2016/17 Bravo!

B R AV O !

ANNUAL MAGAZINE THE 2016–2017 SEASON IN REVIEW

In 2016-2017, Celebrity Series performances and programs reached 463,041 people –on stages, in schools, on streets, everywhere!

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ARTISTS

VENUES

STREET PIANOS LOCATIONS

COVER PHOTO: Street Pianos Boston 2016 (58 of 60 pianos shown). Photos: Robert Torres.

CELEBRITY SERIES AT A GLANCE

MISSION:

To present world-class performing artists who inspire and enrich our community.

VISION:

We believe in the power of excellence and innovation in the performing arts to enrich life experience, transform lives, and build better communities. We envision a community of Greater Boston where the performing arts are a valued, lifelong, shared experience – on stages, in schools, at homes – everywhere.

FOUNDED: 1938

2016-2017 SEASON

Annual Operating Budget: $6 6M

Endowment: $5 6 M

Number of performances: 57

Performance attendees: 53,192

Number of community events: 215

Community participants: 9,849

Street Pianos participants: 400,000

2016-2017 JAZZ SERIES SPONSORS: DONNA & MIKE EGAN

AZIZA: Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Lionel Loueke, Obed Calvaire

MAY 6, 2017 • SANDERS THEATRE

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DEAR FRIENDS,

WELCOME TO BRAVO!, OUR OVERVIEW OF CELEBRITY SERIES’ 78th SEASON.

This was a season of many highlights, starting with the return of Street Pianos Boston. For 18 days in the fall of 2016, Celebrity Series placed sixty decorated pianos in public outdoor spaces in every Boston neighborhood and Cambridge for people to encounter, play and enjoy. Each piano featured the simple invitation: “Play Me, I’m Yours.” This project is a direct manifestation of our vision that the arts are for everyone.

Our Arts for All! program brought the joy of live performance to Boston communities throughout the year with more free concerts, residencies, workshops and demonstrations than ever before.

The season was filled with great performances from well-known luminaries to future stars in the making. We presented the third season of Stave Sessions, our mini-festival of new, contemporary artists. We continue to attract new households to our audiences and our donor base grew for a fourth consecutive year. Thanks to your generous support and a vibrant audience, Celebrity Series posted another modest operating surplus, our third in a row.

As another season approaches, we remain deeply grateful to our Board of Directors and Overseers, our donors and audiences, and to all who support the performing arts in Boston.

We look forward to seeing you at a performance this season. With gratitude,

Joshua Boger

Gary Dunning Chair, Board of Directors President & Executive Director

2016 –17 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER

SIR SIMON RATTLE, CONDUCTOR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016 • SYMPHONY HALL

SPONSORED BY

& FRANK PAO, AND BELINDA & HENRI TERMEER

JOSHUA BOGER AND SARA ROBINSON

BELINDA TERMEER AND FRIENDS ELEANOR & FRANK PAO WITH SIR SIMON RATTLE

ANNUAL CIRCLE DINNER

GARY DUNNING WITH SIR SIMON RATTLE

JESSICA LANG DANCE

GRAHAM WRIGHT, ADRIENNE PETRILLO, DANIELA

PLOTKIN, AND SARAH LONG HOLLAND

PAUL & BETTINA HENDERSON, SUSIE BONAKDARPOUR,

DANIELS

PRISCILLA ROJAS

& LESLIE APPLEBY, LAURA HENDERSON

ANDREA HOFF JESSICA LANG COMPANY DANCERS

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

IVÁN FISCHER, CONDUCTOR

RICHARD GOODE, PIANO SOLOIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2017 • SYMPHONY HALL

SPONSORED BY ZACHARY HAROUTUNIAN AND THE GARBIS & ARMINÉ BARSOUMIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, IN LOVING MEMORY OF GARBIS BARSOUMIAN, and by GABOR GARAI, HUNGARIAN CONSUL GENERAL AND THE HUNGARIAN SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS

ANNUAL BOARD OF OVERSEERS RECEPTION

PERRY, STEPHEN PERRY AND OLIVER RADFORD

SAM & GRETCHEN SHUBROOKS AND MELODY PAO

IVÁN FISCHER, ZACHARY HAROUTUNIAN AND ALEX SENCHAK & RUMENA MANOLOVA SENCHAK

YO-YO MA – EDGAR MEYER –CHRIS THILE, THE BACH TRIOS

APRIL 21, 2017 • SYMPHONY HALL

SPONSORED BY LESLIE & HOWARD APPLEBY AND

SPONSOR'S CIRCLE RECEPTION

SPONSORED BY ZACHARY HAROUTUNIAN AND THE GARBIS & ARMINÉ BARSOUMIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, IN LOVING MEMORY OF GARBIS BARSOUMIAN

CHRIS THILE, LESLIE APPLEBY, YO-YO MA, HOWARD APPLEBY AND EDGAR MEYER

YO-YO MA, SANGEETA & SANJAY VERMA CYRENA MUSSET, JANET TOBIN AND CHRIS THILE

ALISON VIEHBACHER, YO-YO MA, BELINDA & HENRI TERMEER AND CHRIS VIEHBACHER

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH

CELEBRATING THE ART OF ELEGANCE

APRIL 30, 2017 • SYMPHONY HALL

BILL

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER

APRIL 27-30, 2017 • BOCH CENTER WANG THEATRE

2016-2017 ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER RESIDENCY

Building on 20 years of meaningful connections, Celebrity Series brought 3 dancers from AAADT to the Cotting School, Henderson Lower School & Kennedy Day School to conduct workshops designed for children with special needs.

SPONSORED BY THE PEABODY FOUNDATION

CELEBRITY SOCIETY EVENT

NOVEMBER 20, 2016 • SYMPHONY HALL

SPONSORED BY

MARCH 19, 2017 • SYMPHONY HALL

SPONSORED BY

MARCH 26, 2017 • NEC’S JORDAN HALL

SPONSORED BY DOROTHY & STEPHEN WEBER

KODO DADAN 2017

DAVID SEDARIS

PAUL LEWIS, PIANO

“Stave Sessions and the Debut Series at Longy provide a wonderful opportunity to present young artists at the start of their careers and expose Boston audiences to the next generation of outstanding performers.”

–GARY DUNNING Celebrity Series President & Executive Director

EMERGING TALENT DEBUT SERIES

LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF BARD COLLEGE, PICKMAN HALL

2016-2017 DEBUT SERIES

SOL GABETTA, CELLO AND BERTRAND CHAMAYOU, PIANO

COLIN CURRIE, PERCUSSION

IGOR LEVIT, PIANO

VOCES8

ESCHER STRING QUARTET

SPONSORED BY HARRIET & DAVID GRIESINGER AND LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF BARD COLLEGE

SOL GABETTA, CELLO AND BERTRAND CHAMAYOU, PIANO

STAVE SESSIONS

MARCH 21–24, 2017 • BERKLEE’S 160 MASS. AVE.

STAVE SESSIONS ARTISTS:

yMUSIC

MELISSA ALDANA

DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY

TIGUE AND INNOV GNAWA

SPONSORED BY SUSAN AND MICHAEL THONIS

MARGARET EAGLE AND ELI RAPOPORT

JANET AND RON ZWANZIGER BARR FOUNDATION

WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CARLISS BALDWIN AND RANDOLPH HAWTHORNE, YUKIKO UENO AND ERAN EGOZY, DEBRA AND MICHAEL RAIZMAN, AND MARYLEN STERNWEILER

CELEBRITY

SHINE! ON THE HARBOR GALA

APRIL 8, 2017 • THE LOFT AT THE INNOVATION & DESIGN BUILDING

STEPHANIE L. BROWN AND SUSAN THONIS, CO-CHAIRS

This glittering evening on the harbor featured riveting performances from guitarist Kaki King and song & dance group Body Music and an after-party with Bridgman Packer’s interactive Video Playground.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS WHO MADE THIS EVENING SHINE!

DIAMOND SPONSORS

Leslie

Stephanie

Donna

Eleanor

PLATINUM

Adrianne

Yvette

Drs.

ARTS FOR ALL!

CELEBRITY SERIES’ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Cultivating tomorrow’s artists and audiences

• TAKE YOUR SEAT – Access for 4,000+ children, students and families to attend performances

• PUBLIC PERFORMANCE ART PROJECTS – City-wide public performance art projects

• NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS – Community-based concerts and arts engagement programs

• ARTIST CONNECTIONS – World-class artists teaching and inspiring youth

ARTS FOR ALL! AT A GLANCE: PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: 215

PARTICIPANTS: 9,849

STREET PIANOS PARTICIPANTS: 400,000

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: 153

PARTICIPATING TOWNS AND NEIGHBORHOODS: 26

ARTIST CONNECTIONS

ARTISTS CONNECTIONS AT A GLANCE:

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: 25

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: 13

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: 16 ARTISTIC ENSEMBLES COMPRISED OF 53 WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS

PARTICIPANTS: 1,509

Artists Connections extends unparalleled access to world-class artists to students from elementary through conservatory levels and audiences in post-performance artist talks. Master-classes, lecture demonstrations, and interactive workshops, provide opportunities for participants to interact with and learn directly from Celebrity Series main-stage artists in intimate settings.

ARTIST CONNECTIONS ARTISTS

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

Che Malambo

Colin Currie, percussion

Escher String Quartet

Jessica Lang Dance

Igor Levit, piano

Imogen Cooper, piano

Kristin Chenoweth L.A. Dance Project

Philharmonia Quartett Berlin

Rob Kapilow

Sol Gabetta, cello

Sydney Dance Company

Vertigo Dance Company

VOCES8

PERFORMANCES OFFERED ON TAKE YOUR SEAT DURING THE 2016-2017 SEASON:

Aaron Diehl with Cécile McLorin Salvant

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Aoife O'Donovan, Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge

AZIZA: Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Lionel Loueke, & Obed Calvaire

Béla Fleck and Victor Wooten

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

Berliner Philharmoniker

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Che Malambo

Chucho Valdés and Joe Lovano

Colin Currie

Danish String Quartet

David Sedaris

Emerson String Quartet

Escher String Quartet

Hilary Hahn and Robert Levin

Ian Bostridge and Thomas Adès

Imogen Cooper

Jazz 100

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Jessica Lang Dance

KODO Dadan 2017

Kristin Chenoweth in Concert

L.A. Dance Project

Marc-André Hamelin

Natalie Dessay w/ Philippe Cassard

Noam Pikelny and Anaïs Mitchell

Paul Lewis

Philharmonia Quartett Berlin

Regina Carter "Simply Ella"

Roomful of Teeth with A Far Cry

Sanam Marvi

Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou

SOL GABETTA TEACHING MASTERCLASS TO LONGY STUDENT

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS

Neighborhood Arts brings the joy of live performance to people of all ages and abilities, drawing deeply upon partnerships with community organizations to activate neighborhoods with a rich and varied array of opportunities.

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING, WHOSE GENEROSITY SUPPORTS ARTS FOR ALL!

Leslie & Howard Appleby

Allston Piano Moving Company

The Garbis & Arminé Barsoumian Charitable Foundation

Barr Foundation

Amy & Joshua Boger

Boston Cultural Council

The Boston Foundation

Stephanie L. Brown Foundation

Suzanne Marcus Collins Foundation

Amy & Ethan d’Ablemont Burnes

Downtown Boston Business Improvement District

Donna & Mike Egan

First Republic Bank

Fuller Foundation

Gabor Garai & Susan Pravda

Harriet & David Griesinger

Zachary R. Haroutunian

The Innovation and Design Bldg.

Paul L. King

Klarman Family Foundation

Liberty Mutual Foundation

Massachusetts Cultural Council

National Endowment for the Arts

New England Foundation for the Arts

John David Ober

Eleanor & Frank Pao

Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation

The Peabody Foundation

Cynthia & John S. Reed Foundation

Stifler Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Henri Termeer

Michael & Susan Thonis

Tufts Health Plan

Sanjay & Sangeeta Verma

Nancy Richmond Winsten

Anonymous

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS AT A GLANCE:

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: 107

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: 53

9 ENSEMBLES COMPRISED OF 53 LOCAL ARTISTS

6 NEIGHBORHOODS PARTICIPANTS: 6,387

ENGAGING LOCAL ARTISTS

Neighborhood Arts artists are a diverse group of locally-based ensembles experienced in working with youth and committed to community engagement.

CREATING COMMUNITY

Based in Dorchester, Hyde-Park, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury and the South End, Neighborhood Arts engaged 53 community partners from local arts and social service organizations, schools, community centers, and more.

ACTIVATING NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES

Neighborhood Arts featured 107 free events, including interactive workshops, residencies, and community concerts in neighborhood venues.

WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES

Neighborhood Arts partners were invited to attend Celebrity Series main stage performances free of charge.

2016-2017 NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ARTISTS

JEAN APPOLON EXPRESSIONS (HAITIAN DANCE)

JORGE ARCE (AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE)

YO-EL CASSELL (CONTEMPORARY DANCE)

SANDEEP DAS (TABLA)

RYAN EDWARDS (COMPOSER-PERCUSSION)

FEDERATOR NO. 1 (AFRO-BEAT BAND)

SHAW PONG LIU (COMPOSER-VIOLIN-ERHU)

MASARY STUDIOS (PERCUSSION-VIDEO PROJECTION)

GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE (WORLD MUSIC)

VERÓNICA ROBLES MARIACHI ENSEMBLE

SOL Y CANTO (PAN-LATIN)

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PARTNERS (* = NEW IN 2016-2017)

Boston Arts Academy

Boston City Singers

Boston City-Wide String Orchestra

Boston Community Leadership Academy*

Boston Home*

Boston Public Schools Performing Arts Department

Boston Renaissance Charter School*

BridgeBoston Charter School*

Central Boston Elder Services

Chittick Elementary School

Church of the Holy Spirit, Mattapan

City Connects

City Strings United

Codman Square Health Center (Great Hall)*

Lab Charter School* Department of Children and Families* Dimock Health Center* Henderson Inclusion K-12 School

Hernández K-8 School

Hibernian Hall

Hurley K-8 School

Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción* Lena Park Community Center* Madison Park Development Corporation

Mattapan Cultural Arts Development*

Mattapan Teen Center

Mildred Avenue Community Center* Pine Street Inn*

Roslindale Community Center Roxbury Innovation Center*

Salvation Army Kroc Center*

St. Mark Parish (Dorchester)*

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, South End

Sumner Boys & Girls Club

Sumner Elementary School

Timilty Middle School

Tufts Health Plan Urban Edge Villa Victoria Center for the Arts*

Women’s Lunch Place Young Audiences of Massachusetts

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston Blue Hills Boys & Girls Club

STREET PIANOS BOSTON

SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 10, 2016

Celebrity Series brought the sound of music to streets all over town: 60 pianos, all decorated by local artists and community groups, in every Boston neighborhood and select Cambridge locations for everyone to play and enjoy.

Thank you to our Street Pianos artists, host organizations, funders, our partners at the City of Boston, and all who participated.

STREET PIANOS BOSTON 2016 FUNDERS:

AMY AND JOSHUA BOGER

Stephanie L. Brown Foundation

Donna and Mike Egan

Klarman Family Foundation

Eleanor and Frank Pao

Offical Piano Movers of Street Pianos Boston

2016 – 17 FINANCIAL RESULTS

CELEBRITY SERIES BOARDS & STAFF 2016 –17

Gary Dunning, President & Executive

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS

BOARD OF OVERSEERS

Gary Dunning, President and Executive Director

Development

Sara Robinson, Director of Development

Sarah Long Holland, Associate Director of Institutional Giving

Alec Bleday, Major Gifts Officer

Erica Leung, Manager of Annual Giving

Melody Pao, Manager of Events and Stewardship

Emily Eagan, Campaign Associate

Anya Hess, Development Associate

Finance and Administration

Edwin Derecho, Chief Financial Officer

Alex Larin, Senior Accountant

Connor Buckley, Accounts Payable and Benefits Administrator

Jonathan Carpenter, Technology Operations Manager

Marketing and Communications

Jack Wright, Director of Marketing and Communications

Gillian Morrison, Associate Director of Marketing

Betsy Glickman, Digital Marketing Manager

Robert Torres, Senior Graphic and Web Designer / Photographer

Susanna Bonta, Program Book Associate

Kristín Otharsson, Graphic Design Assistant

Committee + 25+ year subscriber

Performance and Education

Amy Lam, Artistic Programmer

Karen Brown, Director of Performance Operations

Sarah Cronin, Senior Manager of Performance Operations

Robin L. Baker, Senior Manager of Community Engagement

Katherine Ludington, Associate Manager of Performance Operations

Ticketing Services

Ellen Holt, Box Office Manager

Jesse Limbacher, Assistant Box Office Manager

Julie Eyer, Audience Services Associate

Riley Carbonneau, Office Coordinator

Stephanie Janes PR, Media Relations

Prince Lobel Tye, LLP, Legal Counsel AAFCPAs, Auditors *

ANNUAL GIVING 2016 –17

The Celebrity Series acknowledges, with deep appreciation, individuals, corporations and foundations, whose generous financial support make every Celebrity Series program possible. The following list recognizes gifts given during the 2016 2017 season.

WALTER PIERCE ANNUAL FUND

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE – $100,000 AND ABOVE

Amy & Joshua Boger

Stephanie L. Brown

Susanne

Donna

Eleanor & Frank Pao

VIRTUOSO’S CIRCLE – $50,000-$99,999

Anonymous

Leslie & Howard Appleby

Gabor Garai & Susan Pravda

Cynthia & John Reed

Sanjay & Sangeeta Verma Nancy Richmond Winsten

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE – $25,000-$49,999

Anonymous David & Harriet Griesinger

Zachary R. Haroutunian

Paul L. King

Dr. Lawrence Stifler & Mary McFadden

Joseph McNay

John David Ober*

Mr. & Mrs. Henri* A. Termeer

Michael & Susan Thonis

ANGEL’S CIRCLE – $10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (3)

Harris A. Berman, MD & Ruth Nemzoff

Michael & Adrianne Canning

Joseph & Kathleen Cefalu

Amy & Ethan d’Ablemont Burnes

Deborah Coleman Diggins & Timothy W. Diggins

Yvette

Laurie Laba Amy Lam & Charlie Breckling

Barry & Nancy Levy

Marla & Ricardo Lewitus

Larry Marks & Toby Axelrod

John V. & Sheila Medeiros

Donna Metafora

Dorothy Miller & Daniel Klubock

Dr. Lee Marshall Nadler

Tami E. Nason & Kent Lage*

Dr. Robert M. Neer

In Honor Of Shirley Esterlitz

Hans Oh

Victoria & Anthony Ostler

Richard Ortner

Constance L. Otradovec

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Perry

Dr. Charles Popper

Dr. & Mrs. Ervin Philips

Dr. & Mrs. Jay Pivor

Dr. & Mrs. Tom Rapoport

R. Lynn Rardin & Lynne A. O’Connell

* Deceased

CORPORATE FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS - $50,000 AND ABOVE

Cynthia & John S. Reed Foundation

The Royal Little Family Foundation

LEAD PRODUCERS – $25,000-$49,999

Anonymous

The Garbis & Arminé Barsoumian Charitable Foundation

The Boston Foundation

The Catered Affair

Foley & Lardner LLP

Tufts Health Plan

Massachusetts Cultural Council

ANGELS – $10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (2)

Allston Piano Moving Company, a division of Gentle Giant Moving Company

AVFX

Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC

The Innovation & Design Bldg.

Liberty Mutual Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

The Peabody Foundation

Port Lighting Systems

Rafanelli Events Management

Stifler Family Foundation

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SPONSORS – $5,000-$9,999

Be Our Guest

Joan & Steven Belkin Foundation

Boston Children’s Hospital-Sports Medicine Division

D.L. Saunders Real Estate Corp.

First Republic Bank

Hungarian Society of Massachusetts

The Charles & Cerise Jacobs Charitable Foundation

Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION PARTNERS – $2,500-$4,999

AAFCPAs

Boston Cultural Council

Carruth Management LLC

Consulate General of Israel to New England

Downtown Boston Business Improvement District Foley Hoag LLP The Fuller Foundation

for the Arts, a public art program of the New England Foundation for the Arts mindSHIFT Technologies

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION FRIENDS – $1,000-$2,499

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Flagship Press

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

(PHOTOS COUNTERCLOCKWISE)

Susan Pravda & Gabor Garai; Marylen Sternweiler and Randy Hawthorne; Kate and Tom Kush; Walter Pierce, Jack Wright and Margaret Ulmer; Peter Wender, Tom

Burger & Andree Robert; Vanessa

Trien & Jolyon Cowan; Michael & Debra Raizman and Leslie & Howard

Appleby; Nien-Dak & Cecilia Sze, Cerise

Lim Jacobs and Amy Lam; Jimmy Wallerstein and Steve Leonard; Deval

Patrick and Joshua Boger; Dorothy Weber, Jane O’Farrell and Liz Swerz; Sandra Shapiro and Joan & Alfred Goldberg; Michael Canning and friends; Jack & Hannah Grove

2016 – 17 SEASON

(PHOTOS COUNTERCLOCKWISE)

Keith Isaacson and Sarah Mars; Charlotte & Gordon Moore; Rodney Crewther & Galina Podgoretsky and Beth & Stephen Tréhu; Peter Hornstra and Jeff Thomson; Jacquelyn-Kate Rosenfeld and Abby Rosenfeld; Terri Groome-Kutcheman and Paul Belanger; Paul Buttenwieser, Emily Ma, Katie Buttenwieser and David Shayne; Ruth Nemzoff & Harris Berman; Martha Jones and Gretchen & Sam Shubrooks; Sally Seaver and friends; Deval Patrick and Janet Zwanziger; Ivana Magovcˇevic´ -Liebisch & Lars Liebisch; Kathleen Gaffney and Susan Brengle; Gary & Anne Dunning and Jann Leeming.

JOIN US FOR OUR 79 TH SEASON!

JOIN THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT THE CELEBRITY SERIES THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS, VOLUNTEERISM, AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.

YOUR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT MAKES EACH SEASON POSSIBLE. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

MEMBERSHIP – Receive insider access, performance announcements, and invitations

PATRON SOCIETIES – Take advantage of ticketing privileges, patron lounges, and acknowledgement in programs

DRESS CIRCLE – Receive premium seating, VIP ticket service, and attend events with artists

CELEBRITY SOCIETY – Join other professionals for networking and community events

CORPORATE ARTS – Receive employee benefits and corporate visibility

VOLUNTEER – Participate in internships, office projects and community programs

ARTS FOR ALL! – Join over 10,000 individuals in community engagement programs

Did you know that ticket prices only cover 55% of the cost of bringing these great artists to Boston? Please help keep the performing arts alive in our community by giving to the Celebrity Series.

L.A. DANCE PROJECT

MAY 19-21, 2017 | BOCH CENTER SHUBERT THEATRE SPONSORED BY ANDREA & FREDERICK HOFF

For more information about joining these programs, visit our website at www.celebrityseries.org or contact the Development office at the Celebrity Series.

SARA CURTIS ROBINSON DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 617.598.3218 srobinson@celebrityseries.org

SARAH LONG HOLLAND

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING 617.598.3242 slongholland@celebrityseries.org

ALEC BLEDAY

MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER 617.598.3249 ab@celebrityseries.org

ERICA LEUNG MANAGER OF ANNUAL GIVING 617.598.3226 el@celebrityseries.org

OCTOBER

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs 10/6

Hudson - Jack DeJohnette, John Medeski, 10/8

Larry Grenadier, & John Scofield

Quatuor Mosaïques 10/14

David Sedaris 10/18

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale 10/22

di Santa Cecilia - Roma

Sir Antonio Pappano, Music Director and Conductor

Martha Argerich, piano

Ludovico Einaudi - Essential Einaudi 10/27

Pilobolus 10/27-29

Christian McBride's New Jawn with 10/29

Josh Evans, Marcus Strickland & Nasheet Waits

NOVEMBER

Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan 11/3

Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Orchestra - Eddie at 80 11/4

Thomanerchor Leipzig St. Thomas Boy 11/12

Choir of Leipzig

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn 11/16

Canadian Brass 11/18

Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Rohan De Silva 11/19

An Evening with Chris Thile 11/21

DECEMBER

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow 12/3

NEC Chamber Orchestra - Mozart Symphony No. 40

Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano 12/13

JANUARY

Tony Kushner and Sarah Vowell 1/20

The Lincoln Legacy

Jeremy Denk, piano / Stefan Jackiw, violin 1/26

Complete Ives Violin Sonatas

Grupo Corpo 1/26-28

FEBRUARY

Compagnie Accrorap- Kader Attou The Roots 2/2-3 eighth blackbird 2/3

Sergio & Odair Assad, guitar duo 2/10

Avi Avital, mandolin

Doric String Quartet 2/15

Chucho Valdés & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Trance 2/16

Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, 2/21

Yo-Yo Ma

2017-2018 SEASON

Daniil Trifonov (March 3, 2018)

MARCH

Circa, “S” 3/2-4

Daniil Trifonov and 3/3

Sergei Babayan, piano duo

Benjamin Beilman violin / Orion Weiss piano 3/7

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow 3/9 and Jessica Rivera

The Songs of Leonard Bernstein

Anat Cohen Tentet and Ben Wendel 3/10

Seasons Group

I’m With Her - Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, 3/16

Aoife O’Donovan

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 3/22-25

Takács Quartet 3/23

Wu Man and the Huayin 3/25

Shadow Puppet Band

APRIL

Lawrence Brownlee, tenor 4/7

Eric Owens, bass-baritone

Maurizio Pollini, piano 4/8

Rafał Blechacz, piano 4/11

Audra McDonald 4/13

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 4/14

Ira Glass - “Seven Things I’ve Learned” 4/15

NEC Philharmonia Subscriber Bonus Event 4/18

Hugh Wolff, conductor

In Mo Yang, violin soloist

Evgeny Kissin, piano 4/22 with Emerson String Quartet

Los Angeles Philharmonic 4/25

Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director and Conductor

Celebrity Series Gala 4/28

MAY

Julia Bullock, soprano 5/2

Company Wayne McGregor 5/4 & 5

Body Music 5/5

Yuja Wang, piano 5/11

Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider 5/19

JUNE

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 6/10 with Wynton Marsalis