Recitals at Cal Performances
Our 2025–26 season is bursting with Classical Recital! We welcome the return of pianist Daniil Trifonov, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter with fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, mandolinist Chris Thile, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen with pianist John Churchwell, pianist Jeremy Denk performing Bach’s Six Partitas for Solo Keyboard, pianist (and 2025–26 Artist in Residence) Víkingur Ólafsson, and soprano Renée Fleming with pianist Inon Barnatan. And making their Cal Performances debuts are violinist Geneva Lewis with returning pianist Evren Ozel, pianist Alexandre Kantorow, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey with returning pianist Myra Huang, pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, baritone saxophone Steven Banks with pianist Xak Bjerken, and pianist Bruce Liu.
2025–26 Recital Events Calendar
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
John Churchwell, piano
Uncharted
Anne Sofie von Otter,
mezzo-soprano
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Steven Banks, baritone saxophone
Xak Bjerken, piano
Golden Silhouettes