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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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 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.

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. 

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.