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Past Performances

Thank you to our sponsors, partners and guests for a fantastic Music at MoCA Concert season. We also thank the Jazz at Lincoln Center organization for sharing their talent with the MoCA Westport community.
 
Heida 2022 Laureate Artem Kuznetsov to Perform in November

Heida 2022 Laureate Artem Kuznetsov to Perform in November

Join us in welcoming back the 2022 Heida Hermanns Competition laureate Artem Kuznetsov on Saturday, November 18 at 7 PM! Since becoming the Heida Laureate in 2022, Artem has been very busy performing around the world - Artem has been concertizing a lot with major...

JULY 20: Joe Bush Performance (Piano)

JULY 20: Joe Bush Performance (Piano)

Come listen to an eclectic mix ranging from jazz to classical! Joe Bush and friends will be performing music by Rachmaninoff, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and more. Pianist Joseph Bush is joined by The Newburgh Calvary choir and “The Experience,” an ensemble that...

Community Conversations: Miki Sawada

Community Conversations: Miki Sawada

  Community Conversations with Miki Sawada   Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 6PM - 8PM   General Admission: $20   Member: Free  BUY TICKETS NOW   GET TICKETS  Join us for a special Community Conversations on Thursday, October 12 at 6 PM. The conversation...

Performing Arts at MoCA: Voices of Women: Natalia Kazaryan, piano

Performing Arts at MoCA: Voices of Women: Natalia Kazaryan, piano

Voices of Women: Natalia Kazaryan, Piano   Date: Saturday, April 27 from 7-9 PM   General Admission: $50   Senior (65+): $35   Student (6+): $35   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount Come as early as 6:30 PM to purchase a drink and check out the current...

Performing Arts at MoCA: The Wish

Performing Arts at MoCA: The Wish

Presented by "A" Chronicles in collaboration with MoCA Westport The Wish A Staged Reading   Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2-3:30 PM and 7-8:30 PM   Adult: $35   Student: $25   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount  These Play Cycles Contain Sexually Explicit Language....

Performing Arts at MoCA: Herlin Riley – Jazz at Lincoln Center

Performing Arts at MoCA: Herlin Riley – Jazz at Lincoln Center

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Herlin Riley     Date: Friday, May 31 at 7 PM   General Admission: $60   Senior (65+): $45   Student (6+): $45   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount    One of jazz's living legends, drummer Herlin Riley can not only lay down...

Performing Arts at MoCA: Charles Ives Music Festival – Infinite

Performing Arts at MoCA: Charles Ives Music Festival – Infinite

Charles Ives Music Festival Presents: INFINITE CIMF Artists & Guest Musicians   Date: Tuesday, August 6 from 7-9 PM  General Admission: $40   Senior: $30   Student: $20   CIMF Student: $10   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discountCome as early as 6:30 PM to check...

Performing Arts at MoCA: Songs for Lovers by Michelle Pauker

Performing Arts at MoCA: Songs for Lovers by Michelle Pauker

Michelle Pauker: Songs for Lovers      Date: Friday, February 9 at 7 PM   General Admission: $40   Senior (65+): $25   Student (6+): $25   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount        Come as early as 6:30 PM to purchase a drink and check out the current...

Performing Arts at MoCA: Frederic Chiu & David Gonzalez

Performing Arts at MoCA: Frederic Chiu & David Gonzalez

Frederic Chiu & David Gonzalez: The Carnival of The Animals   Date: Saturday, March 23 at 4 PM   Adult: $40   Senior (65+): $25   Student (6+): $25   Family (of any size): $50   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discountA dazzling performance of the piano...

Connecticut Guitar Festival: Global Kick-Off Concert

Connecticut Guitar Festival: Global Kick-Off Concert

Connecticut Guitar Festival: Global Kick-Off Concert   Date: Friday, March 1 at 7 PM   Adult: $50   Senior (65+): $35   Student (6+): $35   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discountThe Festival will take place over three days. Learn more   Come as early as 6:30 PM to...

Music at MoCA: Charles Ives Music Festival – (Re)Imagine

Music at MoCA: Charles Ives Music Festival – (Re)Imagine

MoCA Westport & Charles Ives Music Festival Presents: (Re)Imagine An Evening of Engaging Chamber Music   Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $40   Senior: $30   Student: $20   CIMF Student: $10   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount  ...

Music at MoCA: Summer Camargo – Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist

Music at MoCA: Summer Camargo – Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist

Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist: Summer Camargo Ensemble   Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $50   Senior/Student: $30   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount This dynamic trumpeter is not to be missed!     Tickets On Sale NowArrive as...

Music at MoCA: Vanisha Gould – Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist

Music at MoCA: Vanisha Gould – Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist

Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist: Vanisha Gould Quartet   Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $50   Senior/Student: $30   GCTYO Family Member: $20   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount   Tickets On Sale NowArrive as early as 6:15 pm to...

Music at MoCA: Joni Mitchell Tribute by Michelle Pauker

Music at MoCA: Joni Mitchell Tribute by Michelle Pauker

The Gallery: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell by Michelle Pauker   Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $40   Senior/Student: $25   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount Join us to celebrate the music of Joni Mitchell, one of the most influential...

Music at MoCA: Cuatro Puntos –  Ameen Mokdad’s The Curve

Music at MoCA: Cuatro Puntos – Ameen Mokdad’s The Curve

Cuatro Puntos Ensemble: Ameen Mokdad's The Curve - Traditional Music from Iraq   Date: Friday, May 12, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $40   Senior/Student: $25   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount Ameen Mokdad joins Cuatro Puntos Ensemble to tell his story live...

Music at MoCA: Eddie Barbash (Jazz)

Music at MoCA: Eddie Barbash (Jazz)

Eddie Barbash (Jazz)   Date: Friday, April 21, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $40   Senior/Student: $25   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount Timeless melodies, lush strings, a golden tone, and a swinging groove will transport you. Tickets On Sale Now Arrive as...

Music at MoCA: Talisk (Scottish Folk)

Music at MoCA: Talisk (Scottish Folk)

Talisk (Scottish Folk)   Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $50   Senior/Student: $30   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount   Join us for a unique and dynamic performance by folk trio Talisk! Tickets On Sale NowGround-breaking,...

Music at MoCA: Heida Hermanns Celebration (Classical)

Music at MoCA: Heida Hermanns Celebration (Classical)

Heida Hermanns Competition Celebration  Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022 - 7PM This event will take place INDOORS. Seating will be provided.    General Admission: $35   Senior/Student: $20 Join us as we celebrate 50 years of the Heida Hermanns legacy featuring indoor...

Music at MoCA: Roman Rabinovich (Classical)

Music at MoCA: Roman Rabinovich (Classical)

Roman Rabinovich  Date: Friday, September 9, 2022 - 7PM This concert will take place INDOORS. Seating will be provided.    General Admission: $35   Senior/Student: $20 Join us for a performance by an esteemed pianist at MoCA! Tickets On Sale NowJoin us for a stellar...

Music at MoCA: Danish String Quartet (Classical)

Music at MoCA: Danish String Quartet (Classical)

Danish String Quartet   Date: Friday, August 5, 2022 - 7PM This concert will take place INDOORS. Seating will be provided.    General Admission: $50   Senior/Student: $30   Virtual: $15 Grammy-nominated Quartet to perform at MoCA! Tickets On Sale NowDon't miss an...

Music at MoCA: Strings and Asymmetry

Music at MoCA: Strings and Asymmetry

STRINGS AND ASYMMETRY   Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $50   Senior/Student: $30   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount Don’t miss this dynamic evening that marries contemporary dance and string music in expert and unexpected ways.   ...

Music at MoCA: Artem Kuznetsov (Classical)

Music at MoCA: Artem Kuznetsov (Classical)

Artem Kuznetsov: 2022 Heida Laureate (Classical)   Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $40   Senior/Student: $25   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount  Join us in welcoming back the 2022 Heida Hermanns Competition laureate Artem...

Music at MoCA: Django Festival Allstars

Music at MoCA: Django Festival Allstars

DJANGO FESTIVAL ALLSTARS   Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 7PM   General Admission: $60   Senior/Student: $50   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount "Buoyont rhythm, blinding technique, solid entertainment" — NY Times Tickets On Sale NowCome as early as 6:15 PM...

Music at MoCA: Kristen and Joe Holiday Special

Music at MoCA: Kristen and Joe Holiday Special

AN EVENING OF HOLIDAY AND CLASSICAL TUNES WITH KRISTEN AND JOE   Date: Thursday,  December 14 at 7 PM   General Admission: $35   Senior/Student: $20   Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount Kristen and Joe are back again with some festival holiday and classical...

Music at MoCA: Broadway Through The Ages (Broadway)

Music at MoCA: Broadway Through The Ages (Broadway)

Broadway Through The Ages   Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 7PM This concert will now take place INDOORS given the excessive heat expected on Saturday. Seating will be provided.   General Admission: $25   Senior/Student: $10   Virtual: $15 Join us for a special...

Music at MoCA: Adam Tendler (Classical Contemporary)

Music at MoCA: Adam Tendler (Classical Contemporary)

Adam Tendler   Date: Friday, July 15, 2022 - 7PM This concert will take place INDOORS. Seating will be provided.    General Admission: $35   Senior/Student: $20   Virtual: $15 A performance by an award-winning pianist at MoCA Westport! Tickets On Sale NowExperience a...

Music at MoCA: A Tale of Two (Country/Folk)

Music at MoCA: A Tale of Two (Country/Folk)

A Tale of Two  Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022 - 7PM This concert will take place OUTDOORS. In the case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.     General Admission: $25  Senior/Student: $10   Virtual: $15 Don't miss award-winning blues and...

Music at MoCA: Griffin Anthony (Pop)

Music at MoCA: Griffin Anthony (Pop)

Griffin Anthony  Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022 - 7PM This concert will take place INDOORS.  Seating will be provided.    General Admission: $25   Senior/Student: $10   Virtual: $15 Join us for a pop concert by Griffin Anthony!  Tickets On Sale NowPurchase delicious...

Music at MoCA: The Figgs (Rock)

Music at MoCA: The Figgs (Rock)

The Figgs   Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022 - 7PM This concert will take place INDOORS. Seating will be provided.    General Admission: $25   Senior/Student: $10   Virtual: $15 The tried and true band The Figgs has a worldwide fan base, a hearty discography, and has...

Music at MoCA: Alturas Duo with Gonzalo Cortés (World Music)

Music at MoCA: Alturas Duo with Gonzalo Cortés (World Music)

Alturas Duo with Gonzalo Cortés: Exploring Latin American Music • Explorando la música de Latinoamérica (World Music)   Date: Friday, March 25, 2022 | 7PM This concert will take place INDOORS. Seating will be provided.    General Admission: $25   Senior/Student: $10  ...

Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas Concert

Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas Concert

Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas Concert   Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021 - 7PM  General Admission: $50  Kids 12 and Under: $25 Join us for a night of holiday tunes and music from Grammy Award-winning artists! This concert will be held indoors; all CDC...

Priscila Navarro

Priscila Navarro

Priscila Navarro    Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021 - 7PM General Admission: $10 Recent Heida laureate will perform a piano program consisting of the complete Iberia by Isaac Albeniz. The concert will be held inside our gallery; all CDC guidelines will be followed....

The Figgs

The Figgs

The Figgs   Date: October 15, 2021 - 7PM This concert will take place OUTDOORS. In the case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.  Please see our mask and vaccine policy below.    General Admission: $15 The tried and true band The Figgs, have a...

Music at MoCA: Marielle Kraft (Pop)

Music at MoCA: Marielle Kraft (Pop)

Bring your lawn chairs, purchase delicious food from Los Poblanos Mexican Grill and drinks from Bar MoCA, and enjoy an amazing performer! When you hear Marielle Kraft’s music or experience her candid live shows, you feel as though you already know her. The...

The Escher String Quartet

The Escher String Quartet

The Escher String Quartet  Date: September 10, 2021 - 7PM  In the case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.  General Admission: $10 The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its expressive, nuanced performances that combine unusual...

The Simon Mulligan Trio

The Simon Mulligan Trio

The Simon Mulligan Trio  Date: September 3, 2021 - 7PM Rain Date: In the case of rain, the event will be on the same date, but moved indoors.  General Admission  $20 A MoCA Westport fan favorite, returning British pianist Simon Mulligan has been described by The Times...

The Catalyst String Quartet

The Catalyst String Quartet

The Catalyst String Quartet  Date: August 6, 2021 - 7PM  Rain Date: August 7, 2021 - 7PM  General Admission: $10 The Grammy-Award winning ensemble believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagines their programs and projects with this in mind,...

Horszowski Trio and Amadi Azikiwe

Horszowski Trio and Amadi Azikiwe

Horszowski Trio and Amadi Azikiwe  Date: July 16, 2021 - 7PM  General Admission: $10 This performance will take place INDOORS. Giving performances that are “lithe, persuasive” (The New York Times), the Horszowski Trio has quickly become a vital force in the...

The Oshima Brothers

The Oshima Brothers

Oshima Brothers  Date: July 9, 2021 - 7PM  Rain Date: July 10, 2021 - 7PM  General Admission: $50  MoCA Members: Receive 15% Discount with Member ID Oshima Brothers’ magnetic sibling sound and contagious joy result from a lifetime of making music together. Raised in a...

Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung

Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung

Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung  Date: June 25, 2021 - 7PM  Rain Date: June 26, 2021 - 7PM  General Admission: $105  MoCA Members: Receive 15% Discount with Member ID The real life marriage of concert pianists Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, with their abundant artistic...

Jocelyn and Chris

Jocelyn and Chris

With vocal comparisons to Janis Joplin and Grace Slick and guitar work likened to Jimi Hendrix and David Gilmour, Jocelyn & Chris and their band have charted three consecutive radio singles in the Billboard AAA Top 40, taken two records to #1 on the Jambands Top...

Alexa Tarantino

Alexa Tarantino

“[Alexa is] a one-woman wrecking crew, […] an indomitable force for expression, education, and absolute excellence.” – Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artist Director, Jazz at Lincoln Center Alexa Tarantino is an award-winning, vibrant, young jazz saxophonist, woodwind...

Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet

Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet

Isaiah J. Thompson is a jazz pianist, bandleader and composer from West Orange, New Jersey. He began studying at The Calderone School of Music at an early age, and soon after continued his studies with Jazz House Kids and NJPAC Jazz For Teens. He was later admitted to...

Matt Nakoa

Matt Nakoa

We’re kicking off the concert series with Matt Nakoa, an award-winning songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist! A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. The Boston...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis

Photo credit: Piper Ferguson The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis "Sound of Democracy" Friday, October 2nd, 7PM MoCA Westport​ We are very excited to share that the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis will be...

Fred Hersch Trio

Fred Hersch Trio

The Fred Hersch Trio September 26, 2020 The New York Times describes Hersch as ‘singular among the trailblazers of their art, a largely unsung innovator of this borderless, individualistic jazz – a jazz for the 21st Century.’ Join us for a scintillating evening of...

American String Quartet

American String Quartet

American String Quartet New Date: Friday - July 31, 2020 - 8:00pm Internationally recognized as one of the world’s finest quartets, ‘The American String Quartets program, was simply put, a comprehensive display of ensemble mastery, precision, and interpretive smarts...

Matt Haimovitz

Matt Haimovitz

Matt Haimovitz Saturday - February 29, 2020 - 8:00pm Renowned as a musical pioneer, The New Yorker describes this ‘remarkable virtuoso’ as someone who ‘never turns in a predictable performance.’

Kenny Barron

Kenny Barron

Kenny Barron Saturday - January 11, 2020 - 8:00pm Known the world over as a master of performance and composition, this highly awarded American Jazz Hall of Famer has been called ‘one of the top Jazz pianists in the world.'. (The Los Angeles Times) This performance is...

Pacifica String Quartet

Pacifica String Quartet

Pacifica String Quartet Saturday - October 5, 2019 - 8:00pm Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often daring repertory choices, 'the(ir) playing is nothing short of phenomenal.' (The Daily Telegraph, London)

Ensemble REBEL

Ensemble REBEL

Hailed by The New York Times as "sophisticated and beguiling" and praised by The Los Angeles Times for their "astonishingly vital music-making," the award-winning, New York-based ensemble, REBEL (pronounced Re-BEL) is one of North America's top-tier ensembles...

Trio Solisti

Trio Solisti

Called "the most exciting piano trio in America” by The New Yorker, Trio Solisti's violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach, and pianist Fabio Bidini perform Beethoven, Brahms, Copland and Bernstein. TICKET PRICING: WAC Member Purchased in Advance: $40 for...

Mak Grgic

Mak Grgic

Young guitar soloist Mak Grgic is an up-and-coming performer The New York Timescalls, "Gifted. Imaginative. Expressive." His program features music from the avant-garde to the great classics of guitar repertoire and includes the artist’s own fantasia on Leonard...

Bill Charlap Trio

Bill Charlap Trio

Grammy award winning pianist Bill Charlap is joined by bassist David Wong and drummer Kenny Washington to present the Leonard Bernstein Songbook. The program celebrates Bernstein’s beloved classics written for stage and film. TICKET PRICING: WAC Member Purchased in...

Simon Mulligan with the Simon Mulligan Trio

Simon Mulligan with the Simon Mulligan Trio

The Westport Arts Center is excited to close its 2017-18 Concert Series with a unique program by Simon Mulligan with the Simon Mulligan Trio on Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Center. Acclaimed British pianist Simon Mulligan has been described by The Times of...

Calidore String Quartet

Calidore String Quartet

The Westport Arts Center is thrilled to present the Calidore String Quartet, one of the most exciting of the younger string quartets, on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30pm at the Arts Center. The Calidore were originally scheduled to perform on Friday, Mar 2 and the concert...

Juilliard String Quartet

Juilliard String Quartet

Join us for a performance by the Juilliard String Quartet, one of America's pre-eminent string quartets, in a program centered on Beethoven masterworks and the modern Scottish composer James McMillan. This concert is generously sponsored by Joyce Pauker. WSHU is the...

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