Tickets Now On Sale For Upcoming Princeton University Concerts

PRINCETON, NJ — Single tickets for all 2017-18 Princeton University Concerts events are now on sale, online only, at princetonuniversityconcerts.org. This includes the Concert Classics Series, PUC125: Performances Up Close, All-in-the-Family Series, Richardson Chamber Players, and the groundbreaking multimedia Special Event featuring the Emerson String Quartet and an ensemble of seven actors. Tickets will be available by phone and in person after Sept. 5 by calling 609-258-9220 or at the Frist Campus Center Box Office.

The upcoming Princeton University Concert season will offer more diversity in than previously seen in the series’ 124-year history. The series spans everything from 17th-century “pub music” performed on period instruments with beer accompaniment (Barokksolistene, Baroque Ensemble) to a Galician bagpipe virtuoso (Cristina Pato, of the Silk Road Ensemble) exploring Latino music from all around the world.

Tenor Lawrence Brownlee will make his Princeton University Concert series debut in a poignant juxtaposition of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe with African-American spirituals, and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “Meet the Music” concert for kids teams up with musicians from the Silk Road Project and Global Musicians Workshop in a showcase of instruments from different cultures.

Other notable debuts include 25-year-old sensational pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, the celebrated period-instrument ensemble Quatuor Mosaïques, and cellist Truls Mørk in a rare recital appearance with Princeton University Concert alumnus Behzod Abduraimov.

Pianists Sir András Schiff and Jonathan Biss join the star lineup of artists making their return to the series, as does violist Tabea Zimmermann, the Brentano String Quartet, the Tenebrae Choir, and the Artemis String Quartet.

The Emerson String Quartet, though very familiar to Princeton University Concert audiences, make a highly anticipated return in an unusual, groundbreaking multimedia theatrical realization of Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Black Monk,” a music-theater piece directed by James Glossman.

This special event, “Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy,” features a stellar cast of actors including Len Cariou and Jay O. Sanders.

As the popular PUC125: Performances Up Close initiative, with audience seated onstage around the performers, returns in programs that explore the importance of the folk tradition within classical music, never before has the series’ promise to foster “music without bounds” permeated as deeply into its programming, leading to an incredibly diverse 2017-2018 season.

For a complete listing of concerts visit princetonuniversityconcerts.org.

SINGLE TICKET PRICES
Concert Classics Series Concerts – 9 Thursday Nights

Quatuor Mosaïques; Tabea Zimmermann, viola & Thomas Hoppe, piano; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano; Brentano String Quartet with Jonathan Biss, piano; Tenebrae Choir; Sir András Schiff, piano; Artemis String Quartet; Lawrence Brownlee, tenor & Justina Lee, piano; Truls Mørk, cello & Behzod Abduraimov, piano. $50, $40, $25 general / $10 students with valid ID

PUC125 Series – Celebrating the vernacular within the classical music tradition in 4 unique concerts with audience seated ONSTAGE around the performers. New this year is “Dancebreak,” a series of dance classes offered in between three of the PUC125 events. The classes will be tailored to music performed at the concerts, and led by professional dancers. Embrace the folk spirit in these events, free to all PUC125 ticket holders. Visit princetonuniversityconcerts.org for more information.

Barokksolistene Norwegian Baroque Ensemble; Cristina Pato, Galician bagpipe; Jennifer Koh, violin; Danish String Quartet.$25 general / $10 students with valid ID

Special EventShostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy: A music-theatre piece for the Emerson String Quartet and seven actors, including Len Cariou and Jay O. Sanders; written and directed by James Glossman. $40 general / $15 students

Family Concerts – 2 Concerts$10 adults / $5 kids

Richardson Chamber Players – 3 Sunday afternoon concerts featuring Princeton’s resident ensemble of performance faculty, distinguished guest artists and supremely talented students $15 general / $5 student

HOW TO BUY SINGLE TICKETS:
ONLINE: princetonuniversityconcerts.org
BY PHONE, after Sept. 5: 609-258-9220
IN PERSON: Frist Campus Center Ticket Office (open Monday-Saturday, 11am-5pm), after Sept. 5

SUBSCRIPTION PRICES

Concert Classics Series - 9 Thursday night concerts, save up to 30%$310, $255, $140

Make Your Own Series: Choose 3 or more different concerts from all of our offerings, except PUC125, and save 10% off single ticket prices.

Richardson Chamber Players – 3 Sunday Afternoon Concerts: All subscriptions just $39 or add these concerts to a Classics series for just $24

HOW TO BUY SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS:
All subscriptions must be bought through the Concert Office. To subscribe, call 609-258-2800, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or visit princetonuniversityconcerts.org.

For further information, contact Dasha Koltunyuk at 609-258-6024 or dkoltuny@princeton.edu

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