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2016/17

Music in the Gardens: No BS! Brass Band

Music in the Gardens: No BS! Brass Band

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Music in the Gardens: Leyla McCalla

Music in the Gardens: Leyla McCalla

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Music in the Gardens: Skylar Gudasz

Music in the Gardens: Skylar Gudasz

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

DP & ADF: An Evening with Savion Glover & Jack DeJohnette

DP & ADF: An Evening with Savion Glover & Jack DeJohnette

Monday, June 20, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Page Auditorium

Music in the Gardens: Sierra Hull

Music in the Gardens: Sierra Hull

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Music in the Gardens: Mount Moriah

Music in the Gardens: Mount Moriah

Thursday, July 7, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Music in the Gardens: William Tyler & Jake Xerxes Fussell

Music in the Gardens: William Tyler & Jake Xerxes Fussell

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Music in the Gardens: Jonathan Byrd & the Pickup Cowboys

Music in the Gardens: Jonathan Byrd & the Pickup Cowboys

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Music in the Gardens: Black Twig Pickers

Music in the Gardens: Black Twig Pickers

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Motorco Music Hall

Ciompi Concert No. 1 featuring Julianne Baird, Soprano

Ciompi Concert No. 1 featuring Julianne Baird, Soprano

Saturday, September 17, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville

Friday, September 23, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Dover Quartet

Dover Quartet

Saturday, September 24, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Billy Hart Quartet featuring Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street

Billy Hart Quartet featuring Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street

Sunday, September 25, 2016 | 5:00 pm

21c Museum Hotel Durham

The Civilians<br />The Undertaking</em>

The Civilians
The Undertaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Sheafer Lab Theater

Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

Friday, September 30, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artist-in-Residence: Saul Williams

Artist-in-Residence: Saul Williams

Thursday, October 6, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Mivos Quartet

Mivos Quartet

Thursday, October 6, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Nelson Music Room

Saul Williams & Mivos Quartet

Saul Williams & Mivos Quartet

Friday, October 7, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Nelson Music Room

Zakir Hussain, Tabla & Niladri Kumar, Sitar

Zakir Hussain, Tabla & Niladri Kumar, Sitar

Saturday, October 8, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Page Auditorium

Blonde Redhead feat. American Contemporary Music Ensemble<br /><em>Misery is a Butterfly</em>

Blonde Redhead feat. American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Misery is a Butterfly

Friday, October 14, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

Artist-In-Residence: Belcea Quartet

Artist-In-Residence: Belcea Quartet

Saturday, October 15, 2016 | 12:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Belcea Quartet

Belcea Quartet

Saturday, October 15, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ian Bostridge, Tenor & Thomas Adès, Piano<br />Winterreise</em>

Ian Bostridge, Tenor & Thomas Adès, Piano
Winterreise

Thursday, October 20, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artist-In-Residence: Ian Bostridge

Artist-In-Residence: Ian Bostridge

Friday, October 21, 2016 | 9:00 pm

South Dakota Chorale<br /><em>Marcel Tyberg Project: Music Lost in the Holocaust</em>

South Dakota Chorale
Marcel Tyberg Project: Music Lost in the Holocaust

Saturday, October 22, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Trisha Brown Dance Company<br /><em>In Plain Site</em> (at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Day 1)

Trisha Brown Dance Company
In Plain Site (at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Day 1)

Friday, October 28, 2016 | 5:00 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Artist-In-Residence: Trisha Brown Dance Company

Artist-In-Residence: Trisha Brown Dance Company

Saturday, October 29, 2016 | 9:30 am

Nasher Museum Auditorium

Trisha Brown Dance Company<br /><em>In Plain Site</em> (at Nasher Museum of Art)

Trisha Brown Dance Company
In Plain Site (at Nasher Museum of Art)

Saturday, October 29, 2016 | 6:00 pm

Nasher Museum Auditorium

Antonio Sanchez<br /><em>BIRDMAN</em>: Film + Live Score

Antonio Sanchez
BIRDMAN: Film + Live Score

Saturday, October 29, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

Trisha Brown Dance Company<br /><em>In Plain Site</em> (at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Day 2)

Trisha Brown Dance Company
In Plain Site (at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Day 2)

Sunday, October 30, 2016 | 2:30 pm

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Pacifica Quartet featuring Johannes Moser, Cello

Pacifica Quartet featuring Johannes Moser, Cello

Saturday, November 5, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Concert No. 2 featuring Olivier Cavé, Piano & Allan Ware, Clarinet

Ciompi Concert No. 2 featuring Olivier Cavé, Piano & Allan Ware, Clarinet

Sunday, November 6, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Sergei Babayan, Piano

Sergei Babayan, Piano

Saturday, November 12, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artist-In-Residence: Sergei Babayan

Artist-In-Residence: Sergei Babayan

Sunday, November 13, 2016 | 12:00 pm

Artist-in-Residence: Shara Nova (formerly Shara Worden)

Artist-in-Residence: Shara Nova (formerly Shara Worden)

Thursday, November 17, 2016 | 3:00 pm

Shara Nova (formerly Shara Worden) & So Percussion

Shara Nova (formerly Shara Worden) & So Percussion

Friday, November 18, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

My Brightest Diamond

My Brightest Diamond

Saturday, November 19, 2016 | 9:00 pm

Motorco Music Hall

Chanticleer<br /><em>A Chanticleer Christmas</em>

Chanticleer
A Chanticleer Christmas

Sunday, November 27, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artist-in-Residence: Gerald Clayton

Artist-in-Residence: Gerald Clayton

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 | 7:00 pm

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels

Thursday, December 1, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Page Auditorium

World Premiere: Gerald Clayton & The Assembly featuring René Marie<br /><em>Piedmont Blues</em>

World Premiere: Gerald Clayton & The Assembly featuring René Marie
Piedmont Blues

Friday, December 2, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

St. Lawrence String Quartet

St. Lawrence String Quartet

Saturday, December 3, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artist-In-Residence: Jeremy Denk

Artist-In-Residence: Jeremy Denk

Friday, December 9, 2016 | 5:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Saturday, December 10, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Rez Abbasi<br /><em>Invocation</em> feat. Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa & Dan Weiss

Rez Abbasi
Invocation feat. Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa & Dan Weiss

Saturday, December 17, 2016 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artist-In-Residence: Branford Marsalis

Artist-In-Residence: Branford Marsalis

Thursday, January 12, 2017 | 6:00 pm

Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo

Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo

Friday, January 13, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Barnatan, McGill, Weilerstein Trio

Barnatan, McGill, Weilerstein Trio

Saturday, January 21, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

The Civilians <br />New Play Workshop Reading

The Civilians
New Play Workshop Reading

Saturday, January 28, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

Ciompi Concert No. 3 featuring Jamie Laval, Fiddle

Ciompi Concert No. 3 featuring Jamie Laval, Fiddle

Saturday, February 4, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Deviant Septet featuring Mellissa Hughes, Soprano <br /><em>Pierrot Lunaire</em>

Deviant Septet featuring Mellissa Hughes, Soprano
Pierrot Lunaire

Thursday, February 9, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Nelson Music Room

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Friday, February 10, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Christian Tetzlaff, Violin & Lars Vogt, Piano

Christian Tetzlaff, Violin & Lars Vogt, Piano

Saturday, February 11, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artist-In-Residence: Talib Kweli

Artist-In-Residence: Talib Kweli

Friday, February 17, 2017 | 3:00 pm

Artist-In-Residence: Talib Kweli

Artist-In-Residence: Talib Kweli

Friday, February 17, 2017 | 3:00 pm

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

Sold Out Friday, February 17, 2017 | 9:00 pm

Motorco Music Hall

Jerry Douglas presents Earls of Leicester

Jerry Douglas presents Earls of Leicester

Saturday, February 18, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Malpaso Dance Company + Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble • ‘Dreaming of Lions’

Malpaso Dance Company + Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble • ‘Dreaming of Lions’

Friday, February 24, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

Artists-In-Residence: Malpaso Dance Company + Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble

Artists-In-Residence: Malpaso Dance Company + Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble

Saturday, February 25, 2017 | 11:30 am

The Triplets of Belleville <br />Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville with composer Benoît Charest

The Triplets of Belleville
Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville with composer Benoît Charest

Saturday, February 25, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

Artist-In-Residence: Eric Whitacre

Artist-In-Residence: Eric Whitacre

Monday, February 27, 2017 | 6:00 pm

Eric Whitacre Singers

Eric Whitacre Singers

Sold Out Tuesday, February 28, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Friday, March 3, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Hagen Quartet & Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Hagen Quartet & Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Saturday, March 4, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Geimaru-za Nihon Buyo Troupe

Geimaru-za Nihon Buyo Troupe

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

Cappella Pratensis<br /><em>The Musical World of Hieronymus Bosch</em>

Cappella Pratensis
The Musical World of Hieronymus Bosch

Friday, March 10, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Page Auditorium

Anat Cohen Quartet

Anat Cohen Quartet

Sunday, March 19, 2017 | 5:00 pm - Sunday, March 19, 2017 | 7:30 pm

21c Museum Hotel Durham

Stephin Merritt & The Magnetic Fields <br /><em>Fifty Song Memoir</em>

Stephin Merritt & The Magnetic Fields
Fifty Song Memoir

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 | 8:00 pm - Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Carolina Theatre of Durham

Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord

Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord

Thursday, March 23, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Nelson Music Room

Hilary Hahn, Violin with Robert Levin, Piano

Hilary Hahn, Violin with Robert Levin, Piano

Friday, March 24, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jóhann Jóhannsson’s <em>Drone Mass</em>

Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Drone Mass

Saturday, March 25, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Friday, March 31, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Concert No. 4 featuring Gerard McBurney, Narrator

Ciompi Concert No. 4 featuring Gerard McBurney, Narrator

Saturday, April 1, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Arditti Quartet featuring Eliot Fisk, Guitar

Arditti Quartet featuring Eliot Fisk, Guitar

Cancelled Sunday, April 2, 2017 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Anoushka Shankar<br /><em>Home: A Tribute to Ravi Shankar</em>

Anoushka Shankar
Home: A Tribute to Ravi Shankar

Friday, April 7, 2017 | 8:00 am

Page Auditorium

Alina Ibragimova, Violin & Cédric Tiberghien, Piano

Alina Ibragimova, Violin & Cédric Tiberghien, Piano

Saturday, April 8, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

DakhaBrakha <br />Dovzhenko’s <em>Earth</em>: Film + Live Score

DakhaBrakha
Dovzhenko’s Earth: Film + Live Score

Friday, April 14, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Richard Goode, Piano

Richard Goode, Piano

Friday, April 28, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Christian McBride Trio

Christian McBride Trio

Sold Out Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 5:00 pm - Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 7:30 pm

21c Museum Hotel Durham

eighth blackbird & Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie “Prince” Billy)

eighth blackbird & Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie “Prince” Billy)

Saturday, May 6, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

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