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Great American Song

PATTI LUPONE MATTERS OF THE HEART Chris Fenwick, Musical Director with The Four Play String Quartet FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 8PM & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 8PM Electrifying performances of love songs by composers ranging from theater greats Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim to such contemporary songwriters as Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Brian Wilson, Judy Collins, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell and Cyndi Lauper.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $45–$85 (Stars $40.50–$76.50)

MARVIN HAMLISCH

Ethan Hill

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 8PM In this intimate evening, Hamlisch performs many of his own classics from Broadway hits like A Chorus Line and films including The Way We Were, The Sting, Sophie’s Choice and more, sharing stories from his Oscar, Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Pulitzer Prize-winning career.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $35–$75 (Stars $31.50–$67.50)

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101 Years of Broadway

Ron Elkman

Stephanie Strasburg

Marvin Hamlisch

NEIL BERG’S 101 YEARS OF BROADWAY SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 7PM All new show! Direct from New York, a cast of five Broadway stars recreates moments from the greatest musicals of the century, from such current hits as Jersey Boys, Wicked and Mamma Mia to the classics of Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Cole Porter and more.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$65 (Stars $22.50–$58.50)

Patti LuPone

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all in Strathmore’s season-long exploration of the violin and its impact on American music, from classical and Celtic beginnings to contemporary composers.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 8PM Mixing his signature percussive fiddle style with digital loops and effects, the Grammy-nominated fiddler builds each show layer by layer in real time in front of the audience. A one-of-akind experience!

MANSION Tickets $15 (Stars $13.50)

Casey Driessen

JENNIFER KOH, VIOLIN “BACH AND BEYOND”

MARK O’CONNOR: AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 & THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 7:30PM This two-performance adventure examines the essential influences of Bach on composers through the centuries. The November 14 performance begins and ends with Bach Partitas, embracing works by Ysaye, Saariaho and Salonen. The February 28 concert mixes works by contemporary American composers Anna Clyne and Missy Mazzoli with Bach’s Sonata No. 1 in G minor, the Partita No. 1 in B minor and Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27) per concert

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 8PM Growing up in the O’Connor musical household, Christmas time was a wondrous mixture of Christmas carols and traditional American music—and that is the spirit of An Appalachian Christmas. Share a celebration hailed as “a model of intelligence, heart and soul” (Los Angeles Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$55 (Stars $22.50–$49.50)

Jennifer Koh

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Janette Beckman

CASEY DRIESSEN: THE SINGULARITY TOUR

Mark O’Connor

Storied Strings: The Violin In America

a symphony, the stomp and the shadows of bluegrass, the sizzle of jazz…and you can hear it

Jim McGuire

Violin, fiddle, whatever you call it, this most versatile of the string instruments fuels the soul of

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A FIDDLER’S FEAST FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 8PM Travel the journey of American music through the artistry of five acclaimed performers. Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas are together “a positive joy” (The Scotsman). The music of genre-bending Dirk Powell has been hailed as “charming, reeling, sparing, prayerful and propulsive” (The Washington Post). Fiddlers Jay Ungar and Molly Mason have won fame for their performances on Ken Burns’ The Civil War and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. “Simple and overwhelming…joyful and full of feeling” (Garrison Keillor).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $18–$42 (Stars $16.20–$37.80)

CARPE DIEM STRING QUARTET THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 7:30PM And now, for something completely different! This vibrant young quartet is committed to transforming the chamber music experience for its audiences, and to exploring lost or rarely heard music. Hear this innovative ensemble in the Washington area premiere of Korine Fujiwara’s Fiddle Suite Montana.

MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)

KRISTIN LEE, VIOLIN THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 7:30PM This 25-year-old violinist has won praise for her “rare stylistic aptness” and “mastery of tone and rare mood in a performer of any age” (The Strad). To her Strathmore debut she brings a vivid and varied program of works by William Bolcom, George Walker, Ryan Francis, Samuel Barber, John Corigliano and George Gershwin.

MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)

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Kristin Lee

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Storied Strings: The Violin In America Irene Young

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Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas

Fiddle Workshop With Alasdair Fraser THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 7–9PM Join in the fun for a fiddle and traditional music workshop with master Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser. String, woodwind, guitar and flute players welcome at all ability levels.

MANSION Tuition $15 (Stars $13.50)

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Elena Urioste, violin Piotr Gajewski, conductor

Chelsey Green

Stephanie Potter

Marian Anderson String Quartet

MARIAN ANDERSON STRING QUARTET

CHELSEY GREEN, VIOLIN

THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 7:30PM Discover a “big sound and bold theatricality” (Los Angeles Times) in a program of works by William Banfield, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Antonín Dvoˇrák, and spirituals arranged by Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 7:30PM STRATHMORE COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERE This multi-faceted performer and Strathmore Artist in Residence alumna is equally at home in classical, jazz, funk, soul and hip-hop, creating and championing original music that crosses genres to create its own new groove. In this return engagement, Chelsey Green will perform the world premiere of a new work by composer Robert Miller, commissioned by Strathmore.

MANSION Tickets $20 (Stars $18)

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 8PM Eminent violinist Elena Urioste brings her formidable talent to this concert featuring American works for violin, including Signs of Life II by the late Russell Peck and the world premiere of Two Lyric Pieces by Steven Gerber, one of America’s most accessible contemporary composers.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$84 No Stars discount available for this performance. Single tickets go on sale August 1.

Elena Urioste

Storied Strings: The Violin In America

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MORE VIOLIN HIGHLIGHTS! Natalie MacMaster, page 6 Aaron Weinstein Trio, page 13 Dates, times and artists subject to change.

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GEORGE WINSTON

NATALIE MACMASTER: CHRISTMAS IN CAPE BRETON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 8PM This is holiday cheer with a capital C, as Natalie invokes the traditions of her native Cape Breton with foottapping rave-ups, heart-wrenching ballads, and world-class step dancing combined with fiddling fireworks. “As congenial, funny and irresistible a host as you’re likely to find on a concert stage” (Plain Dealer, Cleveland).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 8PM Fans who’ve followed this uniquely gifted artist are as passionate about his music as he is, from his own compositions to his renditions of classics by the artists who inspire him, from Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces to the legendary rhythm and blues players of New Orleans. “Innovative, celebrated and accomplished, Winston is the real deal” (City Paper, Toledo).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$55 (Stars $25.20–$49.50)

Christopher McIallen

Joe del Tufo

Holiday

George Winston

Mark O’Connor

MARK O’CONNOR: AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 8PM See description on page 3.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$55 (Stars $22.50–$49.50)

Natalie MacMaster

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 4 & 8PM With its gorgeous, enveloping sound, awe-inspiring light show, and orchestrations that bring new energy and majesty to beloved Christmas classics, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been one of America’s favorite holiday celebrations for over 25 years.

“A holiday feast for the ears and eyes” (Huntsville Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$95 (Stars $22.50–$85.50)

Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 7:30PM Israeli-born Mia Pomerantz and Jorge Amaral are winning international acclaim for their performances of “masterful and poetic virtuosity; intensity of expression” (Il Messaggero Veneto). They will perform music by Franck, Handel, Albéniz and Ramirez.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

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MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS BY CHIP DAVIS

BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ ORCHESTRA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 3:30, 5:15 & 7:30PM Swing your holidays with this 17-piece big band, “an essential force for D.C. jazz” (City Paper), gathering together some of Washington’s best musicians.

Last season’s performances at Strathmore sold out in a heartbeat, so in true holiday gift-giving mode, Strathmore is bringing the big band back for three shows.

MANSION Tickets $25 (Stars $22.50)

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GUIDO’S EAR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 7:30PM This New York-based early music ensemble focuses on repertoire of the late Renaissance and early Baroque, a pivotal period in history when instrumental music emerged from the shadow of vocal music and came into its own. The sheer ingenuity of the music created during this period is breathtaking!

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

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Aviv Quartet

DALI QUARTET

GEORGE LI, PIANO

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 FAMILY AUDIENCE, 3PM: Music to make you dance! Explore Argentine tangos, Cuban boleros, Caribbean rumbas, Venezuelan joropos and more.

MANSION Tickets $18 (Stars $16.20)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 7:30PM When critics from The New York Times to the Boston Phoenix use terms like “sizzling” and “as virtuosic as Lang Lang,” you know you’re about to hear an artist with a brilliant future.

Discover this astonishing young star as he performs classics including the Beethoven “Waldstein” Sonata and works by Bach and Chopin.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 7:30PM Presented in partnership with the Israeli Embassy Discover “an ensemble that blends potent interpretative skills with technical precision. Every phrase has a purpose in the overall context; every detail emerges as a crucial element in the musical message” (Cleveland Plain Dealer). The quartet will perform works by Beethoven and Shostakovich.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

GENERAL AUDIENCE, 7:30PM: Hear an enticing mix of Latin American chamber music, including works by Amaya, Mendelssohn, Turina, Villa-Lobos and Piazzolla.

MANSION Tickets $32 (Stars $28.80)

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Christian Steiner

George Li

Christian Steiner

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Dali Quartet

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Mats BÑcker

MATTIAS JACOBSSON, CLASSICAL GUITAR

Mak Grgic

SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 4PM A lion of the keyboard, Maurizio Pollini stands tall among the legendary pianists: “his playing is powerful and precise, driven by a probing intellect and executed with steely, virtually infallible fingers” (The New York Times). Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of the world’s great artists in the acoustically ideal setting of the Strathmore Concert Hall.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $38–$78 (Stars $34.20–$70.20)

MAK GRGIC, GUITAR THURSDAY, MAY 9, 7:30PM This prize-winning 24-year-old Slovenian guitarist has won international praise from critics for his “brilliantly beautiful,” “extraordinary” and “flawless” performances. Hear Bach, Ravel, Debussy and Brahms in brilliant transcriptions for guitar, as well as works written for guitar by Albéniz and more.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

Maurizio Pollini

Cosimo Filippini

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 7:30PM This “fresh young player, a future force in the guitar world” (Classical Guitar magazine) has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in Sweden and across the United States, and performed live on NPR’s Performance Today. In his Strathmore debut, Jacobsson will perform the Bach Lute Suites, a dazzling showcase for his talent.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

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MAURIZIO POLLINI, PIANO

Marko Ocepek

Mattias Jacobsson

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World

Ballet Folklórico de Mexico

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 8PM Conjuring images from centuries of culture, from fierce Aztec Jaguar warriors to the brilliant-hued, ruffled swirl of a village fiesta, this internationally renowned company is a national treasure. “A captivating spectacle...The gorgeous costumes and breathtaking formations keep coming, dance after dance” (The New York Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$48 (Stars $25.20–$43.20)

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

Robert Hoffman

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 8PM The Grammy Award-winning troupe has toured the world many times over, and returns to Strathmore with a new show that includes music from their most recent, Grammynominated album, Songs From a Zulu Farm. Order early, last time the show sold out!

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$65 (Stars $22.50–$58.50)

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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FLAMENCO VIVO/ CARLOTA SANTANA LA PASIÓN FLAMENCA

JULIE FOWLIS: MUSIC OF THE SCOTTISH ISLES

En Shao, conductor Peng Peng, piano

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 8PM In a fiery new gift for Valentine’s Day, the internationally acclaimed company returns to Strathmore! “The dancers broke open like flames dancing along the stage, with outright fireworks for the tableaux finale…” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$55 (Stars $22.50–$49.50)

MONDAY, APRIL 15, 7 & 9PM Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis is set for global stardom thanks to a haunting lament in Pixar’s new animated epic, Brave. Discover a voice that can “transport you to another place, give you goose flesh and make magic out of thin air” (Evening Standard, London).

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 8PM Discover the “vital sound” (The Times, London) of this world-class orchestra in a program that includes works by Chinese composers Xia Guan, Chengzong Yin/Zhuang Liu and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$65 (Stars $22.50–$58.50)

World

CHINA NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Join a pre-concert lecture, Western Music in a Changing China, at 6:30PM in the Education Center, Room 402.

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Julie Fowlis

Michelle Fowlis

Flamenco Vivo/Carlota Santana

Lois Greenfield

China National Symphony Orchestra

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Angélique Kidjo

Dianne Reeves

PAT MCGEE BAND

SING THE TRUTH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 8PM “Northern Virginia’s McGee...looks like Brad Pitt, sings like James Taylor, sweats and struts like Springsteen.

You can’t deny McGee’s charisma” (The Washington Post). McGee brings a star-studded lineup including special guests from his high school alma mater’s band!

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $38 (Stars $34.20)

Angélique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright

KEB’ MO’ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 8PM Guitarist/singer/songwriter Keb’ Mo’ is fluidly virtuosic across the spectrum of music, from blues to jazz, soul, pop, gospel and beyond.

No matter what he plays, Keb’ Mo’s sound is “as honest and true as music can get…all concerts should be this way” (Albany Times-Union).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $28–$58 (Stars $25.20–$52.20)

Christian Lantry

Blues, Rock and Roots

Keb’ Mo’

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 8PM Angélique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright celebrate the legacies of legends Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln, Odetta and other great women of song. This starry evening’s lineup includes Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, James Genus, Romero Lubambo and percussionist Munyungo Jackson.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $38–$78 (Stars $34.20–$70.20) Join a pre-concert lecture, Legendary Black Women in the Music Industry: Then and Now, at 6:30PM in the Mansion’s Shapiro Music Room. Seating is limited on a first come/first served basis. Free with your concert ticket.

Pat McGee

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FRÉDÉRIC YONNET, URBAN JAZZ HARMONICIST THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 7:30PM With a sound that funks, rocks, grooves, sways and testifies, it’s little wonder this one-of-a-kind Strathmore Artist in Residence alumnus is in demand as a sideman for such stars as Stevie Wonder, Prince, Kenny G, Erykah Badu, India.Arie and John Legend. Yonnet’s fans are many and passionate, so tickets will fly for this intimate show.

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

Tia Fuller

TIA FULLER QUARTET THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 7:30PM “When Tia Fuller picks up her saxophone, the two become one and something amazing happens” (Monarch magazine). This bold young saxophonist is a member of superstar Beyonce’s all-female band and has appeared on Oprah Winfrey, Today, Good Morning America and the Grammy Awards.

MANSION Tickets $35 (Stars $31.50)

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Aaron Weinstein

Jazz

Stephanie Pistel

Frédéric Yonnet

AARON WEINSTEIN TRIO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 7:30PM Spectacularly gifted musically, this extraordinary young jazz violinist is also a born entertainer.

“Weinstein, habitually garbed as if about to address a Harvard class on economics, plays jazz fiddle like a demon, and he also demonstrates he’s the funniest guy with a fiddle since the hilarious Jack Benny” (Village Voice).

MANSION Tickets $30 (Stars $27)

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Mary Oliver

A STATE OF THE UNION CONVERSATION: FRAN LEBOWITZ AND FRANK RICH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 8PM “Feisty, funny” cultural satirist Fran Lebowitz (Variety) and “impressive writer and thinker” Frank Rich (The New York Times) engage in a live, onstage conversation around current themes as the presidential election race roars on— discussing what is at stake and much more.

This is an evening you will talk and think about long after the lights have gone out.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $45–$70 (Stars $40.50–$63)

Rob Howard

Billy Collins

Steven Kovich

Frank Rich

Danny Kim

People Are Talking

Fran Lebowitz

BILLY COLLINS & MARY OLIVER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 3PM “Luring his readers into the poem with humor, [former U.S. Poet Laureate] Billy Collins leads them unwittingly into deeper, more serious places, a kind of journey from the familiar to quirky to unexpected territory, sometimes tender, often profound” (The New York Times). “The gift of [Pulitzer Prize winner] Mary Oliver’s poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable” (The Boston Globe).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $45–$75 (Stars $40.50–$67.50)

Anne Fishbein

A NIGHT WITH DAVID SEDARIS

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 8PM More than seven million copies of his books, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames, have been sold; now hear David Sedaris weave his meandering tales live. “Sedaris’ droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentrics who inhabit the world’s crevices make him one of the greatest humorists writing today” (Chicago Tribune).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $48–$58 (Stars $43.20–$52.20) David Sedaris

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TAP DOGS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 4 & 8PM The hottest show on legs! Set on a construction site in a steelworks town, this ingeniously high-energy show sends its performers tapping upside down, through water and jumping through scaffolding, a thrillingly fast-paced spectacle that’s part theater, part rock concert, and all amazing. “A high-voltage hell of a good time” (Time Out, New York) MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$52 (Stars $22.50–$46.80)

Tap Dogs

Luma Theater

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 8PM The most fun you’ve ever had in the dark! This spectacular show entrances audiences with its inspired, whimsical, funny and awe-inspiring creations of light, “bedazzling, truly magical...turns an audience of adults into a bedlam of kids!” (San Francisco Chronicle).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $20–$40 (Stars $18–$36)

Cirque Ziva

VOCA PEOPLE

CIRQUE ZIVA

VOCA PEOPLE

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 8PM Created by the artistic director of the fabled Golden Dragon Acrobats, Danny Chang, this new troupe displays gravity-defying acrobatics with sleek, colorful costumes and evocative lighting. “Powerful music, simple themes, and explosive choreography that transcends culture—an absolute joy in exploring the full potential of the human body” (NYTheatre.com).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$45 (Stars $22.50–$40.50)

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 8PM Jimmy Fallon called this Off-Broadway hit “the coolest show EVER!” This Israel-based company has taken New York by storm, and now brings to Strathmore its theatrically quirky, musically astonishing display. Mixing flawlessly sung a cappella harmonies with amazing beat-box simulations of every kind of instrument, VOCA PEOPLE transform music from Beethoven’s Fifth to Madonna, Queen and Dolly Parton.

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$65 (Stars $22.50–$58.50)

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That’s Entertainment!

LUMA THEATER

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UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN

CAMERON CARPENTER FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 8PM This brilliant young artist makes headlines like “Not Your Grandma’s Organist” (The Wall Street Journal).

Discover “one of the rare musicians who changes the game of his instrument...a smasher of cultural and classical music taboos. He is technically the most accomplished organist I have ever witnessed...

And most important of all, the most musical.” (The Los Angeles Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $25–$40 (Stars $22.50–$36)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2PM

Anarchic, funny, and mind-bogglingly versatile, this virtuosic “orchestra” takes on and transforms iconic works from Beethoven to The Who to Isaac Hayes. “There are lots of yuks in ukes: physical comedy, pun-filled banter between songs and stacks of fleeting musical allusions within each piece keep the orchestra’s show lively” (The New York Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $18–$48 (Stars $16.20–$43.20)

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: AN EVENING WITH KATHLEEN BATTLE

Cyrus Chestnut, piano Heritage Signature Chorale Stanley Thurston, director SATURDAY, MAY 18, 8PM In this moving evening, Kathleen Battle and acclaimed pianist Cyrus Chestnut explore music that expressed the suffering and salvation of enslaved Africans as they found their way to freedom. “The songs coursed from expressions of human desperation early on to spiritual realization (‘Over My Head’), transcendence (‘Ride Up in the Chariot’) and, ultimately, joy (‘Let Us Break Bread Together’)” (Los Angeles Times).

MUSIC CENTER Tickets $55–$95 (Stars $49.50–$85.50)

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Cameron Carpenter

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Kathleen Battle

Michael Hart

Classical Crossover

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

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Frédéric Yonnet, Urban Jazz Harmonicist

Thursday, September 27, 7:30PM

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Pat McGee Band

Friday, September 28, 8PM

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Ballet Folklórico de México

Wednesday, October 3, 8PM

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Patti LuPone, Matters of the Heart

Friday, October 5, 8PM Saturday, October 6, 8PM

Music Center

Duo Amaral

Friday, October 12, 7:30PM

Mansion

Guido’s Ear

Thursday, October 18, 7:30PM

Mansion

A State Of The Union Conversation: Fran Lebowitz and Frank Rich

Friday, October 19, 8PM

Music Center

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Saturday, October 20, 2PM

Music Center

A Night with David Sedaris

Tuesday, October 23, 8PM

Music Center

Casey Driessen: The Singularity Tour

Friday, October 26, 8PM

Mansion

Dali Quartet

Sunday, October 28, 3PM (Family Audience) & 7:30PM (General Audience)

Mansion

Billy Collins & Mary Oliver

Sunday, October 28, 3PM

Music Center

Keb’ Mo’

Saturday, November 3, 8PM

Music Center

Jennifer Koh, violin “Bach And Beyond” Part I

Wednesday, November 14, 7:30PM

Mansion

Tia Fuller Quartet

Thursday, November 15, 7:30PM

Mansion

Tap Dogs

Saturday, November 24, 4 & 8PM

Music Center

George Winston

Wednesday, December 5, 8PM

Music Center

Natalie MacMaster: Christmas In Cape Breton

Thursday, December 6, 8PM

Music Center

Mark O’Connor: An Appalachian Christmas

Thursday, December 13, 8PM

Music Center

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis

Saturday, December 15, 4 & 8PM

Music Center

Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra

Sunday, December 16, 3:30, 5:15 & 7:30PM

Mansion

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Friday, January 11, 8PM Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Music Center

George Li, piano

Saturday, January 12, 7:30PM

Mansion

Carpe Diem String Quartet

Thursday, January 17, 7:30PM

Mansion

Sing The Truth Angélique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright

Tuesday, January 22, 8PM

Music Center

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Friday, January 25, 8PM

Music Center

China National Symphony Orchestra

Friday, February 1, 8PM

Music Center

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Thursday, February 7, 7:30PM

Mansion

Flamenco Vivo/Carlota Santana La Pasión Flamenca

Thursday, February 14, 8PM

Music Center

Aviv Quartet

Thursday, February 21, 7:30PM

Mansion

Luma Theater

Saturday, February 23, 8PM

Music Center

Jennifer Koh, violin “Bach And Beyond” Part II

Thursday, February 28, 7:30PM

Mansion

National Philharmonic: Elena Urioste, violin

Saturday, March 2, 8PM

Music Center

Cirque Ziva

Thursday, March 7, 8PM

Music Center

Marvin Hamlisch

Saturday, March 16, 8PM

Music Center

Mattias Jacobsson, guitar

Thursday, March 21, 7:30PM

Mansion

Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway

Sunday, March 24, 7PM

Music Center

Kristin Lee, violin

Thursday, April 4, 7:30PM

Mansion

Cameron Carpenter

Friday, April 12, 8PM

Music Center

Maurizio Pollini, piano

Sunday, April 14, 4PM

Music Center

Julie Fowlis: Music of the Scottish Isles

Monday, April 15, 7 & 9PM

Mansion

VOCA PEOPLE

Thursday, April 18, 8PM

Music Center

Marian Anderson String Quartet

Thursday, April 25, 7:30PM

Mansion

Chelsey Green, violin

Thursday, May 2, 7:30PM

Mansion

Mak Grgic, guitar

Thursday, May 9, 7:30PM

Mansion

Underground Railroad: An Evening with Kathleen Battle

Saturday, May 18, 8PM

Music Center

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