Yanni to Return to Mayo Performing Arts Center This March

Grammy award winner Yanni returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 8 pm. Tickets are $49 - $99.

On his upcoming tour, Yanni, one of the most celebrated composers and multi-gold and platinum- selling artists of our time will provide fans with the unprecedented opportunity to talk with him directly. For decades, Yanni has thrilled audiences worldwide with his dynamic live performances. Now, for the first time, he is stepping off the concert stage to give his fans the chance to interact with him on a more intimate and personal level.

Rather than having the backing of an orchestra, this tour will feature just Yanni and his piano which he will play from time to time throughout the show. Yanni will share his experiences traveling the globe, insight into his creative process, his understanding and interaction with cultures from around the world, and his experience planning and performing in mega shows in some of the most revered places on earth. Fans will be encouraged to ask any question that is on their mind.

Yanni's fans have never experienced this side of him before. Each evening will be completely unscripted -the conversation going wherever the audience questions lead.

Yanni is a multiple Grammy Award-nominated composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and performer whose concerts have brought hundreds of millions of fans and fellow world citizens together, with over two billion more experiencing the magic of his music through television broadcasts worldwide. YANNI's iconic performances include the Acropolis in Greece, the TajMahal in India, New York City's Radio City Music Hall, performing inside the Kremlin in Russia, festival events at Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage and Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos, and an historic concert beneath the world's tallest skyscraper, Dubai's BurjKhalifa, The Great Pyramids of Egypt and have crossed countless borders and resonated with billions of people across the globe.

He has been awarded more than 40 platinum and gold albums worldwide and has sold more than 25 million albums globally. His most recent, Yanni: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt is available now.

Yanni is also well known for his humanitarian efforts and travels throughout the world where he continues to support children, music and education in the countries he visits.

For more information, visit www.Yanni.com.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2016-2017 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center has been named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres.

Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St., Morristown, NJ 07960. Contact the box office at (973) 539-8008 or go online at www.mayoarts.org. All Programs Subject to Change.

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