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A heavyweight in the Latin music world, classical composer and pianist Jorge Mejia releases An Open Book: A Memoir in Music on Sony Music on May 4, 2018. This ambitious genre-bending project, born of Mejia’s devotion to storytelling in all its forms, is an audiobook alternating narrative vignettes with orchestral preludes recorded by the composer with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. Also … +

Inspired by the writings of the great Gabriel García Márquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude), Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas is one of the most lyrical and melodious new operas of the past 30 years, embraced by critics and audiences everywhere it has played. This story of a Brazilian soprano’s emotionally fraught journey back to her homeland offers a brilliant display … +

There’s never been a better time to experience CHICAGO, Broadway’s razzle-dazzle smash. This triumphant hit musical is the recipient of six Tony Awards®, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy®, thousands of standing ovations and now the #1 longest-running American Musical in Broadway history CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping song … +

Winner of six GRAMMY® and three Latin GRAMMY® Awards, the Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Chucho Valdés: Irakere 45 is a celebration of Irakere, the Cuban band that, with its bold fusion of Afro-Cuban ritual music, popular Afro-Cuban music styles, jazz and rock, marked a before and after in Latin jazz. … +

Winner of the 2015 TONY AWARD for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book of a Musical, Fun Home is about Alison, a graphic novelist who dives deep into her past to tell the story of her father, a volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Through her work, she relives her unique upbringing in … +

For Gregory Porter, the influence of Nat King Cole on his life and music runs deep, a through-line that reaches back into some of his earliest childhood memories, and culminates in the release of the two-time GRAMMY-winning vocalist’s stunning fifth studio album Nat King Cole & Me, a heartfelt tribute to the legendary singer, pianist, and Capital recording artist. Porter’s love for Cole’s … +

Experience the multi-Academy Award® winning 1984 motion picture Amadeus on a vast HD screen while Mozart’s most celebrated works are performed live in-sync by a full orchestra and choir: Amadeus is a sumptuous period epic, celebrating the music of the greatest musical genius the world has ever known, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Winner of eight Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Amadeus tells the … +

Pinchas Zukerman returns to the Knight Concert hall for a second time in the same season, but this time joining fellow world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman! Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded to a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world … +

Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s best known work, consisting of four violin concerti, each giving a musical expression to a season. Beethoven publically declared the Pastoral Symphony’s ‘extra musical’ purpose: An Expression of Nature. VIVALDI: Four Seasons Lara St. John, Violin. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6 PASTORAL LISA NARDI: IN THIS HEART From “Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power” Tickets are available at southfloridasymphony.org or 954-522-8445 Click here … +

“Reformation” 

New World School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra celebrates its special annual Arsht Center concert under the baton of Maestro Alfred Gershfeld, featuring guest soloist Lynn Harrell! 

One of the most revered cellists of our time and a two-time Grammy Award recipient for records with Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy, Harrell enjoys an active career both as a soloist with major symphony … +

Simply one of the greatest artists in jazz history, 10-time GRAMMY winner and NEA Jazz Master George Benson is an amazingly versatile musician, whose adept skills find him crossing easily between straight-ahead jazz, smooth jazz, and contemporary R&B. At various points along the five-decade continuum of his storied career, he has been heralded as a jazz guitarist of unparalleled chops, a vocalist … +

Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded to a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to his irrepressible joy for making music. Pinchas Zukerman has remained a phenomenon in the … +

Small Mouth Sounds is a funny and ingenious new play that asks how we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us. The New York Times says, “it leaves you moved, refreshed and even enlightened.” And New York Magazine declares “it deserves to be seen—and re-seen!” It’s a theatrical experience—and an emotional journey—you will never forget. In the quiet of the woods, … +

Quincy Jones raves Jacob Collier is “an absolute genius…I have never in my life seen a talent like this…Beyond category!” Nu Deco welcomes Collier, who is a two-time Grammy award-winning singer, composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist to the Knight Concert Hall. The concert will also include an exploration into the music from “Journey into the Secret Life of Plants” by Stevie Wonder … +

Back for its 10th Season, Dranoff 2 Piano present PIANO SLAM 10 – a Classical/Hip-Hop mash up featuring internationally acclaimed Trivella Piano Duo mixing up Bach, Chopin, Kaufman & J Balvin with the beats of DJ Cardi, Brazzdance, and the debut works of Miami’s hot young poets. Recommended by The Miami Herald, PIANO SLAM is a fantastically hip musical showcase for the … +

  Pinchas Zukerman returns to the Knight Concert hall for a second time in the same season, but this time joining fellow world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman. Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded to a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the … +

Gil Shaham, whom Time magazine hailed as “the outstanding American violinist of his generation,” makes a welcome return to the Adrienne Arsht Center with Spanish conducting sensation Pablo Heras-Casado. Perfectly showcasing Shaham’s exquisite virtuosity, Béla Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto spins Hungarian folk music into a fiery, gypsy-like trance. Johannes Brahms, classical music’s favorite Romantic, confidently steps out of Beethoven’s shadow with a … +

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, renowned for celebrating the human spirit through the African-American cultural experience and the American modern dance tradition, returns by popular demand to Miami for the 10th year. Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle and featuring Company star Jamar Roberts, both Miami natives, Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will move audiences with exciting premieres including Roberts’ first work for the Company – … +

Since its formation in 1993, the high-energy drum troupe “YAMATO” has traveled the world with traditional Japanese taiko drums, presenting over 3,500 performances in 53 countries and sharing their energy with over 6 million people! YAMATO explores the possibilities of this traditional Japanese instrument, bringing new life to contemporary taiko drumming while paying respect to its rich history. Their newest program, “The Challengers” offers … +

International musician Idan Raichel, well known and loved as the band leader of the Idan Raichel Project over the last 15 years, is taking a bold new move, by returning to the audience SOLO. In line and inspired by the likes of i.e. Caetano Veloso, Dave Matthews and Prince, Idan says, that this comes very natural to him and that he is … +

Nu Deco will perform an exploration into the music from “Journey into the Secret Life of Plants” by Stevie Wonder and a musical suite of George Gershwin’s masterpiece – Porgy and Bess. Nu Deco will be joined on this performance by two-time GRAMMY award-winning singer, composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist hailing from London, England – Jacob Collier! Knight Concert Hall The Adrienne … +