Recital Series

Emerson String Quartet
Emanuel Ax, piano

PURCELL Chacony in G minor
Sarah Kirkland SNIDER Drink the Wild Ayre (Co-commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director; through the generous support of Music Accord, a consortium of nine presenters nationwide - www.musicaccord.org)
SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat, Op. 133
Intermission
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Chris Thile, mandolin and vocals

Chris THILE ATTENTION! A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra (World Premiere, co-commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director; Virginia Arts Festival/Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, The Knights, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Louisville Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Boston Symphony Orchestra commission is through the generous support of the New Works Fund established by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.)
BARTÓK, Arr. Alex FORTES Romanian Folk Dances
 Michael P. Atkinson, conductor
Intermission
Jessie MONTGOMERY Source Code, for strings
ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1

Julia Bullock, classical singer
John Arida, piano

Program to include songs by SCHUBERT, WOLF, WEILL, Billie HOLIDAY, and Nina SIMONE

Philharmonia Baroque
Richard Egarr, conductor and harpsichord
Aria Umezawa, stage director
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Acis)
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano (Galatea)
Dashon Burton, bass (Polyphemus)
Isaiah Bell, tenor (Damon)
Daniel Moody, countertenor (ensemble)

HANDEL Acis and Galatea (1718 version)

Sung in English

Gates open at 6:30pm

Danish String Quartet

SCHUBERT String Quartet in A minor, D.804, Rosamunde
Intermission
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Rituals
SCHUBERT Gretchen am Spinnrade, D.118 (arr. Danish String Quartet)

Gates open at 6:30pm

The Aaron Diehl Trio
Aaron Diehl, piano
Aaron Kimmel, drums
David Wong, bass

Pianist Aaron Diehl and colleagues present a jazz program that includes Sir Roland Hanna’s 24 Preludes.

Gates open at 6:30pm

Alisa Weilerstein, project creator, performer
Elkhanah Pulitzer, director
Seth Reiser, scenic and lighting designer
Carlos Soto, costume designer
Hanako Yamaguchi, artistic producer/advisor

FRAGMENTS 2

In Alisa Weilerstein’s groundbreaking, multi-year performance series FRAGMENTS, new music by compelling composers of our time meets the timeless beauty of Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites in an immersive, multi-sensory experience. Within each FRAGMENT, movements from a single Bach suite are integrated with new commissions to make an original emotional arc. Enhanced by lighting and scenic architecture, the music is performed without pauses or printed program details, creating an atmosphere of enchantment, adventure, and discovery reimagining traditional classical concert conventions.

Gates open at 6:30pm

Bruce Liu, piano

RAMEAU Six Pieces
BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, Waldstein
CHOPIN Trois Nouvelles Études, Op. Posth.
Intermission
CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
KAPUSTIN Variations, Op. 41

Gates open at 6:30pm

Kelli O’Hara, vocalist
Dan Lipton, piano

Kelli O’Hara is one of the most gloriously gifted and versatile vocal and dramatic talents of any era, with a Tony award for her star turn in the New York revival of The King and I, as well as GRAMMY, Emmy, and Olivier nominations for her wide-ranging work.
Join Ms. O’Hara for a night of beloved Broadway classics and personal stories in the intimate setting of Ozawa Hall.

Tonight’s performance by Kelli O’Hara is supported by Nancy and Jay Nichols.

Gates open at 6:30pm

Emanuel Ax, piano
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Symphony No. 4 (trans. Shai Wosner)
Intermission
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat, Op. 97, Archduke

Tonight’s performance is supported by Jerry Nelson and also by Ed Wacks, in memory of Linda Wacks.

Gates open at 5:30pm