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Welcome! Cal Performances’ 2018–19 season offers a wealth of opportunities to consider the richness of the human experience. You will undoubtedly recognize many of the artists and companies—and some, we expect, will be new discoveries. Please join in and take part in this invigorating community adventure—as together, we celebrate what we share at Cal Performances: the very finest in music, dance, theater, and much more. MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP PEPPERLAND FRONT COVER: BIG DANCE THEATER; 17C

Key SPECIAL EVENT AT THE GREEKZH Zellerbach Hall Yo-Yo Ma, celloZP Zellerbach PlayhouseFCC First Congregational Church The Complete Bach SuitesHH Hertz HallGT Greek Theatre Sun, Sep 30, 7pm, GTFT Fox Theater, OaklandPT Paramount Theatre, Oakland On September 30, Yo-Yo Ma will play all six of Bach’s suites for solo cello, music that hasSeptember been his constant companion through nearly six decades’ playing the cello. Mr. Ma has said thatSPECIAL EVENT AT THE GREEK when “Bach’s music touches us, it reconnects us to our common humanity.” Indeed, writingJazz at Lincoln Center in the New Yorker in December, Alex RossOrchestra with Wynton described Mr. Ma’s performance of the suites atMarsalis and special guest the Hollywood Bowl as “The loveliest experienceJon Batiste of my listening year... it was as if music had stilled the world.”Celebrating Duke Ellington Major support provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation and Patron Sponsors Nadine TangSun, Sep 23, 5:30pm, GT and Bruce Smith.As summer turns to fall, celebrate under the starsin the stunning Greek Theatre, with one of the Octobergreatest jazz orchestras in the world! Internationaljazz ambassador, nine-time Grammy winner, Max Richterand Pulitzer Prize recipient Wynton Marsalis andhis legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the American Contemporarytransform the magnificent outdoor theater into Music Ensemble performing musicthe biggest—and swinging-est—party in town. from Infra and The LeftoversThe orchestra is joined by charismatic pianist andmusic director of The Late Show with Stephen Fri, Oct 5, 8pm, ZHColbert’s house band, Jon Batiste, for a program Admirers of Max Richter’s music use wordscelebrating the legacy of Duke Ellington. Expect like “exquisite,” “ravishing,” and “bewitching” tothe full panorama of Ellingtonia, from early describe his singular compositional voice. TheCotton Club “jump” classics, to dreamy big-band electro-acoustic composer-pianist, whose workballads, to selections from the Duke’s lushly is a ubiquitous presence in dance, film, andorchestrated suites. television, creates seductively moody scores thatThis event is part of Gala at the Greek. reveal themselves with a slow, aching beauty. Here,To learn about Gala packages, visit with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble,calperformances.org/gala. a group of “contemporary music dynamos” (NPR),Residency and education activities he performs music from his work Infra, inspired bygenerously underwritten by Maris and T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, and from his score forIvan Meyerson. the dystopian HBO drama The Leftovers.Mark Morris Dance Group Cal Performances in Oakland Aida CuevasPepperlandSgt. Pepper at 50 with Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán A Tribute to Juan GabrielChoreography by Mark MorrisEthan Iverson, composer Sat, Oct 6, 8pm, PTA Cal Performances Co-commission The great Aida Cuevas, the “Queen of RancheraFri, Sep 28, 8pm Music,” pays tribute to one of Mexico’s mostSat, Sep 29, 2pm & 8pm prolific and beloved songwriters in this spiritedSun, Sep 30, 3pm, ZH tribute to Juan Gabriel. Over her 40-year career,Mark Morris celebrates the 50th anniversary of Cuevas has sung many hits composed bySgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with Gabriel, and here she revisits audience favoritesan exuberant new dance work that revels such as “Te Lo Pido Por Favor,” “Te Sigoin the eccentric charm and joyful optimism Amando,” and “La Diferencia.” She is joined byof the Beatles’ groundbreaking album. The Mexico City-based Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán,production, a smash hit with audiences at its with special guests on requinto, accordion,Liverpool premiere last season, features a score percussion, and keyboards. “Cuevas is to Mexicoby longtime Morris collaborator Ethan Iverson, what Aretha Franklin is to the United States: awho leads a unique chamber ensemble through powerful voice that encapsulates the essence ofarrangements of iconic songs from the record her nation’s spirit” (Kansas City Star).mixed with imaginative original compositions. More at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL.“A truly joyous, celebratory work of art…a brilliant homage to one of the great rock 1albums” (The Telegraph, London).Patron Sponsors: Helen and John MeyerCorporate Sponsor: U.S. Bank

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Sandeep Das and JERUSALEM QUARTETthe HUM Ensemble Jerusalem Quartet withDelhi to Damascus Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda ForsythSun, Oct 7, 3pm, HHTabla virtuoso and Grammy Award-winning Sat, Oct 13, 8pm, FCCmember of the Silkroad Ensemble, Sandeep Dascelebrates the vibrant cultural heritage shared R. STRAUSS String Sextet from Capriccioby India and Syria in his latest project with the SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nachtthrilling HUM Ensemble. Driving strummed (Transfigured Night), Op. 4strings, pulsating drums, hypnotic bowed TCHAIKOVSKY String Sextet in D minor,drones, and soaring raga and maqam melodies Op. 70, Souvenir de Florencerooted in Sufi poetry come together to connectancient civilizations with modern virtuosity in The Jerusalem Quartet, known for stirring andDelhi to Damascus. Das is joined by Syrian oud passionate renditions of the most belovedmaster Issam Rafea, Indian vocalist and sarangi repertoire, is joined by the star husband-and-player Suhail Yusuf Khan, and sitar player Rajib wife duo of Pinchas Zukerman and AmandaKarmakar to explore centuries of classical and folk Forsyth, for a special program of rarely heardmusic that emerged along the winding trade route string sextets. Each work here is bursting withfrom Jaisalmer in India to Damascus in Syria. dramatic power and evocative imagery, from the searingly intense opening of Strauss’ last opera,Schaubühne Capriccio; to Schoenberg’s richly chromatic tone poem Verklärte Nacht; to Tchaikovsky’sAn Enemy of the People sunny reminiscences of the Italian countryside, Souvenir de Florence. “Tonally, Forsyth’s bronzeby Henrik Ibsen is a perfect match for Zukerman’s gold, while theDirected by Thomas Ostermeier nature of their personal relationship spills overIn a version by Florian Borchmeyer in communicative music-making of enormousFri–Sat, Oct 12–13, 8pm, ZH intimacy” (Limelight Magazine).Berlin’s esteemed Schaubühne theater presents Support for the presentation of Israelia radically revised adaptation of An Enemy of artists is provided by the Sir Jack Lyonsthe People, Ibsen’s potent 1882 drama about Charitable Trust.individual and social responsibility. The story ofa whistleblower in a small town whose efforts Cal Performances in Oaklandto speak truth to power are shut down by his Soweto Gospel Choirself-interested neighbors, the play both implicatesand exhilarates its audience in a conversation Songs of the Freeabout the perils of democratic capitalism. Directedby Thomas Ostermeier, for decades a leading Sat, Oct 13, 8pm, PTcreative voice and provocateur in Europeantheater, the production has received strong Worldwide ambassadors of South Africanreactions from audiences and critics alike, largely culture, the Soweto Gospel Choir routinely bringsbecause of its controversial handling of the play’s audiences to their feet—clapping, stomping,climactic scene (no spoilers here!). singing, and being transported by the choir’sPlease note: this program is performed in German, exuberant performances. Clad in their famouslywith English supertitles. vibrant robes, and swaying with deft ensemble choreography, the two-time Grammy winnersMore at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL. perform renditions of Zulu, Xhosa, and Sotho folk and gospel music, American spirituals, and African SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR pop, in a dozen different languages. “Absolutely thrilling singers…dazzling music” (Billboard). Patron Sponsors: Annette Campbell-White and Ruediger Naumann-Etienne 3

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Sasha Waltz & Guests PAT METHENYKörper NovemberSat, Oct 20, 8pm Pierre-Laurent Aimard andSun, Oct 21, 3pm, ZH Tamara Stefanovich, pianosIn her signature work, Körper (Bodies),groundbreaking Berlin choreographer Sasha Waltz Thu, Nov 1, 8pm, ZHexplores the visceral tangle of humanity from theperspectives of history, science, and architecture. BARTÓK Seven pieces from MikrokosmosWaltz premiered Körper in her first season asartistic director of the Schaubühne theater in RAVEL Sites auriculaires2000 and now revives the work as she is poisedto take on the co-directorship of the Berlin State HARRISONBallet next year. Set on 13 male and female BIRTWISTLE Keyboard Engine,dancers, the movement evokes a staggering construction for two pianosrange of embodied experience through a series (Cal Performances Co-commission)of living tableaux, both epic and intimate—thedancers morph and converge, meld and squirm, MESSIAEN Visions de l’Amenjoin and are torn apart, creating a powerful andunforgettable emotional landscape. Consummate French pianist Pierre-LaurentPlease note: this performance includes nudity. Aimard and brilliant Yugoslav-born pianistMore at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL. Tamara Stefanovich—partners off-stage as well as on—return with a program of exquisiteCal Performances in Oakland contemporary works for one and two pianos.An Evening with Pat Metheny British iconoclast Harrison Birtwistle contributes a new work composed especially for the duo, co-with Antonio Sánchez, Linda May commissioned by Cal Performances. Messiaen’sHan Oh, and Gwilym Simcock sparkling and sensual Visions de l’Amen was written as a vehicle for the composer himself alongThu, Oct 25, 8pm, FT with his muse and future wife, the pianist YvonneWith scores of original compositions and dozens Loriod (who would later become Aimard’s teacher).of award-winning albums to his credit, 20-time “Both pianists bring impeccable precision andGrammy winner and 2018 NEA Jazz Master Pat clarity to Messiaen…quite simply impossible toMetheny is a force of nature. The dazzling guitarist imagine it better done” (The Guardian, London).with an unmistakable sound is known for his broadand expressive range across a variety of guitars, Jordi Savallfrom Gibson “archtop” and nylon-string to guitarsynthesizer and the unique 42-string Pikasso. The Routes of Slavery (1444–1888)Metheny’s fans also prize his uncanny ability toassemble a fantastic band—his latest all-star Directed by Jordi Savallquartet finds him with longtime drummer AntonioSánchez, rising star bassist Linda Oh, and Sat, Nov 3, 8pm, ZHversatile British pianist Gwilym Simcock. Jordi Savall returns with an ambitious newBarber Shop Chronicles program characteristic of his expansive, inclusive musical imagination. The Routes of SlaveryA Fuel, National Theatre, and West unites more than two dozen musicians fromYorkshire Playhouse co-production 15 countries on three continents, in a reverent and uplifting celebration of the influence ofby Inua Ellams enslaved Africans on the culture of the AmericasDirected by Bijan Sheibani and Europe. Vocalists from the United States,Designed by Rae Smith Mali, Colombia, and Catalonia blend withFri–Sat, Oct 26–27, 8pm instrumentalists from Madagascar, Morocco,Sun, Oct 28, 2pm, ZH Europe, and West Africa, with historic readingsA work the Times of London called a “joyous, intertwined throughout. Sponsored by UNESCO,surprising, moving production,” Barber Shop this massive cross-cultural musical reconciliationChronicles explores the diversity of black male serves as an extraordinary tribute to the resilienceidentity through the rituals and verbal banter of of the human spirit.the urban barbershop. The cast riffs on topics Please note: this program is performed withboth personal and political—from family to English supertitles.race relations to views about fatherhood and Patron Sponsors: Charles and Helene Linkermasculinity—as we eavesdrop on conversations More at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL.in six different barbershops in London, Lagos,Johannesburg, Accra, Kampala, and Harare overthe course of a single day. Created by Nigerian-born, UK-based poet and playwright Inua Ellams,the play has been a sold-out sensation in multipleLondon runs, resonating with audiences andcritics alike for its deeply engaging sense ofhumor and humanity.More at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL. 5

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DANIEL BARENBOIM AND THE December WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA Shai Wosner, pianoDaniel Barenboimand the West-Eastern Sun, Dec 2, 3pm, HHDivan Orchestra SCHUBERT Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D. 845 Sonata No. 17 in D Major, D. 850,Daniel Barenboim, conductor GasteinerSat, Nov 10, 3pm, ZH Sonata No. 18 in G Major, D. 894,R. STRAUSS Don Quixote FantasieTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5A not-to-be-missed season highlight! One of the Born in Israel and educated at Juilliard, pianisttowering figures of classical music leads a stellar Shai Wosner is internationally acclaimed for hisinternational ensemble in its Berkeley debut. Daniel insightful and probing interpretations of the musicBarenboim, revered pianist, conductor, activist, of Schubert. In Wosner’s hands, complex worksauthor, and director of the Berlin State Opera and speak with pristine clarity, and here he exploresthe Staatskapelle Berlin, has had close ties with the crystalline textures and emotional urgency ofthe music world’s most august institutions over three of the composer’s mercurial middle-periodhis 60-year career, from the Chicago Symphony sonatas—the emotionally expansive SonataOrchestra to Teatro alla Scala. In this rare Bay No. 16, the sprightly Gasteiner, and the sereneArea appearance, Barenboim visits with one of Fantasie—the only three published during thehis proudest accomplishments, the West-Eastern composer’s lifetime. Of his most recent CalDivan Orchestra, founded nearly 20 years ago Performances recital in 2013, the San Franciscowith Palestinian scholar Edward Said as a model Chronicle praised, “Superb…Wosner gave fullfor cooperation across the political and religious voice to the Schubertian world.”divides of the Middle East. The Arab and Israeli Patron Sponsor: Bernice Greenemusicians in the orchestra span generations andgeopolitical boundaries and have been praised Charles Lloyd & The Marvelsfor the vitality of their performances. “Daniel with special guestBarenboim may be the biggest figure classical Lucinda Williamsmusic possesses” (The Telegraph, London). featuring Greg Leisz, ReubenMore at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL. Rogers, and Eric HarlandCompagnie Käfig Thu, Dec 6, 8pm, ZH Iconoclast saxophonist and NEA Jazz MasterPixel Charles Lloyd celebrates his 80th year with a new project that finds his fiery revolutionary spiritFri–Sat, Nov 16–17, 8pm, ZH intact. In response to the presidential inaugurationPrecision, energy, speed, power—Compagnie of 2017, Lloyd and his band The Marvels joinedKäfig merges elements of Brazilian urban dance with folk-rock pioneer Lucinda Williams to releaseand capoeira with hip-hop, modern dance, and a rendition of Bob Dylan’s protest song “Masterscircus arts in its breakneck productions. Pixel of War.” The success of that single has led towas created by founder Mourad Merzouki in a new collaboration and Blue Note album—collaboration with the French digital production released in June 2018—that adds Williams’studio Adrien M & Claire B and features the distinctive voice to an all-star lineup that alreadycompany’s 11 outstanding dancers navigating a includes Reuben Rogers on bass, Eric Harlandsophisticated interactive environment of light and on drums, and Greg Leisz on pedal steel. “Thelasers that confounds our perceptions of what group speaks directly to the current nationalis virtual and what is real. “They’re animated by predicament. While riding on a groove of hopewaves of energy, as if volts of electricity were and joy, this music dares to challenge the darkertraveling from muscle to muscle and limb to limb. side of authority” (Santa Barbara Independent).Then that tightly controlled power explodes intofireworks” (Times Union, Albany, NY). Pavel Zuštiak and Palissimo Company Custodians of Beauty Fri–Sat, Dec 7–8, 8pm Sun, Dec 9, 3pm, ZP In this richly multisensory work, choreographer Pavel Zuštiak and his brilliant Palissimo Company ask: Where do we find beauty today, and does it need our defense? Zuštiak creates an immersive visual experience for Custodians of Beauty, combining movement with imagery, light, and sound in response to a 2009 speech by Pope Benedict XVI, reminding artists of their responsibilities as “custodians of beauty in the world.” Through formal abstraction and restrained, minimalist gesture, Zuštiak explores the human body as sculpture, emotional trigger, and political symbol. 7

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Big Dance Theater David Finckel, cello Wu Han, piano17c Sun, Jan 20, 3pm, HHConceived and directed byAnnie-B Parson BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69Co-directed by Paul LazarChoreographed by Annie-B Parson BRAHMS Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38and the company MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58Thu–Fri, Dec 13–14, 8pmSat, Dec 15, 2pm & 8pm American chamber music royalty, pianist Wu HanSun, Dec 16, 3pm, ZP and cellist David Finckel continue to inspire with their tireless advocacy work, stunning musicianship,For more than two decades, the Obie Award- and boundless creative energy. The husband-winning Big Dance Theater has been making and-wife duo, co-artistic directors of the Chamberuncategorizable, galvanizing work that gleefully Music Society of Lincoln Center and Music@undermines genre boundaries. The company’s Menlo, visit with a program of three cello sonataslatest effort is a portrait of Samuel Pepys, the that highlight the towering mastery of the Germanoutlandish 17th-century politician whose obsessive, Classical and Romantic traditions. Beethoven’stell-all diaries are a startling precursor to our own lyrical Op. 69 sonata is matched with Brahms’social media culture. The ensemble weaves music, emotive Sonata in E minor, and Mendelssohn’sdance, video, and text in an exploration—part exhilarating, ebullient Sonata in D Major.celebration, part inquisition—of the moralmurkiness of Pepys’ legacy as statesman andnotorious philanderer, juxtaposing his own writingswith the radical feminism of his contemporary, theplaywright Margaret Cavendish, and the cult ofonline annotators at pepysdiary.com.More at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL.January Kronos QuartetHubbard Street Dance Fifty for the FutureChicago Fri, Jan 25, 8pm, ZHFri–Sat, Jan 18–19, 8pmSun, Jan 20, 3pm, ZH When Haydn wrote his first string quartets in the 1750s, he could never have imagined whatPROGRAM A (1/18, 1/20) the form would become, centuries later, in the hands of an imaginative ensemble like Kronos.ALEJANDRO After 45 years spent reinventing the stringCERRUDO Silent Ghost quartet, Kronos is committing itself to the next generation of musical innovators, with Fifty forWILLIAM FORSYTHE N.N.N.N. the Future. The ambitious and much-lauded commissioning initiative returns to Berkeley,NACHO DUATO Jardí Tancat where Cal Performances is among the project’s partners, with a program of new works by aCRYSTAL PITE Grace Engine diverse international cohort of stellar composers. “Kronos remains as geographically, politically andPROGRAM B (1/19) spiritually feisty as ever” (Los Angeles Times).EMMA PORTNER New Piece Nicola Benedetti, violinand LIL BUCK (music: Dev Hynes, with Alexei Grynyuk, piano Third Coast Percussion) (Bay Area Premiere) Sun, Jan 27, 3pm, ZH Over its 40-year-history, Hubbard Street Dance BACH Chaconne from Partita No. 2Chicago has tackled a thrilling range of repertoire,working with both veteran choreographers and PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94afresh voices reimagining contemporary dance fornew generations. For Program A, the company’s WYNTON“brisk and hot-blooded” (The Washington Post) MARSALIS New Work (West Coast Premiere)dancers perform Nacho Duato’s first work,Jardí Tancat; Crystal Pite’s fierce Grace Engine; R. STRAUSS Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18Alejandro Cerrudo’s slow, tender Silent Ghost;and William Forsythe’s quartet N.N.N.N. Program Scottish violin star Nicola Benedetti lendsB features the Bay Area premiere of a new her sumptuous, gleaming tone to Bach’s gloriouscollaboration by two twentysomethings redefining Chaconne from Partita No. 2, and is joinedwhat it means to make dances today—Emma by longtime accompanist Alexei Grynyuk forPortner, who has become a sensation for her richly Romantic sonatas by Prokofiev andimaginative viral dance videos; and Lil Buck, who Richard Strauss. She also performs the Westbrings the street to the stage as the foremost Coast premiere of a new solo violin work bypractitioner of jookin, a vibrant urban dance form Wynton Marsalis.that originated in Memphis during the 1990s. Patron Sponsors: Will and Linda SchieberThe music is by producer Dev Hynes (aka Blood More at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL.Orange) and features Chicago’s new-musicsensation Third Coast Percussion performing live.Major support provided by The BernardOsher Foundation. 9

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February Danish String QuartetYefim Bronfman, piano Sun, Feb 17, 3pm, HHFri, Feb 1, 8pm, ZH HAYDN Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2SCHUMANN Humoreske in B-flat Major, Op. 20 WEBERN Quartet (1905)DEBUSSY Suite bergamasqueSCHUBERT Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D. 958 BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135Yefim Bronfman last graced the stages of Cal That rare ensemble that comes along perhapsPerformances with a heroic cycle of the complete once in a generation, the Danish String QuartetProkofiev piano sonatas. Here, he further reveals has the power to make centuries-old musicthe emotional breadth of his musical temperament, come alive with a modern sense of urgency andin works ranging from Schumann’s mercurial dynamism. The quartet made its Cal PerformancesHumoreske, to Debussy’s richly impressionistic debut in the 2013–14 season and quickly becameSuite bergamasque, and Schubert’s late-period an audience favorite—admired in Berkeley andgem the Sonata in C minor. “Bronfman combined beyond for finely wrought interpretations thatfire and poetry…his fingers have always burned up balance precision and subtlety with youthful vigor.the keyboard, but his lyricism has become more Here, they perform Beethoven’s playful, congenialremarkable with age” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). final quartet; an early quartet composed byPatron Sponsors: Annette Campbell-White Webern while he was still a student of Schoenberg;and Ruediger Naumann-Etienne and the second of Haydn’s influential Op. 20 quartets. “The group is in full artistic flower…this isKodo one of the best quartets before the public today” (The Washington Post).One Earth Tour: Evolution Major support provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation.Sat, Feb 2, 8pmSun, Feb 3, 3pm, ZH Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-sopranoOne of the most beloved and influential taikoensembles in the world, Kodo returns with SONGPLAYEvolution, a breathtaking retrospective that tracesthe group’s history by presenting signature works Wed, Feb 20, 8pm, ZHcreated from the 1970s to the present. Kodoharnesses the raw power and thunderous energy Returning after her captivatingly theatrical Warof traditional Japanese taiko drumming in sleek and Peace program in 2016, radiant mezzo-theatrical productions, its athletic performers soprano Joyce DiDonato showcases her morecoaxing both delicate sounds and pounding playful side with SONGPLAY. The lightheartedfury from a whole family of drums, including the recital program mixes Italian Baroque ariasgigantic o-daiko, weighing in at 660 lbs. “Its with jazz ballads and selections from the Greatmusic is a matter of flesh and blood, wood and American Songbook, and features a versatilestretched skin. Kodo can raise the roof, but the ensemble of piano, drums, bass, and trumpetgroup can also show extraordinary finesse” seamlessly connecting the improvisational spirit(The New York Times). of Baroque ornamentation with the free-spirited charm of American popular music. “The perfectCantus 21st-century diva—an effortless combination of glamour, charisma, intelligence, grace andAlone Together remarkable talent” (The New York Times). Patron Sponsors: Michael A. Harrison andFri, Feb 8, 8pm, FCC Susan Graham HarrisonIn a marvelously diverse program that connectsBeethoven, Bernstein, the Beatles, and The 7 Fingerscontemporary works by Libby Larsen, DavidLang, and Gabriel Kahane, the stellar men’s Reversiblevocal ensemble Cantus sings of the challengesof connecting in our modern age. Beloved for its Directed by Gypsy Snidersumptuous tone and exquisite blend, the choircharmed the Cal Performances audience at its Fri–Sat, Feb 22–23, 8pmspectacular performance in the 2014–15 season, Sun, Feb 24, 3pm, ZHcommemorating the Christmas Truce of 1914.“For sheer vocal finesse and sophistication, the Montreal’s award-winning contemporary circusmen of the Cantus vocal ensemble are nearly troupe presents its latest creation, a playful andunrivaled” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis). poignant exploration of the role ancestors play in the shaping of modern identities. For Reversible, each of the company’s cast members researched generations of family history, interviewing grandparents and great-grandparents about their aspirations, struggles, and secrets. Through astonishing acrobatics, aerial stunts, and dynamic dance movement, the artists build an intergenerational bridge between past and present, then and now. “The collective virtuosity of this troupe is something to see—and, crucially, to feel” (The Boston Globe). 11

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TAKÁCS QUARTET MarchTakács Quartet Akram KhanSun, Feb 24, 3pm XENOSSun, Mar 3, 3pm, HH A Cal Performances Co-commissionThe peerless Takács Quartet welcomes its newest Sat, Mar 2, 8pmmember, second violinist Harumi Rhodes—the Sun, Mar 3, 5pm, ZHplayers’ distinguished colleague at the University Revered dancer, choreographer, and theater artistof Colorado—following the May 2018 retirement Akram Khan is a genre unto himself—known forof founding member Károly Schranz after a career physically demanding, visually spellbinding solospanning more than 40 years. “We are thrilled that productions that combine Indian kathak withHarumi has accepted our invitation,” members modern dance, and mine personal and culturalof the group said. “She is a wonderfully versatile histories in works of sublime storytelling. Seenviolinist and chamber musician.” here in an exclusive West Coast engagement,From the complete Bartók cycle (2013–14 season), XENOS is Khan’s final solo creation before histo the heroic Beethoven cycle (2016–17), to planned retirement as a performer. A powerfulquintets with pianist Garrick Ohlsson (2017–18), work that reveals the beauty and horrors of thethe Takács ensemble seems to raise the bar human condition through the myth of Prometheus,with each visit, inviting us on a journey through it is told from the perspective of an Indian soldiercenturies of repertoire and “revealing the familiar recruited to fight in the trenches of World War I foras unfamiliar, making the most traditional of works the British Crown. “Xenos” means “stranger” orfeel radical once more” (The New York Times). The “alien” in Greek, and Khan’s work bravely exploresquartet returns with two diverse programs that the soldier’s alienation as he is trapped betweenshowcase this ensemble’s vast expressive range two cultures in the colonial system.and ability to bring us to the edge of our seats inboth rapt contemplation and delight. ADDED EVENT!SUN, FEB 24, 3PM eco ensembleHAYDN Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4 Sat, Mar 2, 8pm, HHBARTÓK Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Sz. 40 UC Berkeley’s new music ensemble-in-GRIEG Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27 residence, “a dream team” composed of “some of the most talented andGrieg’s daring, dense Quartet No. 1 is a rarely experienced players in the new-musicperformed gem, and Bartók’s Quartet No. 1 was world” (New York Times), presents ahis first major work to employ folk rhythms and program that covers the most excitingmelodies encountered during his excursions to terrain of the contemporary musicalthe Hungarian countryside. The fourth of Haydn’s landscape. Inventive compositionsimaginative Op. 20 quartets finds the composer by modern masters and fresh newat the height of his powers. voices explore the boundaries between electronic and acoustic sounds.SUN, MAR 3, 3PM Nicolas Hodges, pianoHAYDN Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1 Jennifer Koh, violin Anssi Karttunen, celloBARTÓK Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114 Sun, Mar 10, 3pm, HHMENDELSSOHN Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 A trio of new-music virtuosos convenes to explore music by two of Finland’s most influential musicalFor its second program, the quartet performs minds, in a concert featuring works by renownedBartók’s fiery final quartet, and the last major work composers Kaija Saariaho and Magnus Lindberg.Mendelssohn composed before his death, an Cellist Anssi Karttunen has long enjoyedeloquent eulogy to his beloved sister Fanny. The collaborations with Saariaho and Lindberg, whofirst of Haydn’s Op. 76 quartets is grand in vision, have each written demanding works speciallyand full of surprises. for him. Here he is joined by two gifted partners, pianist Nicolas Hodges and violinist Jennifer Koh, for a program that also includes Ravel’s marvelous Piano Trio. 13

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Esa-Pekka Salonen,principal conductor and artistic advisorPhilharmonia Orchestra,LondonEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductorFri–Sun, Mar 15–17, ZHFRI, MAR 15, 8PMSIBELIUS The Oceanides QUOTE UNQUOTE COLLECTIVEESA-PEKKASALONEN Cello Concerto Truls Mørk, celloBARTÓK Concerto for OrchestraSAT, MAR 16, 8PM Quote Unquote CollectiveSCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht Mouthpiece (Transfigured Night)BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 Created and performed by Amy Nostbakken and Norah SadavaSUN, MAR 17, 3PM Directed by Amy NostbakkenJIMMY LÓPEZ Dreamer (Cal Performances Fri–Sat, Mar 22–23, 8pm Co-commission) Sun, Mar 24, 3pm, ZP Libretto by Nilo Cruz Ana María Martínez, soprano A two-woman show acclaimed for its raw honestySTRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) and insightful portrayal of womanhood, Mouthpiece follows a woman over the course ofDreamer a day, as she struggles to find her voice andEngaging with an issue that speaks uniquely to contend with the formidable shadow cast by herour times, acclaimed Peruvian composer Jimmy mother. The engrossing work is co-created andLópez, who earned his doctorate at UC Berkeley, performed by the Toronto-based Quote Unquotewill compose Dreamer, a new oratorio informed Collective, the performers seamlessly integratingby interactions with Bay Area and campus sung a cappella passages with spoken text andimmigrant communities, telling deeply personal moments of extraordinary physicality. “A smartstories through music and opening his process to show, beautifully put together and performed, andaudiences through a series of public programs. A one that speaks up for all the women who dailyrising star on the international scene, López has bite their tongues” (The Guardian, London).been called “one of the most interesting young More at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL.composers anywhere today” (Chicago SunTimes). For Dreamer, he teams up with a frequent An Evening with Ira Glasscollaborator as librettist—the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz. Seven Things I’ve LearnedAdditional Residency Highlights Sat, Mar 23, 8pm, ZHFollowing on the success of the orchestra’sStravinsky programs two seasons ago—praised Ira Glass began working in public radio at ageas “musically thrilling and dramatically potent” 19 and never looked back. The beloved host of(The Mercury News)—Salonen conducts the NPR’s hit weekly radio show This American Liferarely performed complete score for The Firebird. invites us into his creative process, mixingBartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra, his audio clips, music, and video to tell captivatinglast completed work, is paired with Salonen’s stories live onstage, and sharing lessons anddazzling 2017 Cello Concerto, featuring insights gathered over his career. “A storytellerNorwegian cellist Truls Mørk, and Sibelius’ who filters his interviews and impressionsevocative The Oceanides. And Bruckner’s through a distinctive literary imagination, anmagnificent Seventh Symphony shares a program eccentric intelligence, and a sympathetic heart”with Schoenberg’s moody tone poem for strings, (The New York Times).Verklärte Nacht.Major support provided by The Bernard Zakir Hussain and theOsher Foundation and Patron Sponsors Gail Masters of Percussionand Dan Rubinfeld, and Annette Campbell-White and Ruediger Naumann-Etienne. Sun, Mar 31, 7pm, ZH Tabla wizard and master improviser Zakir HussainDreamer was created with funding from a is a natural collaborator—and there are perhapsHewlett 50 Arts Commission, and by Patron no artists he enjoys working with more than hisSponsors Liz and Greg Lutz. fellow percussionists. For his popular MastersThis project is supported in part by an award of Percussion program, Hussain is joined byfrom the National Endowment for the Arts. an international cast of accomplished fellowMore at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL. drummers, and together they explore traditional North Indian drumming, along with the layered, animated rhythms of popular and folk music from around the world. Expect virtuosic solos, playfully competitive duets, and thrilling ensemble jams. 15

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April SO- PERCUSSIONMonterey Jazz Festival So– Percussionon Tour – 60th AnniversaryCelebration Starring Mallet Quartets andCécile McLorin Salvant the Keyboard ReimaginedWed, Apr 3, 8pm, ZH Sun, Apr 7, 7pm, HHJazz vocal sensation Cécile McLorin Salvantreturns to Berkeley after her smash debut VIJAY IYER Torque (working title,in February 2018, this time backed by the West Coast Premiere)extraordinary musicians of the Monterey JazzFestival on Tour. Salvant, who is not yet 30 but CAROLINE SHAW Taxidermysings with a presence and poise that far belies heryears, won her second Grammy earlier this year JASON TREUTING Nine Numbers 4and has been charming critics and audiences alike (West Coast Premiere)with her gorgeous tone and a beguiling repertoirethat traverses blues, folk music, and lesser-known SUZANNE FARRIN New Workjazz standards. As Bay Area jazz critic AndyGilbert wrote, “Salvant delivered a tour-de-force… DAN TRUEMAN “Song,” frommore than satisfying, the concert was buzz- Nostalgic Synchronic,inducing” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Etudes for BitKlavier (West Coast Premiere)The Tallis Scholars DONNACHA Broken UnisonMusic Inspired by the DENNEHY Sistine Chapel (West Coast Premiere)Thu, Apr 4, 8pm, FCC With innovative multi-genre original productions,“One of the UK’s greatest cultural exports” sensational interpretations of modern classics,(BBC Radio 3), the Tallis Scholars return with and an “exhilarating blend of precision anda magnificent selection of Renaissance choral anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (The New Yorker), So_works composed for and inspired by the choir Percussion has redefined the scope and vital roleof the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. At the center of of the modern percussion ensemble. The group—the program is a composite mass by Palestrina, comprised of Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adamthe Missa Papae Marcelli, as well as Alexander Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting—visits BerkeleyCampkin’s Miserere Mei for double choir, a new with four West Coast premieres, including a newsetting commissioned by the ensemble as a work by Vijay Iyer, music director of the Ojai atresponse to Gregorio Allegri’s strikingly moving Berkeley 2017 music festival. “Through a mix ofMiserere. The Tallis Scholars are no strangers consummate skill and quirky charm, this mercurialto this refined repertoire: they were invited to quartet has helped to ignite an explosive newperform in the Sistine Chapel to celebrate the final enthusiasm for percussion music old and new”restoration of the Michelangelo frescoes in 1994. (The New York Times). CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Robert Battle, artistic director Masazumi Chaya, associate artistic director Tue–Fri, Apr 9–12, 8pm Sat, Apr 13, 2pm & 8pm Sun, Apr 14, 3pm, ZH The revered Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater— which first visited Cal Performances a full 50 years ago in 1968—returns to Berkeley for its annual residency. Under the direction of Robert Battle, the company looks forward with provocative and stirring works by living choreographers, while remaining firmly rooted in the enduring legacy of its founder. The dancers, many of whom have worked with the company for more than a decade, deliver Ailey’s classic Revelations with arresting authority: “The texture of their dancing is powerful and juicy, brilliant in speed and marvelous in slowness. You feel as if you’ve always known them” (The New York Times). 17

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Cal Performances in Oakland ALISA WEILERSTEINHavana Cuba All-Stars MaySat, Apr 13, 8pm, PTThe swish of a sequined skirt, a warm tropical Alisa Weilerstein, cellobreeze, the faint scent of cigar smoke on astarched shirt collar: travel back in time to the The Complete Bach Suitesgolden era of Cuba’s posh ballrooms and sultrydance halls with the Havana Cuba All-Stars. Wed, May 1, 8pm, FCCReturning this season after its warmly receivedBerkeley debut two years ago, the ensemble Perhaps the leading cellist of her generation andspecializes in the evocative vintage sound of a commanding interpreter of a wide range ofCuban son, with layered percussion, guitars, repertoire, Alisa Weilerstein performs a marathontrumpets, and strings playing the infectious concert of Bach’s complete cello suites in her Calrhythms of rhumba, chachacha, habanera, and Performances debut. Weilerstein’s many honorsguaguanco. For this special “Asere” (friendship) include a MacArthur Fellowship (before age 30!),tour, the musicians are accompanied by a troupe the Leonard Bernstein Prize, and an Avery Fisherof expert dancers from the island. Career Grant from Lincoln Center. As she told the New York Times, the Bach cycle “demandsMurray Perahia, piano everything of you emotionally, cerebrally, instrumentally…At the very end, I am emotionallyMon, Apr 15, 8pm, ZH exhausted, physically exhausted, and my brainA revered elder statesman who plumbs the is turned to mush—and it’s the most wonderfuldepths of Classical and Romantic repertoire feeling, a cathartic feeling. I love it.”with exquisite refinement and magisterial grace,Murray Perahia is among the most exalted Silkroad Ensemblepianists of his generation. His recitals are oftentransformative experiences, as the reviews for a Heroes Take Their Standsrecent Bay Area performance attest: “powerfuland revelatory, as astounding a concert as I’ve A Cal Performances Co-commissionattended in recent memory…it appeared asthough the entire history of music was being Fri, May 3, 8pm, ZHunraveled right before us” (The Mercury News). PAUCHI SASAKI Elektra (working title)Théâtre National de Bretagne COLIN JACOBSEN Arjuna at Kuru:Julius Caesar Discourse with Lord Krishnaby William Shakespeare JASON MORAN Martin Luther King, Jr. Directed by Arthur Nauzyciel (working title)Fri–Sat, Apr 26–27, 8pmSun, Apr 28, 3pm, ZH KAYHAN KALHOR Siavosh in Touran: Farewell French director Arthur Nauzyciel revives his “visually to his Wife and Horsestunning, musically moody, and unceasingly stylish”(The Boston Globe) production of Julius Caesar, ZHAO LIN Dou E at Chuzhoufirst created for Boston’s influential AmericanRepertory Theater in a US election year, 10 years With the bold new project Heroes Take Theirago. Now artistic director of the Théâtre National Stands, the Grammy-winning Silkroad Ensemblede Bretagne, Nauzyciel highlights the continuing engages with the social and political turmoil of ourrelevance of Shakespeare’s great political time, asking us: What does it mean to take a standtragedy—with costumes and design that evoke the in a moment of moral uncertainty? What does anera of JFK, a live jazz trio, and provocative staging everyday hero look like? And how can an ordinarythat refocuses the action so that the tyranny person make a difference? The program tells theunfolds as the dream of a minor character, Brutus’ stories of five heroic figures from diverse cultures—slave Lucius. from the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., to Elektra from Greek mythology, to Arjuna from Hindu epicGil Shaham, violin poetry—through five new works commissionedAkira Eguchi, piano from members and friends of the ensemble, each composer working with artists in other media.Mon, Apr 29, 8pm, ZH Collaborating partners include BharatanatyamHis lustrous tone matched by masterful phrasing dancer Aparna Ramaswamy (working with Colinand supremely elegant technique, Gil Shaham is Jacobsen) and puppeteer/filmmaker Hamidamong the world’s preeminent violinists. He dazzled Rahmanian (working with Kayhan Kalhor).audiences at his last Berkeley visit in the 2015–16season, when he performed Bach’s complete soloviolin works accompanied by mesmerizing slow-motion video projections: “Joyousness, above all,characterized Shaham’s performance…his soundwas sustained and powerful…a Bach experiencelike no other” (San Francisco Classical Voice).Here, Shaham and longtime collaborator AkiraEguchi perform a recital of works by Bach, Franck,Kreisler, Scott Wheeler, and Avner Dorman. 19

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Michael Barenboim, violin LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALESun, May 5, 3pm, ZH Los Angeles Master ChoraleBERIO Sequenza VIIIBACH Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major Lagrime di San PietroBOULEZ Anthèmes I (Tears of Saint Peter)BARTÓK Sonata for Solo ViolinViolinist Michael Barenboim enjoys a robust Orlando di Lasso, composercareer as concertmaster with the West-Eastern Grant Gershon, conductorDivan Orchestra (see page 7) and frequent soloist Peter Sellars, directorwith symphonic ensembles across the globe. Fri, May 17, 8pm, ZHBut it is the solo recital that best reveals his Visionary director Peter Sellars returns tomastery of a staggeringly wide range of fiendishly Cal Performances with a profound and stirringchallenging violin music: from Bach’s inventive a cappella work by one of the Renaissance’s mostSonata in C Major and Bartók’s meaty, folk-tinged revered composers. Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrimesolo sonata, to Boulez’ demanding Anthèmes I di San Pietro (Tears of Saint Peter) depicts theand Berio’s virtuosic Sequenza VIII—“one of the grief and remorse of the Apostle Peter, as hemost celebrated works for solo violin” (The Strad). reflects on his fateful denial of Jesus on the day of his arrest. The work is sung by the 21 voicesSong of the Goat Theatre of the formidable Los Angeles Master Chorale, with Sellars’ stark staging illuminating the biblicalSongs of Lear and story’s striking connections to the concerns ofHamlet: A Commentary our modern world. Lagrime was praised by the Los Angeles Times in its Disney Hall premiere asDirected by Grzegorz Bral “a major accomplishment for the Master Chorale,Music by Jean-Claude Acquaviva which sang and acted brilliantly. It is also a majorand Maciej Rychly accomplishment for music history.”Songs of Lear Performed in Italian, with English supertitles.Sat, May 11, 8pm, ZPHamlet: A Commentary Eifman BalletSun, May 12, 3pm, ZPAn audience favorite at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, Pygmalionthe Warsaw-based Song of the Goat Theatreintegrates movement, song, and text to mine Fri–Sat, May 31 – Jun 1, 8pmhistorical works for fresh insights. The award- Sun, Jun 2, 3pm, ZHwinning Songs of Lear retells the tragic king’s For 40 years, across a shifting political climatestory as a dramatic oratorio blending Corsican for artists in his native Russia, the defiantlyfolk music and Gregorian chant—a production controversial choreographer Boris Eifman hasthe New York Times called “viscerally awe created “works that hinge on extreme theatricality,inspiring.” Hamlet: A Commentary is a prequel to acrobatic pas de deux, and spectacular effects”Shakespeare’s tragedy, set two months before (The New Yorker) for his Saint Petersburgthe Bard’s play begins, and features 14 actors company. In Eifman’s productions, the costumesinterpreting the characters, events, and emotions are sumptuous, the dancing is exquisite, and theof the Hamlet story through polyphonic song. drama is riveting. Here, the company performs a brand new ballet, Pygmalion, set to a score by SONG OF THE GOAT THEATRE Johann Strauss Jr. “This Russian dancemaker and his dancers are among the most fascinating artists before the public today” (San Francisco Chronicle). 21

RBeArDkeICleyALResearch And Development Initiative SASHA WALTZ & GUESTSin Creativity, Arts, and Learning KÖRPERCal Performances’ groundbreaking BerkeleyRADICAL initiative explores two importantand timely cultural issues: the role ofwomen creators in the arts and beyond,and the nature of citizenship in today’sincreasingly polarized world.Women’s Work Cal Performances in Oakland Aida CuevasWomen’s Work shines a spotlight on remarkable with Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlánfemale artists—directors, musicians, andchoreographers. We take a specific look at the A Tribute to Juan Gabrielextraordinary artistry of five women who are notonly principal creators of works on our 2018–19 Oct 6, PTseason, but more broadly, are expanding the See p. 1 for event details.definition of what it is to be an artist in the 21stcentury. In a series of pre-performance talks, Sasha Waltz & Guestswe will learn more about the unique process Körperthat drives these world-class artists to create,and in doing so, open ourselves to new ways of Oct 20–21, ZHexperiencing these works of art. See p. 5 for event details. Big Dance Theater 17c Dec 13–16, ZP See p. 9 for event details. Nicola Benedetti, violin Alexei Grynyuk, piano Jan 27, ZH See p. 9 for event details. Quote Unquote Collective Mouthpiece Mar 22–24, ZP See p. 15 for event details.Details at calperformances.org/Berkeley-RADICAL

Citizenship Schaubühne An Enemy of the PeopleThe diverse series of performances that formthe Citizenship theme provide engagement by Henrik Ibsenopportunities that spotlight the human side of thecurrent debate on immigration and nationalism. Oct 12–13, ZHBy sharing unique perspectives on the threats See p. 3 for event details.to—and responsibilities of—citizenship, theartists included here illustrate the universal need Barber Shop Chroniclesfor belonging and home, and invoke the very A Fuel, National Theatre, and Westreal sense of urgency and peril that pervades the Yorkshire Playhouse co-productionworld today. by Inua Ellams Oct 26–28, ZH See p. 5 for event details. Jordi Savall The Routes of Slavery (1444 –1888) Nov 3, ZH See p. 5 for event details. Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Nov 10, ZH See p. 7 for event details. Esa-Pekka Salonen, principal conductor & artistic advisor Philharmonia Orchestra, London Dreamer Mar 15–17, ZH See p. 15 for event details. COMPOSER JIMMY LÓPEZ DREAMER 23

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