2021-2022 Season Join Us for a Three-Night Grand Reopening Celebration Featuring the Top Artists in Country, Classical, and Broadway
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2021-2022 Season Join Us for a Three-night Grand Reopening Celebration featuring the top artists in country, classical, and Broadway Itzhak Perlman Tim McGraw Saturday, October 9, 2021 | 7:30 PM Friday, October 8, 2021 | 7:30 PM Superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman brings his irrepressibly joyful music making to The McKnight Center for a solo concert. Known for his remarkable artistry, We knew the best way to celebrate a return to live and beloved for his charm and humanity, Mr. Perlman has received numerous performances was to bring country music superstar Tim accolades throughout his illustrious career, including the “National Medal McGraw to our stage. One of the world’s most popular of Arts,” presented to him by President Clinton, and the Grammy Lifetime country singers, Tim McGraw has sold more than 80 Achievement Award for excellence in the recording arts. million records worldwide. He is the most played Included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master B, Classical, and Classical A subscription packages. country artist since his debut in 1992 and his albums have routinely topped the music charts, earning him three Grammy Awards and twenty nominations. Mr. McGraw is considered one of the most successful touring acts in the history of country music. His last Brian Stokes Mitchell solo project spawned one of the biggest hit singles of all time, “Humble and Kind,” whose message Special Add-on and Megan Hilty continues to impact fans around the world. Concert Broadway Songbook In extremely high demand, Tim McGraw usually performs for tens of thousands of fans in arenas, Sunday, October 10, 2021 | 3 PM making this intimate and personal McKnight Center Dubbed “the last leading man” by The New York Times, Tony Award-winner Brian experience a rarity. Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a career that spans Broadway, television, film, and This concert is currently only available to subscribers as an add-on concert appearances with the country’s finest conductors and orchestras. event and is not included in any subscription package. All tickets Megan Hilty rose to prominence for her work on Broadway in the role of Glinda to Tim McGraw include a celebratory reception before and after the concert, held in the Marilynn and Carl Thoma Atrium as well as the Good Witch in Wicked. An award winning actress and singer, she is perhaps complimentary parking in the 4th Avenue Garage. best known for starring as Ivy Lynn on the musical-drama series, Smash, on NBC. She has performed with renowned orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Pops, and headlined her own show at the Sydney Opera House. These two Broadway icons will take the stage together for an extraordinary night of singing, featuring standards from the musical theater songbook and more. Special Event Pricing Included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master A, and Fall Sampler subscription packages. Zone 1 $600 Private box seating on Zone 2 $600 the mezzanine level Zone 3 $550 Brian Stokes Mitchell performs with “soaring Zone 4 $500 Lower orchestra level seating vocals and heart swelling vulnerability.” Zone 5 $450 BROADWAYWORLD Zone 6 $350 Seating Area Seating Upper orchestra level seating Zone 7 $250 “Megan Hilty is one of the most delightful Zone 8 $200 Orchestra level seating Zone 9 $100 Balcony level seating creatures that has ever graced a stage.” BROADWAYWORLD CLASSICAL MUSIC 4th Annual Sarah Coburn sings with “a gorgeous liquid gold Chamber Music Festival tone, gilded by a thrilling top and bottom register. CLASSICAL MUSIC Anne-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director THE GLOBE AND MAIL Featuring Paul Neubauer, viola Susanna Phillips, soprano Escher String Quartet Photo | Matteo Trisolini The Chamber Music Festival Soireé is generously sponsored by Helen Hodges, and the Friday evening performance is sponsored by Brett and Terri Carver. Sarah Coburn Featured repertory throughout the festival includes: Mendelssohn, String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 87 Saturday, January 29, 2022 | 7:30 PM Schubert, Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano Sarah Coburn’s performance and residency are generously sponsored by Women for OSU. Elgar, Quintet in A minor for Piano and String Quintet American soprano and international opera sensation Sarah Coburn will perform a selection of her favorite Respighi, Il Tramonto (The Sunset) songs and arias. A recent inductee to the OSU Alumni Hall of Fame, Ms. Coburn has been captivating Handel, Arias audiences with her stage charisma and thrilling upper register for years. A selection of charming Salon works for Soprano, Viola and Piano Ms. Coburn appears courtesy of Women for OSU’s Partnering to Impact grant program. The McKnight Center is honored to have been selected from a number of worthy program applicants for this great honor. On-Stage Soirée Included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master A, Classical, Classical A, and Classical B subscription packages. Thursday, November 4, 2021 | 6 PM The Festival kicks off once again with an On-Stage Soirée. A limited number of Photo | Bernard Mindich guests will enjoy an exclusive musical experience on the Performance Hall stage. Philadelphia Orchestra This memorable evening includes cocktails, a delicious catered dinner, and an intimate Thursday, March 10, 2022 | 7:30 PM concert. It’s one of the most exciting ways to experience the talents of these world- Led by Principal Guest Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann and featuring David Kim, soloist class artists. One of the world’s preeminent orchestras, the Philadelphia Orchestra makes its debut at The McKnight Center under the direction of the esteemed Nathalie Stutzmann. Critics praise Ms. Stutzmann for her symphonic leadership, noting “everything she touches emerges as incredibly musical.” (Seen and Heard International) Soirée Pricing The program highlights the versatility of the orchestra and includes Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas, which $250 includes all Soirée activities and parking. mixes elements from the western classical and Andean folk music traditions; one of the most popular violin The Festival Soirée is an add-on performance and is not included in any package option. concertos, Violin Concerto No. 1 by Max Bruch, and Franz Schubert’s final and majestic Symphony No. 9. This special event continues to be immensely popular and sells out quickly. A portion of your Soirée ticket purchase is tax-deductible. On the Program Frank, Excerpts from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 | David Kim, soloist Festival Performances Schubert, Symphony No. 9 in C major Included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master B, Classical, and Classical B subscription packages. Friday, November 5, 2021 | 7:30 PM Photo | Zachary Maxwell Sunday, November 7, 2021 | 3 PM Our popular Chamber Music Festival returns for a fourth time full of incredible performances. The Philadelphia Orchestra Joining Anne-Marie McDermott this season are artists Paul Neubauer, a critically acclaimed artist who The Atlanta Journal has praised as “one plays with “the sense of of America’s finest concert artists,” soprano Susanna Phillips, a McKnight Center favorite whose sought-after voice has been described as sweep and grandeur that “sumptuous and elegant,” and the Escher String Quartet, an ensemble known for their artistic, nuanced performances. has defined it for decades.” BACHTRACK The Friday concert is included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master A, Classical, Classical B, and Sampler subscription packages. The Sunday concert is included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master B, Classical, Classical A, and Fall Sampler subscription packages. Photo | Pete Checchia, courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra MUSIC MUSIC Celebrate Valentine’s Day DANCE with Broadway’s best. and and Bernadette Peters DANCE Monday, February 14, 2022 | 7:30 PM Bernadette Peters is generously sponsored by MUSIC MUSIC Steve and Patty Armbruster. Bernadette Peters is one of the great and enduring icons of Broadway Pilobolus musical theater. With a career that spans the stage, television and film, Thursday, March 24, 2022 | 7:30 PM Ms. Peters has been recognized with multiple Tony Awards, including Pilobolus is turning fifty! The remarkable “Best Actress in a Musical”, a Golden Globe award, multiple Grammy dance company that secured an iconic place Award nominations, and others. This “firecracker” performer has a in American culture in the early 1970s is still special setlist in mind for Valentine’s Day, making this concert an wowing audiences with its irresistible mix of unforgettable experience. wit, sensuality, and stunning physical acumen. Included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master B, and Spring Sampler Now, to celebrate fifty amazing years, the BIG subscription packages. FIVE-OH! tour will bring to audiences a mix of pieces ranging from the vintage and visionary to the later and electrifying, along with—in the Bernadette Peters “imbues a song with so paradoxical Pilobolus tradition of breaking with tradition—the dynamically reimagined and never before seen. much imagination, experience and unadulterated Included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master B, Sampler and Spring Sampler packages. feeling that it sounds as if it was written for her.” THE GUARDIAN Tower of Power Saturday, April 9, 2022 | 7:30 PM For more than 50 years Tower of Power has set the standard for funky horn bands. With a live concert experience described as “electrifying,” critics laud the band for its staying power, saying “even the oldest songs haven’t lost an ounce of the energy that makes Tower of Power an institution in the funky soul genre.” (American Songwriter) Included in the McKnight Master, McKnight Master A, and Spring Sampler subscription packages. BROADWAY South Pacific HOLIDAY Buddy’s Back! Friday, April 22, 2022 | 7:30 PM Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 7:30 PM and and The Buddy Holly Story Love transcends the harsh realities of war and prejudice in this sweeping Pulitzer Prize-winning tale centered around two HOLIDAY Friday, September 17, 2021 | 7:30 PM unlikely love affairs.