An Evening with Punch Brothers

📍 This event takes place at Powell Hall

Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, 8:00pm Get Tickets

Powell Hall Presents

Enjoy unique presentations that showcase Powell Hall’s beauty and acoustics in bold new ways. Experience acclaimed guest artists, captivating performances, and unforgettable evenings—no orchestra required.

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About this Concert

Acclaimed Grammy Award–winning quintet Punch Brothers return to Powell Hall for a special evening of genre-defying contemporary bluegrass music. Featuring the virtuosic talents of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Brittany Haas, the ensemble seamlessly blends bluegrass roots with fearless innovation. Praised by The Washington Post for taking bluegrass to “its next evolutionary stage,” Punch Brothers create music and lyrics that are both intellectually daring and emotionally resonant. From their pioneering album Antifogmatic to their latest creative explorations, this is modern string music at its most thrilling—bold, brilliant, and unforgettable.

Powell Hall Presents
This performance is part of Powell Hall Presents, a series featuring captivating performances by a variety of musical acts that showcase the hall’s beauty and acoustics in bold new ways.

Note: The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra does not perform at this concert.

- Often described as a fusion of bluegrass instrumentation with modern classical, jazz, and indie rock, their music is characterized by complex arrangements, high-level technical skill, and emotional depth. The band’s 2018 album All Ashore was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album at the 61st Grammy Awards.
- On March 17, 2007, Punch Brothers debuted the ambitious three-movement, forty-minute suite, “The Blind Leaving the Blind” at Carnegie Hall, composed by band member Chris Thile.
- Also known as a founding member of the band Nickel Creek, Chris Thile is a Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow recipient of the prestigious “Genius Grant.”