The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) presents An Evening with Chris Thile, a rare solo performance by MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, and composer Chris Thile. Thile brings genre-spanning artistry to his 92NY concert debut on October 19, 2025 at 7PM. Tickets start at $55 and are available here.

Opening the 2025/26 Tisch Music season, the program will feature selections from Thile’s acclaimed solo recordings of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas — including the upcoming second volume out this fall — alongside his signature blend of classical, folk, and improvisational brilliance.

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.” 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” (The New York Times).

Over the last year, Thile has been touring with Nickel Creek in support of the critically acclaimed 2023 release Celebrants, and captivating audiences with a playfully ambitious biographical composition entitled ATTENTION! (a narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra).