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75 th Season 2013 · 2014

Index by Genre 

Ensembles 

9 Béla Fleck Banjo Summit 

12 David Finckel cello; Wu Han piano 

18 Danish String Quartet 

27 What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow 

and the Gryphon Trio — Mendelssohn, 

Trio in D minor 

29 David Shifrin clarinet, 

Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano, and Opus 1 

44 Quatuor Ebène 

52/53 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, 

Zubin Mehta conductor 

54 & 63 Takács Quartet, Bartók Cycle, Parts 1 & 2 

56/57 Los Angeles Philharmonic, 

Gustavo Dudamel conductor 

59 Jerusalem String Quartet 

62 The Assad Family — A Brazilian Songbook 

69 Marc-André Hamelin piano, 

Anthony Marwood violin, 

and Martin Fröst clarinet 

75 NEC Philharmonia, Hugh Wolff conductor 

Instrumentalists 

11 Chris Thile 

19 Joshua Bell violin 

42 Leonidas Kavakos violin 

55 Yo-Yo Ma cello; Kathryn Stott piano 

60 Christian Tetzlaff violin and Lars Vogt piano 

The Human Voice 

16 What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow 

Over the Rainbow: The Songs of Harold Arlen 

20/21 Voigt Lessons 

20/21 Deborah Voigt in recital 

26 Brian Stokes Mitchell, Simply Broadway 

31 Gerald Finley bass-baritone 

45 Sweet Honey In The Rock, Forty and Fierce! 

47 Natalie Dessay soprano 

48 Ira Glass, Reinventing Radio 

66 Nicholas Phan tenor 

70 Art Speigelman 

71 Dmitri Hvorostovsky baritone 

Jazz 

6/7 Sonny Rollins 

13 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with 

Wynton Marsalis 

22/23 Wayne Shorter 80th Birthday Celebration 

28 Luciana Souza Trio with Lionel Loueke 

and Gregoire Maret 

33 Newport Jazz Festival: NOW 60 

46 Jack DeJohnette/Joe Lovano/ 

Esperanza Spalding/Leo Genovese 

49 Vijay Iyer Trio with special guest 

Robert Pinsky/POEMJAZZ 

61 Jason Moran, Fats Waller Dance Party 

67 Maria Schneider Orchestra 

Pianists 

10 Yuja Wang 

14 Andras Schiff, The Bach Project 

17 Benjamin Grosvenor 

24/25 Marc-André Hamelin, The Art of the Piano 

30 Kirill Gerstein 

34 Cédric Tiberghien 

50 Evgeny Kissin 

65 Marc-André Hamelin and Emanuel Ax duo pianists 

Dance 

15 Paul Taylor Dance Company 

32 Compagnie Käfig 

43 TAO Dance Theater 

58 Wendy Whelan, Restless Creature 

68 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 

72/73 Mark Morris Dance Group, Acis and Galatea 

For chronological listing, see center of brochure. 

Family Entertainment 

40/41 Circus Oz , From the Ground Up 

events 

5 Play Me, I’m Yours! – Street Pianos Boston 

74 Le Grand Continental 

8 75th Celebration Kickoff 

64 Celebrity Series 75th Anniversary Gala 

CELEBRITY SERIES INFO 

35 Membership Information 

36/37 Calendar 

38/39 Arts for All! 

51 Debuts 

76 Subscriber Benefits 

Inside Back Cover Board and Overseer Listing 

www.celebrityseries.org 

Cover image: Gustavo Dudamel conductor, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Celebrity Series 

Executive Director 

Gary Dunning 

Dear Friends – 

Looking back to 1938 and our first few seasons to follow, Celebrity Series featured artists like Rachmaninoff, 

Marian Anderson, Kreisler, Horowitz, Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo, and Benny Goodman with Béla Bartók. 

Bringing the world’s best performing artists to inspire and enrich Boston has been a tradition from our very 

first days. For the 75th season, we have a rare opportunity both to celebrate our founding and to reflect on 

how the founding principles of Celebrity Series inform our present, and shape our future. 

We will pay tribute to our founder, pianist and impresario Aaron Richmond, by highlighting the art of the 

piano. Marc-André Hamelin, one of the most celebrated pianists of our time, will curate a three-concert 

series that explores modern pianism through his unique lens. We’ve also gathered a distinguished list 

of pianists to demonstrate the broad range of music for piano; among them András Schiff performing his 

signature Bach Project, jazz pianist/composer Vijay Iyer in a unique collaboration with former U.S. Poet 

Laureate Robert Pinsky, and the adventurous Jason Moran presenting his contemporary take on Fats Waller’s 

piano music from the golden era of jazz so in vogue at Celebrity Series’ founding. 

Other engagements invite our audience to join our artists’ journey of discovery. Deborah Voigt will offer 

a recital in Symphony Hall, plus—in the intimate setting of the Calderwood Pavilion—she’ll share a rare 

presentation of her personal and moving Voigt Lessons. The Takács String Quartet explores their musical 

heritage with the Bartók quartet cycle. 

The season also reminds us of Celebrity Series’ role in shaping the careers of artists and the futures of the genres 

we present. Ten artists will make their Boston debuts, including those highlighted on the Debut Series at the 

Longy School of Music. Among season’s premieres is the East Coast premiere of Acis and Galatea, the newest 

dance-opera created by the Mark Morris Dance Group and a Celebrity Series co-commission. 

We want to invite the City and greater Boston to be part of our celebration through two unique, free, outdoor 

events that will launch and conclude our season-long celebration: Play Me, I’m Yours!, the Boston street piano 

festival, and Le Grand Continental; a public, collective dance performance in Copley Square. These are our way 

of celebrating seventy-four great years of music and dance. 

For that is the role I see Celebrity Series taking into the future: to invite everyone to participate in the arts—and 

in the Celebrity Series experience—in new and engaging ways. Let’s mark our milestone by turning the entire city 

into a season-long celebration of the performing arts! 

Gary Dunning 

Executive Director 

Celebrity Series of Boston 

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Season Highlights 

Sonny Rollins Marc-André Hamelin Benjamin Grosvenor 

Super Fall Jazz Lineup 

Legendary saxophonist 

Sonny Rollins kicks off our 

season as part of the 

Beantown Jazz Festival in 

September (Pages 6/7), 

followed by the Jazz at 

Lincoln Center Orchestra 

with Wynton Marsalis in a 

special gospel celebration 

in October (Page 13), and 

rounded out with the Wayne 

Shorter 80th Birthday 

Celebration in November 

(Pages 22/23). 

Deborah Voigt 

For seventy-five years Celebrity Series has brought the world’s 

best performers to Boston because we believe that world-class 

artists enrich and inspire our community. 

3 Concert Series with pianist 

Marc-André Hamelin 


explores the world of the 

contemporary pianist in 

three concert settings: 

solo piano, duo piano and 

small chamber ensemble. 

Pages 24/25, 65 & 69 

Voigt Lessons / Deborah 

Voigt in recital 

Two perspectives on 

the great vocal gifts and 

personal triumphs of this 

remarkable soprano. 

Pages 20/21 

Debut Series 

Introducing Boston audiences 

to the next generation of 

world class artists 

Benjamin Grosvenor piano 

Page 17 

Danish String Quartet 

Page 18 

Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano 

David Shifrin clarinet 

and Opus 1 

Page 29 

Cédric Tiberghien piano 

Page 34 

Nicholas Phan tenor 

Page 66

Compagnie Käfig Zubin Mehta Yo-Yo Ma 

Circus Oz 

Takács Quartet 

Gustavo Dudamel 

75th Anniversary Season 

Print Media Sponsor 

Compagnie Käfig 

An inventive, wildly 

energetic French 

hip-hop ensemble. 

Pages 32 

Circus Oz 

This Australian troupe 

brings energy, acrobatics, 

and their down-under 

humor in a performance 

that is perfect for the 

family. Recommended for 

children age five and up. 

Pages 40/41 

Zubin Mehta and the Israel 

Philharmonic 

Maestro Zubin Mehta and 

the Israel Philharmonic enjoy 

perhaps the most fruitful 

partnership in all of music. 

Pages 52/53 

Gustavo Dudamel 

conducts Los Angeles 

Philharmonic 

The passionate, astonishing 

young conductor everyone 

is talking about visits Boston 

to conduct the phenomenal 

Los Angeles Philharmonic. 

Pages 56/57 

Yo-Yo Ma cello and 

Kathryn Stott piano 

Yo-Yo Ma made his Celebrity 

Series debut in 1982 and 

has delivered breathtaking 

performances. 

Page 55 

Takács Quartet Plays 

Bartók Cycle 

The Takács Quartet 

performs the complete 

cycle of 6 string quartets 

by Béla Bartók over two 

performances: March 20 

and April 11, 2014. 

Pages 54 & 63 

Mark Morris Dance Group, 

Acis and Galatea 

East Coast premiere of the 

Mark Morris Dance Group 

in a fully-staged production 

of Mozart’s arrangement 

of Handel’s opera, Acis and 

Galatea, by director and 

choreographer Mark Morris; 

co-commissioned by Celebrity 

Series of Boston. 

Pages 72/73

4You Want the Best 

You want the best 

As a discerning arts patron, you want the best seats to hear 

and see world-class performances all season long. The best 

way to guarantee high-quality access to the widest possible 

array of the very best performers from around the world 

is by placing your order now. Whether you are renewing or 

joining us for the first time, now is the time to order. 

Because we know so many of you want to share your passion 

for the performing arts with the young people in your life, we 

have made child discount tickets available for most performances. 

Get the best seats to the world’s best performers by ordering now! 

It only takes 3 events to become a subscriber 

Renewing subscribers are seated first, beginning with those 

choosing 7 or more events. Only subscribers who order before 

June 7 receive Priority Seating. Some events will sell out. 

Online: 

By Mail: 

Walk in: 

Subscribe online today at www.celebrityseries.org 

Mail your order today using the attached order form 

Bring your order to our offices at 20 Park Plaza, Suite 1032, Boston. 

(check-in with I.D. required). Box office hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. 

See a complete list of Subscriber Benefits on page 76. 

Priority Seating Deadline: Friday, June 7, 2013 

Phone Orders Begin: Monday, June 10, 2013 

Single Ticket Sales For Most Events Begin: 

Monday, September 9, 2013

Touring internationally since 

2008, Play Me, I’m Yours! is 

an artwork by artist Luke Jerram 

that places pianos in public spaces 

for the enjoyment of the community. 

By creating a place of exchange 

Play Me, I’m Yours! invites 

the public to engage with, activate 

and take ownership of their 

urban environment. 

Luke Jerram in Times Square, NYC 

Celebrity Series of Boston presents 

Play Me, I’m Yours! 

the Boston Street Piano Festival 

September 27 to October 14 

www.streetpianosboston.com 

As a thank you to the millions of 

patrons who have supported the 

Celebrity Series over the past 74 years, 

we are inviting our city to enjoy and 

participate in this wonderful festival. 

Help us launch our 75th season by 

finding a piano near you and listen, 

sing, play and enjoy! Play them, 

they’re yours! 

Sponsored by Jann E. Leeming & 

Arthur D. Little and Eleanor & Frank Pao 

Play Me, I’m Yours! 

Paris 2012 

Everywhere 

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Opera House 

Sonny Rollins 

Sonny Rollins tenor saxophone 

Saturday | September 28 | 8pm | Opera House 

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins kicks off the 

Celebrity Series of Boston’s 75th season in 

a concert that is also the highlight of the 

2013 Beantown Jazz Festival. 

Co-presented with

“The last jazz immortal.” 

—The Village Voice 

“Executing the impossible… 

is the operative trope of 

Rollins’ astonishing career.” 

—DownBeat Magazine

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75th Season Kick-off Party 

The Galleria 

75th Season Kickoff Party 

Street Pianos Boston 

75th Season Kick-Off Party 

Saturday | October 5 | 9pm until Midnight 

The Galleria | 10 St. James Avenue, Boston 

The Street Piano festival continues indoors 

for a fabulous evening of drinks, desserts 

and celebration. Join us to toast the 

start of the 75th Anniversary Season and 

celebrate Street Pianos Boston. 

Tickets can be purchased with your 

subscription or by calling the development 

office at (617)598-3218. 

Sponsored by 

In partnership with 

Drinks, 

Desserts, and 

Celebration! 

Sponsor Tickets – $100 

• Recognition on the Invitation 

• Recognition at the event 

Individual Tickets – $75 

Special Discount Tickets for 

Celebrity Series Subscribers – $50

Béla Fleck 

“America’s most 

celebrated banjoist.” 

—Los Angeles Times 

Béla Fleck’s Banjo Summit 

featuring Béla Fleck, Bill Keith, 

Eric Weissberg, Noam Pikelny, 

Richie Stearns and Tony Trischka 

Thursday | October 10 | 7:30pm 

Sanders Theatre 

Béla Fleck’s Banjo Summit features many 

of the world’s most influential banjo players, 

including Tony Trischka (young Béla Fleck’s 

teacher), Bill Keith (Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass 

Boys), Eric Weissberg (Dueling Banjos on 

the Deliverance soundtrack), Richie Stearns 

(Donna the Buffalo) and Noam Pikelny 

(Punch Brothers). The concert will feature 

music ranging from bluegrass and old-time 

country music to jazz, classical and rock. 

Béla Fleck’s Banjo Summit 


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NEC’s Jordan Hall 

Yuja Wang 

Yuja Wang piano 

Boston Recital Debut 

Friday | October 18 | 8pm 


Yuja Wang’s program will 

include works by Albeniz, 

Granados and Liszt. 

An Aaron Richmond Recital 

Media Partner 

“She seems to have 

everything: speed, flexibility, 

pianistic thunder and 

interpretive nuance.” 

—The New York Times 

The Aaron Richmond Recitals 

These recitals are generously endowed 

by Nancy Richmond Winsten and the 

late Dr. Joseph Winsten in memory of 

Aaron Richmond, who founded Celebrity 

Series in 1938. 

“She has a fabulous range of 

sonority and colour. She is 

also very comfortable with 

extremes of dynamic and 

expression, and this gives her 

playing a striking intensity.” 

—BBC Music Magazine

“[Thile is] the instrument’s 

brightest star...” 


Chris Thile 

Sunday | October 20 | 7pm | Sanders Theatre 

Introduced to Celebrity Series audiences 

last season as a member of The Goat Rodeo 

Sessions, this 2012 MacArthur “Genius” 

Grant recipient and reigning virtuoso of 

the mandolin steps into the spotlight for 

a performance of J.S. Bach’s partitas 

and sonatas while also exploring his own 

compositions and contemporary music. 

Media Partner 

Chris Thile 


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Finckel / Han 

David Finckel cello 

Wu Han piano 

Sunday | October 27 | 3pm 


beethoven | 

The Complete Sonatas for Piano 

and Cello 

Sponsored by 

“America’s power couple 

of chamber music.” 

—The Wall St. Journal 

“When a pair of genuine 

artists explodes on the stage, 

exuding not only glamour and 

theatrical flair but also superb 

musical insight, the audience’s 

thrill is twofold.” 

—Chicago Sun-Times

Abyssinian: 

A Gospel Celebration 

featuring Jazz at Lincoln 

Center Orchestra 

with Wynton Marsalis 

and Chorale Le Chateau, 

conducted by Damien Sneed 


Symphony Hall 

Never has Marsalis melded the 

codes of sacred and secular 

expression more successfully than 

with the 2008 extended work 

Abyssinian Mass, commissioned 

to celebrate the 200th anniversary 

of the Abyssinian Baptist Church 

in Harlem. In this performance, 

Jazz at Lincoln Center revisits this 

masterwork, adding the 70-voice 

gospel choir, Chorale Le Chateau, 

conducted by Damien Sneed. 

Media Partner 

“What a joyful noise they made, as soloists 

and en masse … [their] ecstatic reading 

of the Mass elevated Marsalis’s riffs to the 

high heavens.” 

—The Guardian (UK) 

Symphony Hall 

Wynton Marsalis 

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András Schiff piano 

The Bach Project 

András Schiff 

“… so successful was the 

evening that the critic can 

only throw up his hands, 

wish you had been there, 

and quote Ira Gershwin’s 

endearing tombstone 

inscription: ‘Words Fail Me.’” 


Friday | November 1 | 8pm 


Indisputably one of the most 

prominent proponents of the 

keyboard works of J. S. Bach, 

András Schiff has long proclaimed 

that Bach stands at the core of 

his music making. 

bach | Goldberg Variations 

BEETHOVEN | Diabelli Variations 

An Aaron Richmond Recital

“Paul Taylor is without 

question the greatest living 

American choreographer.” 

—San Francisco Chronicle 

“The Paul Taylor Dance 

Company, led by a wizard, 

shows monumental taste 

in everything it does.” 

—The Montreal Gazette 

Paul Taylor Dance Company 

November 1-3 | Citi Shubert Theatre 

Friday | 7:30pm 

Saturday | 8pm 

Sunday | 3pm 

An icon of American dance returns 

to Boston. 

Sponsored by 

The Dance Series is sponsored by the 

Little Family Foundation and the 

John S. and Cynthia Reed Foundation. 

Media Partner 

Citi Shubert Theatre 

Paul Taylor 

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WMIG? with Rob Kapilow 

Michael Winther 

What Makes It Great? 

with Rob Kapilow 

Over the Rainbow: 

The Songs of Harold Arlen 

Sunday | November 3 | 3pm 


In 1938, the year Celebrity Series was 

founded, over one hundred shows 

opened on Broadway. Rob Kapilow, with 

singers Rebecca Luker and Michael 

Winther, pays tribute to that era by 

exploring the songs of the Tin Pan 

Alley master song writer, Harold Arlen, 

unlocking the secrets of this composer 

of over 400 songs, many of them—such 

as Over the Rainbow, Stormy Weather, 

and I’ve Got the World on a String— 

recognized as among the very best in 

the Great American Songbook. 

What Makes It Great? is sponsored by 

Amy and Joshua Boger 

Rebecca Luker 

“An educator, motivational 

speaker, and game show 

host, all rolled up in one... 

Rob Kapilow’s insightful 

and entertaining programs... 

often bring moments of 

revelation to even the most 

seasoned aficionados.” 

—The Boston Globe 

Media Partner


Boston Debut 

Tuesday | November 5 | 8pm | Pickman Hall 

In 2011 and 2012, Benjamin Grosvenor’s 

dazzling, sold-out performances at the 

BBC Proms were the talk of London’s 

critical community. Still in his early 

20s, he signed to Decca Classics, and 

is the youngest British musician ever 

signed to the label. 

Seating for this performance 

is limited. 

The Debut Series is sponsored by Harriet 

and David Greisinger and the Longy School 

of Music at Bard College 

Media Partner 

MENDELSSOHN | 

Andante & Rondo capriccioso, Opus 14 

SCHUBERT | 

Impromptu in G-flat Major, Opus 90, no.3 

SCHUMANN | Humoreske 

MEDTNER | Two Fairy Tales 

RAVEL | Valses nobles et sentimentales 

GOUNOD/LISZT | Valse de Faust 

Benjamin Grosvenor 

Pickman Hall 

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Pickman Hall 




Wednesday | November 13 | 8pm 

Pickman Hall 

This remarkable young group—all 

are under age 30—has a unique 

history, having performed together 

since 2002, winning awards and being 

celebrated throughout Europe. Word 

of this meteoric Quartet has spread 

to the New World, and the ensemble 

was recently appointed to Chamber 

Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 

CMS Two program. 

Seating for this performance is limited. 

“The musicians, acutely 

attuned to one another, 

didn’t appear to be 

on autopilot for even a 

millisecond, with every 

nuance, phrase and gesture 

beautifully wrought.” 


ABRAHAMSEN | Ten preludes 

MENDELSSOHN | Quartet No. 2 

in A minor 

DEBUSSY | Quartet in G minor 



of Music at Bard College

Joshua Bell violin 

Sunday | November 17 | 3pm | Symphony Hall 

“Mr. Bell doesn’t stand in 

anyone’s shadow “ 


“Joshua Bell will be the one 

remembered in 50 years’ time.” 

—The Strad 

Sponsored by 

Sponsored by 

Media Partner 

Joshua Bell 

Symphony Hall 

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Symphony Hall 

Deborah Voigt 

Deborah Voigt returns to the Celebrity Series 

with a much-anticipated vocal recital and two 

performances of her uniquely engaging and intimate 

evening of life stories and song, Voigt Lessons. 

Special subscriber price available on purchase of both Voigt Lessons and 

recital (see order form)

“Voigt Lessons … presents the 

soprano at her folksy best … 

an intimate show that is both 

poignant and very funny … 

The result is an absolute gem 

and a theatrical love-in.” 

—Toronto Globe and Mail 

“The first thing to be said 

about Deborah Voigt … is that 

she knows how to put together 

a compelling recital program.” 


Voigt Lessons 

Deborah Voigt soprano 

Kevin Stites piano 

November 21 & 22 | Calderwood Pavilion 

Thursday | 7:30pm 

Friday | 8pm 

Deborah Voigt is at her most personal and 

revealing in this 75-minute one-woman 

autobiographical program developed with 

playwright Terrence McNally and director 

Francesca Zambello. Voigt Lessons uses 

the beloved soprano’s personal story and 

professional career as the basis for a revealing 

and captivating script featuring Voigt singing 

songs and arias that have been important to 

her throughout her life. 

Seating for Voigt Lessons is limited. 

Deborah Voigt in recital 


Brian Zeger piano 

Sunday | April 27 | 3pm | Symphony Hall 

“It is a privilege to present a singer with 

the stunning voice and rare communicative 

gifts of Deborah Voigt. Ever since her last 

appearance with us we have anticipated 

her return.” —Amy Lam, Celebrity 

Series Artistic Programmer 

Program of works by Amy Beach, 

Richard Strauss, Respighi, Tchaikovsky, 

Ben Moore and Bernstein. 

Sponsored by 

Eleanor and Frank Pao 

Media Partner

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Symphony Hall 

Wayne Shorter 

Wayne Shorter 80th 

Birthday Celebration 


Symphony Hall 

An unparalleled lineup of jazz 

talent comes together to celebrate 

the great Wayne Shorter. 

“When was the last time you saw twelve 

internationally renowned jazz artists – 

many with ties to our Boston music 

community – on the same stage in one 

single evening for a three-hour concert, 

celebrating one of the greatest jazz 

masters of our time? I don’t think this 

rare occasion will be repeated any time 

soon, if ever!” —Amy Lam, Celebrity 

Series Artistic Programmer 

Wayne Shorter Quartet 

Wayne Shorter tenor saxophone 

Danilo Perez piano 

John Patitucci bass 

Brian Blade drums 

“Sound Prints”—Joe Lovano / Dave 

Douglas Quintet 

Joe Lovano tenor saxophone 

Dave Douglas trumpet 

Lawrence Fields piano 

Linda Oh bass 

Joey Barron drums 

ACS—Allen, Carrington, Spaulding 

Geri Allen piano 

Terri Lyne Carrington drums 

Esperanza Spalding bass 

Sponsored by 

Joe Lovano 

Dave Douglas

Wayne Shorter 

“The most important living 

composer in jazz.” 


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“As a tribute to our founder, 

we asked this wonderfully 

versatile artist to show 

us what it means to be a 

modern piano virtuoso.” 

—Gary Dunning, Celebrity 

Series Executive Director 

The Art of the Piano 

Marc-André Hamelin curates three concerts 

with some of his closest musical friends in 

celebration of the art of the piano. 

Duo performance with pianist Emanuel Ax, 

April 13 (page 65) 

Concert with violinist Anthony Marwood 

and clarinetist Martin Fröst, May 2 

(page 69)

Marc-André Hamelin pianist in recital 

Sunday | December 8 | 3pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

“Hamelin, a poet among virtuosos, brings sensibility 

and a brilliant technique in equal measure …” 

—The Sunday Times, London 

HAMELIN | Barcarolle (U.S. premiere) 

MEDTNER | Sonata in E minor, Opus 25, no.2 (‘Night Wind’) 

SCHUBERT | Four Impromptus, D935 


Celebrity Series Board of Overseers Annual Event

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Brian Stokes Mitchell 



Simply Broadway 

Thursday | January 23 | 8pm 


“Brian Stokes Mitchell wields 

his mighty baritone with witty, 

poignant discretion.” 

—USA Today 

Mr. Mitchell commands a singularly 

thunderous baritone. Few other 

Broadway baritones have such 

vocal resources.” 

—The New York Times

Rob Kapilow 

“Mr. Kapilow has a 

remarkable gift … you 

hang on to every word 

and note.” 


Gryphon Trio 


with Rob Kapilow 

and the Gryphon Trio 

Mendelssohn, Trio in 

D minor, Opus 49 

Friday | January 24 | 8pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

The inimitable Rob Kapilow deconstructs 

one of Felix Mendelssohn’s greatest, and 

most beloved, chamber works with the 

help of the Gryphon Trio. 

Sponsored by 


Media Partner 

WMIG? Mendelssohn 


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Luciana Souza Trio 



Lionel Loueke 

“Souza phrases with the 

wisdom of an old soul. With 

a refined, fluid voice, she’s a 

master of rhythm and pitch 

and knows how to get to the 

core of a melody.” 

—DownBeat Magazine 

“Loueke exudes a seductive 

effortlessness … the intensity 

is of the most smoldering, 

in-control variety.” 

—New York Magazine 

Gregoire Maret 


with special guests 

Lionel Loueke guitar and 

Gregoire Maret harmonica 

Saturday | January 25 | 8pm 


Sponsored by 

Amy and Joshua Boger

David Shifrin 

Sasha Cooke 

MOZART | Piano Quartet in G minor 

LOWELL LIEBERMAN | 

Songs for mezzo, clarinet and piano 

quartet* (Boston premiere) 

POULENC | Sonata for clarinet and piano 

MENDELSSOHN | Selected Songs 

MOZART | “Parto Parto” (from 

Clemenza di Tito) 

*co-commissioned by Celebrity Series 





Opus 1 



and Opus 1: 

Ida Kavafian violin 

Steven Tenenbom viola 

Peter Wiley cello 

Anne-Marie McDermott piano 

Tuesday | January 28 | 8pm | Pickman Hall 

Celebrated clarinetist David Shifrin 

returns to the Celebrity Series, while 

mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and the 

ensemble Opus 1 both make their 

Celebrity Series debuts. 

Pickman Hall 

Shifrin/Cooke/Opus 1 

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Kirill Gerstein 


“Mr. Gerstein has a 

blazing technique, 

including a wonderful 

command of color 

and nuance, and he is 

a deep thinker…” 

—Wall Street Journal 

“…the resourceful Russian 

pianist Kirill Gerstein 

showed…how to turn the 

tried-and-true piano 

recital into something 

startlingly fresh… “ 


Kirill Gerstein piano 

Friday | January 31 | 8pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

HAYDN | Variations in F minor 

SCHUMANN | Carnaval 

TIMOTHY ANDRES | Old Friend (Boston premiere) 

MUSSORGSKY | Pictures at an Exhibition 


Sponsored by

“Baritone Gerald Finley delivered 

the solos with the clarity of 

an orator, and the visionary 

nobility of a prophet.” 

—London Evening Standard 

“Mr. Finley has long been 

recognized as a recitalist of 

rare versatility … “ 


“Gerald Finley is glorious.” 

—The Times, London 

Gerald Finley bass-baritone 

Julius Drake piano 

Friday | February 7 | 8pm 


SCHUBERT | Winterreise 

Sponsored by 

Sponsored by 

Media Partner 


Gerald Finley 

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February 7-9 | Citi Shubert Theatre 



Sunday | 3pm 

Since their U.S. debut in 2002, this 

innovative French hip-hop ensemble, 

directed by choreographer Mourad 

Merzouki, has become an international 

phenomenon, selling out performances 

worldwide. After an encounter 

with eleven young dancers from the 

shantytowns of Brazil, Merzouki created 

works that showcase a sensational 

combination of athletic samba, 

hip-hop, and capoeira dance styles. 


Little Family Foundation and the John S. and 

Cynthia Reed Foundation. 

Media Partner 

“The eleven dancers commit themselves totally, energetically, 

joyfully. Absolutely irresistible!” 

—Le Figaro

Anat Cohen 

Karrin Allyson 

Randy Brecker 

Mark Whitfield 

Newport Jazz Festival: NOW 60 

Anat Cohen clarinet 

Karrin Allyson vocals 

Randy Brecker trumpet 

Mark Whitfield guitar 

Peter Martin piano 

Larry Grenadier bass 

Clarence Penn drums 

Thursday | February 13 | 8pm | Berklee Performance Center 

The Newport Jazz Festival has put together lineup 

of ferociously talented superstars to celebrate their 

legacy. This stellar lineup of world-class jazz musicians 

pays tribute to one of America’s greatest jazz festivals. 

Sponsored by 

Donna and Mike Egan 

Media Partner 

Peter Martin 

Larry Grenadier 

Clarence Penn 

The 2013 Newport Jazz Festival® is 

a production of Newport Festivals 

Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit 

corporation, under license from Festival 

Productions, Inc. and George Wein; 

all rights reserved. 

Newport Jazz Festival 

Berklee Performance Center 

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Pickman Hall 

Cédric Tiberghien 



Wednesday | February 19 | 8pm 

Pickman Hall 

Cédric Tiberghien’s flourishing 

international career continues unabated. 

With a magical touch and crystalline 

poetic clarity, Tiberghien has won the 

hearts of audiences in major concert 

venues worldwide. Don’t miss the 

chance to hear this dynamic French 

pianist in his Boston recital debut. 

LISZT | Années de Pèlerinage – 

First Year: Switzerland 

SZYMANOWSKI | “Masques” Opus 34 

RAVEL | “Miroirs” 





“He seems to have the 

poise and poetry of Chopin 

in his blood.” 

—The Daily Telegraph

Celebrity Series Executive Director Gary Dunning leads a private tour of Citi Wang Theatre 

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Enhance your experience as a concert-goer and support the 

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• Subscription to Celebrity Series publications 

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2013 • 2014 Calendar 

September 

Sonny Rollins tenor saxophone 

Saturday | September 28 | 8pm 

Opera House 

Page 6/7 

October 

Bela Fleck’s Banjo Summit 

Thursday | October 10 | 7:30pm 


Page 9 

Yuja Wang piano 

Friday | October 18 | 8pm 


Page 10 

Chris Thile 



Page 11 

David Finckel cello and 

Wu Han piano 



Page 12 

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 

with Wynton Marsalis 

Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration 


Symphony Hall 

Page 13 

November 

What Makes It Great? with 

Rob Kapilow 

The Songs of Harold Arlen 



Page 16 


Tuesday | November 5 | 8pm 

Pickman Hall 

Page 17 


Wednesday | November 13 | 8pm 

Pickman Hall 

Page 18 

Joshua Bell violin 


Symphony Hall 

Page 19 

Voigt Lessons 

November 21 & 22 

Calderwood Pavilion 

Page 20/21 

Wayne Shorter 80th 

Birthday Celebration 


Symphony Hall 

Page 22/23 

December 

Marc-André Hamelin piano 

Sunday | December 8 | 3pm 


Page 24/25 


with special guests Lionel 

Loueke and Gregoire Maret 

Saturday | January 25 | 8pm 


Page 28 



and Opus 1 

Tuesday | January 28 | 8pm 

Pickman Hall 

Page 29 

Kirill Gerstein piano 

Friday | January 31 | 8pm 


Page 30 

February 

Gerald Finley bass-baritone 



Page 31 


February 7-9 


Page 32 

Newport Jazz Festival: NOW 60 

Thursday | February 13 | 8pm 


Page 33 


Wednesday | February 19 | 8pm 

Pickman Hall 

Page 34 

András Schiff piano 

Friday | November 1 | 8pm 


Page 14 

Paul Taylor Dance Company 

November 1-3 


Page 15 

January 


Simply Broadway 

Thursday | January 23 | 8pm 


Page 26 


with Rob Kapilow and the 

Gryphon Trio 

Mendelssohn Trio in D minor 

Friday | January 24 | 8pm 


Page 27 

Circus Oz 

From the Ground Up 

February 19-23 


Page 40/41 

Leonidas Kavakos violin 

Sunday | February 23 | 3pm 


Page 42 

TAO Dance Theater 

February 27 & 28 


Page 43

Quatuor Ebène 



Page 44 

March 

Sweet Honey In The Rock: 

Forty and Fierce! 

Sunday | March 2 | 5pm 

Symphony Hall 

Page 45 

Jack DeJohnette drums 

Joe Lovano saxophones 


Leo Genovese piano 

Thursday | March 6 | 8pm 


Page 46 

Natalie Dessay soprano 

Saturday | March 8 | 8pm 


Page 47 

Ira Glass 

Reinventing Radio 


Symphony Hall 

Page 48 

Vijay Iyer Trio with special 

guest Robert Pinsky/POEMJAZZ 

Friday | March 14 | 8pm 


Page 49 

Evgeny Kissin piano 


Symphony Hall 

Page 50 

Israel Philharmonic 


Wednesday | March 19 | 8pm 

Symphony Hall 

Page 52/53 


Bartok Cycle , Part 1 



Page 54 

Yo-Yo Ma cello 


Friday | March 21 | 8pm 

Symphony Hall 

Page 55 

Los Angeles Philharmonic 



Symphony Hall 

Page 56/57 

Wendy Whelan 

Restless Creature 

March 28 & 29 


Page 58 

Jerusalem String Quartet 



Page 59 

Christian Tetzlaff violin 

and Lars Vogt piano 



Page 60 

April 

Jason Moran 

Fats Waller Dance Party 

Friday | April 4 | 8pm 


Page 61 

The Assad Family— 

A Brazilian Songbook 

Saturday | April 5 | 8pm 


Page 62 


Bartok Cycle, Part 2 



Page 63 


and Emanuel Ax duo piano 

Sunday | April 13 | 3pm 

Symphony Hall 

Page 65 


Thursday | April 17 | 8pm 

Pickman Hall 

Page 66 

Maria Schneider Orchestra 



Page 67 


Sunday | April 27 | 3pm 

Symphony Hall 

Page 20/21 

May 

Alvin Ailey American 

Dance Theater 

May 1-4 | Citi Wang Theatre 

Page 68 


Anthony Marwood violin 

Martin Fröst clarinet 

Friday | May 2 | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

Page 69 

Art Spiegelman 

“What the %@&*! 

Happened to Comics?” 

Friday | May 9 | 8pm 


Page 70 

Dmitri Hvorostovsky baritone 

Saturday | May 10 | 8pm 


Page 71 



May 15-18 | Citi Shubert Theatre 

Page 72/73 

75th Anniversary Season 

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Arts for All! 

Your Gift at Work 

Onstage and off, the Celebrity Series Arts for All! 

programs engage students of all ages and backgrounds 

in summer camps, artist residencies, and community 

performances that harness the creative energy of the 

performing arts to build better communities and cultivate 

tomorrow’s artists and audiences. 

With a gift to Arts for All!, your support will enhance 

our community through the following programs: 

Artists in Community brings local, emerging 

musicians into Boston schools and community centers 

to provide free interactive lecture demonstrations and 

family concerts 

Take Your Seat offers free and deeply discounted tickets 

to events in Boston’s greatest performance halls for 

children, teachers, and families 

Artists Connections provides engaging workshops, 

master classes, lecture demonstrations and discussions 

with Celebrity Series world-class artists to youngsters, 

college students, and the general public 

What Makes It Great? is a concert series by 

Rob Kapilow that introduces audiences of all ages 

to music and dance in engaging, accessible, and 

enjoyable ways. 

Dance Now! New for Summer 2013. This seven 

week program will operate in collaboration with 

the Boston Public Schools Summer Intensive Dance 

Program and Phillips Brooks House Association Summer 

Urban Camps. 

Arts for All! reaches more than 10,000 members of our community each year. 

To learn more about Arts for All!, call Robin Baker at (617)598-3225 or visit www.celebrityseries.org.

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Circus Oz 


Circus Oz 

From the Ground Up 


Wednesday | 7pm 



Saturday | 12:30pm 

Saturday | 5:30pm 

Sunday | 2pm 

These acrobatic daredevils from 

down-under bring pluck and sass to 

their wildly entertaining, irreverent, 

and family-friendly performances; 

that’s why they’re the National Circus 

of Australia. Circus Oz is FUN! 

“From the Ground Up has an 

appeal that owes something 

to vaudeville as well as the 

circus. Not that it stints on 

the physical thrills: there are 

plenty of acrobatics and 

ceiling-scraping, rope-swinging 

feats, which earn genuine gasps 

from the kids in the house.” 


See order form for child ticket pricing

Family event 

of the season!

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Leonidas Kavakos 

Leonidas Kavakos violin 

Enrico Pace piano 


Sunday | February 23 | 3pm 


BEETHOVEN | 

Sonata No. 1 in D Major 

Sonata No. 8 in G Major 

Sonata No. 9 in A Major “Kreutzer” 

“During the fiendishly difficult 

passages of thick chords and 

skittish runs, he played with 

impressive clarity and vigor, never 

calling attention to the challenges. 

This fine artist received a long 

and deserved ovation.” 


“Technically, [Kavakos] was 

staggering, surmounting 

every challenge with a weighty 

brilliance. As always with 

Kavakos, however, showmanship 

is subordinate to expression.” 

—The Guardian (UK)

“It is easy to see why the 

choreographer and co-founder 

Tao Ye has captured attention 

as a radical new presence 

on China’s burgeoning 

contemporary dance scene.” 

—The Times (UK) 

“…extraordinary and appealing.” 






Friday | 8pm 

Sponsored by 


Little Family Foundation and the John S. 

and Cynthia Reed Foundation. 

Media Partner 



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Friday | February 28 | 8pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

MOZART | Quartet in E-flat Major, K.428 

BARTÓK | Quartet No. 3 

Jazz selections 

Media Partner 

“A string quartet that can 

easily morph into a jazz band” 


“Our jazz-playing also helps 

to inform our classical 

performance. It enables us 

to look at the score from a 

different perspective and 

to see classical music as a 

kind of improvisation. We 

like to be as free as possible 

in our performance and 

for every concert to be 

slightly different.” 

—Pierre Colombet, violinist, 

Quatuor Ebène

“[Sweet Honey In The Rock] 

is the keeper of the flame.” 

—Harry Belafonte 

“This ensemble is the 

gold standard.” 

—Fort Worth Star-Telegram 

Sweet Honey In The Rock 

Forty and Fierce! 

Sunday | March 2 | 5pm | Symphony Hall 

Celebrate 40 years of this vital and 

innovative a capella ensemble: a musical 

force and long a Boston favorite! 

Sponsored by 

Sweet Honey In The Rock 

Symphony Hall 

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DeJohnette… 

DeJohnette, Lovano, 

Spaulding, Genovese Quartet 

Jack DeJohnette drums 

Joe Lovano saxophones 


Leo Genovese piano 

Thursday | March 6 | 8pm | Sanders Theatre 

Three generations of jazz masters 

together: a drummer of legendary 

status, one of the most accomplished 

saxophonists of his time, a young bassist 

that has rocketed to international 

fame, and her brilliant pianist. 

Don’t miss this remarkable quartet’s 

cross-generational conversation. 

Sponsored by 


Sponsored by 

Media Partner 

Jack DeJohnette 

Esperanza Spalding 

Joe Lovano 

Leo Genovese

“One of the most intuitive 

and risk-taking singers before 

the public.” 


“Natalie Dessay has been 

astonishing audiences on 

operatic stages around the 

world. Now she brings her 

brilliant voice and deep 

musicality to a recital that 

no one should miss.” 

—Gary Dunning, Celebrity 

Series Executive Director 

Natalie Dessay soprano 

Philippe Cassard piano 




Program to include works by Clara 

Schumann, Brahms, Pfitzner, Strauss, 

Poulenc, Duparc, Chabrier, Chausson 

and Debussy. 

Sponsored by 

Media Partner 


Natalie Dessay 

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Symphony Hall 

Ira Glass 

Ira Glass 

Reinventing Radio 


The creator of the public radio show 

This American Life talks about his 

program and how it’s put together. 

Glass recreates the sound of the 

show as the audience watches, playing 

funny and memorable moments from 

the show, and talking about what 

was behind their creation. 

“Mr. Glass is a journalist but also a 

storyteller who filters his interviews 

and impressions through a distinctive 

literary imagination, an eccentric 

intelligence, and a sympathetic heart.” 


Robert Pinsky 

Vijay Iyer Trio 

Vijay Iyer Trio with special guest 

Robert Pinsky/POEMJAZZ 

Friday | March 14 | 8pm | Sanders Theatre 

In the first part of this program, pianist 

Vijay Iyer teams up with former U.S. 

Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky in 

POEMJAZZ, a duet performance of 

poetry and jazz. In the second half, 

the jazz world’s hottest trio takes the 

stage with its innovative interplay. 

“In jazz as in poetry there is always that play 

between what’s regular and what’s wild. That 

has always appealed to me.” 

—Robert Pinsky 

“Vijay Iyer is a leader of the new guard 

in jazz and no fan of conventional 

boundaries. Robert Pinsky loves to 

take language onto the high wire. These 

two adventurers are a perfect match!” 

—Amy Lam, Celebrity Series Artistic 

Programmer 

Sponsored by 


Media Partner 


Vijay Iyer /Robert Pinsky 

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Symphony Hall 

Evgeny Kissin 

Evgeny Kissin piano 


A commanding pianist of great 

power and clarity, Evgeny Kissin is 

a contemporary master. 

“Without question he 

is a phenomenal pianist, 

a deeply intuitive and 

sensitive musician” 


“The capacity crowd leapt 

to its feet at the end, roaring 

its appreciation, clearly 

hoping to hear another 

marathon of encores...” 

—The Chicago Tribune 

Evgeny Kissin

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Symphony Hall 

Israel Philharmonic 

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 


Wednesday | March 19 | 8pm | Symphony Hall 

BRUCKNER | Symphony No. 8

“… a brilliant virtuoso ensemble at the absolutely 

top international level.” 


“The orchestra has a natural richness in its playing, 

as if soul were part of the technique.” 

—The Philadelphia Enquirer

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Edward Dusinberre violin 

Károly Schranz violin 

Geraldine Walther viola 

András Fejér cello 



The beloved Takács Quartet return 

to Jordan Hall for Part 1 of a twoconcert 

engagement covering the 

complete cycle of the six string 

quartets of Béla Bartók. 

BARTÓK | Quartet Nos. 1, 3 and 5 

Sponsored by Gabor Garai, Hungarian 

Consul General, and the Hungarian Society 

of Massachusetts 

See page 63 for Part 2 of the Takács 

Quartet’s Bartok cycle concerts. 

Special subscriber pricing for purchase 

of both Bartók Cycle concerts (see 

order form)

Yo-Yo Ma cello 


Friday | March 21 | 8pm | Symphony Hall 

Program will include works by 

Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, 

Messiaen, and Brahms. 

“There is hardly any virtuoso 

of any instrument who is 

as complete, profound, 

passionate and humane 

a musician as Ma.” 

—The Boston Globe 

Sponsored by 

Eleanor and Frank Pao 

Media Partner 

Symphony Hall 

Yo-Yo Ma 

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Symphony Hall 

LA Phil 

Los Angeles Philharmonic 



CORIGLIANO | Symphony No. 1 

TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No. 5 

Sponsored by 


Media Partner

“[Gustavo Dudamel is] the most 

astonishingly gifted conductor I have 

ever come across.” 

—Simon Rattle 

“…the Los Angeles Philharmonic tops 

the list of America’s premier orchestras 

and serves as a lesson in how to update 

an august cultural institution without 

cheapening its work.” 


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Wendy Whelan 


Wendy Whelan 

Restless Creature 

A new evening of dance, 

created by and danced 

with Kyle Abraham, 

Joshua Beamish, Brian Brooks 

and Alejandro Cerrudo 

March 28-29 | Citi Shubert Theatre 



“America’s greatest 

contemporary ballerina.” 


For over 25 years, Wendy Whelan 

has captivated audiences of the New 

York City Ballet with her elegant yet 

thrilling movement and her exacting, 

intelligent approach to performing. 

Restless Creature is a collaboration 

with four young choreographers to 

create a suite of duets that will be 

performed by Wendy and each of the 

four choreographers in turn. 

Sponsored by 

Jann E. Leeming and Spring Sirkin 

The Dance Series is sponsored by the Little 

Family Foundation and the John S. and Cynthia 

Reed Foundation. 

Media Partner



Saturday | March 29 | 8pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

“As near to perfect as 

one can possibly find.” 

— BBC Music Magazine 

HAYDN | Quartet in B-flat Major, 

Opus 76, no. 4 “Sunrise” 

SHOSTAKOVICH | Quartet No. 12 

in D-flat Major 

BRAHMS | Quartet in A minor, 

Opus 51, no. 2 


Sponsored by 



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Tetzlaff / Vogt 

Christian Tetzlaff violin 

Lars Vogt piano 

Sunday | March 30 | 3pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

MOZART | Sonata in B flat Major, K. 454 

BARTÓK | Sonata No. 1 

WEBERN | Four Pieces, Opus 7 

BEETHOVEN | Sonata No. 7 in C minor 


Sponsored by 

“… Christian Tetzlaff … 

let the music live, breathe 

and sing with a directness 

few can equal today.” 

—The Guardian 

Christian Tetzlaff 

“Violinist Christian Tetzlaff 

and pianist Lars Vogt gave 

five-star, thought-provoking 

performances … and set a 

benchmark for the future of 

chamber music in the City Hall.” 

—The Herald (Glasgow) 

Lars Vogt

“… a startlingly gifted pianist 

with a relentless thirst for 

experimentation.” 

— The Los Angeles Times 

“… the most provocative 

thinker in current jazz.” 

— Rolling Stone 

Jason Moran 

Fats Waller 

Jason Moran 

Fats Waller Dance Party 



Fats Waller was a prolific jazz 

pianist and composer recognized 

for his works of genius in the stride 

piano tradition. In this program, 

the ambitiously creative pianist 

Jason Moran one again challenges 

the status quo as he puts his signature 

spin on Waller’s music. Don’t miss 

this exhilarating evening! 

Sponsored by 


Jason Moran 


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Assad Family 

The Assad Family — 

A Brazilian Songbook 

Sergio Assad guitar 

Odair Assad guitar 

Clarice Assad piano & vocals 

Badi Assad guitar & vocals 

Carolina Assad vocals 



Sergio and Odair Assad, longtime 

favorites of Celebrity Series 

audiences, bring the extended 

Assad family for an exciting 

program of Brazilian music. 

Sponsored by 

“The best aspect of the 

program was its remarkable 

sense of creative intimacy, 

of talented generations 

enjoying the rare opportunity 

to make music together.” 

—The Los Angeles Times



Edward Dusinberre violin 

Károly Schranz violin 

Geraldine Walther viola 

András Fejér cello 



In this performance the Takács 

Quartet completes Béla Bartók’s 

cycle of string quartets. 

BARTÓK | Quartets Nos. 2, 4 and 6 

Sponsored by Gabor Garai, Hungarian 

Consul General, and the Hungarian Society 

of Massachusetts 

See page 54 for Part 1 of the Takács 

Quartet’s Bartok cycle concerts. 

Special subscriber pricing for purchase 

of both Bartók Cycle concerts (see 

order form) 



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The Park Plaza Castle 

75th Anniversary Gala 

75th Anniversary Gala 

Saturday | April 12 | 6:30pm | The Park Plaza Castle 

130 Columbus Avenue, Boston 

Join us for a celebration 75 years in the making! 

A gathering of friends, both old and new, and 

a spectacular evening that will recognize the 

Celebrity Series’ long and illustrious history 

and its impact on Boston’s cultural community 

through the decades. 

Supporters, patrons, and community leaders come 

together to celebrate the past, present, and future 

of the Celebrity Series of Boston. We invite you to 

join us for this black-tie affair, featuring special guest 

performances, at the Park Plaza Castle. 

Diamond Sponsor/ 

Underwriter – $25,000 

• Premier Seating at the Gala 

• Recognition at the Gala 

• Listing in the Gala Program 

Platinum Sponsor – $10,000 

• Priority Seating at the Gala 

• Listing in the Gala Program 

Gold Sponsor – $1,000 

• Priority Seating at the Gala 

• Listing in the Gala program 

Silver Ticket – $750 

A portion of each ticket will be taxdeductible. 

Proceeds from the evening 

will benefit the performance, education, 

and community programs of the 

Celebrity Series. 

Celebrity Series founder Aaron Richmond and wife Ann 

at a reception in the 1960s


Emanuel Ax 

“[Hamelin] is a 

complete musician 

as well as a 

keyboard giant.” 


“Ax has the gift 

of rhapsody.” 

—The Times, London 

Marc-André Hamelin and 

Emanuel Ax duo pianists 

Sunday | April 13 | 3pm | Symphony Hall 

BRAHMS | Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor 

BRAHMS | Sonata for Two Pianos in F minor 


Media Partner 

See page 24 & 25 for Marc-André Hamelin’s 

solo piano recital. 

See page 69 for Marc-André Hamelin’s chamber 

music concert with violinist Anthony Marwood 

and clarinetist Martin Fröst. 

Symphony Hall 

Hamelin / Ax 

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Pickman Hall 

Nicholas Phan 


Myra Huang piano 

Thursday | April 17 | 8pm | Pickman Hall 

Nicholas Phan has established 

his command of the works of 

Benjamin Britten and he continues 

to distinguish himself as one of 

the most compelling young tenors 

appearing on concert and opera 

stages around the world. 




“… a star in the making …” 

—The Sunday Times, London 

“Phan sings with a 

fine mixture of poetry 

and strength...” 

—Gramophone 

Nicholas Phan

“To call Schneider the most 

important woman in jazz 

is missing the point ... She is 

a major composer—period.” 

—TIME Magazine 

“An exultant and spacious 

orchestral power suggests 

furthermore, that she is 

on her way to being Aaron 

Copland’s inheritor.” 





Sponsored by 




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Citi Wang Theatre 

Ailey 

Alvin Ailey American 

Dance Theater 

May 1-4 | Citi Wang Theatre 


Friday | 8pm 



Sunday | 3pm 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 

has been thrilling Boston audiences 

since the Celebrity Series presented 

their Boston debut in 1968. 

Sponsored by 


Family Foundation and the John S. and 


“…the Rolls-Royce of 

American dance.” 

—Los Angeles Times

Marc-André Hamelin Anthony Marwood Martin Fröst 

See page 24 & 25 for Marc-André 

Hamelin’s solo piano recital. 

See page 65 for Marc-André 

Hamelin’s duo piano concert 

with Emanuel Ax. 


Anthony Marwood violin 

Martin Fröst clarinet 

Friday | May 2 | 8pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin completes 

his 3-concert cycle with a chamber 

music concert that includes violinist 

Anthony Marwood and clarinetist 

Martin Fröst. 

SCHUBERT | Rondo in B minor for violin and piano in B minor, D. 895 

DEBUSSY | Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano* 

STRAVINSKY | Suite from L’histoire du Soldat for violin, clarinet and piano 

POULENC | Sonata for clarinet and piano 

DEBUSSY | Sonata for violin and piano in G minor* 

BARTÓK | Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano*^ 

* Works featured in a Celebrity Series presentation on Feb. 4, 1941, performed 

by Benny Goodman, Bela Bartók and Joseph Szigeti 

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“… comics echo the 

way the brain works. 

People think in 

iconographic images, 

not in holograms, 

and people think in 

bursts of language, 

not in paragraphs.” 

—Art Spiegelman 

“Spiegelman has become 

one of The New Yorker’s most 

sensational artists …” 

—Los Angeles Times 


“What the %@&*! Happened to Comics?” 

A Lecture with Images by Art Spiegelman 

Friday | May 9 | 8pm | Sanders Theatre 

Art Spiegelman’s comics are best known for their scratch-board, 

illustrative style and controversial content. In his talk “What the %@&*! 

Happened to Comics?” he takes his audience on a chronological tour 

of the evolution of comics, all the while explaining the value of this 

medium and why it should not be ignored. 

Sponsored by 

Media Partner

Dmitri Hvorostovsky baritone 

Ivar Ilja piano 

Saturday | May 10 | 8pm | NEC’s Jordan Hall 

Program will include works by 

Rachmaninoff, Medtner and 

Tchaikovsky. 

Media Partner 

“He stands among the era’s 

great singers thanks to his 

combination of rich tone, sonic 

power, thoughtful characterization 

and physical appeal.” 

—Wall Street Journal 

Dmitri Hvorostovsky 


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East Coast Premiere 

Known as one of the greatest pastoral operas, Acis and 

Galatea, based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, was composed by 

Handel in 1718 and arranged by Mozart in 1788. 

Lauded throughout his career for successful collaborations 

with renowned orchestras and opera singers, Mark Morris has 

once again assembled a stellar team for his latest project, 

Acis and Galatea. 

Celebrated visual artist and scenic designer Adrianne Lobel, 

fashion icon and costume designer Isaac Mizrahi and acclaimed 

lighting designer Michael Chybowski will set the stage for 

Morris who will direct the Mark Morris Dance Group and four 

vocal soloists in this epic tale.



Mozart/Handel 

Handel and Haydn Society Period 

Orchestra and Chorus 

Nicholas McGegan conductor 

Thomas Cooley, Acis 

Sherezade Panthaki, Galatea 

Douglas Williams, Polyphemus 

Zach Finkelstein, Damon 

May 15-18 | Citi Shubert Theatre 


Friday | 8pm 


Sunday | 3pm 

Celebrity Series of Boston co-commissioned 

this fully-staged production 

of Mozart’s arrangement of Handel’s 

opera, Acis and Galatea, by director 

and choreographer Mark Morris. 

Acis and Galatea will be sung in English. 

Sponsored by 

Amy and Joshua Boger, Jann E. Leeming & 

Arthur D. Little, Eleanor and Frank Pao, 

with additional support provided by 

Martha H. Jones 


Family Foundation and the John S. and 


Media Partner 

Acis and Galatea is a Mark Morris 

Dance Group / Cal Performances, 

Berkeley / Celebrity Series of 

Boston production, in association 

with the Harriman-Jewell Series, 

Kansas City; Krannert Center for 

the Performing Arts, University of 

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lincoln 

Center for the Performing Arts. 

Mark Morris

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Copley Square 

Le Grand Continental ® 

Le Grand Continental ® 

By Sylvain Émard 

May 16-18, 2014 | Copley Square 

Come celebrate the closing weekend 

of our 75th anniversary season in grand 

style with an outdoor dance party in Copley 

Square. Le Grand Continental is a special 

presentation created by Montreal-based 

choreographer Sylvain Émard that 

will gather volunteers of all ages from all 

across Boston to prepare and present 

this colorful and infectious 30-minute 

dance event. Come dance, come watch, 

come be part of this community-wide, 

first-ever, outdoor dance extravaganza 

right in the heart of Boston! 

To learn more and sign up to be 

part of Le Grand Continental, visit 

www.celebrityseries.org. 

Le Grand Continental ® is a co-production 

of Sylvain Émard Danse and the Festival 

TransAmeriques

“… so absolute was 

[Wolff’s] control 

by then that he 

held the whole 

auditorium in 

suspended silence.” 

—Washington Post 

Subscriber 

Bonus Event 

NEC Philharmonia 

Hugh Wolff conductor 

Xiang Yu violin soloist 

Wednesday | April 23 | 8pm | Symphony Hall 

New England Conservatory’s Stanford and 

Norma Jean Calderwood Director of Orchestras, 

Hugh Wolf, conducts NEC’s top student orchestra 

at Symphony Hall with violin soloist Xiang Yu in 

this subscriber bonus event. 

Subscriber offer will be sent in the Fall. 

BEETHOVEN | Egmont Overture 

PROKOFIEV | Violin Concerto No. 1 

SHOSTAKOVICH | Symphony No. 11 

Hugh Wolff 

NEC Philharmonia 

Symphony Hall 

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Get great benefits when you order now 

Subscriber Benefits 

Get seated early while the best seats are still available 

when you order NOW. 

Renewing subscribers are seated first, beginning with those choosing 7 or more events. Priority Renewal 

Deadline is Friday, June 7, 2013. 

Want more tickets during the season? Pay no fees and get the guaranteed subscriber price 

on all additional ticket purchases 

Subscribers Order FIRST 

In the last two seasons, we have added The Goat Rodeo Sessions performance at House of Blues, 

multiple public reading by David Sedaris and the final Boston performance by the Tokyo String Quartet 

to our regular-season programming. When add-on performances are scheduled during the season, 

Celebrity Series subscribers can order their tickets before the public. 

Can’t attend? Exchange. 

Exchange tickets for another performance in the 

2013–2014 season quickly and easily. If your plans 

change, just return your tickets to the subscription 

office and choose another performance or event. 

Many organizations charge for this benefit. Celebrity 

Series subscribers get it for free. 

Guaranteed Subscriber Prices ensure you get 

your subscription seats at substantial savings off 

regular box office prices. Subscribers pay no 

service charge when ordering additional tickets 

throughout the season. 

Lost Ticket Replacement 

Lost ticket protection gives subscribers extra piece 

of mind. Just call the Celebrity Series subscription 

office for duplicate tickets or see a subscription 

representative at the performance venue. 

Want a reminder? 

Sign up for Subscriber E-mail Alerts 

Get information customized to your performance, 

including program changes and selected program 

notes, links to venue parking maps, discount parking 

coupons and information and tips on concurrent 

events taking place near your performance venues 

so you can plan ahead. Check the box on your 

order form to receive alerts. Subscriber E-mail 

Alerts keep you up-to-date on all your performances. 

Experience the arts with your children 

Get specially-priced child seats adjacent to your 

subscription seats. Child tickets are available for a 

50% discount per ticket for most events (limit 4 

child tickets per event). (See order form for details.) 

Get Holiday Offer Tickets 

Get holiday gift tickets before the public as a 

subscriber. Specially-priced tickets to selected 

events make unique and thoughtful gifts! 

(Offer available beginning in November) 

Priority Seating Deadline: Friday, June 7, 2013 

Phone Orders Begin: Monday, June 10, 2013 

Single Ticket Sales For Most Events Begin: 

Monday, September 9, 2013

Celebrity Series of Boston Mission & Vision 

To present world-class performing artists who inspire and enrich 

our community. 

We believe in the power of excellence & 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. 

Board of Directors 

Board of Directors 

Ellen S. Heller 

Joshua Boger, Ph.D. Chair 

Mary Elisabeth Swerz Treasurer 

Ilene B. Jacobs Clerk 

Michael S. Canning 

Donna Egan 

Gabor Garai 

Kathleen Powers Haley 

Lisa Kelly-Croswell 

Jann E. Leeming 

Dr. Gordon Moore 

Maureen McGuire Myers 

Tami E. Nason 

Eleanor Y. Pao 

John Patterson 

Leontyne Price Honorary Director 

Melinda Rabb 

Sharon L. Rich 

Spring Sirkin 

Jeffrey A. Thomson ex officio 

Elizabeth G. Tréhu, MD 

Sanjay Verma 

Dorothy Altman Weber 

Janet Zwanziger 

Emeriti 

Dr. Harris A. Berman 

Bertram Cohen 

Caroline Collings 

Benjamin H. Lacy 

Robert I. Lurie 

Norman C. Nicholson, Jr. 

Walter W. Pierce 

Nancy Richmond Winsten 

Arnold B. Zetcher 

Board of Overseers 

Jeffrey A. Thomson Chair 

Essence R. McGill Arzu Vice Chair 

Betsey I. Ansin 

Mara D. Calame 

Martin Carmichael, III 

Fernadina Chan 

Stuart Cohen 

Anne Coveney 

Alma Derricks 

C. Nancy Fisher 

Suk Harvey 

Randolph Hawthorne 

Yvette Hochberg 

Wendy Karlyn 

Katharine D. Kush 

Charles M. Landay 

Stephen Leonard 

Margot LeStrange 

Dr. Michael Palmer 

Abby Rosenfeld 

Howard Salwen 

Sally Seaver 

Sandra Shapiro 

Dr. Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr. 

Joel A. Stein 

Marylen R. Sternweiler 

Daniel S. Tarlow 

Wendy L. Watson 

Barnet Weinstein 

Peter J. Wender 

Mission & Vision 

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Concept and design: Sametz Blackstone Associates, Boston

Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc. 

20 Park Plaza, Suite 1032 

Boston, MA 02116-4303 

celebrityseries.org 

Bringing the world’s best performers to Boston

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