Upcoming Ticketed Events
May 2013

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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