| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | The Donkey Show
Avg. Event Rating(3.7 Stars): Presented by American Repertory Theater at Oberon June 18, 2010 - Ongoing Avg. Event Rating (3.7 Stars): From its six-year run in New York City to a world tour from London to Seoul, the celebrated smash hit The Donkey Show now takes Boston by storm, bringing the ultimate disco experience – a crazy circus of mirror balls and feathered divas, of roller skaters and hustle queens. Come party on the dance floor to all the 70s disco hits you know by heart as the show unfolds around you. The Donkey Show tells the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream through the great 70s... | American Repertory Theater | 06/18/10-
Ongoing | Cambridge |
Blue Man Group
Avg. Event Rating(4.7 Stars): Presented by Blue Man Group at The Charles Playhouse May 14, 2002 - Ongoing Avg. Event Rating (4.7 Stars): It’s new. It’s cool. BLUE MAN GROUP has updated the wildly popular theatrical show in Boston! Taking a closer look at the technology that both surrounds and isolates us, BLUE MAN GROUP showcases technogeek ingenuity while uniting the audience in primal, collective exhilaration. Signature BLUE MAN GROUP moments combine with breathtakingly fun new pieces for an explosive evening of entertainment.
*Blue Man Group is on an open run at the Charles Playhouse. | Blue Man Group | 05/14/02-
Ongoing | Boston |
AHA! Night (art, history and architecture)Presented by AHA! (art. history and architecture) May 14, 2009 - Ongoing AHA! takes place every 2nd Thursday and is a FREE art and culture event that features exhibits, performances, live music, talks and tours in downtown New Bedford.
| AHA! (art. history and architecture) | 05/14/09-
Ongoing | |
Fridays At TrinityPresented by Trinity Church Boston at Trinity Church Boston February 10, 2012 - Ongoing Enjoy this weekly series of midday organ concerts featuring innovative programs by recitalists from across the United States and abroad. There is no charge for admission, but we invite a donation of $10. Wheelchair accessible. | Trinity Church Boston | 02/10/12-
Ongoing | Boston |
Lizard Lounge Poetry JamPresented by Poetry Jam February 13, 2011-June 29, 2014 Every Sunday with a Poetry Slam co-hosted by Joyce Cunha and Jeff Robinson starting at 7:30pm and a Featured Poet and Open Mic accompanied by the Jeff Robinson Trio starting at 9:00pm – there’s a $5 cover and you must be 21 to enter the venue – Sultry red lights, intimate tables, and wooden church pews give this small room one of the best ambiances in town. | Poetry Jam | 02/13/11-
06/29/14 | Cambridge |
Berlin Philharmonic Wind QuintetPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall May 3, 2013
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet is the first permanently established wind quintet in the history of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the pinnacle of clarity, unity, and expressiveness.
Program:
Mozart/Hasel: Three Fantasies for Mechanical Organ K. 594, K.616, K.608
Pavel Haas: Quintet Opus 10
Jacques Ibert: Trios pièces brèves
Darius Milhaud: La cheminée du roi René
Jean Francaix: Quintet No. 1
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 05/03/13 | Boston |
Susanna Phillips soprano and Joseph Kaiser tenorPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall May 1, 2013
Two of the brightest young stars in the opera world—both regulars at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Mostly Mozart Festival, among others—find time to come together to present a rare joint recital featuring art songs as well as opera arias and duets.
“Susanna Phillips…demonstrates rare stylistic fluency, canny pathos, and dynamic finesse. Susanna Phillips. Remember the name.” – Financial Times
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 05/01/13 | Cambridge |
Thomas Hampson baritone with the Jupiter String QuartetPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall April 26, 2013
International opera star Thomas Hampson brings his masterful interpretive skill to a program for string quartet and voice with the Jupiter String Quartet.
Program:
Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, D. 87
Mark Adamo: New Work for Voice and String Quartet
Wolf: Italian Serenade for String Quartet
Wolf: Selected Lieder for Voice and String Quartet
Program will feature the Boston premiere of a new work by composer Mark...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/26/13 | Boston |
Evgeny Kissin pianoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall April 21, 2013
“In some ways Evgeny Kissin is the consummate Celebrity Series artist. Boston has watched and listened to him develop since his debut in Boston in 1994. His many return appearances have revealed him to be that true artist, growing in confidence and presence and evolving in his selection of programs. Each time he returns a more mature and engaging performer than before.”
– Gary Dunning, Celebrity Series Executive Director
Program:
Haydn: Piano...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/21/13 | Boston |
Ninety Miles ProjectPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Berklee Performance Center April 19, 2013
Featuring:
Stefon Harris vibraphone
David Sanchez saxophone
Nicholas Payton trumpet
Ninety Miles is the distance between Miami and Havana, the closest points in the United States and Cuba. The album, Ninety Miles, was recorded in Havana, Cuba as an artistic effort to bridge that distance and to emphasize the musical, cultural and historical kinships between the two nations. This collaborative project brought together the immense talents of vibraphonist...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/19/13 | Boston |
Bobby McFerrin - Spirit You AllPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall April 14, 2013
A peerless vocal improviser with a breathtaking range, Bobby McFerrin returns with his latest projectinfluenced by the spirituals his father sang: Spirit You All.
“The critics in Germany call him Stimmwunder (wonder voice), and it’s not hard to understand why. There is something almost superhuman about the range and technique of … Bobby McFerrin. He sounds, by turns, like a blackbird, a Martian, an operatic soprano, a small...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/14/13 | Boston |
Jonathan Biss piano with the Elias String Quartet - Schumann: Under the Influence Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall April 12, 2013
“[Schumann’s] personal story is ultimately one of mental illness and tragic decline, it is all too easy to dismiss the most startling moments in his music as evidence of a mind that was less than whole, where more often than not, they are really manifestations of an entirely unique and utterly beautiful imagination.”
– Jonathan Biss
Program:
Purcell: Selected Fantasias
Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Opus 41 no. 1
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/12/13 | Boston |
Barbara Cook vocals and John Pizzarelli guitar/vocalsPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall April 6, 2013
“We will just have to start thinking of [Barbara Cook] in terms of a natural wonder, like a solar eclipse.” – The Times (London)
“John Pizzarelli is too versatile to have the common touch … he’s an uncommon talent.” – TIME Magazine
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/06/13 | Boston |
James Galway Legacy Tour - Sir James Galway flutePresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall March 24, 2013
Flute master, Sir James Galway, brings along a few friends for this delightful
program which runs the gamut from works by the great masters to romps for the penny whistle.
Program:
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Bizet/Borne: Carmen Fantasy, arr. James Galway
Claude Bolling: Irlandaise and Fugace, Music from Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano
Program will also include works...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/24/13 | Boston |
Jonathan Biss piano - Schumann: Under the Influence Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall March 22, 2013
“The idea of Schumann: Under the Influence is, in a sense, to “place” Schumann—to view him not as just a happy accident, but a central and incredibly important figure in the history of music.” – Jonathan Biss
Program:
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Opus 12
interspersed with selections from:
Janacek: On an Overgrown Path
Berg: Piano Sonata, Opus 1
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Opus...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/22/13 | Boston |
Charles Lloyd New QuartetPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Sanders Theatre March 21, 2013
Charles Lloyd tenor saxophone
Jason Moran piano
Reuben Rogers bass
Eric Harland drums
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is at the helm of a new band that includes a multi-Grammy nominated drummer, a MacArthur Grant recipient pianist and one of the most in-demand bassists on the scene.
“Charles Lloyd is an international treasure.” – Carlos Santana
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/21/13 | Cambridge |
Nathan Gunn baritonePresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall March 15, 2013
Grammy- winning baritone Nathan Gunn is a multi-faceted performer. One of the most in-demand baritones of our time, who sings at the great opera houses of the world and with the great orchestras, also has a flare for tin-pan alley tunes.
"If you are a fan of opera, than the chance to hear someone of Nathan Gunn's caliber in his Boston recital debut is as close to a 'have to be there moment' as you can get. What really fascinates me,...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/15/13 | Boston |
Jersey BoysPresented by Broadway In Boston at Colonial Theatre January 30-March 9, 2013 More than 117,000 theatergoers cheered when JERSEY BOYS made its sell-out premiere at the Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre and 84,000 more during its triumphant Winter 2010 return to the Citi Performing Arts Center Colonial Theatre! Worldwide, more than 13 million people have seen JERSEY BOYS. And now, the show that makes critics and audiences cheer is “Working Its Way Back” to Boston! JERSEY BOYS, is the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical... | Broadway In Boston | 01/30/13-
03/09/13 | Boston |
London Philharmonic OrchestraPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall March 8, 2013
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Vadim Repin violin soloist
"The London Philharmonic sounded ravishing and startlingly transparent. Each chord was audible in all its parts, every solo heard as chamber music."
– Evening Standard
"...the playing from the LPO strings was ravishing." – The Guardian (UK)
“If this is a sign of things to come, the Jurowski/LPO partnership will set...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/08/13 | Boston |
Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the SoulPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall March 3, 2013
Itzhak Perlman violin
Chazan Yitzchok Meir Helfgot vocal soloist
Musical director Hankus Netsky and Maestro Russell Ger
with members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and Chamber Orchestra
With Eternal Echoes, Itzhak Perlman has expanded on his 1997 recording Live in the Fiddler’s House, which celebrated the rich tradition of Jewish music. Eternal Echoes, which will be released by Sony in the fall of 2012, weaves an even broader tapestry of...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/03/13 | Boston |
Jeremy Denk pianoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall March 2, 2013
Pianist Jeremy Denk has steadily built a reputation as one of the music world’s most compelling pianists.
“Hearing Mr. Denk’s bracing, effortlessly virtuosic and utterly joyous performance, one would never guess how phenomenally difficult the piano part is.”
– The New York Times
“The logic that propelled [Denk’s] playing gave his occasional understatements extraordinary power.” – The...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/02/13 | Boston |
Hilary Hahn violin, Valentina Lisitsa piano Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall March 1, 2013 One of the most sought after artists of her generation, Hilary Hahn has drawn international fame and recognition, including two Grammy Awards, multiple Diapason “d'Or of the Year” and “Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik” prizes, and the 2008 Classic FM/Gramophone Artist of the Year.
“Hilary Hahn isn’t hung up on technique, but she’s a perfectionist who unites expression and skill with uninhibited naturalness: the essence of violin... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/01/13 | Boston |
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson TrioPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall February 24, 2013
Joseph Kalichstein piano
Jaime Laredo violin
Sharon Robinson cello
“… chamber music royalty.” – The Washington Post
"This is one of the finest chamber music groups in the business ... playing of a wonderful, unexaggerated expressiveness and warmth." – The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Program:
Mozart: Trio in B-flat Major, K502
André Previn: Trio (Boston premiere)
Tchaikovsky: ...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 02/24/13 | Boston |
Miloš Karadagli? guitarPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall February 13, 2013
Milos’s debut recording for Deutsche Grammophon in 2011 topped the classical charts around the world and sold over 100,000 copies in less than six months. A guitar virtuoso of a new generation, Milos not only enjoys a growing concert career worldwide, but has achieved great success outside of the traditional concert hall with performances from Deutsche Grammophon’s Yellow Lounge club nights in Berlin to iTunes Festival in London.
“Lovers of the...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 02/13/13 | Cambridge |
Gil Shaham violin, Akira Eguchi pianoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall February 10, 2013
“…among the most inspired violinists of his generation.”
– The Guardian (Uk)
Program:
Schubert: Sonatina in A minor
Bach: Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Bolcom: Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin (Boston premiere)
Julian Milone: In the Country of Lost Things ...
Avner Dorman: Niggunim (Violin Sonata No. 3)
William Bolcom’s Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin was co-commissioned by...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 02/10/13 | Boston |
Karita Mattila sopranoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall February 8, 2013
Finland native Karita Mattila is one of today's most exciting lyric dramatic sopranos, recognized for the beauty and versatility of her voice and the power and passion of her performances.
“Mattila's voice has a seductive, mellow maturity to it, all round edges, velvet undertones and ultra creamy legato. It has the earthy warmth of a mezzo but an upper register that still soars. Most striking was her ability to shape endlessly long lines: the breath control...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 02/08/13 | Boston |
Renée Fleming soprano and Susan Graham mezzo-sopranoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall February 3, 2013 Two of the greatest operatic stars of our era share the Symphony Hall stage in a rare duo-recital.
"The American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham has for the better part of a decade impressed audiences with her creamy singing and chiseled characterizations..."
– The New York Times
“Perfect voice, endless breath, sensual tone … [Fleming] is sheer perfection.”
– Le Monde | Celebrity Series of Boston | 02/03/13 | Boston |
What Makes It Great?® with Rob Kapilow and the JP Jofre New Tango QuintetPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall February 1, 2013 Rob Kapilow and the JP Jofre New Tango Quintet examine the remarkable four piece set of tango compositions written by the legendary master of tango music, Ástor Piazzolla.
“JP Jofre has transformed himself into a bandoneón player of International reach.”
–Diario de Cuyo (Argentina)
"If everyone had their own … music mentor—someone to take them to concerts and explain the mysteries—there would probably be... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 02/01/13 | Boston |
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour - 55th AnniversaryPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Berklee Performance Center January 31, 2013 Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals
Christian McBride, bass
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet
Chris Potter, saxophone
Benny Green, piano
Lewis Nash, drums
Monterey is the longest consecutively running jazz festival in the world.This exclusive presentation, Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour, 55th Anniversary, celebrates the Festival’s legacy expanding the boundaries of live jazz presentation. With vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater leading a stellar lineup of... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 01/31/13 | Boston |
West-Eastern Divan OrchestraPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall January 27, 2013 “In 1999, Edward Said and myself formed the West-Eastern Divan orchestra, composed of musicians from Israel, Palestine, and other Arab countries; countries where the open ear has been too often replaced by the unsheathed sword, to the detriment of all.
Now, over 10 years later, we have hopefully achieved an orchestra that is worthy of your ear. And one which shows that people who listen to each other, both musically and in all other ways, can achieve greater things.”... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 01/27/13 | Boston |
An Evening with Christine EbersolePresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Sanders Theatre January 26, 2013 Come and check out one of New York’s finest cabaret singers in her Celebrity Series debut performance in warmly intimate Sanders Theatre.
“I’ve been hearing voices. One of them is a clear, righteous soprano that recalls Joan Baez… then there’s the sassy "Hello, boys" trumpet of a girl singer with a big band; and, most hauntingly, there’s the glasslike voice that seems to exist expressly as a container for the shimmering pain... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 01/26/13 | Cambridge |
Vilde Frang, violin; Michail Lifits pianoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall January 23, 2013 At just 24, Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang has already achieved considerable success in Europe – having collaborated with Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, and Anne-Sophie Mutter, among others. I’m thrilled that the Celebrity Series will be among a handful of presenters that will have the opportunity to host this amazing young artist in her U.S. debut tour next year.”
– Amy Lam, Celebrity Series Artistic Programmer
“Frang is clearly a new star... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 01/23/13 | Cambridge |
Folk Open Mike with Host Dan CloutierPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 2-December 27, 2012 Our Amazing Things Folk Open Mike offers a friendly supportive venue for developing singer-songwriters and folks who "just like to play". It is a great way to get to know the music community, and to share ideas and techniques. All types of music are welcome. Fans come to see fantastic local artists, and never go away disappointed. See and be seen - heck build a fan base! Always a feature, always fun. Our host, singer-songwriter Dan Cloutier, (www.dancloutiermusic.com) takes... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/02/12-
12/27/12 | Framingham |
MemphisPresented by Broadway In Boston at Colonial Theatre December 11-December 23, 2012 TURN UP THAT DIAL... From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS is about a radio DJ who wants to change the world and a club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves –filled with laughter, soaring emotion and... | Broadway In Boston | 12/11/12-
12/23/12 | Boston |
Jazz Show/Jam with John Funkhouser and FriendsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 21-December 18, 2012 The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the "jammers" who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
This weeks feature/host: John Funkhouser Trio
John plays... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/21/12-
12/18/12 | Framingham |
Jazz Show/Jam with Ted Knowlton and cohortsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 14-December 11, 2012 The first hour of the event is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the “jammers” who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!! This weeks feature/host: Ted Knowlton and friends.
| Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/14/12-
12/11/12 | Framingham |
Showcase Of Stars @ Cantab benefit night JDRFPresented by DAY TRIPPER ENTERTAINMENT January 6-December 7, 2012 benefit nights for JDRF walk for cure Diabetes 2012 all proceeds donated | DAY TRIPPER ENTERTAINMENT | 01/06/12-
12/07/12 | Cambridge |
Jazz Show/Jam with Daryl Lowery & Berklee facultyPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 7-December 4, 2012 The first hour of the event is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the “jammers” who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
This weeks feature/host: Daryl Lowery and friends. | Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/07/12-
12/04/12 | Framingham |
A Chanticleer ChristmasPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall November 30, 2012 “The world’s reigning male chorus.” – The New Yorker
“These men are phenomenal: as fresh as a blade of grass, tightly focused and keenly expressive.” – The New York Times
“Line after line, voice after voice, with moving clarity, they created a work of art in the true sense of the word.” – SalzburgerNachrichten | Celebrity Series of Boston | 11/30/12 | Boston |
Chucho Valdés QuartetPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Berklee Performance Center November 29, 2012 Multi–Grammy Award winner Chucho Valdés brings his quartet to the Berklee Performance Center for an evening of thrilling Cuban jazz.
“… the dean of Latin jazz.” – The New York Times
“… one of the world’s great, virtuosic pianists” – The New York Times
[Chucho Valdés is] gigantic, the towering – in all senses – genius of Cuban jazz piano, probably now the... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 11/29/12 | Boston |
Jazz Show/Jam with Jamie Stewartson & Rivers School FacultyPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 28-November 27, 2012 The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the "jammers" who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
Jamie directs the Jazz program at the Rivers Music School. He... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/28/12-
11/27/12 | Framingham |
Takács Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin, pianoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall November 16, 2012 "It's as if in the heat of performance part of Hamelin remains perfectly cool and all-seeing, weighing each chord and line, the fingers perfectly obedient to the brain."
– The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Program:
HAYDN: String Quartet in D Major, Opus 76 no. 5
SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D804, "Rosamunde"
SHOSTOKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, Opus 57 | Celebrity Series of Boston | 11/16/12 | Boston |
Midori, violinPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall November 4, 2012 Touring in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of her concert debut, Midori is a violinist at the peak of her powers.
“Many soloists today have masterly technique, but few conjure such searing intensity seemingly out of nowhere [as does Midori] … a supremely well-made instrument was being played at the very edge of its envelope” – The New York Times | Celebrity Series of Boston | 11/04/12 | Boston |
Jazz Show/Jam with Kaoruko and FriendsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 29-October 30, 2012 The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the "jammers" who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
Kaoruko comes from Tokyo where she worked in the nightclubs... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 05/29/12-
10/30/12 | Framingham |
What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow and Judith Gordon, piano duo Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall October 28, 2012 Rob Kapilow and pianist Judith Gordon dissect and perform the rarely heard piano version of one of the earliest independent sets of variations for orchestra, Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn for Two Pianos.
“You could practically see the light bulbs going on above people’s heads ... [Kapilow’s] audience could decipher the music in a new, deeper way. It was the total opposite of passive listening.” –Philadelphia... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 10/28/12 | Boston |
Pacifica String Quartet with Anthony McGill, clarinetPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall October 24, 2012 “When we began our conversations with the Longy School of Music about our new collaboration on a debut series, the Pacifica String Quartet was an obvious choice for all of us. The Pacifica’s are well loved in the Longy community, having been the quartet-in-residence at the school for three years. We have also invited Anthony McGill, the principal clarinetist for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, to join the quartet, and also commissioned a new piece by composer Keeril Makan to... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 10/24/12 | Cambridge |
Chick Corea & Gary Burton Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall October 21, 2012 Hot House Tour with the Harlem String Quartet
The long-standing partnership between these two musical pioneers continues to grow and flourish. In this performance, Chick Corea and Gary Burton will perform material from their new album Hot House, exploring their unique takes on “standards” by composers from Kurt Weill and Antonio Carlos Jobim to Thelonious Monk and Lennon & McCartney. The duo also adds the Harlem String Quartet, expanding their remarkable... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 10/21/12 | Boston |
Asia: 30th Anniversary TourPresented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre October 18, 2012 Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where it remained No.1 for nine consecutive weeks), the legendary British classic rock band returns with a brand new studio album, a 30th Anniversary edition of their debut album, 2 DVDs, and a world tour that includes UK, Europe, Japan and America.
ASIA will release their new studio album “XXX” (pronounced Triple X) on Frontiers Records on June 29th in Europe and... | The Wilbur Theatre | 10/18/12 | Boston |
Chris MacDonald's Memories of Elvis in ConcertPresented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre October 6, 2012 As the only tribute artist hired by Elvis Presley Enterprises to perform at Graceland's Heartbreak Hotel, Chris MacDonald brings back the memories of an All-American Legend in a truly dynamic multi-media performance complete with costumes, back up singer’s dancers, high-energy concert band and special guest star Rock-n-Roll hall of Famer D.J Fontana, Elvis’s original drummer. Join us for this Rockin tribute celebrating the life and music of one of the greatest entertainers and pop culture... | The Hanover Theatre | 10/06/12 | Worcester |
Daniil Trifonov, pianoPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall October 5, 2012 “In the past year alone, Daniil Trifonov has won the Grand Prix of 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Artur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. He has also won the admiration of critics worldwide, and many of the masters of piano, including Martha Argerich and Emanuel Ax. I’m certain his is a name we will hear many times in the future, and we will always recall the magic we experienced when Trifonov made his Boston debut in the intimate setting of... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 10/05/12 | Cambridge |
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