Weekend Concert Series
Paul Galbraith, guitar
Sunday
April 5, 2026
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Calderwood Hall
Superstar Paul Galbraith is a dazzling guitarist and a superb interpreter. With music of Bach and Albéniz at the heart of his program, he will perform on his remarkable eight-string “Brahms Guitar,” which he holds like a cello. His instrument and his artistry are sui generis. There is no better place to hear his miraculous playing than Calderwood Hall. Don’t miss this chance to see one of the great guitarists of our time.
Photo credit: Paul Galbraith
Works
John Dowland Sir John Souch his Galliard (1605)
Unquiet thoughts (1610)
Sir Henry Guildford his Almaine (1610)
Tarleton’s Resurrection (before 1626)
J.S. Bach French Suite No. 2, BWV 813: Menuets I & II (1722–25)
French Suite No. 4, BWV 815: Allemande (1722–25)
French Suite 5, BWV 816: Sarabande (1722–25)
French Suite No. 6, BWV 817: Menuet (1722–25)
Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: Gigue (1726)
Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: Tempo di Menuet (1729)
Franz Joseph Haydn Sonata, Hob.XVI:33 (1777)
Isaac Albéniz Suite española, Op.47 (1886): III. Sevilla
España, Op.165 (1890): I. Prelude
II. Tango
III. Malagueña
Maurice Ravel Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn (1909)
Lennox Berkeley Quatre pièces (1927–28)
Program subject to change.
Artist
Paul Galbraith, guitar
Seating Sections and Rates
Tickets are required and include Museum admission. Choose from two seating sections. See inside back cover for details.
Performance Level and First Balcony:
Members $65, Adults $85, Seniors $75, Students & Children ages 5–17 $20
Second Balcony:
Members $50, Adults $65, Seniors $55, Students & Children 5-17 $20
Third Balcony:
Members $40, Adults $50, Seniors $45, Students & Children ages 5–17 $20
How to buy tickets:
- Online: Click the Get Tickets button*
- By phone: Call the box office at 617 278 5156, Wednesday–Monday, 10 am–4 pm; Thursday until 6 pm; closed Tuesdays*
- In person: Visit the Museum and purchase tickets at the door, Wednesday–Monday, 11 am–4:30 pm; closed Tuesdays
For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby no earlier than one hour before the performance begins. We cannot guarantee availability of standby tickets for sold-out performances.
*Handling charges apply to these orders.
OF NOTE
- This performance takes place in Calderwood Hall, a 4-sided venue with 3 balconies and open seating within each level.
- To request accessible or wheelchair seating, or large-type programs, please call the box office at 617 278 5156.
- Doors to Calderwood Hall open 45 minutes prior to the performance, and seats are available first come, first served. Once the performance begins, seating is not guaranteed.
- Tickets purchased online or by phone within 14 days of the concert will be held at the admission desk.
- For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby on the day of performance. We cannot guarantee availability of standby tickets.
- No refunds or exchanges will be made.
- Programs are subject to change.
Music at the Gardner is supported by Manitou Fund. The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: The Coogan Concert in memory of Peter Weston Coogan; Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; David Scudder in memory of his wife, Marie Louise Scudder; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; and Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse, and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. Music at the Gardner is also supported in part by Barbara and Amos Hostetter, Joseph Mari, Sallie and Jim McGregor, Nicie and Jay Panetta, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which is supported by the state of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.