Upcoming Ticketed Events

May 2013

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Afiara String Quartet & Cecilia String Quartet

Sunday | May 19, 2013  | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

Two exceptional, up-and-coming quartets in a program of Mozart, Brahms, and Mendelssohn.

sold outartist code:BE07
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Stanford Symphonic Chorus

Friday | May 31, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Saturday | June 1, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Sunday | June 2, 2013  | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The Project concludes with the iconic and majestic Symphony No. 9 and a newly commissioned work.

June 2013

sold outartist code:BE07
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Stanford Symphonic Chorus

Friday | May 31, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Saturday | June 1, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Sunday | June 2, 2013  | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

buyartist code:RAGA

Ragazzi Boys Chorus

Sunday | June 9, 2013  | 5:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

Ragazzi's biggest birthday concert yet - current choristers and alumni will premiere "There is a Song" by Venezuelan composer, Cristian Grases.

Past Events

infoartist code:CHAN
Pre-Season Event

Chanticleer

Tuesday | December 11, 2012  | 8:00 pm
Memorial Church

Pre-season Event: The Grammy-winning “orchestra of voices” in its beloved holiday program.

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Bing Concert Hall Opening Night

Friday | January 11, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

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Los Lobos

Saturday | January 12, 2013  | 7:00 pm
Saturday | January 12, 2013  | 9:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The roots-rock legends perform two specially priced, one-hour acoustic performances.

infoartist code:STL1

Sundays with the St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Stephen Prutsman, piano

Sunday | January 13, 2013  | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

SLSQ leads off its annual Sunday series with Haydn, a late romantic rarity by Ludwig Thuille, more.

infoartist code:PBO1

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Program 1: The World of ‘The Four Seasons’
Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Wednesday | January 16, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The eminent period music ensemble launches its Stanford partnership with Vivaldi’s immortal “Four Seasons,” more.

infoartist code:BE01
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor

Friday | January 18, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Sunday | January 20, 2013  | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The double Beethoven cycle begins with two cornerstones of the canon: The 5th Symphony and 5th Piano Concerto (“Emperor”).

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Emanuel Ax, solo piano

Tuesday | January 22, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

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Mingus Big Band

Friday | January 25, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The music and unbridled spirit of Charles Mingus live on in this 14-piece, Grammy-winning big band.

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Glenn Kotche, solo percussion
with Andrew Meyerson, percussion, and accompanying films

Saturday | January 26, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

Wilco drummer and noted composer Kotche performs his own music and a new work by John Luther Adams.

infoartist code:YOYO

Yo-Yo Ma, cello & Kathryn Stott, piano

Sunday | January 27, 2013  | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

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Vusi Mahlasela

Wednesday | January 30, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

“The Voice” returns! The legendary Mahlasela unites South African sounds with blues, pop, and more.

infoartist code:CAP1

Cappella Romana
“From Constantinople to California”

Friday | February 1, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The acoustics of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia come alive in Bing (with help from CCRMA) in vocal group’s first of two concerts.

infoartist code:BE02
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Saturday | February 2, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Sunday | February 3, 2013  | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

SPO performs Symphonies Nos. 2 and 8 and, with guest Nakamatsu, Piano Concerto No. 2.

infoartist code:CAP2

Cappella Romana
“Holy Week in Jerusalem”

Saturday | February 2, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Memorial Church

The acclaimed vocal ensemble performs music from Holy Week in 8th and 9th-century Jerusalem.

infoartist code:MIDO

Midori, violin and Özgür Aydin, piano

Wednesday | February 6, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

infoartist code:PBO2

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Program 2: Quintessence of Classical Style
Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Marc Schachman,oboe; Danny Bond, bassoon

Wednesday | February 13, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The music of Classical masters Haydn and Mozart and of Mozart’s greatest influence, J.C. Bach.

infoartist code:BE03
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Friday | February 22, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Saturday | February 23, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

SSO performs the Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) and Piano concerto No. 3 (with guest Nakamatsu).

infoartist code:WPSE

Essence of Ellington
William Parker’s Special Edition

Saturday | March 9, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

A nonet of leading jazz virtuosos in works by and inspired by the great Duke Ellington.

infoartist code:STL3
Daytime Event

Sundays with the St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence String Quartet with James Austin Smith, oboe

Sunday | March 10, 2013  | 2:30
Bing Concert Hall

Mozart’s Oboe Quartet (with guest Smith) plus Beethoven’s 3rd “Razumovsky” Quartet and more.

infoartist code:BE04
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Stephen M. Sano, conductor, with Stanford Symphonic Chorus

Friday | March 15, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Sunday | March 17, 2013  | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

SPO performs the Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”) and, with the Chorus, the Mass in C Major.

infoartist code:ALAR

Music by Steve Reich
Alarm Will Sound
Alan Pierson, artistic director

Saturday | March 16, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

All-Reich program including the U.S. premiere of Radio Rewrite, inspired by music of Radiohead.

infoartist code:PBO3

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Program 3: The Italian Violin
Rachel Podger, violin and leader

Wednesday | March 20, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

Vivaldi, Corelli, Pergolesi, and more, featuring violinist and leader Rachel Podger.

infoartist code:SING

Making Books Sing: Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador
Written by Myla Churchill
Directed by Carlos Armesto
Starring Jeremy Giraud Abram

Sunday | March 24, 2013  | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

Family musical-theater group MBS in a high-spirited portrait of the legendary “Satchmo.”

infoartist code:OXFO

Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, director with guests Stanford Chamber Chorale; Stephen M. Sano, director

Wednesday | April 3, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Memorial Church

The young men and boys of Oxford’s storied choir celebrate the Britten centenary.

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My End Is My Beginning
New York Polyphony

Friday | April 5, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The outstanding vocal quartet perform works ranging from the 16th to 21st centuries.

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Visitations: Theotokia And The War Reporter Two Chamber Operas
Jonathan Berger, composer / Dan O’Brien, libretto / Rinde Eckert, director / Christopher Rountree, conductor

Friday | April 12, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Saturday | April 13, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

Stanford composer Berger and all-star collaborators premiere two new short operas.

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Daytime Event

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Sunday | April 14, 2013  | 2:30 pm

From Tchaikovsky to Otis Redding, the “uke” reigns supreme in this fun and often funny program.

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Landfall: Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet

Saturday | April 20, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Sunday | April 21, 2013  | 7:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The first-ever collaboration of two legendary forces in new music, in an evening-length premiere work.

infoartist code:BE05
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Friday | April 26, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Saturday | April 27, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall

SSO performs the Symphony No. 7, Piano Concerto No. 1 (with guest Nakamatsu), more.

infoartist code:BERL
Daytime Event

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

Sunday | April 28, 2013  | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

The formidable winds of Berlin in a program of Mozart, Milhaud, and more.

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The Next Bing Thing: A Student Showcase

Sunday | May 5, 2013  | 7:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

An evening of Stanford student performances by Basmati Raas, HD Crew, Happy Dog Duo, Cardinal Calypso, Raagapella, Cancioneiro, and SImps.

infoartist code:BE06
Stanford Department of Music

The Beethoven Project
Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Jindong Cai, music director and conductor with Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Friday | May 10, 2013  | 8:00 pm
Sunday | May 12, 2013  | 2:30 pm
Bing Concert Hall

SPO performs Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 and (with guest Nakamatsu) Piano Concerto No. 4.