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TranscendThe performing arts can connect us acrossall kinds of real and imaginary divides,allowing us to discover the values, concerns,and aspirations we all have in common. Our2017/18 Season invites you to commune witha remarkable group of international artistswho are deeply committed to bringing to lightthe beauty, sorrow, joy, and struggle of ourshared human experience.Deepen your understanding with threeBerkeley RADICAL programming strandsthat offer unique perspectives on how thearts can transcend borders and barriers, andlead us to reflect together on our wonderfuldiversity of culture and experience. Fromclassic repertoire to innovative new works,let these insightful performances be yourguide to understanding and celebrating ourcomplex, extraordinary world.Visit pages 14 and 15 for more informationon Berkeley RADICAL.

JULIA BULLOCK ALVIN AILEY THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE , PARIS AMERICAN DANCE THEATER IN STATE OF SIEGESubscribe now tolock in the best seatsat the best prices!Reasons to subscribe:Best seats: Subscribers and Donors are seatedbefore single-ticket buyers.Special Events: Guarantee your seats for our mostsought-after events.Savings: Save up to 25% on single-ticket prices.Add additional events at 10% off all season long.Flexibility: Advance ticket exchanges are easyand free of service charges.Subscription options:Series Subscriptions—Our best valueSave up to 25% on single-ticket prices whenyou subscribe to any of our 18 different SeriesSubscriptions. Series Subscribers also save 10%when adding more 2017/18 events.Choose-Your-Own Subscriptions—Curate your own seasonOur Choose-Your-Own Subscriptions allow you thewidest choice of performances and still provide all thesame benefits as our Series Subscriptions. The bestpart is that the more you see, the more you save!Save 10%: Select 4 or 5 events on a single order.Save 15%: Select 6 or 7 events on a single order.Save 20%: Select 8 or more events on a single order.How to get the best seats:Subscribe early and consider a donation! Donors andrenewing Subscribers are seated before the generalpublic. Place your order by the dates below to receivepriority seating.May 17 Producer’s Circle Donors of $1,500+May 31 Donors of $750–$1,499 and Renewing SubscribersJune 7 Donors of $100–$749 (New Subscriptions)June 30 Email Club (New Subscriptions)July 7 New Subscriberscalperformances.org

SEvpeenctisal Asian Youth Orchestrawith Sarah Chang, violin Richard Pontzious, conductor Sat, Aug 5, 8pm, ZH R. STRAUSS Don Juan SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 Representing nearly a dozen Asian countries, the 107 young musical ambassadors of the Asian Youth Orchestra join hands across political differences and regional tensions to play concerts of exquisite beauty. Each summer, exceptional players from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam meet for a summer intensive of rehearsals and international touring. Here the orchestra plays Beethoven’s beloved Seventh Symphony and Strauss’ masterfully scored Don Juan, and is joined by acclaimed violinist Sarah Chang for Sibelius’ thrilling Violin Concerto. Gustavo Dudamel Conducts National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela at the Greek Thu, Sept 21, 8pm, GT PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 SELECTIONS OF MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS To witness charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel with the radiant musicians of the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela is to experience firsthand the power of music to transform. The orchestra’s members are products of Venezuela’s world- famous El Sistema music education program, and as musicians they represent the highest standards of musical excellence, bolstered by a contagious sense of youthful optimism. The program is split between Prokofiev's rousing Fifth Symphony and music from Dudamel’s celebrated Fiesta project, featuring delightful short works by a selection of great North and South American composers. Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. 2

Secure your seats now for Emanuel Ax, pianothese Special Events! Leonidas Kavakos, violin Yo-Yo Ma, celloSpecial Events are likely to sell out. Subscribing now is thebest way to lock in your seats before single tickets go on sale Wed, Feb 28, 8pm, ZHJune 13 for the Asian Youth Orchestra with Sarah Chang,violin and Gustavo Dudamel Conducts National Youth SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898Orchestra of Venezuela; and on August 8 for Emanuel Ax, BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma.Add on these events to any Series Subscription order A meeting of three chamber music titans! Longtime duo partnersand save 10% on single-ticket prices. Include them in and consummate masters, pianist Emanuel Ax and cellist Yo-Yoa Choose-Your-Own Subscription of 6 or more events Ma join with dynamic violinist Leonidas Kavakos for an eveningin a single order, and save even more. Single ticket of chamber works played with soaring beauty and impeccablediscounts do not apply. dexterity. Ax and Ma have been collaborating for decades andWant priority for the best seats? Order early and consider share five Grammys for their recordings together; Kavakos wasa donation with your purchase. Donors and renewing artist-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic last season. TheySubscribers are seated first. combine their talents in two of the most substantial and effusive works in the piano trio repertoire.EMANUEL AX LEONIDAS KAVAKOS YO-YO MA SAVE THE DATE Gala at the Greek III Saturday, April 21, 2018 Special event artist to be announced this Fall! calperformances.org/gala 3

HolidayThe Hard NutMark Morris Dance GroupMusic by Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker)Choreography by Mark MorrisMembers of the Berkeley SymphonyFri, Dec 15, 8pmSat, Dec 16, 2pm & 8pmSun, Dec 17, 3pmThu–Fri, Dec 21–22, 8pmSat, Dec 23, 2pm & 8pmSun, Dec 24, 3pm, ZHWhat holiday season would be complete without go-go boots, dancing G.I.Joes, gender-bending snowflakes, and a spirited, slightly out-of-control familyChristmas party? Mark Morris’ The Hard Nut, “as gleefully irreverent as it isvisually poetic and musically sensitive” (Dance Magazine), returns to ZellerbachHall for the first time in five years with all that and more. Set to Tchaikovsky’siconic Nutcracker score, this lavish production has been charming audiencesfor over 25 years, delivering a pitch-perfect dose of both naughty and nice!Add on The Hard Nut to any Series Subscription package and save up to 25%.The Dec 15 performance of The Hard Nut is included in our Family Series Subscriptionpackages. Young audiences ages 16 and under save 50% on the Dec 15 performance.Patron Sponsors: Helen and John Meyer4 Subscribe today! calperformances.org

OrchestraChicago Symphony OrchestraRiccardo Muti, conductorFri–Sun, Oct 13–15, ZHFRI, 8PMROSSINI Overture from William TellELIZABETH OGONEK All These Lighted Things (West Coast Premiere)BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4, RomanticSAT, 8PMSCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, UnfinishedMOZART Clarinet Concerto Stephen Williamson, clarinetSCHUMANN Symphony No. 2SUN, 3PMBRAHMS Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 2A special chemistry exists between the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra and its director, the magnificentItalian conductor and “master of musical drama”(The New York Times), Riccardo Muti. Orchestra andmaestro visit with three programs that underscoretheir deep fluency and interpretive clarity in a widerange of repertoire, from the sparkling classicism ofthe first Viennese School, to weighty Austro-GermanRomanticism, to a brand new work by a living composer.Highlights include Bruckner’s breathtaking RomanticSymphony; Schumann’s restless, animated SecondSymphony; and a Brahms double feature of SymphoniesNos. 2 and 3 on the final day of the residency. Principalclarinetist Stephen Williamson is featured in Mozart’sbeloved Clarinet Concerto, a gem of the repertoire;and the orchestra plays a new work by composer-in-residence Elizabeth Ogonek.RICCARDO MUTI 5

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Mariinsky Orchestra SAT, 8PMValery Gergiev, conductor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9Denis Matsuev, pianoSat–Sun, Nov 4–5, ZH PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2Few orchestras can match the Mariinsky’s SCRIABIN Symphony No. 3,authority, blend, and fullness of sound when it The Divine Poemis playing the music of its countrymen. Directedby Valery Gergiev, “a born Prokofiev interpreter” SUN, 3PM Don Juan(The Guardian, London), the Mariinsky playscomplex works by two 20th-century giants who R. STRAUSS Piano Concerto No. 2lived in the shadow of Stalin’s regime: the Soviet RODION Symphony No. 6government disapproved of both Prokofiev’s SHCHEDRIN emotionally expansive Sixth Symphony and PROKOFIEV Shostakovich’s volatile Ninth. Scriabin’s ThirdSymphony is a radiant, restless tone poem for VALERY GERGIEVorchestra; and Strauss’ Don Juan is ebullientprogram music. The powerful and dazzlingpianist Denis Matsuev joins for Prokofiev’s boldand athletic Second Concerto and RodionShchedrin’s 12-tone Second Concerto.The Saint Paul FRI, 8PMChamber Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2Jonathan Biss, piano and director TIMO ANDRES The Blind Banister Joshua Weilerstein, conductor (West Coast Premiere)Fri–Sun, Feb 9–11, ZH MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, ItalianThe remarkable Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra SAT, 8PM Symphony No. 49, The Passionreturns to Berkeley with acclaimed pianistJonathan Biss (who will also direct some HAYDN Piano Concerto works from the keyboard) to share the bounty SALVATORE (West Coast Premiere)of their ambitious Beethoven/5 collaboration, SCIARRINO The Unanswered Question a five-year plan to commission five composers (1908; rev. 1930–35)to write new piano concertos, each inspired IVES Piano Concerto No. 4by one of Beethoven’s. Here, the orchestra performs three of these commissions, BEETHOVEN each paired with its companion Beethovenconcerto. The first program includes Timo SUN, 3PM Le tombeau de Couperin JONATHAN BISSAndres’ Pulitzer-nominated The Blind Banisterand Beethoven’s Second Concerto; Salvatore RAVEL O Mikros, O MegasSciarrino’s new concerto is paired with GEORGE (This Tiny World,Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4 on Saturday; and TSONTAKIS This Enormous World)the final concert includes George Tsontakis’ (West Coast Premiere)wistful, elegant O Mikros, O Megas, along with Piano Concerto No. 5, EmperorBeethoven’s towering Emperor Concerto. Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. BEETHOVEN Seattle Symphony SAT, 8PMLudovic Morlot, conductor JOHN LUTHER Become DesertSat–Sun, April 7–8, ZH ADAMS (California Premiere) Symphony No. 2The Seattle Symphony Orchestra lives up SIBELIUS to its reputation for distinctive and inspiredprogramming with a selection of works that SUN, 3PMcontemplate and commune with the naturalworld. Each program features a recent SIBELIUS The Oceanideswork by Pulitzer Prize winner John LutherAdams, who creates hypnotic, immersive BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes soundscapes and has been called “one from Peter Grimesof the most original musical thinkers ofthe new century” (The New Yorker). Other JOHN LUTHER Become Oceanworks include Sibelius’ folk-infused Second ADAMS Symphony and impressionistic tone poemThe Oceanides, plus a series of forebodinginstrumental interludes from Britten’s operaPeter Grimes.Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. LUDOVIC MORLOT 7

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Reggie Wilson/Fist and The Joffrey BalletHeel Performance Group Fri–Sat, Nov 17–18, 8pmMoses(es) Sun, Nov 19, 3pm, ZHSat, Sept 23, 8pm JUSTIN PECK In Creases (music: Philip Glass,Sun, Sept 24, 3pm, ZH Four Movements for Two Pianos)Award-winning choreographer Reggie Wilsonmakes rich, sensual, complex dances that vibrate ALEXANDER New Workwith the layered histories of the African diaspora. EKMAN His evening-length Moses(es) is inspired by Zora (Cal Performances co-commission) REGGIE WILSON/FIST AND HEELNeale Hurston’s vernacular retelling of the biblical PERFORMANCE GROUPMoses story and combines his own experiences ANNABELLE ODC/DANCEtraveling to North Africa to understand the LOPEZ OCHOA Mammatus (music: Michael Gordon,migration of Africans with extensive research into Weather One)black culture, movement, and spiritual traditions.The result is a powerful investigation of the nature With this program of new and recent worksof leadership—who leads? who follows?—in our by some of the most exciting choreographerscontemporary culture. working today, The Joffrey Ballet stays true to itsBerkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. 60-year reputation for innovation and eclecticism. Performed to a live Philip Glass score, JustinODC/Dance Peck’s In Creases showcases his keen eye for manipulating bodies to form complex geometricboulders and bones structures. Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman premieres a newly commissioned work,Brenda Way & KT Nelson, choreographers and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa creates a spellbindingZoë Keating, composer and cello depiction of a turbulent cloud formation inAndy Goldsworthy, landscape artist Mammatus.Wed, Oct 11, 8pm, ZHCome give San Francisco’s own ODC/Dance a Camille A. Brownwarm Berkeley send-off as the acclaimed modern & Dancersdance group departs for its headlining appearancein the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave BLACK GIRL: Linguistic PlayFestival. boulders and bones, “a colossal triumphof the imagination” (The Huffington Post), traces the Camille A. Brown, choreographershifting light, changing landscape, and raw natural Scott Patterson, composer and pianomaterials of an Andy Goldsworthy installation and Robin Bramlett, composer and electric basstransforms these images into an exploration of theprocess of creation. Co-choreographed by ODC Fri–Sat, Dec 8–9, 8pmartistic directors Brenda Way and KT Nelson, the Sun, Dec 10, 3pm, ZPmovement is set to a driving electro-acoustic score Innovative choreographer Camille A. Brown’scomposed and performed live by cellist Zoë Keating. BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play draws on the games little girls play to tell a story of black femaleDorrance Dance empowerment. Brown uses African-American vernacular forms—social dancing, Double Dutch,Fri, Oct 27, 8pm, ZH hand-clapping games, ring shout—to explore the self-discovery and playfulness of childhood in aMICHELLE work the New York Times called “by turns, cleverDORRANCE Three to One and tender.” Brown, a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow, (music: Aphex Twin and Thom Yorke) has created dances for Alvin Ailey American Dance Myelination Theater and Urban Bush Women and is known for (Cal Performances co-commission) imaginative works that address issues of identity (music: Gregory Richardson and social justice. and Donovan Dorrance) Jungle Blues Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. (music: Branford Marsalis)This is not your father’s tap dance routine! AMacArthur and Alpert Award fellow, choreographerand tap dancer Michelle Dorrance is celebrated forconnecting tap’s history to contemporary urbanculture and infusing the art form with theatricalityand humor. Dorrance and her company perform anew, extended version—co-commissioned by CalPerformances—of her acclaimed work, Myelination,with original live music; the rarely seen, Bessie-Awardwinning Three to One; and a revival of the whimsicalJungle Blues, in a program that connects tap backto its roots in jazz and jump blues, and forward tothe cadences of hip-hop and indie rock. “Dorrance...pushes the boundaries of tap while exposing its truenature: that it is music” (The New York Times). CAMILLE A. BROWN 9 & DANCERS

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Spectrum Dance Theater SPECTRUM DANCE THEATERA Rap on Race COMPANY WANG RAMIREZCo-created by director/choreographerDonald Byrdand actress/playwrightAnna Deavere SmithJulie Briskman, Margaret MeadDonald Byrd, James BaldwinFri, Feb 9, 8pmSat, Feb 10, 2pm & 8pmNOTE LOCATION:Oakland Metro Operahouse522 2nd St, OaklandNearly 50 years ago, two towering public figures—African-American novelist James Baldwin and whiteanthropologist Margaret Mead—sat together andrecorded an epic and intimate seven-and-a-half-hourconversation about race in America. Now, visionarychoreographer Donald Byrd and renowned playwrightAnna Deavere Smith collaborate to bring thatconversation into the present moment, in a new dance-theater work performed by Byrd’s acclaimed SpectrumDance Theater. A Rap on Race, named after the bookpublished from a transcript of that meeting, combinestext with movement and music to communicate thecomplexities of talking about race, at a time whenthat conversation is as necessary as ever. “It evokes awhole roiling nation caught in the cobwebs of history...”(Seattle Times).Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details.Company Wang RamirezBorderlineHonji Wang & Sébastien Ramirez, choreographersJean-Philippe Barrios aka Lacrymoboy, musicSat, Feb 24, 8pmSun, Feb 25, 3pm, ZHPartners in life and in performance, Korean-Germandancer Honji Wang and French-Spanish dancer SébastienRamirez explore the complexities of human relationshipsand modern identities through their inventive dance-theateraesthetic. Their acclaimed hip-hop-meets-tanztheateropus, Borderline, features a cast of six dancers hooked upto an aerial rigging system, allowing them to defy gravityas the nuanced choreography explores visual metaphorsof flight, struggle, freedom, constraint, and the forces thatconnect us and tear us apart. “An ingenious show bystunning performers” (The Evening Standard, London).Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details.Alvin AileyAmerican Dance TheaterRobert Battle, artistic directorMasazumi Chaya, associate artistic directorTue–Fri, April 10–13, 8pmSat, April 14, 2pm & 8pmSun, April 15, 3pm, ZHUnder the direction of Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theater continues to make work that “feedsthe soul,” mining the artistic legacy of its founder, andnurturing a new generation of choreographers steepedin the African-American experience. With repertoirethat looks back to seminal works like Ailey’s ownRevelations, and new material that engages with vitalsocial movements, the company creates dances with thepower to transform. “The current Ailey dancers inhabitRevelations as if it were freshly made, and perform it withirresistible élan” (The Guardian, London).Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN 11 DANCE THEATER

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Théâtre de la Ville, Paris IMAGO THEATREState of Siege MANUAL CINEMA EX MACHINABy Albert CamusEmmanuel Demarcy-Mota, directorSat, Oct 21, 8pmSun, Oct 22, 3pm, ZHThe remarkable troupe of Paris’ Théâtre de la Villereturns to Berkeley after the smash success of its 2014performance of Pirandello’s Six Characters in Searchof an Author. Again under the inspired direction ofEmmanuel Demarcy-Mota, the company visits with anew production based on Albert Camus’ fantasticalyet frightening political allegory about the necessity ofresistance in the face of authoritarianism. Demarcy-Mota describes State of Siege as “a distorted mirror ofa nightmarish future in which a city is reduced to silenceand submission to authority.”Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details.Imago TheatreLa BelleFri, Nov 24, 8pmSat, Nov 25, 2pmSun, Nov 26, 3pm, ZHThe creators of Frogz are back with La Belle, amarvelously inventive new production that is part Beautyand the Beast, part Willy Wonka and the ChocolateFactory, featuring two human actors and a cast ofautomatonic and shadow puppets in a whimsicalsteampunk love story. Set in the engine room of a 1920ssteamship, La Belle conjures up a deliciously detailed andtactile wonderland, filled with intricate gears, giant waterwheels, handmade machines, and mischievous fairies, allrun by both machines and puppeteers.Add on La Belle (Fri, Nov 24 only) to the Theater Seriessubscription and save 25%!Manual CinemaAda/AvaDrew Dir, directorKyle Vegter and Ben Kauffman, sound and scoreFri, March 16, 8pmSat, March 17, 2pm & 8pmSun, March 18, 3pm, ZPShadow puppetry, live music, and immersive visualeffects combine to tell the magical story of two elderlysister lighthouse keepers separated by death, in ManualCinema’s charming Ada/Ava. The Chicago-basedperformance collective’s “exquisitely precise piece ofvisual storytelling” (The Guardian, London) evokes thesupernatural world of the New England gothic, wherethe living and the dead commingle in an exploration ofmelancholy, loneliness, and sisterly love.Ex Machina887Written, designed, directed, and performedby Robert LepageFri–Sat, May 4–5, 8pm, ZHRevered for his expansive theatrical imagination,Canadian director, actor, and playwright Robert Lepagefocuses his latest work down to the most intimatescale—a one-man show steeped in his own childhoodmemories. In this “touching, intimate, powerful” (TheGuardian, London) performance, Lepage’s commandingpresence is amplified by the technical wizardry of hisproduction company, Ex Machina. The productionemploys everything from archival film footage to shadowpuppetry to dollhouse-like miniatures of entire cityblocks—creating an elaborately shifting psychologicallandscape that connects personal history to broaderquestions of collective memory.Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. 13

RBeArDkeICleyAL Research And Development Initiative in Creativity, Arts, and LearningTranscendingBorders Borders. Boundaries. Boxes. The world seems preoccupied with them lately. Creating, strengthening, defining, and defending them. At Cal Performances, we believe in the unique power of the performing arts to transcend boundaries and barriers, and in doing so, unlock the vast potential of the human spirit. Join us as Berkeley RADICAL 2017/18 takes an in-depth look at artists, works, and ideas that challenge boundaries of all types—of genre, of time, of convention, and most importantly, of our understanding of ourselves. 14 Subscribe today! calperformances.org

REGGIE WILSON/FIST AND Joining GenerationsHEEL PERFORMANCE GROUP Explore the work of four generations of African-American choreographers JULIA BULLOCK who have expanded the boundaries of contemporary dance. Each speaks EX MACHINA profoundly and deliberately to identity in different ways. Reggie Wilson/Fist and Spectrum Dance Theater Heel Performance Group A Rap on Race Moses(es) Feb 9–10, OMO Sept 23–24, ZH See p. 11 for details. See p. 9 for details. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Camille A. Brown & Dancers BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play April 10–15, ZH See p. 11 for details. Dec 8–10, ZP See p. 9 for details. Blurring Boundaries These artists are dissolving the very boundaries of their art forms, creating performances that cut across cultures and disciplines, accepted definitions of classical and contemporary, and even time and space. Across generations and Joining centuries of composition, musical nations from Beethoven to present day Gustavo Dudamel Conducts The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra National Youth Orchestra of Jonathan Biss, piano and director Venezuela at the Greek Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Sept 21, GT Feb 9–11, ZH See p. 2 for details. See p. 7 for details. Bridging the classical- Across ideas of space contemporary divide Company Wang Ramirez Ragamala Dance Company Borderline Written in Water Feb 24–25, ZH Dec 2–3, ZP See p. 11 for details. See p. 31 for details. Joining a century’s styles of song Bridging genres Julia Bullock, soprano Circa John Arida, piano Il Ritorno March 25, HH Feb 3–4, ZH See p. 21 for details. See p. 25 for details. Vaulting Walls These artists boldly challenge us to expand our understanding of the world around us, to vault past the limitations of conventional thought and break through barriers that confine us. Challenging political understanding Challenging our understanding of the natural world Théâtre de la Ville, Paris State of Siege Seattle Symphony Ludovic Morlot, conductor Oct 21–22, ZH See p. 13 for details. April 7–8, ZH See p. 7 for details. Challenging historical understanding Challenging our understanding of Kronos Quartet who we are and where we’re from Rinde Eckert Vân-Ánh Võ Ex Machina My Lai 887 March 4, ZH May 4–5, ZH See p. 23 for details. See p. 13 for details. Visit calperformances.org/berkeley-radical for full details. See the order form for Berkeley RADICAL subscription options. 15

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Tetzlaff QuartetSun, Nov 12, 3pm, HHMOZART Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428BERG Quartet, Op. 3SCHUBERT Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887Violinist Christian Tetzlaff returns for a rare St. Lawrence TAKÁCS QUARTETappearance with his namesake string quartet— String Quartet ANTHONY MCGILLmaking its eagerly anticipated Cal Performances ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTETdebut—in a program of three landmark works that Sun, Feb 18, 3pm, HHshowcase the ensemble’s vast expressive range.Mozart’s series of string quartets dedicated to JOHN ADAMS First QuartetHaydn are the pinnacle of melodic ingenuity and Second Quartetclassical refinement; nearly 50 years later, Schubert SAMUEL ADAMS String Quartet inwrote his massive and mercurial final quartet, just Five Movementsa few years before his death in 1828. Written in1910, Berg’s complex and technically demanding Only in Berkeley! The Bay Area’s own St. LawrenceQuartet became a seminal work of the Second String Quartet performs an all-Adams programViennese School. of works by father John, a Pulitzer Prize winner,Patron Sponsors: Will and Linda Schieber and son Samuel, the wunderkind who has been commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the SanTakács Quartet Francisco Symphony, among others. A testamentGarrick Ohlsson, piano to the fertile creative relationship enjoyed by these artists, all three quartets were written specificallySun, Dec 10, 3pm, ZH for the ensemble. Adams, Sr., says: “What I appreciate about my friends in the St. LawrenceMOZART Quartet No. 21 in D Major, is their willingness to let me literally ‘improvise’ on K. 575, The Violet them…they will go the distance with me, allow me to try and fail, all the while providing intuitions andSHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 11 in F minor, frequently brilliant suggestions of their own.” Op. 122 Armenian StateBRAHMS Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Chamber ChoirEach time the Takács Quartet walks on stage for Robert Mlkeyan, directorCal Performances, its four players invite Berkeley Sat, April 14, 8pm, FCCaudiences to experience a new dimension of this Thirty-five voices strong, the Armenian Statesuperlative ensemble’s musical artistry. Returning Chamber Choir sings repertoire from the choralafter last season’s heroic cycle of the complete canon by Gabrielli, Bach, Brahms, and Schnittke,Beethoven quartets, the Takács welcomes as well as contemporary works by Armeniancommanding pianist Garrick Ohlsson for Brahms’ composers that address the turbulent and ofteninventive and richly contrapuntal Piano Quintet, plus tragic history of the Armenian people. The choirthe first of Mozart’s ebullient Prussian quartets and has recorded folk songs by the martyred priestShostakovich’s brooding Eleventh Quartet. and ethnomusicologist Komitas; and its recording on ECM of Tigran Mansurian’s Ars Poetica wasMusicians from Marlboro praised for its superb ensemble cohesion and blend: “gorgeous, emotive, and very deeply feltAnthony McGill, clarinet a cappella choral music...fully the product ofEmilie-Anne Gendron, violin inspiration” (All Music Guide).David McCarroll, violinDaniel Kim, violaMarcy Rosen, celloSun, Jan 28, 3pm, HHBEETHOVEN String Trio No. 5 in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3KRZYSZTOFPENDERECKI Quartet for Clarinet and String TrioBRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115Sensational clarinetist Anthony McGill—“the totalpackage…stylish, passionate, and limitlessly fluent”(Bachtrack)—joins four young string players ofthe esteemed Musicians from Marlboro touringprogram in an exciting concert of chamberworks. With McGill, who is principal clarinetist ofthe New York Philharmonic, the ensemble playsPenderecki’s lean quartet, an exercise in tonalextremes, as well as Brahms’ ingenious latequintet, which masterfully integrates the clarinet intothe sonic world of the string quartet. ARMENIAN STATE 17 CHAMBER CHOIR

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Olli Mustonen, pianoSun, Oct 22, 3pm, HHSCHUMANN Kinderszenen, Op. 15BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2RODIONSHCHEDRIN Notebook for Young PeoplePROKOFIEV Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83, StalingradA true Renaissance man who often appears as Simon O’Neill, tenorconductor, composer, and pianist in the sameconcert, Olli Mustonen channels all the breadth Sun, Dec 3, 3pm, HHof his musical insight and experience into his The rich, thunderous voice of Simon O’Neill, “theexuberant solo recitals. Mustonen lends his vivid best heroic tenor to emerge over the last decade”and balanced touch to lighter works by Schumann (The Telegraph, London), has shaken the walls ofand Shchedrin, balanced by Beethoven’s every grand opera house in the world. A protégéSecond Piano Sonata and Prokofiev’s dense and of Plácido Domingo and principal artist with thetumultuous Stalingrad Sonata. Metropolitan Opera, O’Neill is perhaps best knownMajor support provided by in the title roles of Verdi’s Otello and Wagner’sThe Bernard Osher Foundation. Lohengrin, and as Siegmund in Die Walküre. This intimate recital setting offers a rare opportunity toAnssi Karttunen, cello experience the sweeter, gentler side of O’Neill’s IAN BOSTRIDGENicolas Hodges, piano artistry in a wide range of repertoire. SIMON O’NEILL Major support provided by Annette Campbell- AVI AVITALSun, Oct 29, 3pm, HH White and Trustees of Kia Ora Foundation.ASHKAN Foldings (US Premiere) DorotheaBEHZADI Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Röschmann, sopranoBEETHOVEN Op. 102, No. 2 Malcolm Martineau, piano PASCAL Slackline (US Premiere, Fri, Feb 16, 8pm, HHDUSAPIN Cal Performances co-commission) Dorothea Röschmann’s many admirers regularly compare her “gorgeously tempered soprano” (TheSEAN New Work (World Premiere, Guardian, London) to more palpable luxuries—SHEPHERD Cal Performances co-commission) velvet, silk, wine, chocolate. A regular guest at the Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, world’s leading opera houses and concert halls,BRAHMS Op. 99 Röschmann can sail through the ornate coloratura of a Mozart aria and plumb the emotional depths of Schumann lieder. Here, with incomparable pianistTwo heroes of new music—Finnish cellist Anssi Malcolm Martineau, she sings a program featuringKarttunen, who has performed more than 160 Mahler's lyrical Rückert Lieder and Wagner'sworld premieres, and British pianist Nicolas intimate Wesendonck Lieder.Hodges, long associated with the works of ElliottCarter, Thomas Adès, and Harrison Birtwistle— Sérgio & Odair Assadmake their Cal Performances debut as a duo. and Avi AvitalBrahms’ grand Sonata in F Major and Beethoven’svisionary D-Major Cello Sonata are paired with Sun, Feb 25, 3pm, HHnew works by two pace-setting young composers: The telepathic musical chemistry of guitaristAmerican Sean Shepherd and Iranian-born Ashkan brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad meets theBehzadi; plus the US premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times)Slackline. Karttunen observes, “[With Slackline]… mandolin playing of Avi Avital, in an inspired newthe cello-piano repertoire now has a new collaboration. From classical works by Bach andmasterpiece, almost Mahlerian in its scale.” Bartók reimagined for strummed and plucked strings, to gems by South American composersIan Bostridge, tenor Ginastera and Piazzolla, to the kinetic rhythmsWenwen Du, piano and brazen virtuosity of Brazilian choro music, these master musicians effortlessly—and joyfully—Schubert’s Winterreise traverse a panoramic landscape of musical styles and sounds.Fri, Nov 10, 8pm, ZH Support for the presentation of IsraeliAs he has chronicled in his insightful book, artists is provided by the Sir Jack LyonsSchubert’s Winter Journey—Anatomy of an Charitable Trust.Obsession, tenor Ian Bostridge has had a profoundrelationship with the most famous of song cyclesthroughout his entire career. Bostridge’s specialaffinity for Winterreise has grown through more than100 performances over three decades and in manydifferent contexts, and Schubert’s haunting, layeredmusical allegory continues to captivate him. “It is asif Schubert somehow looked into the future, heardBostridge sing and wrote Winterreise specifically forhim” (Exeunt Magazine).Patron Sponsors: Michael A. Harrison andSusan Graham HarrisonMajor support provided byThe Bernard Osher Foundation. 19

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David Finckel, celloWu Han, pianoSun, March 18, 3pm, HHBEETHOVEN Variations on “See the conqu’ring hero comes” from Handel’s Judas MaccabaeusBRUCE ADOLPHE CoupleLERA AUERBACH Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 69MENDELSSOHN Song Without WordsGRIEG Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36Beloved by chamber music audiences on both coasts asco-artistic directors of New York’s Chamber Music Society ofLincoln Center and California’s Music@Menlo, pianist Wu Hanand cellist David Finckel return with a characteristically insightfulprogram of familiar and lesser-known works that showcase theirextraordinary talents. Beethoven’s variations on an aria from aHandel oratorio, and Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words arematched with Grieg’s evocative A-minor Sonata and two workswritten specifically for the duo by American composer BruceAdolphe and Russian composer Lera Auerbach.Julia Bullock, soprano DAVID FINCKEL & WU HANJohn Arida, pianoSun, March 25, 3pm, HHAt the 2016 Ojai at Berkeley festival, Julia Bullock portrayedFrench philosopher/mystic Simone Weil in a new-musicoratorio, and the legendary dancer/singer Josephine Bakerin a jazz suite, both within the span of a few days—andboth to rave reviews. In recital, the formidable and versatileyoung soprano lends “a wonderful combination of powerand expressive directness” (San Francisco Chronicle) to hercarefully curated programs, here mixing art song by Schubert,Barber, and Fauré with selections from the African-Americanjazz and blues traditions of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details.Richard Goode, pianoSun, April 22, 3pm, ZHBEETHOVEN Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1 Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 Six Bagatelles, Op. 126 Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, HammerklavierA magisterial presence at the keyboard, Richard Goode was RICHARD GOODEthe first American pianist to record the complete Beethovensonatas. Decades later, he remains “among the mostpersuasive Beethoven interpreters of our time” (San FranciscoChronicle), known for performances of towering intellect,refinement, and insight. Here, he plays Beethoven’s sprightly,rarely heard Bagatelles, and balances the breezy and playfulSonata in G Major with the monumental Hammerklavier, one ofthe most demanding works in the solo piano repertoire.Leif Ove Andsnes, pianoFri, May 4, 8pm, FCCNIELSEN Chaconne, Op. 32SIBELIUS Selected worksBEETHOVEN Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 131, No. 2, The TempestSCHUBERT Two Scherzos, D. 593JÖRG WIDMANN Idyll and AbyssSCHUBERT Three Piano Pieces, D. 946Charismatic Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is admired as LEIF OVE ANDSNES 21much for his thoughtfully constructed recital programs as forhis insightful interpretations of a wide range of repertoire. Here,he matches rarely heard Sibelius piano pieces from the early20th century with Beethoven’s moody Tempest Sonata, CarlNielsen’s dynamic Chaconne, sparkling works by Schubert,and Jörg Widmann’s homage to Schubert, his kaleidoscopicIdyll and Abyss. “A probing musical analyst as well as aninterpreter of enormous technical panache and poetic nuance”(San Francisco Chronicle).Patron Sponsors: Gail and Daniel RubinfeldMajor support provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation.

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Korean National Gugak KOREAN NATIONAL GUGAK CENTERCenter Traditional Orchestra TRADITIONAL ORCHESTRA KRONOS QUARTETNew works by Edmund Campion,Shih-Hui Chen, David Evan Jones,Hi Kyung Kim, George Lewis,Chinary Ung, and Geon Yong LeeSat, Oct 28, 3pm, ZHThe Traditional Orchestra of Korea’s National GugakCenter begins its two-concert Berkeley residency (seepage 29 for part two) with the world premieres of newlycommissioned works by an international cohort ofcontemporary composers: Berkeley music professorEdmund Campion, Shih-Hui Chen of Rice University,George Lewis of Columbia University, David Evan Jonesand Hi Kyung Kim of UC Santa Cruz, Chinary Ung of UCSan Diego, and the esteemed Korean composer GeonYong Lee. Each will contribute new repertoire for thisvery special collaboration between Western composersand the world’s leading Korean music orchestra.Claire Chase, fluteMusic from Density 2036Sat, Dec 2, Time TBA, BAMPFAAn exquisite instrumentalist who has been at thevanguard of a generation of musicians invigorating themusic world with bold ideas and boundless energy,Claire Chase has been called a “staggering virtuoso withthe assurance of a rock star” (Los Angeles Times). Forher Density 2036 project, the flutist—a MacArthur Fellowand founder of the International Contemporary Ensemble(ICE)—will commission a new body of work for solo fluteeach year for 22 years, until the 100th anniversary ofEdgard Varèse’s groundbreaking flute solo, Density 21.5.At BAMPFA, she performs selections from Density, PartsI–IV (2013–16).Please note: This event is not available on subscription.Single tickets will go on sale in the Fall.Kronos QuartetRinde EckertVân-Ánh VõMy LaiFULLY STAGED PRODUCTIONJonathan Berger, composerHarriet Scott Chessman, librettistSun, March 4, 7pm, ZHIt was nearly 50 years ago that American soldiersmassacred hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese villagersat My Lai. Kronos Quartet’s fully staged collaborationwith composer Jonathan Berger and novelist HarrietScott Chessman revisits the horrors of that day and itsaftermath, from the perspective of the heroic helicopterpilot who tried to intervene. Berger’s “richly evocative”and “hauntingly beautiful” (San Francisco Chronicle)score blends Rinde Eckert’s expressive voice withstring quartet augmented by traditional Vietnameseinstruments played by Vân-Ánh Võ, and an electronicsoundscape of helicopters, voices, and snippets ofAmerican blues.Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details. VÂN-ÁNH VÕ 23

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Les Arts Florissants William Christie, director Thu, Nov 9, 8pm, ZH PURCELL Dido and Aeneas CHARPENTIER Actéon The French early-music ensemble Les Arts Florissants WILLIAM CHRISTIE has earned international acclaim for reviving Baroque CIRCA opera with vivid theatricality, keen musicological insight, and a distinctly modern dramatic sense. Director William Christie leads the ensemble in two sonically rich works involving supernatural powers meddling in mortal affairs—Purcell’s transcendent Dido and Aeneas and Charpentier’s pastorale Actéon, each a seamless marriage of narrative and music. Patron Sponsor: Ross E. Armstrong in memory of Jonas (Jay) K. Stern Major support provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation. Circa Il Ritorno Created by Yaron Lifschitz with Quincy Grant and the Circa Ensemble Sat, Feb 3, 8pm Sun, Feb 4, 3pm, ZH Juxtaposing circus arts with the glorious music of Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, Monteverdi’s 17th-century opera about Ulysses’ homecoming, the Australian troupe Circa tells a timeless story of loss and displacement in its latest production, Il Ritorno. Six masterful acrobats join four chamber musicians and two singers in a stark staging that powerfully unites music with movement. “The piece reverberates with real emotional pungency, as if the essence of homesickness has been bottled. I’ve seen grief many times on stage, but seldom have I seen it depicted so well” (The Guardian, London). Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details.LES ARTS FLORISSANTS Apollo’s Fire– The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo SEMI-STAGED PRODUCTION Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and harpsichord Karim Sulayman, Orfeo Erica Schuller, Euridice Fri, April 20, 8pm, ZH Cleveland’s dynamic period-music ensemble Apollo’s Fire returns with a semi-staged production of Monteverdi’s beloved and timeless L’Orfeo. Director Jeannette Sorrell leads her superb instrumentalists and vocalists on a dramatic journey to Hades and back, following the mythic Orpheus on his tragic mission— including a reconstruction of the work’s original ending, in which our hero perishes at the hands of Bacchus’ followers. “Monteverdi’s Orfeo was a triumph for Jeannette Sorrell, showing us new dimensions of her genius” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Patron Sponsors: Charles and Helene Linker APOLLO’S FIRE 25

TBaelkrkseleyMatt Groening and MATT GROENING AND LYNDA BARRYLynda Barry GARRISON KEILLORLove, Hate & Comics—The Friendship That Would Not DieSat, Oct 7, 8pm, ZHMatt Groening and Lynda Barry met at EvergreenCollege when he was editing the school paper and shewas an aspiring comic artist. A lifetime later, the creatorof The Simpsons, the animated sitcom that is nowthe longest-running scripted show in TV history, is stillbest buds with “his biggest inspiration,” the respectedcartoonist and author of Ernie Pook’s Comeek fame.Groening and Barry reminisce about 40 years offriendship and creativity, aided by a homey and hilariousslideshow of photos and comics. An audience Q&Afollows their talk.Garrison KeillorJust Passing ThroughMon, Oct 23, 8pm, ZH“You get old and you realize there are no answers, juststories”—a single line from one of Garrison Keillor’snovels is a fitting introduction to the dry wit and folksycharisma of its author. The beloved radio personalityand former host of NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion(for more than 40 years!), Keillor holds court withhis signature blend of self-deprecating humor andhomespun wisdom, sharing anecdotes about life in thefictional Midwestern hamlet of Lake Wobegon.Tony Kushner andSarah VowellThe Lincoln Legacy:The Man and His PresidencyWed, Feb 21, 8pm, ZHAward-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushnerand bestselling author and radio personality Sarah Vowellmeet for a conversation about Abraham Lincoln, reflectingon his leadership and legacy and the challenges ofAmerican democracy in his time and ours. Well knownfor his 1993 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playAngels in America, Kushner later wrote the screenplayfor Steven Spielberg’s biopic Lincoln. Vowell has writtenwidely about American history and culture, including inher books Assassination Vacation—with a section aboutLincoln—and her most recent Lafayette in the SomewhatUnited States.26 TONY KUSHNER AND SARAH VOWELL

Jazzz 27Cécile McLorin SalvantWed, Feb 7, 8pm, ZHA young jazz star with an old soul, Cécile McLorinSalvant is among the most exciting singers of hergeneration. Credited with carrying on the legacy oflegends like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, shecommands a prodigious array of talents: “perfect pitchand enunciation, a playful sense of humor, a rich andvaried tonal palette, a supple sense of swing, exquisitetaste in songs and phrasing, and a deep connectionto lyrics” (The New York Times). Her repertoire includesfamiliar jazz standards, forgotten folk songs, and rareblues tunes, plus her own unique compositions. CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANTJazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra with Chick CoreaThu, March 22, 8pm, ZHAn exceptional opportunity to hear NEA Jazz Master and18-time Grammy winner Chick Corea in a big band! Thehard-swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra visitswith Corea as special guest, for an evening of musicfrom the pianist’s incredibly diverse songbook. Expectgrand, lush renditions of Corea classics like “CrystalSilence,” “You’re Everything,” “Armando’s Rhumba,” and“Tones for Joan’s Bones,” arranged by members of theincomparable Lincoln Center band. CHICK COREA

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Lila Downs KOREAN NATIONAL GUGAK CENTER TRADITIONAL ORCHESTRASat, Sept 30, 8pm, ZHAn astonishingly gifted vocalist with a classically TANGO BUENOS AIREStrained three-octave range, and an arrestingsongwriter who tells poignant stories about love,death, loss, and betrayal, Lila Downs is a genre untoherself. Raised in Minnesota and Oaxaca, Downssings of a Pan-American social consciousness in herrousing performances, drawing on folk and rancheramusic of Mexico and South America, and Americanfolk, jazz, blues, and hip-hop—blending irreverentand fun themes with serious social and politicalconcerns in a distinctive style the Washington Posthas called “cantina classical.”Korean NationalGugak CenterTraditional OrchestraTraditional Korean Courtand Folk MusicSat, Oct 28, 8pm, ZHThe flagship orchestra of Korea’s centuries-oldNational Gugak Center, this virtuosic 55-memberensemble continues its Berkeley residency (see pg.23 for part one) with a performance of traditionalKorean court and folk music. The term “gugak”translates as “national music,” and the orchestrais responsible for preserving ancient musicaltraditions, as well as developing contemporaryworks for performance. The refined and elegantcourt music comes from more than 1,000years of development in the rituals, banquets,and ceremonies of the Korean royal court. Thefolk music reflects the daily lives of the Koreanpeople, with regional characteristics and uniqueperformance styles.Direct from ArgentinaTango Buenos AiresThe Spirit of ArgentinaSat, Nov 11, 8pm, ZHFor more than 30 years, Tango Buenos Aires hastraveled the world as ambassadors of Argentina’smost cherished cultural export, bringing thestirring sounds and sultry elegance of the tango toaudiences near and far. The company showcasesits “blazing artistry” and “stunning” choreography(Sacramento Press) in its newest production,an homage to the legendary singer, songwriter,composer, and actor Carlos Gardel, one of themost prominent and adored figures in the historyof the art form.Direct from JohannesburgFestival ofSouth African DanceFeaturing The Gumboots andPantsula Dance CompaniesSun, Nov 12, 7pm, ZHFrom the diamond mines and townships ofJohannesburg come two spirited dance troupeswhose art forms speak volumes about black SouthAfrican culture. Gumboot dancing—performed inrubber Wellington boots—was developed by blackminers to accompany work songs and serve as aform of communication when talking and drummingwere prohibited. Pantsula, an energetic urbanstreet dance with precise, technical footwork,originated in the black townships during Apartheid.Both dances are grounded in social movementsand have evolved over decades, along with thecountry’s shifting political climate. FESTIVAL OF SOUTH 29 AFRICAN DANCE

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Ragamala Dance Company RAGAMALA DANCE COMPANYWritten in Water EVA YERBABUENAConceived and choreographed by WU MAN 31Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna RamaswamyAmir ElSaffar and Prema Ramamurthy, composersSat, Dec 2, 8pmSun, Dec 3, 3pm, ZPMinneapolis-based Ragamala Dance Company has been laudedfor bringing “a visionary approach to an ancient art form” (DanceMagazine) in its stunning productions rooted in the South IndianBharatanatyam classical dance form. Written in Water exploresthe cultural complexities of the modern world through themetaphor of the ancient Indian board game Snakes and Ladders,with a live music score performed by an ensemble of fourmusicians, including jazz trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, known for hisdistinctive fusion of contemporary jazz and Iraqi maqam.Berkeley RADICAL. See pp. 14–15 for details.Peking AcrobatsSat, Jan 27, 2pm & 8pmSun, Jan 28, 3pm, ZHPerformances by the agile and exuberant Peking Acrobatscombine the deep tradition and rigorous training of ancientfolk arts with the sleek theatricality and technical savvy of the21st century. Dressed in ornate costumes and accompaniedby live music on Chinese instruments, the supernaturallygraceful acrobats dazzle with aerial routines, juggling, tumbling,somersaults, and gymnastics, plus daring stunts like trick cyclingand the human pyramid.Eva Yerbabuena Company¡Ay!Eva Yerbabuena, choreographerPaco Jarana, guitarAlfredo Tejada, Enrique El Extremeño,Juan José Amador; singersWed, March 7, 8pm, ZHIn her introspective and compelling ¡Ay!, flamenco superstarEva Yerbabuena showcases her extraordinary technique andbold, minimalist choreography, performing a series of solosaccompanied by a virtuoso ensemble of musicians. Yerbabuena’sinnovative approach has revitalized traditional flamenco withnew dramatic structures while maintaining the essential duende,or soulfulness, of the centuries-old form. At her last Berkeleyappearance, she “rocked the joint with… a solea that releasedthe demonic energy and superb musicality of flamenco at its mostinspired” (San Francisco Chronicle).Wu Man and theHuayin Shadow Puppet BandSun, March 11, 3pm, HHImagine pipa virtuoso Wu Man, “a one-woman force of nature”(Gramophone), and a favorite of Berkeley audiences after heracclaimed collaborations with Kronos Quartet and the Silk RoadEnsemble, immersed in the gloriously raucous folk music of asmall village in China’s Shaanxi Province. The Huayin ShadowPuppet Band, which Wu Man discovered and brought to NewYork for Carnegie Hall’s China Festival in 2009, performs livelystories of life in rural China, with shadow puppets, lutes, fiddles,wooden clappers, and gongs.Patron Sponsors: Greg and Liz LutzTAODrum HeartSun, May 6, 7pm, ZHIn its latest production, the riveting Japanese taiko troupe TAO bringsthe centuries-old art form into the present moment with explosivedrumming, innovative choreography, and compelling storytelling.For Drum Heart, TAO has collaborated with award-winningBroadway director Amon Miyamoto (Pacific Overtures) to weavethe powerful movement of the drummers into a fantastical storylineabout the redemptive power of music. TAO’s athletic musicians, instunning costumes and makeup, are joined onstage by bunraku-style puppets, set against breathtaking lighting and set design.

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2017/18 Season Calendar With ThanksAugust January 2018 Cal Performances thanks the following foundations and corporations for their lead5 Asian Youth Orchestra 27–28 Peking Acrobats support of the 2017/18 season.with Sarah Chang, violin 28 Musicians from Marlboro Foundation Support:September February THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION21 Gustavo Dudamel Conducts 3–4 Circa; Il Ritorno Funding for large-scale artist residencies and CalNational Youth Orchestra of 7 Cécile McLorin Salvant Performances’ suite of student life and learningVenezuela at the Greek 9–10 Spectrum Dance Theater; programs, including innovative semester-long courses23–24 Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel A Rap on Race that bring together campus academic programs withPerformance Group; Moses(es) 9–11 The Saint Paul Cal Performances’ programs and artists for unique30 Lila Downs Chamber Orchestra student engagement opportunities, is provided by 16 Dorothea Röschmann, soprano; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.October Malcolm Martineau, piano THE WALLACE FOUNDATION 18 St. Lawrence String Quartet A multi-year grant supporting programs designed to7 Matt Groening and Lynda Barry 21 Tony Kushner and Sarah Vowell deepen and increase participation among UC Berkeley11 ODC/Dance; 24–25 Company Wang Ramirez; students is provided by The Wallace Foundation as partboulders and bones Borderline of its Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative,13–15 Chicago Symphony 25 Sérgio & Odair Assad which seeks to help selected arts organizations reachOrchestra and Avi Avital new audiences and build knowledge for the field.21–22 Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; 28 Emanuel Ax, piano; WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION,State of Siege Leonidas Kavakos, violin; ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION, and22 Olli Mustonen, piano Yo-Yo Ma, cello ZELLERBACH FAMILY FOUNDATION23 Garrison Keillor General operating support is provided by these27 Dorrance Dance March lead funders.28 Korean National Gugak Center THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATIONTraditional Orchestra 4 Kronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert, Support for select engagements throughout the29 Anssi Karttunen, cello; Vân-Ánh Võ; My Lai season is provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation.Nicolas Hodges, piano 7 Eva Yerbabuena Company; ¡Ay! KORET FOUNDATION 11 Wu Man and the The Koret Recital Series is made possible, in part,November Huayin Shadow Puppet Band by the Koret Foundation. 16–18 Manual Cinema; Ada/Ava4–5 Mariinsky Orchestra 18 David Finckel, cello; Corporate Support:9 Les Arts Florissants Wu Han, piano10 Ian Bostridge, tenor; 22 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Underwriting for presentations in Oakland is providedWenwen Du, piano with Chick Corea by Signature Development Group.11 Tango Buenos Aires 25 Julia Bullock, soprano;12 Tetzlaff Quartet John Arida, piano Season Sponsor12 Festival of South African Dance17–19 The Joffrey Ballet April Zellerbach Hall’s state-of-the-art sound system is24–26 Imago Theatre; La Belle generously provided by Meyer Sound. 7–8 Seattle SymphonyDecember 10–15 Alvin Ailey American Major support for public programs is provided by Dance Theater Bank of America.2 Claire Chase, flute 14 Armenian State Chamber Choir2–3 Ragamala Dance Company; 20 Apollo’s Fire–The ClevelandWritten in Water Baroque Orchestra;3 Simon O’Neill, tenor Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo8–10 Camille A. Brown & Dancers; 21 Gala at the Greek IIIBLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play 22 Richard Goode, piano10 Takács Quartet;Garrick Ohlsson, piano May15–24 The Hard Nut;Mark Morris Dance Group 4–5 Ex Machina; Robert Lepage’s 887 4 Leif Ove Andsnes, piano 6 TAO, Drum HeartPre- and Post-Performance Talks Design: Cuttriss & HambletonFor select performances, your ticket includes entry to pre- and post-performance talks with artists and scholars for exclusive insights into theprogram you are attending. These half-hour talks take place in the performancevenue one hour prior to curtain or directly after the performances. Pre- andpost-performance talks for the 2017/18 Season will be announced in August.

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