One of the most influential composers of our time, Philip Glass created his complete set of twenty piano etudes as both a personal challenge and a musical diary. Presented in celebration of Glass's 90th birthday, this rare, large-scale performance brings his complete set of twenty piano etudes to life, featuring ten pianists including Timo Andres, Inon Barnatan, Aaron Diehl, Lara Downes, Conor Hanick, Daniela Liebman, Jenny Lin, Christian Sands, Demetrius Doctor and Tom Hicks. Philip Glass will not be performing. Produced by Pomegranate Arts.

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Philip Glass Piano Etudes

Gaillard Center

Complete set of twenty piano etudes by Philip Glass, performed across multiple pianists in celebration of Glass's 90th birthday. Produced by Pomegranate Arts. Philip Glass will not be performing.

Site-specific program selecting repertory works by Trisha Brown, restaged in dynamic relationship to the Gibbes Museum of Art setting.

Trisha Brown: In Plain Site

The Trisha Brown Dance Company celebrates the legacy of one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century with a repertory program featuring Set and Reset, Rogues, and Working Title.

Trisha Brown Dance Company

An evening honoring the life and legacy of Martha Rivers Ingram, featuring a program of opera, musical theater, symphonic and chamber music, performed by the Charleston Symphony, cellist Zuill Bailey, soprano Nicole Heaston, Henry Ingram, members of Spoleto Festival USA's Bank of America Chamber Music Series, and choirs from Ashley Hall and Charleston County School of the Arts. Additional program details to be announced later.

A Tribute to Martha Rivers Ingram

In this undoubtedly moving program, Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, the current Artist-in-Residence with the Charleston Symphony, collaborates with the orchestra and Concertmaster Bekker for Brahms' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is a riveting work written while in exile in New York during World War II.

CSO Masterworks 3: Concerto for Orchestra

Broadway luminary Renée Elise Goldsberry brings her powerhouse voice and magnetic stage presence for an evening of soul, blues, pop, folk, and gospel. Joined by a group of backup singers, she leads a high-energy, feel-good musical journey, part concert, part revival. Runtime: 90 minutes (no intermission).

An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry

Opening Night Fête celebrating the Charleston Gaillard Center's 5th Spiegeltent season, featuring the season premiere of Cabaret Royale by Underbelly. Includes cocktail hour, select alcoholic beverages, and reserved seating. Runtime: 90 minutes including one intermission. As a fundraising event, 50% of each ticket purchase is tax-deductible.

Cabaret Royale

Fondness, Etc. Tour featuring opener Jobi Riccio. Austin-born singer-songwriter Shakey Graves (Alejandro Rose-Garcia) brings his Fondness, Etc. Tour to the Charleston Gaillard Center stage.

Shakey Graves

The Charleston School of the Arts Symphony and Singers present their annual Holiday Spectacular, featuring holiday favorites for the whole family.

Holiday Spectacular 2026

Everyone's favorite holiday classic comes to life in the touring production A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS LIVE ON STAGE! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they produce their own Christmas play and ultimately learn the true meaning of the season. Adapted from Charles M. Schulz's timeless story of the spirit of Christmas, featuring the unforgettable music of Vince Guaraldi. Runtime: 90 minutes (includes 20 minute intermission).

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage

A Decade of Revival: a 10th-anniversary celebration of the Allman Brothers catalog, with the first set honoring the original 1970s lineup and the second set recapturing the 1990s renaissance era.

Gaillard Center

Nov 1, 2026

Philip Glass Piano Etudes

Nov 1, 2026

Philip Glass Piano Etudes

Nov 7, 2026

Trisha Brown: In Plain Site

Nov 7, 2026

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Nov 18, 2026

A Tribute to Martha Rivers Ingram

Gaillard Center