Performance Calendar

Before the opening performance by Martha Graham Dance Company on Friday, November 22, let's get together to discuss Deborah Jowitt's 2024 biography of one of the most fascinating and game-changing figures in American cultural history. No dancers or other personnel from the company will be in attendance, but we'll head over to the performance with a new appreciation of Graham's ideas and her place in history.

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.  

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.  

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. 

As the 100th Anniversary year of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue comes to a close, Rob Kapilow—author, pianist, composer, conductor, and NPR contributor—returns to highlight the rarely heard original version, written for piano and jazz big band. 

Race and Song was born in 2020 out of a deep bond and nearly 30-year friendship between veteran musicians and storytelling troubadours Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock. Together in musical conversation, the two musicians from different backgrounds explore complex issues of race, class, gender, and history.

Boston’s Rasa String Quartet finds their niche in the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect. In this Stringfest concert, the Rasa Quartet coaches and performs two folk songs alongside young strings players from Boston Music Project, City Strings United, and Project STEP. 

London’s Kingdom Choir captured the world’s attention when they sang at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. With just one performance, the gospel choir wowed a global audience, and achieved a new level of fame and renown. As they perform all over Britain and the world, the group’s foundational values shine through, keeping them committed to each other and to sharing their talents with delighted audiences. 

In this 2009 book that blends self-improvement and music appreciation, Wynton Marsalis draws upon lessons and wisdom from a life in jazz to help us answer some big questions about, among other things, the balance of individual expression and sacrifice for the good of the group. Mr. Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are not involved in this event in any way and will not be present. The event will be hosted on Zoom.

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.