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Card to Culture—an initiative between Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), Massachusetts Health Connector, and WIC Nutrition Program—offers accessible, low-cost arts and culture programming to low-income and working families across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
This season, EBT and WIC card holders can purchase $20 tickets for Celebrity Series concerts. Please take a look at the options below and see if there's a show that sparks your interest. We can't wait to see you at a performance!
Jerusalem Quartet
Since debuting in 1996, the Jerusalem Quartet has impressed critics and moved audiences with striking interpretations of time-tested quartet repertoire and beyond. The members of this foursome have grown together as artists, becoming “a virtuosic ensemble with a glorious, meaty sound and irresistible panache” (The Guardian).
Friday, November 1st at 8PM at NEC's Jordan Hall
Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
South African piano titan Abdullah Ibrahim makes his Celebrity Series debut after decades of performance, composition, and activism. Approaching his 90th birthday, Ibrahim continues to build on his legacy, creating new works with his trademark textures, rhythms, and melodies. Don’t miss the Series debut of a performer who transformed the landscape of jazz and uplifted the soul of a nation!
Saturday, November 16th at 8PM at Berklee Performance Center
Martha Graham Dance Company
Martha Graham Dance Company returns to Celebrity Series for the first time in almost two decades. The performance, pairing classic and contemporary works, is part of the three-year GRAHAM100 celebration leading up to the group’s 2026 centennial.
Friday, November 22nd at 8PM at Cutler Majestic Theatre
Alisa Weilerstein, cello & Inon Barnatan, piano
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan reunite for their fourth appearance together on the Series since their joint debut in 2008. After nearly two decades of shared stages, collaborative recordings, and various other artistic projects, their profound artistic connection and heartfelt camaraderie radiate with every performance.
Sunday, November 24th at 3PM at NEC's Jordan Hall
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano (in Groton, MA)
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, a Chopin Competition gold medalist with a flourishing career throughout Europe, makes her eagerly anticipated Celebrity Series debut, offering a bold and audacious program featuring short works by Liszt and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata.
Thursday, January 16th at 8PM at Groton Hill Music Center
Malpaso Dance Company
Cuba’s most in-demand contemporary dancers return to Boston with a vibrant program showcasing the company’s commitment to working with international choreographers while also nurturing Cuban artistry.
Friday, January 17th at 8PM and Saturday, January 18th at 2PM and 8PM at Emerson Paramount Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Impeccably tight and always in the pocket, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis returns, after a sold-out performance at Symphony Hall in 2024, to lend their old-school class and effortless polish to covers of jazz standards, 20th-century classics, originals by Marsalis and other band members, and more.
Wednesday, January 22nd at 8PM at Symphony Hall
Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet
Cuban-born drummer Dafnis Prieto returns to Celebrity Series with his dynamic Sí o Sí Quartet. Prieto—a Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow—is known for blending Cuban percussion instrumentation, rhythms, and textures with the classic jazz drum kit, providing a distinctive pulse for the foursome’s “ecstatic and intelligent” (AllAboutJazz) contemporary post-bop explorations.
Friday, January 14th at 8PM at Berklee Performance Center
Jamie Barton, Matthew Lipman, Tamar Sanikidze
In a Celebrity Series first, the thrilling combination of a mezzo-soprano, a violist, and a pianist share the stage for a program featuring Romantic-era classics and culminating in the Boston premiere of a Celebrity Series co-commission by Joel Thompson written for the ensemble.
Saturday, January 25th at 8PM at NEC's Jordan Hall
Jad Abumrad: How to Talk to a Human
Journalist Jad Abumrad, creator and former co-host of NPR’s Radiolab, returns to Celebrity Series with his latest project, How to Talk to a Human, an innovative, lively, and timely presentation about the art and science of interviews and tough conversations.
Friday, January 31st at 8PM at Sanders Theatre
Meklit
Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and former refugee known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound, and cultural advocacy. Meklit refracts American funk, soul, indie pop, and jazz through traditional Ethiopian styles, incorporating complex polyrhythms and propulsive grooves with her soulful, melismatic vocals. The result is an irresistible sound that is entirely her own.
Saturday, February 1st at 8PM at Berklee Performance Center
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Pianist Seong-Jin Cho returns to Celebrity Series with an all-Ravel program following his sold-out debut in 2023. Cho’s affinity for Ravel’s works—encompassing orchestral appearances, a forthcoming recording, and this recital tour—promises a performance full of depth, mastery, and commitment.
Sunday, February 2nd at 3PM at Symphony Hall
Caleb Teicher & Conrad Tao: COUNTERPOINT
Counterpoint is the latest collaboration between pianist and composer Conrad Tao and choreographer and tap dancer Caleb Teicher, last seen together on the Series in More Forever (2020). In this dynamic duet performance, the artists engage in a mesmerizing dialogue of harmonic, theatrical, and rhythmic interplay, bridging their disparate traditions and creating a collective experience that fires the imagination and opens the heart.
Friday, February 7th at 8PM and Saturday, February 8th at 2PM and 8PM at Boston Arts Academy Theater
Dover Quartet
The Dover Quartet returns to Boston following their appearance on the Debut Series in 2018, marking a thrilling opportunity for audiences to experience their continued excellence and artistic growth. The Quartet will perform Schumann’s Quartet No. 1 alongside Tchaikovsky’s moving first string quartet, and Dvořák’s 1893 “American” quartet, written in an Iowa Czech immigrant community.
Friday, February 14th at 8PM at NEC's Jordan Hall
Víkingur Ólafsson & Yuja Wang
Pianists Víkingur Ólafsson and Yuja Wang have consistently wowed audiences as solo recitalists, chamber music partners, and orchestral soloists. This season, they come together on Symphony Hall’s stage for a two-piano and piano four hands recital featuring Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, John Adams’ Hallelujah Junction, and more.
Friday, February 21st at 8PM at Symphony Hall
Lang Lang, piano
Lang Lang’s expressive piano mastery and passion are evident to audiences across the globe. He consistently and expertly conveys the sweeping drama of music through his gestures, expressions, and sumptuous playing.
Friday, February 28th at 8PM at Symphony Hall
Jason Moran: Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings
Guided by Duke Ellington’s great canon, Moran takes a solo piano climb up “Mount Ellington” in this extraordinary celebration of the composer’s enduring legacy 125 years after his birth. Experience the timeless genius of Ellington’s music, brilliantly reimagined by Moran.
Saturday, March 1st at 8PM at Berklee Performance Center
Leonidas Kavakos, violin & Daniil Trifonov, piano
Two superstars join forces for a chamber recital spanning highlights of the piano and violin repertoire. Violinist Leonidas Kavakos makes a return to the Series for the first time since 2019, appearing with Daniil Trifonov for an evening of virtuosity highlighting 19th- and 20th-century classics from Beethoven, Bartók, and more.
Wednesday, March 5th at 8PM at Symphony Hall
Midori, violin & Özgür Aydin, piano (in Groton, MA)
Renowned for the expressive agility of her playing, violinist Midori returns to the Series for the first time since 2012 with a program that lends her finely honed touch to songs of mourning and lamentation across cultures.
Thursday, March 6th at 8PM at Groton Hill Music Center
Midori, violin & Özgür Aydin, piano (in Boston, MA)
Renowned for the expressive agility of her playing, violinist Midori returns to the Series for the first time since 2012 with a program that lends her finely honed touch to songs of mourning and lamentation across cultures.
Friday, March 7th at 8PM at NEC's Jordan Hall
KODO
Kodo returns to the Celebrity Series with Warabe, a soul-stirring program created to celebrate the group’s 40th anniversary. In this performance, Kodo’s drummers, singers, and other traditional instrumentalists look to the group’s classic repertoire and early days, blending simple forms of taiko expression that celebrate their unique sound, resonance, and physicality. Come and experience the soul-stirring rhythm of life firsthand.
Sunday, March 9th at 5PM at Symphony Hall
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