Joyce DiDonatoMehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years. - The New York...
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WITH OUR 126TH SEASON...
We reaffirm our roots as one of the country’s oldest and boldest chamber music series, channeling the exuberant scope of our 125th anniversary celebration with an exciting season that stays closer to home. As always, we both reunite and expand our star-studded PUC family, welcoming back many fan favorites and introducing fifteen debuts.
Here’s to the next 125 years!
Joyce DiDonatoMezzo-soprano
2019 Thursday, Oct. 10 8PM
THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
“new world spirit” featuring copland’s appalachian spring
2019 Thursday, Nov. 7 8PM
STEFAN JACKIW VIOLIN JEREMY DENK PIANO*
the complete violin sonatas of charles ives
2020 Thursday, Feb. 6 8PM
ISABELLE FAUST VIOLIN JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS CELLO ALEXANDER MELNIKOV PIANO
all-beethoven trios
2020 Thursday, Feb. 20 8PM
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET
“the great fugue” including bach, beethoven, and a new work by english composer anna clyne
C O N C E R T C L A S S I C S S E R I E S 8 C O N C E R T S
SUBSCRIPTIONS A $315 B $265 C $140
Celebrate everything from Beethoven’s 250th anniversary to our American musical heritage in these eight mainstage concerts, featuring the greatest virtuosos of our time.
2020 Thursday, Mar. 26 8PM
MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA* MITSUKO UCHIDA PIANO*
mozart piano concertos
2020 Thursday, Apr. 2 8PM
BENJAMIN BEILMAN VIOLIN* ANDREW TYSON PIANO*
beethoven, britten, prokofiev, and a new work by composer frederic rzewski
2020 Thursday, Apr. 16 8PMDOVER STRING QUARTET*
mozart, bartók, and ravel
2020 Thursday, Apr. 30 8PM
MATTHIAS GOERNE BARITONE JAN LISIECKI PIANO*
all-beethoven songs
*Princeton University Concerts debut
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Mitsuko Uchida Piano
Few pianists regularly cross the threshold of mere excellence to transporting brilliance.
—The New York Times
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Mehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last20 years.
- The New York Times
“Witness extraordinary artists breathe new life into timeless classics through fresh collaborations.
2019 Tuesday, Oct. 22 8PM
IAN BOSTRIDGE TENOR BRAD MEHLDAU PIANO*
schumann and mehldau
2019 Wednesday, Dec. 11 8PM
JOYCE DIDONATO MEZZO-SOPRANO YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN PIANO*
schubert winterreise
2020 Thursday, Apr. 30 8PM
MATTHIAS GOERNE BARITONE JAN LISIECKI PIANO*
all-beethoven songs
Brad Mehldau Piano
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SUBSCRIPTIONS A $132 B $124 C $92
*Princeton University Concerts debut
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Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 7:30PMPrinceton University ChapelENSEMBLE BASIANI*presented in collaboration with the Princeton University Glee Club
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Experience the world’s oldest polyphonic choral tradition, a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, through its masters: the State Ensemble of Georgian Folk Singing.
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Ensemble Basiani Georgian State Vocal Ensemble
*Princeton University Concerts debut
The male Ensemble Basiani from the Republic of Georgia, singing two sets of Georgian polyphony descended from an ancient tradition, stole the main show at against strong competition! -The New York Times
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THE ARTIST AS IMPROVISER
2019 Tuesday, Nov. 12 6PM & 9PM
VISION STRING QUARTET*
6pm: grazyna bacewicz and schumann 9pm: jazz standards
2020 Tuesday, Feb. 11 6PM & 9PM
GABRIELA MONTERO PIANO*
6pm: rachmaninoff and charlie chaplin’s “the immigrant” with improvisation 9pm: schumann and improvisation
2020 Tuesday, Apr. 7 6PM & 9PM
CONRAD TAO PIANO* CALEB TEICHER TAP DANCER*
6pm & 9pm: bach, bruckner, tao, and more with tap improvisation
P E R F O R M A N C E S U P C L O S E3 C O N C E R T S
One of our most popular offerings, these hour-long concerts with audience seated onstage take you to the very forefront of performance. This year’s offerings focus on music at its most spontaneous: the artist as improviser. Performances Up Close are not available as a subscription package. Single tickets will go on sale on July 22, 2019..
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VisionString Quartet*Princeton University Concerts debut
…amazingly vivacious, vivid and electrifying… the hot-blooded guys from vision string quartet seem to be completely fearless. -Der Tagesspiegel
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A L L I N T H E FA M I LY2 C O N C E R T S
DISCOUNTED SEATS FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS $4.50 KIDS, $9 ADULTS
Your youngster’s life-long love of music will begin the moment he or she encounters chamber music in person at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. PUC’s staple family concert “Meet the Music,” for kids ages 6-12, will return in the fall with musicians from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Pre-school aged kids, ages 3-6, will be able to enjoy “Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard,” hosted by renowned pianist Orli Shaham in the spring.
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“Oceanophony” The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Bruce Adolphe, Host with special guests
Orli Shaham, Host/Piano with special guests
Saturday, Mar. 14, 2020 1PMORLI SHAHAM’S BACH YARD
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Saturday, Nov 2, 2019 1PMMEET THE MUSIC
AGES3-6
*Princeton University Concerts debut
ILLUSTRATION: ROGER ROTH
RICHARDSONCHAMBER PLAYERS
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DISCOUNTED SEATS FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS $39
Our resident ensemble of performance faculty, distinguished guest artists and supremely talented students.
2019 Sunday, Oct. 20 3PM
A BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO CLARA SCHUMANN
2019 Sunday, NOV. 24 3PM
DVORÁK & BURLEIGH: THE AMERICAN CONNECTION
2020 Sunday, MAR. 8 3PM
BEETHOVEN AT 250
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Subscriptions to the 2019/2020season will go on sale on May 20, 2019 at noon.609-258-2800 princetonuniversityconcerts.org
All concerts take place inRichardson Auditoriumin Alexander Hall,unless otherwise noted.
Caleb Teicher Tap Dancer
One of the brightest lights in tap today.
—The New Yorker“