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Announcing the 2025-26 Season

Celebrating 30 Years!
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Season Highlights

  • Four adults sit closely together on a white bench outside, laughing and playfully leaning on each other, surrounded by green grass and trees in a park setting.

    The Icons

    From Americana to classical and beyond, these luminaries inspire us across all genres of music.

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  • A woman in a shimmering silver dress plays a grand piano on stage, seated on a black bench, with her left hand inside the piano and her right hand on the keys. The stage has a wooden floor and a wooden wall backdrop.

    Recitals

    Captivating soloists and duos in musical partnerships highlight the power and intimacy of classical music.

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  • Colorful northern lights illuminate a coastal village with red houses, snowy mountains, and calm water. An inset map shows the locations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland in northern Europe.

    Nordic Dream

    Performances showcasing dynamic voices from the countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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  • A choir dressed in black performs in a candlelit stone church, with a conductor standing in front of them. Gothic arches and ornate carvings decorate the background.

    Vocal Magic

    The human voice takes center stage in these performances of songs ranging from early music to Broadway to jazz.

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  • A man in a suit and tie plays a brass trumpet intently during a live performance, with blurred musicians and instruments visible in the background.

    Flavors of Jazz

    Explore the broad spectrum of jazz music from vocal to small instrumental ensembles to big band.

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  • Men and women in bright colored clothing dance on a dark stage

    Dance

    Experience the athleticism and artistry of two of North America's finest dance companies.

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Five Curated Series Options

SAVE 20% PER CURATED SERIES

Choose one or more curated series and save 20%. Plus save 10% on additional performances outside your chosen series. View all season ticket options here.

Masterworks

Our premier classical music series showcases a variety of artists performing the great works of yesterday and today.

  • Augustin Hadelich, violin
  • TwoSet Violin
  • Angela Hewitt, piano
  • Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
  • Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
  • Haochen Zhang, piano
  • Tenebrae
  • Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, and Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
  • Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Robert Spano and Stephen Hough
  • Optional add-on: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello & Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano | March 19 (Mahaneela)

Encounters

This multidisciplinary lineup features dynamic soloists and ensembles from the worlds of jazz, bluegrass, theatre, and beyond.

  • Lea Salonga
  • Chris Thile
  • Branford Marsalis Quartet
  • Voctave
  • Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
  • Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
  • Sérgio and Odair Assad
  • Tord Gustavsen Trio
  • Cécile McLorin Salvant
  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • The Del McCoury Band

Optional add ons:

  • The Acting Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • The Acting Company: Great Expectations
  • Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Sound of Music
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Lea Salonga | Sept 11

World Stage

This series brings unique cultural perspectives close to home by exciting artists from across the globe.

  • Symbio
  • Dreamers’ Circus
  • Lúnasa
  • Frigg
  • Drum Tao
  • Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, and La Capella Reial de Catalunya

Optional add on: Breabach

 

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Symbio | Sept 25 (Fredrik Gille)

Chamber Music

The world’s leading and emerging small ensembles play cornerstones from the chamber music canon.

  • Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble*
  • Camerata Nordica Octet
  • Sphinx Virtuosi with Randall Goosby, violin
  • Quatuor Ébène
  • Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

*Free admission, tickets required.

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Four musicians dressed in black stand against a dark background, each holding a string instrument: two violins, a viola, and a cello. They appear relaxed and are looking in different directions.
Quatuor Ébène | Apr 10 (Julien Mignot)

Dance @ The Classic Center Series

Experience the athleticism and artistry of two of North America’s finest dance companies.

  • Paul Taylor Dance Company
  • Ballets Jazz Montréal
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A group of dancers in orange and pink costumes spin and twirl energetically onstage. One male and one female dancer face each other and smile, their clothes swirling with their movement.
Paul Taylor Dance Company | Sept 19 (Steven Pisano)

Special Events

These special events can be added to any of our curated or create-your-own ticket packages.

  • Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble*
  • Yo-Yo Ma, cello
  • Anna Lapwood, organ*

*Free admission, tickets required.

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Yo-Yo Ma | Feb 1 (Brantley Gutierrez)

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