2024–25 Season Announcement Press Kit

PRESS ROOM

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Vienna Philharmonic, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor, March 5–7, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall, including for Cal Performances 2025 Gala joined by Yefim Bronfman, piano on Friday, March 7, 2025.
pictured: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

(credit: Antoine Saito)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Maxim Vengerov, violin, November 23, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Diago Mariotta Mendez)

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mitsuko Uchida, who is shown center-stage in a shimmery blue blouse amidst the performing musicians.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Mitsuko Uchida, piano, and Mahler Chamber Orchestra, March 23, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: A. Bofill)

Igor Levit smiles and looks to his right as he sits in front of a piano in a white dress shirt and black tie.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Igor Levit, piano, November 19, 2024, at Zellerbach Hall

(credit: 2ёfeliXbroede)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Artist in Residence Julia Bullock, soprano, September 27, 2024 and January 19, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Allison Michael Orenstein)

Jazz singer Samara Joy, a young black woman with long wavy hair, wears a bright blue dress and overshirt that contrasts vividly with the hot pink background.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Samara Joy, jazz singer, February 5, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Ambe J. Williams)

Asmik Grigorian, a white woman with long dark hair, wearing a long black leather coat against a grey background.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Asmik Grigorian, soprano, Lukas Geniušas, piano, December 15, 2024, in Hertz Hall

(credit: Timofey Kolesnikov Alpha Classics)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Hagen Quartet, February 23, 2025, in Hertz Hall

(credit: Harald Hoffmann)

A black and white portrait image of choreographer Twyla Tharp, who leans to the left side of the frame while smiling softly.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Twyla Tharp Dance, Diamond Jubilee, Featuring Third Coast Percussion, February 7–9, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Saverio Truglia)

William Kentridge, an older man wearing a white dress shirt, leans on a rail for this photo, with a wall of charcoal sketches behind him.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents William Kentridge’s The Great Yes, The Great No (Bay Area Premiere; Cal Performances Co-commission), March 14–16, 2025 in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Marc Shoul)

A performer in The Great Yes, The Great No dances on stage while holding a large cut-out face, dressed in a wide skirt made of large leaves, with his shadow on the screen behind him.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents William Kentridge’s The Great Yes, The Great No (Bay Area Premiere; Cal Performances Co-commission), March 14–16, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Stella Olivier)

Dancers in the Batsheva Dance Group gather on-stage in an acrobatic stunt for their performance of MOMO.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Batsheva Dance Company, MOMO, (Bay Area Premiere), February 22–23, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Stefano Trovati)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Grupo Corpo, 21 and Gira, (Bay Area Premieres), April 25–26, 2025, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Jose Luiz Pederneiras)

Performers in the Dorrance Dance group wear large flower headpieces and configure together in a tap-dance routine on stage.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Dorrance Dance in Nutcracker Suite set to music by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, December 14–15, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: Christopher Duggan)

The characters of the Madrigal Family from Disney’s Encanto stand together in their town.

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Encanto, the Sing-Along Film Concert, November 24–25, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall

(credit: @DisneyConcerts)

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