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Your Let's Dance Boston experience will begin with a lesson from top local dance instructors, then you'll dance the night away to music by a live band. Enjoy Salsa, Latin & Afro-Caribbean, Hustle, Lindy Hop, and Soul Line Dancing!
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.
Led by violinist Lynn Chang, Hemenway Strings is the premier chamber string ensemble of Boston Conservatory at Berklee College. They bring Vivaldi's The Four Seasons to life with brilliance, energy, and vivid storytelling, from the sparkling joys of spring to winter's icy stillness.
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.