Three portraits of America. Missy Mazzoli creates a solar system of sound, and John Adams pulls out the stops in his virtuosic orchestral showcase. Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill is the soloist in Anthony Davis’s autobiographical depiction of an unequal encounter with the police. Dalia Stasevska — the rising star who conducted the 2018 Nobel Prize Ceremony — leads the program.

Presented by San Francisco Performances, Missy Mazzoli and Jennifer Koh will perform live together at the Herbst Theatre.

Three portraits of America. Missy Mazzoli creates a solar system of sound, and John Adams pulls out the stops in his virtuosic orchestral showcase. Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill is the soloist in Anthony Davis’s autobiographical depiction of an unequal encounter with the police. Dalia Stasevska — the rising star who conducted the 2018 Nobel Prize Ceremony — leads the program.

The St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra performs Mazzoli’s opera Breaking the Waves, a multi-faceted portrait of a naive antihero who, out of selflessness, becomes the victim of an isolated, dysfunctional society.

The Eastman Opera Theater presents Mazzoli’s opera Proving Up.

The Eastman Opera Theater presents Mazzoli’s opera Proving Up.

The St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra performs Mazzoli’s opera Breaking the Waves, a multi-faceted portrait of a naive antihero who, out of selflessness, becomes the victim of an isolated, dysfunctional society.

The Eastman Opera Theater presents Mazzoli’s opera Proving Up.

Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors performs Mazzoli’s His Name is Jan and Mental Health for their Showcase Concert.

The Eastman Opera Theater presents Mazzoli’s opera Proving Up.

The Charlottesville Symphony performs Missy Mazzoli’s Dark with Excessive Bright in the Cabell Hall Auditorium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Eastman Opera Theater presents Mazzoli’s opera Proving Up.

The Charlottesville Symphony performs Missy Mazzoli’s Dark with Excessive Bright in the Cabell Hall Auditorium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Maya Fridman performs Missy Mazzoli’s Vespers for a New Dark Age at the Willem Two Showroom in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

Maya Fridman performs Missy Mazzoli’s Vespers for a New Dark Age at the Willem Two Showroom in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

BBC Philharmonic performs and broadcasts Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at MediaCityUK in Salford, England.

Beo String Quartet and student artist Michael Delfin perform works by Missy Mazzoli at the UC College-Conservatory of Music’s Robert J. Werner Recital Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio.

For their highly anticipated homecoming, the Las Vegas Philharmonic will open with Missy Mazzoli’s beautifully moving work, These Worlds In Us followed by Beethoven’s masterful Triple Concerto.

Las Vegas Philharmonic performs Missy Mazzoli’s These Worlds in Us at the Smith Center for Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Verizon Hall in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Verizon Hall in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Verizon Hall in Philadelphia.

Oregon Symphony performs Mazzoli’s These Worlds In Us at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.

Oregon Symphony performs Mazzoli’s These Worlds In Us at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.

Oregon Symphony performs Mazzoli’s These Worlds In Us at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.

Missy Mazzoli’s evocative Dark with Excessive Bright draws inspiration from the past, bringing baroque-era techniques into the 21st century through the skillful bow of Principal Double Bass Jeffrey Beecher.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Dark with Excessive Bright alongside Farrenc, Barbara Croall, and Beethoven. The evocative work draws inspiration from the past, bringing baroque-era techniques into the 21st century through the skillful bow of Principal Double Bass Jeffrey Beecher.

Missy Mazzoli’s evocative Dark with Excessive Bright draws inspiration from the past, bringing baroque-era techniques into the 21st century through the skillful bow of Principal Double Bass Jeffrey Beecher.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Dark with Excessive Bright alongside Farrenc, Barbara Croall, and Beethoven. The evocative work draws inspiration from the past, bringing baroque-era techniques into the 21st century through the skillful bow of Principal Double Bass Jeffrey Beecher.

Missy Mazzoli’s evocative Dark with Excessive Bright draws inspiration from the past, bringing baroque-era techniques into the 21st century through the skillful bow of Principal Double Bass Jeffrey Beecher.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Dark with Excessive Bright alongside Farrenc, Barbara Croall, and Beethoven. The evocative work draws inspiration from the past, bringing baroque-era techniques into the 21st century through the skillful bow of Principal Double Bass Jeffrey Beecher.

Jennifer Koh is a prolific champion of new works and stars in the premiere of a CSO co-commission by “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart,” Missy Mazzoli.

To usher in the season of spring, Musica Viva NY performs Mazzoli’s Vesper Sparrow in their program exploring music for a cappella choir celebrating the natural world, and our place within it.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra performs the UK Premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s River Rouge Transfiguration.

Our maestro is often asked, “What works written today will be played in 100 years?” This concert is his answer! Missy Mazzoli’s tribute to the city of Detroit, River Rouge Transfiguration, and Michael Daugherty’s piece in memory of his father, Reflections on the Mississippi for Tuba and Orchestra, will leave you in awe.

Our maestro is often asked, “What works written today will be played in 100 years?” This concert is his answer! Missy Mazzoli’s tribute to the city of Detroit, River Rouge Transfiguration, and Michael Daugherty’s piece in memory of his father, Reflections on the Mississippi for Tuba and Orchestra, will leave you in awe.

The Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) for symphony orchestra.

The Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) for symphony orchestra.

The Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) for symphony orchestra.

The MET Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres), resembling the solar system with loops of sound twisting and spinning about each other as beautiful melodies float above the sound of a musical drone.