Asmik Grigorian will make her Princeton University Concerts debut on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026 in a recital.

The recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall on Princeton University’s campus and will feature the Lithuanian superstar alongside pianist Lukas Geniušas.

The concert will feature Russian song by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

In a statement PUC Director Marna Seltzer said, “I heard Asmik and Lukas perform this program at Carnegie Hall in 2024, and I was absolutely mesmerized. We know Asmik as one of the great opera stars of our time, but to experience that extraordinary dramatic intensity in the intimacy of a song recital is something else entirely. And the repertoire itself is a revelation — these are rarely heard songs by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky that are simply gems, deserving to be so much better known. Every song becomes its own little world, filled with longing, tenderness, heartbreak, and moments of overwhelming beauty. And Lukas is an extraordinary musical partner — together, they make this music feel both deeply personal and larger than life. I remember leaving Carnegie Hall thinking how much I wanted our audience to experience this. I can’t imagine a more perfect setting than Richardson Auditorium, where the audience practically embraces the artists.”

This season, Grigorian returns to the Metropolitan Opera as well as the Berlin State Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Bayerische Staatsoper.