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Big issues are taken down to size, conflicts are sliced through, and hilarity emerges, somehow, from misfortune in David Sedaris’ telling. David will read new and unpublished works, take audience questions, and will stay after the performance to meet and sign books for every person in line.
This must-see event for the United States’ 250th anniversary year brings together a stage full of talented young singers, the words of American literary luminaries, two amazing Boston-based cellists, and the world premiere of a new choral work by B.E. Boykin, setting a poem by britny ray crowell.
The Takács Quartet—long celebrated for their fearlessness, power, and interpretive clarity—finds a well-matched partner in American violist Jordan Bak. Like the Quartet, Bak draws praise for his power and warmth, commanding presence, and ability to captivate an audience’s attention and imagination.
Before the Pierre-Laurent Aimard performance on Tuesday, April 14, let's gather online to discuss James Gaines' 2014 story of the history-making meeting between composer Johann Sebastian Bach and Prussia's Frederick the Great.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, one of the world’s most respected pianists, makes a long-anticipated Vivo Performing Arts debut with his signature intellect, expressiveness, and clarity. Join Aimard for an 88-key journey though the 24 keys of the preludes and fugues of Book II of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, where his insightful interpretation reveals the genius of Bach in thrilling new dimensions.
Pianist and organist John Paul McGee returns with a program pairing classical piano music by Black composers with McGee's signature "Gospejazzical," a joyful and spiritually uplifting blend of gospel, jazz, and classical traditions. McGee’s concert promises transformative music designed to uplift, soothe, and inspire, through innovative harmonies and engaging rhythms.
Brilliant pianist Paul Lewis returns to Vivo Performing Arts with Mozart+1, part of his 2026 Mozart+ touring initiative, pairing piano sonatas by Mozart with pieces by Poulenc and Debussy.
Still in his early 20s and only two years out of Juilliard, Canadian pianist Tony Siqi Yun is already making waves as a soloist and recitalist. Praised for his refinement, muscular sound, and intimate expressivity, Yun has “an emergent big personality” (Philadelphia Inquirer) that makes him a pianist you’ll want to experience firsthand.
Acclaimed jazz pianist and Berklee faculty member Zahili Zamora shares an unforgettable afternoon celebrating the vibrant fusion of Afro-Cuban roots music and jazz.
Celebrate the impact of exceptional live performance and community with an evening out with Vivo Performing Arts supporters, arts lovers, artists and cultural leaders, and those who are curious about the arts. Let's come together to make our shared vision of valued, life-long experiences for our Greater Boston community SHINE!.