Spivey Hall announces 35th anniversary season lineup | EarRelevant

BONUS VIDEO: William Ford interviews Katherine Lehman, Executive and Artistic Director of Spivey Hall, about the upcoming 2025-26 season

EarRelevant Staff | 23 APR 2025

MORROW, Georgia— Spivey Hall at Clayton State University has announced its 2025-26 season, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Atlanta-area concert venue. The upcoming season features an international roster of performers, including several making their Spivey Hall debuts, with subscriptions available now and single tickets on sale beginning August 5.

The season opens Sept. 21 with violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi performing Beethoven sonatas. Shaham, a Grammy Award winner, first appeared there during Spivey Hall’s inaugural 1991–92 season. Other headliners include saxophonist Branford Marsalis with his quartet, vocal ensemble Chanticleer, pianist Beatrice Rana, and the Miró and Isidore Quartets, who will join forces for a performance of Mendelssohn’s Octet marking the work’s 200th anniversary.

Eight artists will make their Spivey Hall debuts during the season, including pianists Jan Lisiecki and Seong-Jin Cho. The lineup features performers from the U.S. and 10 other countries across four continents, with numerous artists connected to humanitarian causes and acclaimed institutions worldwide.

Highlights also include organist Dorothy Papadakos accompanying a screening of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu, and pianist Gabriela Montero performing alongside Charlie Chaplin’s 1917 short The Immigrant. Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan will appear together in a rare duo recital.

Soprano Karen Slack and pianist Michelle Cann will perform music from their Grammy-winning album Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price, and Angel Blue—named Musical America’s 2025 Vocalist of the Year—will also take the stage. Countertenor John Holiday and Notre Dame Cathedral’s Vincent Dubois are among other featured guests.

Local talent includes Spivey Hall’s organist in residence Alan Morrison and the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir program. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concertmaster David Coucheron and pianist Julie Coucheron, his sister, will also perform.

“Spivey Hall has brought the world’s greatest artists to Atlanta, year after year, for 35 years,” said Executive and Artistic Director Katherine Lehman in a statement. “We celebrate with a spectacular Season 35, filled with performers who cherish our glorious hall and welcoming audience.”

Located in Morrow, Georgia, the venue seats about 400 and is known for its exceptional acoustics, pair of Hamburg Steinways, and Ruffatti pipe organ. Spivey Hall also offers educational programming for students and educators, including field trips, workshops, and the renowned Spivey Hall Children’s Choir, serving more than 5,000 students annually across 19 Georgia counties. For more information, visit spiveyhall.org ■

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Spivey Hall 2020-26 Season

* = (pre-concert talk at 2:15 pm)

Sept. 21, 2025 @ 3 pm *
Gil Shaham, violin
Akira Eguchi, piano
Sept. 28, 2025 @ 3 pm *
Alan Morrison, organ
Oct.18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Nosferatu (1922 silent film)
Dorothy Papadakos, organ
Oct. 26, 2025 @ 3 pm
Chanticleer
Nov. 1, 2025 @ 3 pm
Beatrice Rana, piano
Nov. 9, 2025 @ 3 pm *
The Mendelssohn Octet
The Miró Quartet
Isidor String Quartet
Nov. 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Nov. 16, 2025 @ 3 pm *
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Inon Barnatan, piano
Nov. 22, 2025 @ 3 pm
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Dec. 6, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Sons of Serendip, quartet
Micah Christian, lead vocals; Cordaro Rodriguez, piano and guitar; Nathaniel Taylor, guest cello; Mason Morton, harp
Dec. 13, 2025 @ 3 pm
December 14, 2025, 3 pm
Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Program
Jan. 17, 2026 @ 3 pm *
Angel Blue, soprano
Bryan Wagorn, piano
Jan. 24, 2026 @ 3 pm
Gabriela Montero, piano
Feb. 1, 2026 @ 3 pm *
Alan Morrison & Friends, organ
Feb. 14, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Karen Slack, soprano
Michelle Cann, piano
Feb. 22, 2026 @ 3 pm *
Danish String Quartet
March 1, 2026 @ 3 pm
David Coucheron, violin
Julie Coucheron, piano
March 15, 2026 @ 3 pm
Alexander Malofeev, piano
March 21, 2026 @ 3 pm *
Pavel Haas Quartet
March 28, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Lisa Fischer, vocalist
Taylor Eigsti, piano
April 10, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
April 19, 2026 @ 3 pm *
John Holiday, countertenor
May 3, 2026 @ 3 pm *
Vincent Dubois, organ
May 16, 2026 @ 3 pm
May 17, 2026 @ 3 pm
Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Program

EXTERNAL LINKS:

Spivey Hall: spiveyhall.org

For a complete schedule of all Spivey Hall programming, including Spivey Hall Education, Regional Concerts and Co-presentations, and performances by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts, visit spiveyhall.org

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