warm up your December as they lend their well-honed partnership to reimagined Christmas classics and other wintery tunes.