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Celebrating their 20th Anniversary as a duo, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan present a program drawn from the earliest years of their collaboration. 

Khan draws inspiration from diverse cultures that engage in these sacred practices across the globe.

One of the world’s preeminent koto performers and composers, Yumi Kurosawa continually redefines the possibilities of her instrument. 

Her trio, uniting violin, percussion and koto, performs Kurosawa’s original music that bridges these distinct instruments with remarkable cohesion. Expanding the koto’s expressive range, the program pairs exhilarating new works with compelling reinterpretations from her repertoire, revealing a vibrant musical dialogue rich in color, texture and shared discovery. 

Hearing Beethoven’s symphonies performed on period instruments in the majestic acoustic environment of Jackson Hall is an opportunity to truly step back in time. 

Led by music director Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations creates vital interpretations of two of Beethoven's most groundbreaking orchestral works, the heroic third and iconic fifth, as audiences may have experienced them two centuries ago. 

Grammy Award–winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion joins groundbreaking electronic composer and performer Jlin for a genre-defying melodic celebration of rhythm and melody.  

Jlin’s percussion-driven polyrhythms inspire and converse with TCP’s contemporary classical roots, uniting electronic and acoustic forces in a shared musical landscape. This meeting of two musical worlds is much greater than the sum of these remarkable musical forces – it’s a joyous act of discovery and creation.

Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire creates work that transcends genre, weaving threads of jazz, hip hop, contemporary classical music, and spoken word into compositions that are as poetic and graceful as they are bold.

Akinmusire studied at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles, where he was mentored by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard. Named Best Trumpet in the DownBeat Critics Poll for eight consecutive years, he has earned a reputation as one of the most vital composers of his generation. 

Guitar innovators Charlie Hunter and Ella Feingold join forces for an evening of musical conversation. 

Hunter, renowned for his custom seven- and eight-string guitars, weaves bass lines, melody and harmony into a single, seamless voice. Feingold, whose dynamic career includes work with Silk Sonic, The Roots, Erykah Badu and many others, is celebrated for her command of rhythm guitar, fluid groove and groundbreaking inverted tuning approach, bringing her own distinctive edge to the exchange. 

After a lifetime devoted to climate activism, internationally renowned environmentalists David Suzuki and Tara Cullis take to the stage in an intimate and inspiring theatre experience. 

A rare behind-the-scenes look at a life shaped by deep love, commitment, and the courage to act; they reflect on their extraordinary 50-year partnership in life and work.  

Acclaimed pianist and composer Isaiah J. Thompson offers a heartwarming holiday season gift with A Guaraldi Holiday.

 Vince Guaraldi’s compositions for Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts specials including the timeless A Charlie Brown Christmas, served as both an introduction to jazz and a childhood soundtrack for generations. Thompson brings his own nostalgic yet refreshingly personal perspective to these enduring classics.  

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is a musical democracy, proving for over fifty years what happens when exceptional artists gather with total trust in each other and faith in the creative process. 

This same spirit informs their collaborations, like this exceptional program with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. Mozart’s final piano concert, so filled with warmth, serenity and melodic beauty, will be the centerpiece of a remarkable evening of music missing only one thing: a conductor!