For Immediate Release—November 12, 2026—Vivo Performing Arts presents pianist Jeremy Denk in two performances during the 2026/27 season. Denk performs a solo recital at NEC's Jordan Hall on Friday, December 11, featuring works by Beethoven, Bach, Unsuk Chin, and Hélène de Montgeroult. He returns on Sunday, February 7, to join the Isidore String Quartet for a performance of Brahms' Piano Quintet, alongside works by Britten and Mendelssohn.
Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists. Renowned for his vivid imagination, depth, and wit, Denk is also a New York Times bestselling author for his memoir, Every Good Boy Does Fine, recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, the Avery Fisher Prize, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
“Jeremy Denk is one of the most thoughtful and engaging pianists performing today, bringing both intellectual depth and a distinctive perspective to everything he plays," says Thor Steingraber, President and CEO of Vivo Performing Arts. "We're delighted to welcome him twice this season and offer audiences two different opportunities to experience his artistry and the dynamic exchange of ideas that makes live music so rewarding.”
Events and ticketing information are listed below. Audience members 35 or younger can also access $40 tickets on the Vivo Performing Arts app.
The full season calendar may be found at vivoperformingarts.org.
EVENT LISTINGS
Jeremy Denk, piano
NEC's Jordan Hall | Friday, December 11, 8pm
Tickets: $54 - $98 (Ticket fees included; all prices and availability subject to change)
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Pianist Jeremy Denk presents a program featuring Beethoven's final two piano sonatas, placing these landmark works in conversation with music by Bach, contemporary composer Unsuk Chin, and the long-overlooked French composer Hélène de Montgeroult.
Program:
Bach | Prelude and Fugue in B Major, BWV 892
Unsuk Chin | Six Études
Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Hélène de Montgeroult | Études
Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
This performance is generously supported by Dorothy Altman Weber, in memory of Stephen Weber.
Isidore String Quartet with Jeremy Denk, piano
NEC's Jordan Hall | Sunday, February 7, 3pm
Tickets: $44 - $94 (Ticket fees included; all prices and availability subject to change)
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The Isidore String Quartet is at an exciting point in its career. Competition wins and accolades brought the ensemble early recognition, but its thoughtful musicianship, collaborative spirit, and passion for sharing chamber music with broad audiences have established it as one of today's most compelling ensembles.
The quartet opens the program with Britten's witty neoclassical Three Divertimenti, followed by the emotional intensity of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 6. Pianist Jeremy Denk joins the ensemble for Brahms' Piano Quintet, a work that places equal demands on the piano and strings and brings the five musicians together in a richly layered musical collaboration.
Program:
Britten | Three Divertimenti for string quartet
Mendelssohn | String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Brahms | Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Adrian Steele, violin | Phoenix Avalon, violin
Devin Moore, viola | Clara Abel, cello
Jeremy Denk, piano
Special thanks to an Anonymous donor for supporting this performance’s Take Your Seat program attendees. This performance is an Aaron Richmond Recital, named in honor of Vivo Performing Arts' founder, and endowed by his daughter Nancy Richmond Winsten and her late husband Dr. Joseph Winsten.
ABOUT VIVO PERFORMING ARTS
Vivo Performing Arts was founded in 1938 and, for generations, has welcomed Boston audiences to an array of outstanding performances. Vivo Performing Arts offers national and international talent in orchestral and chamber music, vocal and piano artistry, dance, and jazz in the city’s major concert venues as well as excellent Boston-based and -affiliated artists in its free Neighborhood Arts series and public performance projects. Guided by its values of equity, integrity, and collaboration, and its belief in the performing arts as a source of curiosity and joy, Vivo Performing Arts partners with artists, audiences, and neighborhoods to create experiences that strengthen connection and invite discovery. Through all of its ticketed and free offerings, the organization builds a Greater Boston where the performing arts are a valued, lifelong, and shared experience—on stages, on streets, and in neighborhoods throughout the region.
Vivo Performing Arts is grateful to 2026/27 Season Sponsors Crescendo Donor Advised Fund and The Thonis Family, and to the many individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose support helps fulfill our mission to enrich and inspire our community through exceptional live performances. Individual and institutional supporters include Jill & David Altshuler, Leslie & Howard Appleby, Keith Backman in memory of Dr. Ulla M. Hansen, the Barr Foundation, Amy & Joshua Boger, Michael & Adrianne Canning, Debra & Joseph Corrado, Crescendo Donor Advised Fund, Google, Yvette & Lawrence Hochberg, Barbara & Amos Hostetter, Klarman Family Foundation, Lizbeth & George Krupp, Liberty Mutual Foundation, Nancy & Richard Lubin, Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation, Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation, Mass Cultural Council, Eleanor & Frank Pao, Stephen C. Perry & Oliver Radford, Rabb Family Foundations, Reuben Reynolds, Royal Little Family Foundation, Schraff Charitable Trust, Sally S. Seaver, PhD, Samuel & Gretchen Shubrooks, Jeremy Silverman & Mary Sutherland, The Estate of Marylen Sternweiler, Lawrence T. Stifler & Mary McFadden in honor of Gary Dunning, Belinda Termeer, The Thonis Family, Dorothy Altman Weber in memory of Stephen Weber, Nancy Richmond Winsten, Anonymous (4), and many others.
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