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The Juilliard School Honors Steve Reich on his 90th Birthday

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(Photo Credit: Paula Lobo) The Juilliard School presented alum and Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Steve Reich with its President’s Medal on Tuesday, Sept. 22, ahead of a concert celebrating his 90th year. Juilliard president Damian Woetzel bestowed the honor, which recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact on the arts and served as significant role models at Juilliard and in {…}

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Juilliard Outdoors: PLAZAWORK to Feature 100 Juilliard Students

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On Sept. 20, Juilliard Outdoors: PLAZAWORK 2026 will be a free, large-scale outdoor performance that brings more than 100 Juilliard students across the music, dance, and drama divisions together in an immersive, continually evolving work as part of Juilliard’s third annual Fall Festival. Directed by Creative Enterprise Fellow Derek Wang and Arnhold Creative Associate Caili Quan, PLAZAWORK 2026 will transform Lincoln {…}

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Juilliard Announces Free Performance Series at Juilliard Station

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Juilliard will present a free lunch-hour performance series at Juilliard Station, running Wednesdays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. from July 8 through August 27. The major vocal performance on offer is “Les Délices: Baroque Bass Lines,” headlined by mezzo-soprano Julie Knott. She is joined by an ensemble featuring baroque oboist Remy Libbrecht, baroque cellists Grace Mockus and Charlie Reed, viola {…}

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Juilliard Announces 2026-27 Season

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The Juilliard School has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. The season opens when Juilliard415, directed by former faculty member Rachel Podger, presents “Shakespeare Restored,” featuring singers from Vocal Arts in incidental music from Shakespeare’s plays written after the Restoration. Performance Date: Sept. 18, 2026 Juilliard415 joins forces with Yale Schola Cantorum for Bach’s “St. {…}

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Denyce Graves, Misty Copeland, Oscar Isaac & Paul Simon to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Juilliard School

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The Juilliard School will hold its 121st commencement on May 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City. The ceremony, which will celebrate more than 300 graduates from its music, dance, and drama divisions as they launch the next chapter of their artistic lives, will confer honorary doctorate degrees on distinguished artists whose work {…}

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Juilliard Opera to Present ‘Falstaff’

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Juilliard Opera is set to present Giuseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff” on April 22, 25, and 27 at Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater. The production will be helmed by director and generative artist Marcus Shields in his Juilliard debut and conductor Joseph Colaneri returns to lead the Juilliard Orchestra. The production will feature students from all degree programs of Juilliard’s Ellen and {…}

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Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program Chorus to World Premiere ‘Brave’

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The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program (MAP) Chorus will present the world premiere of “Brave” by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church in New York City. The 105-voice chorus of students from Juilliard’s MAP, joined by an ensemble of MAP faculty, Juilliard alumni, and College {…}

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Juilliard School to Present ‘AXIOM: Kurtág @100’

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The Juilliard School will present “AXIOM: Kurtág @ 100” on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Alice Tully Hall. Jeffrey Milarsky leads Juilliard’s new music ensemble AXIOM in a centennial celebration of Hungarian composer György Kurtág. Soprano Kerrigan Bigelow, soprano Fantine Douilly, pianist Heting Xia, and violinist Tianyou Ma are the featured soloists. The program opens with “The Iron {…}

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Juilliard School to Present ‘Before and After’

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Juilliard’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts is set to present “Before and After” on Feb. 22, 2026. The livestreamed opera program was conceived by Artistic Director of Vocal Arts Brian Zeger and stage director Mary Birnbaum and pairs mid-20th-century American repertoire with contemporary works inspired by Classical tragedy. The showcase opens with Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer {…}