APRIL Hell or High Water

FREE FILM Vladimir Feltsman, piano Beethoven’s variations and Neo-Western crime thriller Schubert’s four impromtus close features Jeff Bridges as a Texas Jan-Jun out the third year of the acclaimed Ranger chasing down a father Russian pianist’s residency. and son bankrobbing duo. FRI 4/3 8PM | JH SUN 5/3 2PM | JH

JANUARY FEBRUARY Malpaso Dance Company Melissa Aldana Quartet Chilean-born jazz saxophonist Havana’s hottest dance company Alexander String Quartet Spektral Quartet plays selections from her new illuminates Cuba’s rich dance Shostakovich String Quartets The Space Between by Lisa Coons release, Visions for Frida Kahlo. tradition with tangible passion, No. 12 and No. 13. and & Mark DeChiazza. luscious musicality and athletic WED 3/4 7PM | VST SUN 1/5 2PM & 7PM | VST SAT 2/1 9:30PM | VST finesse. THU–SAT 3/5–7 8PM | VST WED 5/6 7PM | JH Yamato

Jhonetsu San Francisco Symphony A thrilling, high-energy and

Michael Tilson Thomas’ farewell explosive interpretation of the Experience tour with Mahler 9. centuries old Taiko tradition

Get to Circus SAT 3/7 8PM | JH SUN 4/5 2PM | JH know Up Close the man behind Curtis on Tour— the Vera Quartet with ✯ music! Lara Downes & Friends: Circa Meng-Chieh Liu, piano A Celebration of Judy Collins LIMITED AVAILABILITY Humans Beethoven, Franck and a new work Featuring special guest Judy Collins Blurring the lines between by David Hertzberg. An Evening with Pianist Downes pays tribute to movement, dance, theater and SUN 3/8 2PM | JH FREE Collins’ remarkable musical Itzhak Perlman circus ... a diverse range of thrilling legacy.

Stories and videos of his life and creations that “redraw the limits to which circus can aspire” (The Age). THU 5/7 8PM | JH career shared from the stage with pianist Rohan De Silva. THU–FRI 2/6–7 8PM | JH STAGE

SAT 1/11 8PM | JH SAT 2/8 2PM & 8PM | JH STAGE Cho-Liang Lin, violin & SUN 2PM | JH STAGE 2/9 Jon Kimura Parker, piano America-inspired program Badlands FREE FILM features Dvořák, Ravel and Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen Fred Hersch, piano & Copland. star in Terence Malick’s tale of Miguel Zenón, saxophone FRI 5/8 8PM | VST teenagers on a killing spree in The legendary Hersch presents South Dakota. a duo collaboration with the SUN 1/12 2PM | JH brilliant Zenón across three special nights in an intimate

Cécile McLorin Salvant cabaret setup. Tord Gustavsen Trio Ogresse THU–SAT 4/9–11 8PM | VST Nordic soulfulness from the Ladysmith Black Mambazo A genre-defying musical fairytale acclaimed jazz trio. South Africa’s beloved acapella featuring a singular vocalist with group will enchant all ages with WED 1/22 7PM | VST chamber ensemble. Maggie Haberman a matinee specially designed for New York Times White House THU–SAT 8PM | VST MON 3/9 7PM | JH 1/23–25 families. Correspondent offers an informed John Beasley’s MONK’estra MONK + MONK’estra: A Cinematic SAT 2/15 2PM | JH perspective on President Trump. Concert Experience WED 4/15 7PM | JH Royal Philharmonic Rare performance footage brings

Orchestra LIMITED AVAILABILITY Rosie Kay’s 5 Soldiers the genius of the pianist, composer and cultural icon to Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms Rosie Kay Dance Company Sandbox Percussion with Pinchas Zukerman conducting. An intimate and visceral view of “A bombshell of raw-talent.” life on a screen above the band. SAT 1/25 8PM | JH the training that prepares soldiers —The Washington Post SAT 5/9 8PM | JH for the sheer physicality of combat. FRI 4/17 8PM | VST WED 2/26 7PM | VST SUN 4/19 2PM | VST An Evening with THU–FRI 2/27–28 8PM | VST David Sedaris

Tania Pérez-Salas Master humorist shares favorite Academy of St Martin stories with a healthy dose of wit Les Ballets Trockadero Compañía de Danza LIMITED AVAILABILITY and social critique. in the Fields Contemporary Mexican dance Joshua Bell, music director and de Monte Carlo WED 5/13 7PM | JH The all-male ballet company company performs the stunning violin Las Aguas del Olvido. delivers a hilarious evening SAT 2/29 8PM | JH of high art and high camp. SAT 4/25 8PM | JH

FRI 3/13 8PM | JH Samin Nosrat MARCH Cookbook Author & Host of Arlo Guthrie Netflix SeriesSalt, Fat, Acid, Heat Dreamers’ Circus 20/20 Tour with Folk Uke Gary Younge featuring “Alice’s Restaurant” WED 1/29 7PM | JH Younge’s book, Another Day in the Ethereal Nordic folk trio balances Death of America, chronicles the tradition and innovation. SUN 4/26 7PM | JH

lives of 10 children from across FRI–SAT 3/13–14 8PM | VST America who lose their lives to gun MAY violence. A part of the UC Davis Sharon Shannon Campus Community Book Project. Bokanté MON 3/2 8PM | JH & Socks in the Frying Pan World-music supergroup founded Our annual St. Patrick’s Day by Michael League (of Snarky Celebration is not to be missed! Sonia De Los Santos Puppy) and Malika Tirolien. Latin children’s music artist TUE 7PM | JH 3/17 FRI 5/1 8PM | JH and Dan Zanes band member unites people of all ages and ✯ cultural backgrounds with her Mnozil Brass multi-lingual music. Austrian brass band with a signature brand of playfulness SUN 5/31 7PM | JH often likened to Monty Python. Joey Alexander Trio FRI 3/20 8PM | JH JUNE 16-year-old from Bali is one of the brightest lights in jazz piano. Alexander String Quartet Shostakovich String Quartets FRI 1/31 8PM | JH No. 14 and No. 15. SUN 6/7 2PM & 7PM | VST

Spektral Quartet Buddy Guy, Vivid new works performed by the Chicago-based string quartet Jimmie Vaughan and Yumi Kurosawa, koto JH | Jackson Hall Alfredo Rodríguez & include pieces by Anna Charlie Musselwhite Kurosawa and special guest VST | Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Thorvaldsdottir, Emre Eröz and Three blues masters join together Pedrito Martinez Anubrata Chatterjee, tabla Tickets and more info: Lisa Coons. Part of the Taproot for a triple bill of legendary Fearless and virtuosic duo plays beautifully blend cultural Composition Festival. proportions. jazz with Afro-Cuban flavor. traditions of Japan and India. mondaviarts.org FRI 1/31 8PM | VST WED 3/4 7PM | JH SAT 3/21 8PM | JH FRI–SAT 5/1–2 8PM | VST #mondavicenter