Stanford Live
Stanford Live is Stanford University's performing arts presenter and producer.
We are committed to sharing and advancing the art of live music, dance, theater, and opera. We unite celebrated and emerging artists with the Stanford campus and greater Bay Area communities in a broad range of experiences that engage the senses and emotions, stimulate minds, and enrich lives. We value artistic vitality, learning, and an inclusive community. Our work includes the presentation of performances, artist residencies, faculty and student engagement, and commissions and premieres of new works. [More] Events from this organizer
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Rachel Willis-Sørensen Vocal Recital
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesSoprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen sings late Romantic songs by Rachmaninoff, Sibelius, and Strauss, along with dramatic 20th-century selections by Korngold, Kander, and Previn.
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The Hot Club of San Francisco: Hot Club Cool Yule
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesFire up the holidays with Hot Club Cool Yule, a swinging wagon trip to the North Pole featuring seasonal classics and some rare gems.
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ArcoStrum
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesArcoStrum brings together violinist Strauss Shi and classical guitarist TY Zhang, who also double on the Chinese erhu, dizi (bamboo flute), and electric guitar.
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Hélène Grimaud Piano Recital
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesHélène Grimaud, the singular pianist and Renaissance woman, opens this recital with two Rachmaninoff picture pieces, and then launches into the final piano sonatas of Beethoven and Schubert.
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Canadian Brass: Making Spirits Bright
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesSince 1970, Canadian Brass has been on a relentless search for music that can be loved by both its performers and a growing audience.
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A Chanticleer Christmas
Memorial Church 450 Jane Stanford Way, StanfordIt wouldn’t be the holidays without Chanticleer at Memorial Church.
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A Christmas Show with Camila Fernández
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesCamila Fernández is a powerful new voice in mariachi and other Mexican regional traditions.
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Hysterical: Nick Thune
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesActor, comedian, and writer Nick Thune is known for his deadpan delivery, absurdist storytelling, and offbeat musical comedy.
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Don Ross & Julie Malía
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesDon Ross and Julie Malía, both well-established solo guitarists, formed a musical partnership in 2023, and have since performed together across North America and Europe.
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Kodo: LUMINANCE
Stanford Memorial Auditorium 551 Jane Stanford Way, StanfordOne of the most beloved taiko groups, Kodo explores the limitless possibilities of traditional Japanese drums with a practice rooted in their home of Sado Island.
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Balourdet Quartet & Terra String Quartet
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesAfter nearly four decades of acclaimed performances at Stanford and around the world, the St. Lawrence String Quartet introduces the St. Lawrence Legacy Series.
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The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor
Stanford Memorial Auditorium 551 Jane Stanford Way, StanfordSonya Tayeh emerged from the underground Detroit dance scene to become a creative visionary in modern dance and theater.
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Renée Qin and Ania Filochowska: The World We Speak Into Being
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesAn interdisciplinary performance in which harpist-composer Renée Qin and violinist Ania Filochowska turn imagination into a multimedia experience co-created with the audience.
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Mary Halvorson & Tomas Fujiwara
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesProgressive jazz guitarist, leader and composer Mary Halvorson joins drummer Tomas Fujiwara for an intimate duo performance.
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Njioma Grevious Violin Recital
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesViolinist Njioma Grevious, a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, makes her Stanford Live debut with pianist Andrew Goodridge.
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A Night at the Piano Bar with Brandon James Gwinn
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesBrandon James Gwinn returns to The Studio for a free-flowing piano-bar evening where show tunes, fun and community take center stage.
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale: Vivaldi and the Oud
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesPeter Whelan leads Vivaldi’s propulsive string writing alongside the world premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s concerto for oud, strings and percussion.
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Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great? — Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Summer of Love
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesRob Kapilow takes a fresh look at 1960s icons Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, whose Monterey Pop Festival debuts helped redefine voice, guitar and the possibilities of performance.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesNine-time Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leads one more tour with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra before stepping down as artistic director at the end of the 2026–27 season.
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International Guitar Night
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesThe long-running touring guitar festival welcomes French classical virtuoso Roxane Elfasci alongside Italian acoustic-rock dynamo Luca Stricagnoli, Hawaiian slack-key master Jim Kimo West and Australian blues slide-guitar powerhouse Minnie Marks.
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Rihab Chaieb: Nomad–the Eternal Wanderer
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesTunisian Canadian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, joined by pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz, explores wandering, immigration and belonging through songs in English, French, Czech, Spanish and Arabic.
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300 Paintings
The Studio 1055 E Colorado Blvd, PasadenaAfter leaving stand-up comedy in 2021, Sam Kissajukian rented an abandoned cake factory and created 300 large-scale paintings during a six-month manic episode.
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Jaemin Han Cello Recital
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesSouth Korean cellist Jaemin Han, the youngest grand-prix winner in the history of the George Enescu Competition, performs with pianist David Fung.
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Stanley Clarke and Hiromi with the PUBLIQuartet
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesFour-time Grammy-winning bass virtuoso Stanley Clarke joins pianist Hiromi and the PUBLIQuartet for a celebration of Chick Corea.
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I AM by Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Stanford Memorial Auditorium 551 Jane Stanford Way, StanfordDirector and choreographer Camille A.
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Sérgio and Clarice Assad in Recital
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesBrazilian father-daughter duo Sérgio and Clarice Assad continue their family’s legacy of collaborative music-making through a century of Brazilian music, reimagined classics and new works.
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Hysterical: Zavior Phillips
The Studio 1055 E Colorado Blvd, PasadenaNashville-raised, Los Angeles-based writer and comedian Zavior Phillips brings quick, satirical quips and energetic delivery to Stanford Live.
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Jack West: Guitars On Life with James Nash
The Studio 1055 E Colorado Blvd, PasadenaGuitarist Jack West returns with two new albums and a style rooted in American folk, jazz, funk and rock.
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Eric Lu Piano Recital
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesWinner of the 2025 Chopin International Competition and 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, Eric Lu offers a recital of Brahms, Schumann, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev that moves from Romantic touchstones to the war-ravaged Piano Sonata No.
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale: The Creation
Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, United StatesPeter Whelan conducts Haydn’s The Creation, the powerful Classical-era choral work drawing on the biblical creation story and John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
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