Performance Calendar

Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin, a three-time Grammy winner with a remarkable three-decade body of work, tells spellbinding, impeccably crafted and performed personal stories.

Soul Yatra Trio, Boston String Academy and Josiah Quincy Orchestra in a South End Stringfest at the More than Words Bookstore, South End.

Pakistani “alternative Sufi” singer Arooj Aftab partners with guitarist Gyan Riley and percussion trio Tigue to bring a new approach to old forms: merging 19th century Sufi and Thumri verse with the instrumentation and spirit of independent rock.

The Hagen quartet made their Series debut in 2012, and the quartet returns with a program featuring Schubert, Webern, and Beethoven.

The San Francisco Symphony make their final Boston appearance under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas with Christian Tetzlaff as violin soloist.

Known for their "exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy," (The New York Times) Sō Percussion performs Steve Reich's early-1970s masterwork Drumming, a work inspired by the music of Ghana.

A globe-spanning double bill unites Danilo Pérez's Global Messengers and Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers ensemble, a band that brings together Middle Eastern and American musicians.

The Minneapolis men's a cappella octet makes a Boston debut in intimate Pickman Hall with a program entitled "Alone Together."

Ohad Naharin's Batsheva Dance Company makes a long-anticipated Boston debut with the evening-length work, "Venezuela."

Thrilling pianist Yuja Wang makes her first Series appearance as a chamber music partner alongside French cellist Gautier Capuҫon in his Boston recital debut.