| Date: | October 11, 2025 |
| Time: | 7:30 - 9:15 PM |
| Venue: | Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech |
| Organizations: | Chris Thile |
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Ticket Prices (depending on location): • Category A $65.00 • Category B: $45.00 • Category C: $25.00 Students with ID and youth 18 and under: $10.00
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| Description: |
The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech presents Grammy Award-winning Mandolinist Chris Thile in concert on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Grammy Award-winning mandolinist Chris Thile is a founding member of bluegrass string bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek. Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow recipient of the prestigious "Genius Grant," Chris Thile is a multifaceted musical talent, described by The Guardian as "that rare being: an all-round musician," and hailed by NPR as a "genre-defying musical genius." The wide-ranging program of Thile’s 2025-2026 solo performances will feature selections from his acclaimed solo recordings of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas — including the upcoming second volume out this autumn — alongside his signature post-genre blend of compositional rigor, folksy stagecraft, and improvisational brilliance. Thile is a founding member of the highly influential string bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and has collaborated with countless luminaries from Yo-Yo Ma to Fiona Apple to Brad Mehldau. For four years, Thile hosted public radio favorite Live from Here with Chris Thile (formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion). With his broad outlook, Thile creates a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike, giving the listener "one joyous arc, with the linear melody and vertical harmony blurring into a single web of gossamer beauty" (New York Times). Links: • https://www.christhile.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/ChrisThile • https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisThile/videos • https://www.instagram.com/christhile Tickets range from $25.00-$65.00 depending on seat location. Tickets for students with ID and youth 18 & under are $10.00. Tickets can be purchase online, at: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/Online/mapSelect.asp?doWork::WSmap::loadMap=Load&createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadMap::performance_ids=11354DE8-F936-42E4-B5F2-5520079DF447 or in person at the box office or by calling the box office at 540-231-5300. The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech is located at 330 Turner Street NW in Blacksburg, VA. For more information, visit: https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/chris-thile.html or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or https://www.instagram.com/artscenteratvt/ or call 540-231-5300. |