Performance Calendar

Three game-changing musicians combine their talents into one sensational and eclectic group. Violinist Stefan Jackiw, cellist Jay Campbell, and pianist Conrad Tao have all dazzled Celebrity Series audiences in unexpected pairings, and the trio will deliver a fascinating and thrilling program that interweaves the old and the new: arrangements of chant and madrigals and a Schumann trio sit alongside the East Coast premiere of a Celebrity Series co-commission for the group, Bells and Whistles by Amy Williams.

With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho is a rising star on the world stage and is considered one of the most distinctive pianists of his generation. His playing combines panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance. For his Boston recital debut, the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition winner lends his powerful yet nuanced approach to works by Handel, Brahms, and R. Schumann.

Stefanie Batten Bland’s work Look Who’s Coming to Dinner is a thought-provoking theatrical dance piece that evokes the 1967 film of a similar name as a cast of seven talented dance theater artists literally and metaphorically seek a seat at an ever-changing dinner table. 

Accompanied by an original score performed live, Stefanie Batten Bland creates a powerful performance, delving into complex human relationships in the context of social, political, and racial issues.  

Stefanie Batten Bland’s work Look Who’s Coming to Dinner is a thought-provoking theatrical dance piece that evokes the 1967 film of a similar name as a cast of seven talented dance theater artists literally and metaphorically seek a seat at an ever-changing dinner table. 

Accompanied by an original score performed live, Stefanie Batten Bland creates a powerful performance, delving into complex human relationships in the context of social, political, and racial issues.  

LaTasha Barnes' The Jazz Continuum centers the prolifc artistry of Jazz music and dance as a cornerstone of Black American culture. Featuring an intergenerational cast of Black dancers and musicians, The Jazz Continuum celebrates the joy and sacred power of the Black experience. Reaching back nearly 100 years, the Bessie Award-winner makes visible connections between the past and today's Black dance expressions: House dance, Hip-Hop, and more. In facilitating the cast's exploration into their relationships to the Jazz lineage, the work shines with mind-bending musicality and athleticism.

LaTasha Barnes' The Jazz Continuum centers the prolifc artistry of Jazz music and dance as a cornerstone of Black American culture. Featuring an intergenerational cast of Black dancers and musicians, The Jazz Continuum celebrates the joy and sacred power of the Black experience. Reaching back nearly 100 years, the Bessie Award-winner makes visible connections between the past and today's Black dance expressions: House dance, Hip-Hop, and more. In facilitating the cast's exploration into their relationships to the Jazz lineage, the work shines with mind-bending musicality and athleticism.

LaTasha Barnes' The Jazz Continuum centers the prolifc artistry of Jazz music and dance as a cornerstone of Black American culture. Featuring an intergenerational cast of Black dancers and musicians, The Jazz Continuum celebrates the joy and sacred power of the Black experience. Reaching back nearly 100 years, the Bessie Award-winner makes visible connections between the past and today's Black dance expressions: House dance, Hip-Hop, and more. In facilitating the cast's exploration into their relationships to the Jazz lineage, the work shines with mind-bending musicality and athleticism.

Do not miss your chance to be there when the Emerson String Quartet takes the stage at Jordan Hall for their final concert with Celebrity Series, the last of 27 appearances, a tenure marked by stirring performances, brilliant collaborations, and memorable moments.

The program will be drawn from their Grammy Award-winning recordings of quartets by composers Bartók, Shostakovich, and Beethoven. The poignant Lyric for Strings by George Walker sets the tone as we bid the beloved Quartet a fond farewell.

Do not miss your chance to be there when the Emerson String Quartet takes the stage at Jordan Hall for their final concert with Celebrity Series, the last of 27 appearances, a tenure marked by stirring performances, brilliant collaborations, and memorable moments.

The program will be drawn from their Grammy Award-winning recordings of quartets by composers Bartók, Shostakovich, and Beethoven. The poignant Lyric for Strings by George Walker sets the tone as we bid the beloved Quartet a fond farewell.

Danish String Quartet makes a long-awaited return to Celebrity Series to present works representing its wide range of performance interests, spanning the classical quartet literature and beyond. Quartets by Haydn and Shostakovich sit alongside a set of Nordic folk tunes, beautifully arranged by members of the ensemble.