The Great Tamer
A surreal masterpiece that was the surprise hit of many European festivals last summer, The Great Tamer takes shape around the notion that...
The Great Tamer
A surreal masterpiece that was the surprise hit of many European festivals last summer, The Great Tamer takes shape around the notion that...
Lagrime di San Pietro (Tears of St. Peter)
The Franco-Flemish composer Orlando di Lasso (1532-94) packed every measure of Lagrime di San Pietro (Tears of St. Peter) with an...
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
The stellar ensemble of Daniel Hope, Paul Neubauer, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center artistic directors Wu Han and David Finckel...
Camille A. Brown & Dancers: ink
Known for high theatricality, gutsy moves, and virtuosic musicality, Camille A. Brown & Dancers soar through history like a whirlwind....
Israel Philharmonic
The legendary orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s beloved “Pathétique” Symphony in the ensemble’s ninth UMS appearance since its 1972...
Carrie Mae Weems: A History of Violence, Heave
For over thirty years Carrie Mae Weems, through the use of image, text, film, and video, has created a complex body of work that centers on...
Past Tense: Carrie Mae Weems, director, writer, video artist
Acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems, deemed “one of the more interesting artists working in the gap between art and politics” by the New...
Past Tense: Carrie Mae Weems, director, writer, video artist
Acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems, deemed “one of the more interesting artists working in the gap between art and politics” by the New...
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
Benjamin Britten was commissioned to write his War Requiem for the re-consecration of Britain’s Coventry Cathedral, which was destroyed...
Las Cafeteras
A “uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia, and rock…live, they’re magnetic” (Los Angeles Times). Las...
International Contemporary Ensemble: In Plain Air
The group’s UMS debut features mechanical instruments that have had a place in music history: organ, harmonium, harpsichord, music boxes,...
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen makes his UMS debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra for two different concerts for UMS’s annual orchestra residency,...
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen makes his UMS debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra for two different concerts for UMS’s annual orchestra residency,...
Mapplethorpe in Performance: Featuring Bryce Dessner and Korde Arrington Tuttle
This talk brings together the creative team behind Triptych (Eyes of One on Another), a University Musical Society (UMS) co-commission...
Eric Owens, bass-baritone and Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
This wonderful recital features a pair of operatic superstars displaying their talents and artistry.Together, these two artists, friends for...
Peter Sellars: Art as Moral Action
MacArthur Genius Fellow Peter Sellars is an American theater director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and...
Ballet Preljocaj: La Fresque (The Painting on the Wall)
Created in 2016 and based on a traditional and fantastical Chinese tale, La Fresque (The Painting on the Wall) is “infused with sensual...
Ballet Preljocaj: La Fresque (The Painting on the Wall)
Created in 2016 and based on a traditional and fantastical Chinese tale, La Fresque (The Painting on the Wall) is “infused with sensual...
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
One of the greatest theatrical studies of tyranny, revolution, and civil war, Julius Caesar is also a highly personal play — a breathless,...
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
One of the greatest theatrical studies of tyranny, revolution, and civil war, Julius Caesar is also a highly personal play — a breathless,...
Takács Quartet with Anthony McGill, clarinet
Now entering its 44th season, this perennial favorite is back after its six-concert exploration of the complete Beethoven quartets in the...
Handel's Semele: Opera in Concert
This sparkling opera/oratorio tells of a princess’s love affair with the king of the gods and her quest for immortality. Handel never...
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour with Cécile McLorin Salvant
A young jazz star with an old soul and the hottest voice in American jazz right now, Cécile McLorin Salvant grew up in Miami, the daughter...
Murray Perahia, piano
“His sound can be pure gold, and he voices chords with a clarity that you have to hear to believe.” (Washington Post). Murray...
Martha Graham Dance Company
As the oldest and most celebrated modern dance company in America, the Martha Graham Dance Company exemplifies its founder’s timeless and...
Martha Graham Dance Company
As the oldest and most celebrated modern dance company in America, the Martha Graham Dance Company exemplifies its founder’s timeless and...
