• Alexandre Kantorow, a French man wearing all black, sits while playing on a grand piano with his head bowed down towards the keys.
  • Alexandre Kantorow, a French man wearing all black, sits while playing on a grand piano with his head bowed down towards the keys.

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.

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2025–26 Recital Events Calendar

Recital

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
John Churchwell, piano

Uncharted

Sep 27, 2025, 8pm
Recital

Daniil Trifonov, piano

Sep 28, 2025, 3pm
Recital

Anne Sofie von Otter,
mezzo-soprano
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

Oct 5, 2025, 3pm
Recital

Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano

Oct 30, 2025, 7:30pm
Recital

Jeremy Denk, piano

Bach’s Six Partitas for Solo Keyboard

Nov 14, 2025, 8pm
Recital

Samantha Hankey,
mezzo-soprano
Myra Huang, piano

Jan 18, 2026, 3pm
Recital

Steven Banks, baritone saxophone
Xak Bjerken, piano

Golden Silhouettes

Feb 1, 2026, 3pm
Recital

Bruce Liu, piano

Feb 10, 2026, 7:30pm
Recital

Chris Thile, mandolin and vocals

Feb 27, 2026, 8pm
Recital

Geneva Lewis, violin
Evren Ozel, piano

Mar 1, 2026, 3pm
Recital

Alexandre Kantorow, piano

Apr 23, 2026, 7:30pm
Recital

Víkingur Ólafsson, piano

Opus 109

Apr 29, 2026, 7:30pm
Recital

Renée Fleming, soprano
Inon Barnatan, piano

May 3, 2026, 3pm