Classical music transformed
At CAP UCLA, visionary composers and fearless performers shape the future of contemporary classical music — merging electronics with virtuosity, honoring legacies with new voices and igniting the stage with works that challenge, transform and inspire.
Highlights include:
New music superstar Vicky Chow performing the West Coast premiere of Tristan Perich’s Surface Image, a groundbreaking work for solo piano and 40-channel electronics.
Wild Up’s electrifying three-concert series at UCLA’s Nimoy Theater — What I Call Sound, Perfect Offering and The Center is Between Us. From fearless improvisation to mesmerizing minimalism, the ensemble explores radical, boundary-breaking works by Eric Dolphy, Anthony Braxton, Cassandra Miller, Catherine Lamb, Robert Ashley and more.
Third Coast Percussion returns and pays tribute to the beloved legendary Zakir Hussain with the West Coast premiere of his final work Murmurs in Time, featuring tabla virtuoso Salar Nader alongside new music by Jessie Montgomery, Tigran Hamasyan and Jlin.
Seth Parker Woods with Julia Bullock and Conor Hanick join forces for an unforgettable evening of works by George Walker, Maurice Ravel, Nina Simone, Tania León and more.
Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang’s haunting chamber opera note to a friend coming to life with vocalist Theo Bleckmann and the Grammy-winning Attacca Quartet.
Charles Gaines presents the West Coast premiere of Manifestos 6: Ben Patterson, transforming text into music in a bold tribute to Fluxus pioneer Benjamin Patterson.
Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith performing duets from their acclaimed album Defiant Life, blending virtuosity and emotion in a genre-defying collaboration.
Join us for a bold celebration of groundbreaking premieres, passionate tributes and community through music.