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BRAVO! BRAVO!

Gary Dunning, President & Executive Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-2016

Joshua Boger, Ph.D., *Chair

Howard Appleby

Stephanie L. Brown *

Michael S. Canning

Joseph Cefalu

Timothy W. Diggins

Margaret Eagle

Donna Egan *

Gabor Garai *

Randolph Hawthorne, ex officio

Yvette Hochberg

Andrea Hoff

Ilene B. Jacobs * +

Jann E. Leeming *

Joseph McNay

Dr. Gordon Moore * +

Tami E. Nason

James L. J. Nuzzo

Eleanor Y. Pao *

John Patterson

Leontyne Price, Honorary Director

Melinda Rabb

Sharon L. Rich +

Spring Sirkin

Mary Elisabeth Swerz *

Belinda Herrera Termeer

Susan Thonis

Janet T. Tobin

Sanjay Verma

Dorothy Altman Weber + Janet Zwanziger +

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Harris A. Berman, MD + Caroline Collings

Benjamin H. Lacy

Robert I. Lurie

Norman C. Nicholson, Jr.

Walter W. Pierce + Nancy Richmond Winsten + Arnold B. Zetcher

BOARD OF OVERSEERS 2015-2016

Randolph Hawthorne, Chair

Leslie Appleby

Martin Carmichael, III +

William Casey

Fernadina Chan

Stuart Cohen

Jolyon Cowan

Amy d’Ablemont Burnes

C. Nancy Fisher

Dr. Joan Goldberg +

SPONSORED BY ZACHARY HAROUTUNIAN AND THE GARBIS & ARMINÉ BARSOUMIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, IN LOVING MEMORY OF GARBIS BARSOUMIAN

Zachary R. Haroutunian

Suk Harvey

Ilisa Hurowitz

Lisa Kelly-Croswell

Joseph Kolchinsky

Katharine D. Kush +

Charles M. Landay °

Stephen Leonard +

Margot LeStrange + Lori Mendik

Michael Raizman

Reuben Reynolds

Abby Rosenfeld +

Howard Salwen +

Sally Seaver + Sandra Shapiro + Dr. Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr. +

Joel A. Stein +

Marylen R. Sternweiler + Lawrence Stifler +

Daniel S. Tarlow

Jeffrey A. Thomson

Elizabeth G. Tréhu, MD

Wendy L. Watson Barnet Weinstein

Peter J. Wender + Rosa Zaytseva

SPONSORED BY

COVER PHOTO: Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell, music director & solo violin performing at Symphony Hall.

Itzhak Perlman, 20TH Anniversary of In the Fiddler’s House at Symphony Hall

CIRCA, OPUS WITH QUATUOR DEBUSSY

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DEAR FRIENDS,

WELCOME TO BRAVO!, OUR OVERVIEW OF CELEBRITY SERIES’ 77TH SEASON.

This was a season of many highlights, starting with Let’s Dance Boston/¡Bailemos! Boston, our third participatory public performance art project. For five nights, over 5,000 Bostonians danced in the heart of the city on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. With free dance lessons and live music from great ensembles from across the nation, Let’s Dance Boston/¡Bailemos! Boston epitomized our vision of the performing arts as a valued, shared experience that can happen anywhere.

The season was filled with great performances with an unprecedented number of artist debuts, from the all-male UK dance company BalletBoyz to former Saturday Night Live cast member Ana Gasteyer. We presented the second season of Stave Sessions, our mini-festival of new, contemporary artists, including rising stars such as My Brightest Diamond and Sō Percussion.

Building on the success of previous seasons, we continue to attract new households to our audiences and grow our donor base. Thanks to your generous support and attendance, Celebrity Series posted a second consecutive operating surplus.

With another season just weeks away, we remain deeply grateful to our Board of Directors and Overseers, our donors and audiences, and to all who support the performing arts in Boston. We look forward to seeing you at a performance this season.

With gratitude,

Joshua Boger

Gary Dunning Chair, Board of Directors President & Executive Director

CELEBRITY SERIES AT A GLANCE

MISSION:

To present world-class performing artists who inspire and enrich our community.

VISION:

We believe in the power of excellence and innovation in the performing arts to enrich life experience, transform lives, and build better communities. We envision a community of Greater Boston where the performing arts are a valued, lifelong, shared experience—on stages, in schools, in homes—everywhere.

FOUNDED: 1938

2015-2016 SEASON

Annual Operating Budget: $6.8M

Endowment: $5.6 M

Number of performances: 63

Performance attendees: 67,594

EMANUEL AX piano

MAY 1, 2016 • NEC’S JORDAN HALL

2015 –16 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

LANG LANG piano

OCTOBER 25, 2015 • SYMPHONY HALL

SPONSOR'S

LANG LANG WITH AUDREY, JOANNE & LARRY CHENG

LANG LANG AND LARS LIEBISCH & IVANA MAGOVCEVIC-LIEBISCH

JUDY BELL, SHARON DEY AND LANG LANG

LANG LANG

MAVIS STAPLES AND JOAN OSBORNE SOLID SOUL

NOVEMBER 7, 2015 • BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER

PERFORMANCES AT THE BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER WERE SPONSORED BY DONNA & MIKE EGAN

YO-YO MA cello AND KATHRYN STOTT piano

NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • SYMPHONY HALL

SPONSOR’S CIRCLE RECEPTION

ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE

DANIELE GATTI music director

ALEXANDRE THARAUD piano soloist

JANUARY 24, 2016 • SYMPHONY HALL

HENRI & BELINDA TERMEER AND ELEANOR & FRANK PAO

SHIRA YOVEL AND MATAN ZAMIR RICHARD & MARIANNE MOSCICKI AND HENRI TERMEER

ANDREW MANN, JACQUELYN-KATE ROSENFELD, ABBY ROSENFELD AND PETER WENDER

AN EVENING WITH KELLI O’HARA

FEBRUARY 28, 2016 • SANDERS THEATRE

BILL CASEY, KELLI O'HARA, AND REUBEN REYNOLDS.

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER

GARBIS & ARMINÉ BARSOUMIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, IN LOVING MEMORY OF GARBIS BARSOUMIAN

EMERGING TALENT

"Introducing Boston to the next generation of world-class artists 'Stave Sessions' and the Debut Series at Longy provide a wonderful opportunity to present young artists at the start of their careers and expose Boston audiences to the next generation of outstanding performers."

–GARY DUNNING Celebrity Series President & Executive Director

DEBUT SERIES

LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF BARD COLLEGE, PICKMAN HALL

2015-2016 DEBUT SERIES

PAVEL HAAS QUARTET

JENNIFER KOH, violin and SHAI WOSNER, piano

TARA ERRAUGHT, mezzo-soprano and HENNING RUHE, piano

DENIS KOZHUKHIN, piano

PAUL APPLEBY, tenor and KEN NODA, piano

STAVE SESSIONS

MARCH 13 –19, 2016 • BERKLEE’S 160 MASS. AVE.

STAVE SESSIONS ARTISTS:

BERKLEE NIGHT: SUDACAS AND MIXCLA

SYBARITE5, OUTLIERS

KNEEBODY + DAEDELUS = KNEEDELUS

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND

SAM AMIDON AND GLENN KOTCHE

So PERCUSSION WITH BUKE AND GASE

ARTS FOR ALL!

CULTIVATING ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES OF TOMORROW

Onstage and off, the Celebrity Series Arts for All! community and education programs engage people of all ages and backgrounds in community programs that harness the creative energy of the performing arts to build thriving communities and cultivate the next generation of artists and audiences.

2015-2016 ARTS FOR ALL! COMMUNITY & EDUCATION PROGRAMS

• TAKE YOUR SEAT – Access for 4,000+ children, students and families to attend performances

• PUBLIC PERFORMANCE ART – City-wide public performance art projects

• NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS – Community-based concerts and arts engagement programs

• ARTIST CONNECTIONS – World-class artists teaching and inspiring youth

Programs and Activities: 157

Participants: 16,460

Community partners: 92

Participating towns and neighborhoods: 28

2015-2016 TAKE YOUR SEAT PERFORMANCES

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Ana Gasteyer

Avi Avital

Bach Collegium Japan

BalletBoyz

Billy Child's Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro

Billy Collins and Aimee Mann

Binge-Worthy Journalism: Backstage with the Creators of SERIAL with Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder

Brooklyn Rider with Gabriel Kahane

Children of the Light with Joey Alexander

Chucho Valdés: Irakere 40

Circa with Quatuor Debussy

David Finckel, Wu Han, and David Shifrin

David Sedaris

Dawn Upshaw

Gil Shaham

Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, and Anaïs Mitchell - Use Your Voice

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Itzhak Perlman

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Jennifer Koh and Shai Wosner

Jeremy Denk

Jerusalem String Quartet with Inon Barnatan

Kelli O’Hara

Lang Lang

Mack Avenue Superband

Malpaso Dance Company

Mavis Staples and Joan Osborne

Orchestre National de France

Paul Appleby

Pavel Haas Quartet

SFJAZZ Collective

Soweto Gospel Choir

Spellbound Contemporary Ballet

Stave Sessions – Kneebody+Daedelus=Kneedelus

Stave Sessions – My Brightest Diamond

Stave Sessions – Sam Amidon & Glenn Kotche

Stave Sessions – So – Percussion

Susan Graham

Sweet Honey in the Rock

Takács Quartet

Tara Erraught

Tetzlaff Trio

What Makes it Great? with Rob Kapilow - American Song

What Makes it Great? with Rob Kapilow - Beethoven

Symphony No 1

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott

Students from St. Stephen's B-Ready afterschool program.

ARTIST CONNECTIONS

ARTIST CONNECTIONS ENGAGEMENTS

LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC Pavel Haas Quartet Coachings (3)

Wosner Masterclass

Koh Masterclass

Erraught Masterclass

Kozhukhin Masterclass

Appleby Masterclass

NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY Shai Wosner Masterclass Takács Quartet Masterclasses (2) Alexandre Tharaud Masterclass Rob Kapilow Artist Talk Jeremy Denk Masterclass Inon Barnatan Masterclass Susan Graham Masterclass

THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY BalletBoyz Masterclass

THE DANCE COMPLEX

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Masterclass

SYMPHONY HALL

Sarah Koenig & Julie Snyder Backstage artist talk with Zumix radio students

HARVARD UNIVERSITY Gabriel Kahane Artist Talk Ana Gasteyer Masterclass

Kelli O’Hara Masterclass

ARTIST TALKS AT THE SHUBERT THEATRE BalletBoyz

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Malpaso Dance Company

BLUE HILL BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

Soweto Gospel Choir Workshop with Boston City Singers

COTTING SCHOOL, HENDERSON LOWER SCHOOL, & KENNEDY DAY SCHOOL

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Workshops for students with special needs (3)

BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Masterclass

Alvin Ailey dancers with student at the Kennedy School.

BalletBoyz workshop at the Boston Conservatory. Jeremy Denk masterclass at New England Conservatory. SERIAL's Sarah Koenig & Julie Snyder at Symphony Hall.

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS

Neighborhood Arts brings the joy of live performance to people of all ages and abilities, drawing deeply upon partnerships with community organizations to activate neighborhoods with a rich and varied array of opportunities.

• 63 FREE COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS

• 56 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• 29 ARTISTS IN 9 ENSEMBLES

• 6,141 PEOPLE SERVED

ENGAGING LOCAL ARTISTS – Neighborhood Arts artists are a diverse group of locally-based ensembles experienced in working with youth and committed to community engagement.

CREATING COMMUNITY – Primarily based in Dorchester, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, and the South End, Neighborhood Arts engages community leaders from 46 community centers, local arts and social service organizations, and schools.

ACTIVATING NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES – Neighborhood Arts featured 63 free events, including interactive artist-led workshops and community concerts in neighborhood venues.

WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES – Neighborhood Arts partners were invited to attend Celebrity Series main stage performances free of charge.

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTISTS:

• ALASTAIR MOOCK

• BOSTON PUBLIC QUARTET

• EVE COSTARELLI/ANTONIO TIRITI

• GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE

• JOHN HANIFIN BAND

• QUARTET OF HAPPINESS

• RYAN EDWARDS

• SHAW PONG LIU

• SOL Y CANTO

Ryan Edwards at the Mattapan Teen Center

Shaw Pong Liu at the Hurley School

ON STAGES, IN SCHOOLS, ON STREETS, EVERYWHERE!

BOSTON, MA

ROXBURY

JAMAICA PLAIN

MATTAPAN

ROSLINDALE

DORCHESTER

HYDE PARK

DOWNTOWN

LET’S DANCE BOSTON/

¡BAILEMOS! BOSTON

• SEPTEMBER 16-20, 2015

• 5 NIGHTS OF SOCIAL DANCING AND LIVE MUSIC ON THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY

• 5,000+ PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER GREATER BOSTON

“This is what Boston should be doing. It gives inter-city people the opportunity to see different things! If you notice, there are people here of all ages. You have people here young and old, all nationalities dancing having a good time. It’s almost [as if we] could teach the world to dance in perfect harmony what a better world it would be.”

–DON CARBONDALE, EAST BOSTON RESIDENT

CELEBRITY

SERIES PRESENTS: SHINE! GALA

MAY 7, 2016 • THE CASTLE AT PARK PLAZA

LESLIE & HOWARD APPLEBY, AMY & JOSHUA BOGER AND DONNA & MIKE EGAN, CO-CHAIRS

During this glittering evening conceived by Rafanelli Events, guests enjoyed flute beatboxing from Annie Wu, a riveting surprise performance by Jessica Lang Dance, and a lively afterparty with Puerto Rican band Plena Libre. Thanks to the generous support of the co-chairs, sponsors and Paddle Bid participants, Celebrity Series raised over $550,000 for its performance and community programs.

PADDLE AUCTION

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PADDLE AUCTION. James

Vonda and Jim Raisides

Peter and Cecilia Rait

Mitchell and Jill Roberts

Sara and Benjamin Robinson

Mary Anne and James Ryan Jim and Karen Saffery

Isabel & Brian Saltzman

Jeffrey

Samuel and Gretchen Shubrooks

Kirk and Nancy Smith Marylen Sternweiler Mary Elisabeth Swerz and Robert Sherman Daniel and Ronna Tarlow

Susan and Michael Thonis Janet Tobin

Elizabeth and Stephen Trehu

Vanya Tulenko and Nunzi Sapuppo

and Anne Umphrey

John and Elaine Ventola

Wistar and Laura Wood

Justin and Genevieve Wyner

Kianoosh and Khandan Yazdenseta

Janet and Ron Zwanziger

2015 – 16 FINANCIAL RESULTS

CELEBRITY SERIES STAFF

Gary Dunning, President and Executive Director

DEVELOPMENT

Sara Curtis Robinson, Director of Development

Sarah Long Holland, Associate Director of Institutional Giving

Erica Leung, Manager of Annual Giving

Melody Pao, Manager of Events and Stewardship

Emily Eagan, Development Assistant

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Edwin Derecho, Chief Financial Officer

Alex Larin, Senior Accountant

Connor Buckley, Accounts Payable and Benefits Administrator

Jonathan Carpenter, Technology Operations Manager

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Jack Wright, Director of Marketing and Communications

Gillian Morrison, Associate Director of Marketing

Betsy Glickman, Digital Marketing Manager

Robert Torres, Senior Graphic & Web Designer/Photographer

Susanna Bonta, Program Book Associate

Kristín Otharsson, Graphic Design Assistant

PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY

Amy W. Lam, Artistic Programmer

Karen Brown, Director of Performance Operations

Sarah Cronin, Senior Manager of Performance Operations

Robin Baker, Senior Manager of Community Engagement

Katherine Ludington, Associate Manager of Performance Operations

Shirley Hunt, Administrative Assistant

TICKETING SERVICES

Ellen Holt, Box Office Manager

Brian Burke, Assistant Box Office Manager

Jesse Limbacher, Audience Services Associate

Rebekah Stratton, Office Coordinator

Stephanie Janes PR, Media Relations

Prince Lobel Tye, LLP, Legal Counsel

BROOKLYN RIDER WITH GABRIEL KAHANE

FEBRUARY 5, 2016 • SANDERS THEATRE

AAFCPAs, Auditors SPONSORED

ANNUAL GIVING 2015 – 2016

The Celebrity Series acknowledges, with deep appreciation, individuals, corporations and foundations, whose generous financial support make every Celebrity Series program possible. The following list recognizes gifts given during the 2015 2016 season. WALTER

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

(PHOTOS COUNTERCLOCKWISE)

Sangeeta Verma, Joshua Bell and Kim

Sullivan; Director Susie & Mike Thonis; Overseer Lawrence Stifler and Molly

Stifler; Jill & Mitchell Roberts; Overseer Leslie Appleby, Khandan Yazdenseta and Susie Bonakdarpour; Ken & Pixley

Schiciano; Anni Barsoumian, Overseer Zachary Haroutunian and Itzhak

Perlman; Director Dorothy Weber, Yo-Yo

Ma and Stephen Weber; Vanessa Trien & Overseer Jolyon Cowan; Overseer Amy d’Ablemont Burnes dancing with Mike Witt; Lars Liebisch, Overseer Beth & Stephen Tréhu and Ivana MagovcevicLiebisch; Bret Anderson, Joanna Chow and Selina & Joe Chow; Bruce Auerbach & Robin Richman; Andy Stern & Overseer Margot LeStrange

2015 – 2016 SEASON

(PHOTOS COUNTERCLOCKWISE)

Overseers Sam Shubrooks and Marylen Sternweiler; Director

Margaret Eagle and Christine

Armstrong; Director Joe & Kathy

Cefalu; Overseers Randy Hawthorne, Jeff Thomson & David Janero and Sandra Shapiro; Director Stephanie Brown and Judy Bell; Richard & Director Ilene Jacobs and Suzanne & Aaron Jacobs; Lawrence Hochberg, Robin Baker and Director Yvette

Hochberg; Arthur Little & Director

Jann Leeming; Nick & Pam Lazares

Development staff Erica Leung, Melody Pao, and Sarah Long Holland; Amy

Boger & Board Chair Joshua Boger; Director Mike Canning and Amy Lam; Director Janet & Ron Zwanziger; Director Gordon & Charlotte Moore and Director Donna Egan

JOIN US FOR OUR 78 TH SEASON!

JOIN THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT THE CELEBRITY SERIES THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS, VOLUNTEERISM, AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.

YOUR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT MAKES EACH SEASON POSSIBLE.

MEMBERSHIP – Receive insider access, performance announcements, and invitations

PATRON SOCIETIES – Take advantage of ticketing privileges, patron lounges, and acknowledgement in programs

DRESS CIRCLE – Receive premium seating, VIP ticket service, and attend events with artists

CELEBRITY SOCIETY – Join other professionals for networking and community events

CORPORATE ARTS – Receive employee benefits and corporate visibility

VOLUNTEER – Participate in internships, office projects and community programs

ARTS FOR ALL! – Join over 10,000 individuals in community engagement programs

Did you know that ticket prices only cover 67% of the cost of bringing these great artists to Boston? Please help keep the performing arts alive in our community by giving to the Celebrity Series.

PATTY GRIFFIN, SARA WATKINS AND ANAIS MITCHELL

USE YOUR VOICE

MARCH 10, 2016 • SANDERS THEATRE

2016-2017 SEASON

SEPTEMBER

Street Pianos Boston 9/23 – 10/10

(Free Public Event)

OCTOBER

Béla Fleck and Victor Wooten 10/15

Jazz 100 10/16

Danilo Pérez, piano

Chris Potter, tenor saxophone Avishai Cohen, trumpet

Wycliffe Gordon, trombone

Lizz Wright, vocals

Ian Bostridge, tenor 10/28

Thomas Adès, piano Winterreise

Vertigo Dance Company 10/29 & 30

NOVEMBER

Sol Gabetta, cello 11/2

Bertrand Chamayou, piano

Imogen Cooper, piano 11/5

Chucho Valdés 11/6

Joe Lovano Quintet

Berliner Philharmoniker 11/11

Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

Emerson String Quartet 11/20

David Sedaris 11/20

DECEMBER

What Makes It Great? 12/2 with Rob Kapilow and NEC Philharmonia Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

Diana Damrau, soprano 12/4

Xavier de Maistre, harp

Colin Currie, percussion 12/7

JANUARY

What Makes It Great? 1/20

with Rob Kapilow and Kyle Athayde Dance Party - The Train in Classic Jazz from Miller to Marsalis

Jessica Lang Dance 1/27 & 28

Danish String Quartet 1/28

FEBRUARY

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet 2/3

Susanna Phillips, soprano 2/4

Igor Levit, piano 2/8

Regina Carter - Simply Ella 2/10

Noam Pikelny with Anaïs Mitchell 2/11

Budapest Festival Orchestra 2/12

Ivan Fischer, conductor

Richard Goode, piano soloist

All-Beethoven program

VOCES8 2/15

Aaron Diehl and 2/17

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jelly and George

MARCH

Philharmonia Quartett Berlin 3/3

Sydney Dance Company 3/4 & 5

Vijay Iyer Sextet 3/9

Vijay Iyer, piano

Graham Haynes, trumpet

Mark Shim, tenor saxophone

Steve Lehman, alto saxophone

Stephan Crump, bass

Justin Brown, drums

Release the Hounds: 3/17

Aoife O’Donovan, Julian Lage, & Chris Eldridge

KODO - Dadan 2017 3/19

Paul Lewis, piano 3/26

Sanam Marvi 3/26

Che Malambo 3/31-4/1

APRIL

Hilary Hahn, violin 4/1

Robert Levin, piano

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 4/9 with Wynton Marsalis

Buddy Rich Centennial: Celebrating the Jazz Drum

Escher String Quartet 4/12

Roomful of Teeth 4/13 with A Far Cry

Yo-Yo Ma–Edgar Meyer– 4/21

Chris Thile, The Bach Trios

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 4/27-30

Natalie Dessay, soprano 4/29

An Intimate Evening with 4/30

Kristin Chenoweth

MAY

Marc-André Hamelin, piano 5/5

Chris Potter, tenor saxophone 5/6

Dave Holland, bass

Kevin Eubanks, guitar

Obed Calvaire, drums

L.A. Dance Project 5/19-21