Performance Calendar

Berklee-trained in blues, country, and jazz harmonica, Shane Sager spent six years in Sting's touring band and is about to release his debut album. Don't miss your chance to hear a true harmonica virtuoso! General admission and preferred ticket options, with discounts for students and seniors.

Professional musicians and dancers, and young performers in training celebrate Puerto Rican culture through Bomba percussion and expressive dance, and invite you to join the fun. General admission and preferred ticket options, with discounts for students and seniors.

Adrián Guardián, Dani Martell, Adriana Duque, and Daniella Ravelo are redefining Venezuelan roots music through a contemporary, global lens, blending vocal virtuosity, compositional sensitivity, and sonic exploration. General admission and preferred ticket options, with discounts for students and seniors.

This seasoned and stirring acoustic trio, hailing from Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica, bring their long careers and rich, diverse musical backgrounds to this afternoon of gorgeous covers and originals. Performing contemporary Latin jazz standards, and originals by Emmy- and Grammy-winning film and television composer Ragazzi, the trio skillfully and beautifully navigates a moving range of emotions, moods, and styles.

Discover, witness, and revel in the joy of cultural conversation as West and East African percussion styles come together. Malian culture bearer and virtuoso of the balafon Balla Kouyaté teams with Mozambican timbila star, percussionist, and educator Matchume Zango for an afternoon of high-energy music showcasing time-honored xylophone traditions with a contemporary twist.

Join velvet-voiced singer Jonathan Gramling to discover the threads that link reggae, gospel, soul, and jazz. With a lineup of remixes, mashups, originals, and genre-bending covers, this group deftly and joyfully weaves a story of soul music's evolution across styles, time, and culture. 

Pianist Avery Gagliano makes her Vivo Performing Arts debut with an audacious program showcasing her prodigious command of mood and structure: from luminous to relentless, gauzy to percussive, culminating in Schumann's all-encompassing Symphonic Etudes.

With a warm, honeyed alto and a folk-inflected jazz band, Lizz Wright creates original songs and covers that reflect the cultural fabric of America, inviting audiences into a musical heartland that makes anyone feel at home.

Fearless, spellbinding players, the Brentano String Quartet brings "Flights of Fugue,” a program exposing the unflinching heart of late quartets by Shostakovich and Beethoven, paired with Bach and Shostakovich fugue arrangements.

Exploring faith and spirituality through music, Castle of our Skins presents an afternoon of African American spirituals, from classics to those reimagined. Blending voice, strings, and piano, foundational spirituals published by H.T. Burleigh, James Weldon Johnson, and R. Nathaniel Dett will be woven through reimagined contemporary works by such composers as Shawn Okphebelo, Adolphus Hailstork, and Jessie Montgomery. 

In Bruce Liu's hands, phrases and melodies shimmer and breathe like a living being. His program weaves day and night, fiery brilliance and nocturnal hush: from Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata and Chopin's Nocturnes to Bach, Debussy, and dazzling Liszt.

The 11-time Grammy-winning superstar bassist and four rising stars build irresistible grooves and dazzle with explosive solos in music that's sometimes swinging, sometimes funky, and always easy to like.

Contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths goes beyond jaw-dropping feats to weave a tale of impassioned dedication. Eight acrobats and one musician share a peek behind the curtain of one of Australia's most celebrated circuses.

Contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths goes beyond jaw-dropping feats to weave a tale of impassioned dedication. Eight acrobats and one musician share a peek behind the curtain of one of Australia's most celebrated circuses.

Contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths goes beyond jaw-dropping feats to weave a tale of impassioned dedication. Eight acrobats and one musician share a peek behind the curtain of one of Australia's most celebrated circuses.

Rapidly rising star Geneva Lewis makes her Vivo Performing Arts debut with a program of striking emotional range. Lewis is praised for her lustrous tone and rare ability to unite fervent passion with immaculate precision.

Stringfest programs give string students the opportunity to learn from and perform alongside acclaimed professional musicians. The featured artists perform, then the young players join them for unforgettable side-by-side selections for the whole group. This fall, the internationally renowned Borromeo Quartet returns to Stringfest to lead an all-Beethoven program, mentoring young players from Boston String Academy. Hear fledgling virtuosos join with distinguished musicians as Beethoven's immortal music reaches across cultures and generations in this powerful Stringfest concert. 

Tony Award winner LaChanze—originator of the role of Celie in The Color Purple—possesses one of the most commanding and deeply felt voices on the American stage. An evening with LaChanze is an encounter with an artist at the fullest expression of her powers.

Pianist Igor Levit makes his Symphony Hall recital debut with an all-Beethoven program that reveals an icon's humanity. From Beethoven’s early-career swagger to the luminous "Waldstein" sonata, Levit offers a statement of faith in the power of art.

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 with their reimagined Christmas classics and other wintery tunes. 

With his well-considered, wide-ranging programs and unsentimental, revelatory interpretations, Jeremy Denk is a must-hear artist. His program offers Beethoven's last two piano sonatas in conversation with Bach, Unsuk Chin, and the long-neglected Hélène de Montgeroult.

A musician, dancer, and cultural historian, Jorge Santiago Arce has celebrated the African roots of Puerto Rican traditions and shared them with audiences of all backgrounds. In this Stringfest performance, Arce teams with young strings players from across Boston to perform Puerto Rican and Latin American folk songs, arranged for strings and percussion. Don't miss this joyful day of discovery, connection, and cultural exchange. 

One of the great recital partnerships of our time, violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi bring musical intelligence and irresistible chemistry to every performance—making extraordinary technical mastery appear effortless. 

Rob Kapilow, a live band, and two vocalists demonstrate the unique power of interpretation—exploring how Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson transformed popular film and Broadway songs into enduring jazz standards. 

Austrian pianist Lukas Sternath makes his Boston debut with a program built around Liszt's intimate transcriptions of Schubert Lieder—his playing praised for its vocal, singing qualities that summon deep reserves of emotion without sentimentality. 

Berklee Honorary Doctorate recipient Michel Camilo is a musical firestorm of heart, joy, and liveliness—making his Vivo Performing Arts debut with bassist Ricky Rodríguez and drummer Mark Walker in a performance you experience with your whole body. 

Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall have been making music together for 20 years. Joined by George Meyer, this trio brings the informal, joyful spirit of bluegrass festival picking to the concert stage—casually virtuosic, played at the highest possible level. 

Renowned for the pure, peerless structure of her interpretations, Mitsuko Uchida returns to Boston for the first time in a generation—commanding the Symphony Hall stage with a program spanning Haydn, Schoenberg, Mozart, Kurtág, and Schubert. 

From Havana's conservatories to stages across the Americas, Ahmed Alom is a rising force with a rousing vision. Transforming the piano into a crucible where Cuban rhythm, jazz intuition, and improvisational fire collide in real time, he's a must-hear artist.

Next-generation standouts the Isidore Quartet team with pianist Jeremy Denk for Brahms' Piano Quintet—the Isidores' emotional directness in electric stylistic interplay with Denk's searching restraint, preceded by Britten and Mendelssohn. 

Pianist Emmet Cohen's joyful, irresistible jazz welcomes millions through his beloved webcasts. Joined by vocalist Georgia Heers, whose velvety voice embodies jazz tradition, this concert delivers bigger sound with genuine warmth.

Witness a conversation across decades as Limón Dance Company returns with José Limón's Mazurkas and Akram Khan's reimagining of The Moor's Pavane, merging immigrant narratives and storytelling traditions for today's world.

Witness a conversation across decades as Limón Dance Company returns with José Limón's Mazurkas and Akram Khan's reimagining of The Moor's Pavane, merging immigrant narratives and storytelling traditions for today's world.

Witness a conversation across decades as Limón Dance Company returns with José Limón's Mazurkas and Akram Khan's reimagining of The Moor's Pavane, merging immigrant narratives and storytelling traditions for today's world.

Three compelling soloists unite for Beethoven's unearthly "Ghost" Trio, a newly commissioned work, and Shostakovich's wrenching Second Piano Trio in an evening of artistic instability and stylistic boldness.

Three visionary acts collide in spontaneous, joyful collaboration. New-music powerhouse Sō Percussion joins indie-folk storyteller Kate Stables and avant-pop innovator Helado Negro for an unforgettable evening.

Bosnian singer-songwriter Damir Imamović shares the narrative power and gorgeous melancholy of sevdah music, blending Roma, Slavic, and Sephardic influences while preserving folk tradition with vibrantly evolving artistry.

Grammy-winning violinist Charles Yang (one-third of the acclaimed Time for Three) fuses classical mastery with popular influences, from Rachmaninoff to The Beatles. Full of virtuosity and heart, Yang celebrates creativity and music's limitless possibilities.

When spoken word and jazz unite, when voice and saxophone speak in dialogue and as one: what happens? An afternoon of alchemical artistry. Amanda Shea—an artist at the intersection of poetry, music, social justice, and culture—brings a dynamic creative voice that blends spoken word with a wide range of musical styles. Tim Hall is a saxophonist (and spoken word artist), an educator, a session musician, and a bandleader: he's a cultural connector who, in his many roles, lifts others up in support and celebration. 

Latin Grammy winners Flor de Toloache cast a spell with healing voices and sisterhood. Drawing from ranchera, cumbia, salsa, jazz, and rock, this bold ensemble pushes mariachi into uncharted territory.

Pianist Zlata Chochieva returns with music of overwhelming emotional intensity, from Beethoven's volcanic fury to Ravel's supernatural terror, navigating this storm with fierce passion and unearthly delicacy.

Two guitarists playing instruments made by the same luthier from the same tree bring fresh perspective to Bach's Goldberg Variations, passing voices and counterpoint with telepathic intimacy and a single musical mind.

Taiwanese dancer, choreographer, and inventor Huang Yi takes the stage with an industrial robot arm, showcasing the push and pull between humanity and technology through choreography that celebrates beauty, tenderness, and nuance.

Taiwanese dancer, choreographer, and inventor Huang Yi takes the stage with an industrial robot arm, showcasing the push and pull between humanity and technology through choreography that celebrates beauty, tenderness, and nuance.

Taiwanese dancer, choreographer, and inventor Huang Yi takes the stage with an industrial robot arm, showcasing the push and pull between humanity and technology through choreography that celebrates beauty, tenderness, and nuance.

Singer/songwriter Débo Ray creates contemporary R&B music that takes inspiration from soul, jazz, gospel, Latin, and hip hop. This versatile vocalist infuses covers and originals with storytelling, nuance, and fearless originality.

Taiwanese dancer, choreographer, and inventor Huang Yi takes the stage with an industrial robot arm, showcasing the push and pull between humanity and technology through choreography that celebrates beauty, tenderness, and nuance.

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson marks Philip Glass' 90th birthday with carefully curated programs pairing Glass etudes alongside Baroque master Rameau and modernist Debussy, shaped with insight and intention.

In a Vivo Performing Arts debut not to be missed, Boston-based pianist Yoko Miwa arrives at Neighborhood Arts with her celebrated trio bringing their signature clarity, strength, and poetry. From luminous joy to notes that fall and shimmer like rain or teardrops, Miwa is renowned around the world for giving each piece its own indelible landscape of emotion. 

In this must-hear recital for violin and keyboard lovers alike, renowned performers Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout illuminate the Baroque sonata as it comes vividly into focus. Program to include works by Bach, Frohberger, von Westhoff, Matteis the Younger, and Biber.

Boston's Modern Connections Collective presents excerpts from four powerful works by choreographer and founder Jenny Oliver. Rooted in moments of empowerment and guided by themes of connection, these pieces invite audiences to come together as stories of relationship and resilience unfold through the language of movement. 

Acclaimed for poetic touch and remarkable clarity, Seong-Jin Cho balances elegance and drama with Widmann's playful charm, Prokofiev's theatrical brilliance, and Mozart's haunting Fantasia in this vivid showcase.

The London Symphony Orchestra returns under electrifying Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano. Maxim Vengerov's virtuosic Beethoven Violin Concerto leads to Strauss's sweeping Ein Heldenleben, painting vivid portraits of triumph.

Named one of the 10 greatest string quartets of all time by BBC Music Magazine, the Pavel Haas Quartet brings a stunning all-Czech program, from the shadow-gathering third quartet of Pavel Haas to the urgent Janáček and the warm-hearted Dvořák "American" quartet. 

Refresh the spirit and feel the brisk, gleeful embrace of Celtic and American folk music with fiddler Maura Shawn Scanlon and guitarist Conor Hearn, as the duo Rakish, and Rasa String Quartet. Scanlon, a virtuoso fiddler as well as an acclaimed classical violinist, is a member of both ensembles, and all the musicians on stage play everything—programs often include chamber music, pop covers, originals, and traditional music—with elegance, spontaneity, and style. 

Experience the alchemy that unfolds when traditional and contemporary Brazilian music styles meet jazz in this must-see performance by the Fernando Brandão Quartet. Choros, bossas, sambas, and more are the canvas for Brandão and his quartet's vibrant improvisations in this exhilarating afternoon of global connections. 

In celebration of Miles Davis' centennial, the award-winning supergroup Artemis explores his monumental impact with reimagined arrangements largely drawn from his signature 1960s period—from introspective moods to free interplay and dramatic shifts. 

Hailed as "a living legend" by The New Yorker, Fred Hersch and his trio move between stillness and surprise, luminous lyricism and fearless exploration—opening the Jazz Festival at the Museum of Science's extraordinary new performance space. 

Anna Geniushene's silver medal at the 2022 Cliburn competition announced a fascinating, distinctive artist with raw power and deep curiosity. Her program moves from Brahms' searching Ballades through Liszt's hauntingly beautiful Valses Oubliées to Beethoven's monumental Eroica Variations.

Bandleader, bassist, and composer Endea Owens draws from a vibrant community of New York jazz musicians who bring soul jazz warmth and irresistible hard bop grooves to every show—a band that offers everyone a seat at the table and a feast for the soul. 

Gregory Groover's music is rooted in the idea of community, connectedness, and, as he put it in an interview, "the idea that sound could move people closer to something greater than themselves." Groover, whose previous work includes reimagining African American spirituals and an album of love songs and songs of people he loves, brings the personal and the historical together in his newest program. In North to Boston, he's inspired by the stories of members of his home church—people he's known for years—who migrated to Boston between World War II and the 1980s. 

Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins is one of the most magnetic young musicians in America. With his quartet, he brings a sound marked by confidence, clarity of purpose, and an intensity that feels wholly alive in the moment, promising an essential night for anyone drawn to music where virtuosity and emotion are inseparable.

Vibraphonist Patricia Brennan makes her Vivo Performing Arts debut with her Tentet in Of The Near And Far—a program in which she mapped constellations onto a musical Circle of Fifths, finding inspiration in the geometries of the stars themselves.

Beloved humorist David Sedaris brings his singular voice to Symphony Hall for an evening of sharp wit, surprising insight, and laugh-out-loud storytelling—with freshly written and unpublished pieces, diary excerpts, and the offbeat observations that have made him one of America's most distinctive literary performers.

A Berklee Global Jazz Institute graduate and Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Ambassador, vocalist and songwriter Manuela Sánchez Goubert draws on the rich rhythms of South American folk music, weaving them into the language of contemporary jazz. Singing in Spanish and Portuguese, she leads her ensemble with bold imagination and boundary defying originality. Free and open to all!

Zambra Collective creates music through improvisation, deep listening, and shared creative language. The award-winning quintet draws its creativity from expansive musical practices rooted in flamenco, Romani, Persian classical, Indian, Catalan, and jazz traditions. Winners of the 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival Call for New Works Award, Zambra’s performances invite listeners into intimate sonic spaces of connection, curiosity, trust, discovery, and sisterhood.

Audiences can't get enough of Hiromi. A boundary-defying pianist, she returns with a must-see personal tribute—joining forces with bass legend Stanley Clarke to honor Chick Corea, with the brilliant PUBLIQuartet adding lush strings. Joyful, virtuosic, and deeply felt.

In a year rich with tributes to John Coltrane, this promises to be among the most compelling—the incomparable Dianne Reeves joining Branford Marsalis and his longtime quartet to honor Coltrane's landmark "classic quartet" collaboration with vocalist Johnny Hartman.

Leonkoro is Esperanto for "lionheart"—and this Berlin-based quartet, winners of nine prizes at the 2022 Wigmore Hall Competition, lives up to every spirited syllable. Alfred Brendel called them "perfectly unanimous, colorful and original."

Say farewell to a legend: Wynton Marsalis takes the stage for the last time as music director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, stepping down at the end of the 2026/27 season. From first note to last, his victory lap will be one to remember.

In arias and duets from the most beloved bel canto operas, soprano Erin Morley and tenor Lawrence Brownlee take audiences on a journey through love's many guises—flirtatious rivalry, innocent infatuation, fiery accusations, and joyful sincerity.

Small but mighty, the "Ukes" are a tour-de-force of strings worthy of any musical wish list—jaw-dropping musical virtuosity on four types of ukuleles paired with humor ranging from bone-dry to almost slapstick. An evening of joy and musicianship that expands horizons and warms the soul.

As part of his Roxbury Artist-in-Residence program, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins joins trumpeter Jason Palmer for a free neighborhood performance. The concert features the premiere of a song Wilkins will create inspired by Boston history and culture. 

Winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, an Emmy, and recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Audra McDonald returns to Boston for an extraordinary concert—performing her signature mix of songs from Broadway, the Great American Songbook, and beyond.

For more than six decades, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has captivated audiences around the world with performances that blend breathtaking athleticism, expressive storytelling, and the rich traditions of modern dance—celebrating the depth, resilience, and beauty of the human spirit.

For more than six decades, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has captivated audiences around the world with performances that blend breathtaking athleticism, expressive storytelling, and the rich traditions of modern dance—celebrating the depth, resilience, and beauty of the human spirit.

A beloved cultural leader in Boston, Veronica Robles is known for her powerful voice, joyful stage presence, and dedication to sharing the richness of Latin American music and dance. Not only is this an uplifting afternoon rife with rhythm, color and celebration, it's also an opportunity to experience the spirit and energy of mariachi with community. 

For more than six decades, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has captivated audiences around the world with performances that blend breathtaking athleticism, expressive storytelling, and the rich traditions of modern dance—celebrating the depth, resilience, and beauty of the human spirit.

For more than six decades, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has captivated audiences around the world with performances that blend breathtaking athleticism, expressive storytelling, and the rich traditions of modern dance—celebrating the depth, resilience, and beauty of the human spirit.

Singer-songwriter Alisa Amador makes her Vivo Performing Arts debut as a headliner with this special evening Neighborhood Arts concert. In a spellbinding set that bridges English and Spanish, Amador creates beautiful, lush, and layered compositions that showcase her pure, crystalline voice. Her music is infused with discovery, hope, and affirmation, offering a revelatory meditation on triumph and loss, endings and beginnings, identity and belonging. 

Béla Fleck can do things with a banjo nobody thought possible. Alongside harpist Edmar Castañeda—who plays bass, melody, and harmony simultaneously—and drummer Antonio Sánchez, this trio takes you on musical explorations rich with strong melodies, gorgeous harmonies, and sinuous grooves.

Praised for her vocal beauty, seamless technique, and abundant musicality, Nadine Sierra returns to Boston Lyric Opera for a special one-night-only recital—the soprano who has taken the Met, La Scala, and Paris Opera by storm, performing alongside pianist Bryan Wagorn.

This event takes place in June, 2027! Dominican-born pianist Carlos Vargas, praised for his "striking energy and uncompromising honesty," joins the award-winning Rasa String Quartet for an afternoon of chamber music filled with vitality and expressive depth. Free and open to all!