live performances

Hear the world’s leading clarinet soloist, David Shifrin, perform the clarinet quintets of Mozart and Brahms with string principals from the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Performed while surrounded by over 1,000 flickering candles for a cozy, romantic winter afternoon!

There will be a Pre-Show Reception for Members Only from 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Part of our Music in Context: Exploring Culture Through Performance series, this event includes a post-performance conversation with the artist exploring the history, culture, and traditions behind the music.

Leslie Jones is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee as well as a Writer’s Guild Award and NAACP Award nominee for her work on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. She has also been honored as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.

Hailed as “one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world” by NPR’s World Cafe, Tommy Emmanuel got his start at the age of six, when he first began touring his native Australia with his family’s band.

When the iconic Ms. Lisa Fischer sings, she brings a joyous sense of discovery to every setting. The Grammy and Oscar winning powerhouse vocalist is at the peak of her powers, blazing her own path, reveling in the chance to dive into every vocal possibility. While she carries traces of the legendary stars with whom she’s collaborated over four decades, Ms. Lisa Fischer is a constellation in her own right, singing songs with “amazing power, energy, and projection” enthuses Keith Richards, after 26 years of musicmaking with Ms. Lisa Fischer in the Rolling Stones.

Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling joins acclaimed pianist Fred Hersch for *Wildflowers*, an intimate evening of jazz, reimagining timeless songs through extraordinary musicianship, spontaneous interplay and soulful storytelling.

Friends of the Brothers is a celebration of the music of the Allman Brothers Band, with members closely associated with the original band and continuing the brotherhood with passion, committed to the ideals of every night being special and unique. Since April 2024, the band has performed regularly with Jaimoe, the sole surviving original member of the Allman Brothers Band. Allman Brothers and Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes and his bassist Kevin Scott have also been recent guests, as has the ABB’s Oteil Burbridge. That they all would play with the band speaks volumes about the intent and integrity with which Friends of the Brothers approach the Allman Brothers catalog.

please turn this into a 20 word show preview: The Ledbetters & Superunknown - Tributes to Pearl Jam & Chris Cornell

America first fell in love with Clay Aiken's extraordinary voice and undeniable charisma on the second season of American Idol. His journey on the show became a cultural phenomenon, drawing nearly 40 million viewers to the finale—one of the highest-rated live television broadcasts of the 21st century—and launching one of the most successful recording careers to emerge from the series.