Philadelphia Classical Music

PCMS presents-Miami Quartet

12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Seaport Museum
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm

Miami Quartet
Lydia Artymiw, piano
Sunday, February 12, 3 pm | Seaport Museum
Beethoven: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in E-flat Minor, Op. 26
Schubert: Quartet in D Minor, D. 810
$23, $10 for students
More info

Winners of Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, the Miami Quartet is “everything one wants in a quartet: a rich, precisely balanced sound, a broad coloristic palette, real unity of interpretive purpose and seemingly unflagging energy” (New York Times). For over 20 years, its musicality, diversity in programming and poise in performance has placed the group among the most sought after American ensembles. Cornerstone quartets by Beethoven and Schubert bookend a performance of Dohnányi’s Piano Quintet with the always-compelling Lydia Artymiw in the Miami’s Sunday afternoon program at the Seaport Museum.

More info: www.pcmscomcerts.org

Phila Classical Guitar Society-ZANE FORSHEE

12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Settlement Music School,
416 Queen St. (free parking)
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm

Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine describes Zane Forshee as “one of his generation’s finest guitarists.” Mr. Forshee first caught national attention when he took the first prize in the National Guitar Workshop International Solo Guitar Competition. Since that time, concert engagements have taken him from North America, Europe, and Asia.
His live performances have been noted for possessing “a beautiful ever-flow that held the audience captivated”.

More info: www.phillyguitar.org

Symphony in C

12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Philadelphia
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3pm

February 4, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. the Gordon Theater at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts and on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in Philadelphia, Symphony in C and Music Director Rossen Milanov will join Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Under the direction of Artistic Director Alan Harler, Mendelssohn Club is one of the oldest choruses in the United States. Rossen Milanov will conduct the concert featuring two masterworks, both famous as breathtaking and unfinished final works. First on the program is Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. Premiered 37 years after Schubert’s death, the symphony is one of Schubert’s most beloved works. Mezzo-soprano Margaret Mezzacappa, a second year resident of the Academy of Vocal Arts will join Symphony in C and Mendelssohn Club in performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem. Commissioned in early 1791, the sacred work was completed by Mozart’s assistant after his untimely death in December 1791.

More info: www.symphonyinc.org

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conducts the Curtis Symphony Orchestra

13 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 8pm

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conducts the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at the Kimmel Center February 12

Program features piano soloist Leon McCawley ('95) in Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety")

Miguel Harth-Bedoya ('91) leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, "an orchestra that any city would be lucky to have as its professional ensemble" (Philadelphia Inquirer), at the Kimmel Center on Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m.

Music Director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Harth-Bedoya conducts the orchestra with distinguished British pianist Leon McCawley ('95) in Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety"). The program also includes Prokofiev's mercurial, soaring wartime Symphony No. 5 and Curtis faculty member Richard Danielpour's Toward the Splendid City, which Mr. Harth-Bedoya premiered in 1993 with the New York Philharmonic.

The concert is part of Curtis's 2011–12 Appassionato season, which features bold programming, enriched curriculum offerings, and special events that herald Curtis's enduring influence on music in Philadelphia and the world. As part of the season, each orchestra program in Verizon Hall features a work by a member of the Curtis composition faculty led by a conducting student. For the February 12 concert, Vinay Parameswaran will conduct Danielpour's Toward the Splendid City.

Tickets are $5 to $45 and are available at the Kimmel Center Box Office and from Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893-1999 or www.ticketphiladelphia.org. The concert is part of the 2011-12 series of Jack Wolgin Orchestral Concerts.

Peruvian-born Miguel Harth-Bedoya has appeared with the Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, National, Seattle, and St. Louis symphonies; Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia orchestras; Los Angeles and New York philharmonics; and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Internationally, his engagements have included the BBC London, BBC Scottish, Berlin, City of Birmingham, Montreal, Sydney, and Toronto symphonies; Dresden, Helsinki, London, Munich philharmonics; Zurich Tonhalle; and Orchestre de Paris. Prior to his Fort Worth tenure, he served as music director of the Auckland and Lima philharmonics, Eugene (Ore.) Symphony, Norwalk (Conn.) and New York youth symphonies; and on the conducting staffs of the Los Angeles and the New York philharmonics.

English pianist Leon McCawley, professor of piano at London's Royal College of Music, leapt into prominence when he won first prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and second prize in the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1993. Since then Mr. McCawley has given highly acclaimed recitals in London, New York, Prague, Berlin, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Vienna. Mr. McCawley performs frequently with leading British orchestras, including the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London and Royal philharmonics, City of Birmingham Symphony, and the Hallé and Ulster orchestras, as well as the Adelaide, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Vienna symphonies; Minnesota and Philadelphia orchestras; and Malaysian and Netherlands philharmonics. He has performed several times at the BBC Proms, and his recitals are broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3.

The Curtis Symphony Orchestra has been praised for its "otherworldly ensemble and professional level of sophistication" (New York Times). The orchestra presents three concerts annually under the direction of eminent conductors in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, and in 2012 travels to Germany to open the Dresden Festival. Recent visiting conductors include Charles Dutoit, Simon Rattle, Robert Spano, and Michael Tilson Thomas. This professional training, under the direction of Otto-Werner Mueller and David Hayes, has enabled Curtis alumni to assume prominent positions in America's leading orchestras, as well as ensembles around the world.

The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on the highest professional level. One of the world's leading conservatories, Curtis is highly selective and provides full-tuition scholarships to all of its 163 students. In this intimate environment, students receive personalized attention from a celebrated faculty. A busy schedule of performances is at the heart of Curtis's distinctive "learn by doing" approach. This philosophy has produced an impressive number of notable artists since the school's founding in 1924, from such legends as Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber to current stars Jonathan Biss, Juan Diego Flórez, Alan Gilbert, Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon, and Lang Lang.

Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Jack Wolgin Orchestral Concerts
Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m.
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor ('91)
Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Leon McCawley, piano ('95)

DANIELPOUR Toward the Splendid City
BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety")
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Tickets: $5, $16, $22, $33, $45; available at the Kimmel Center Box Office and from Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893-1999 or www.ticketphiladelphia.org.

More info: www.ticketphiladelphia.org

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO

18 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, February 17, 2012, 8pm

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO
February 17 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 18 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
There is no better showcase for the “Philadelphia Sound” than the music of Rachmaninoff. Two more orchestral masterpieces by Strauss and Hindemith spotlight every facet of this ensemble’s unique musical character.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Nikolaï Lugansky Piano
Hindemith Strauss Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Also sprach Zarathustra
Piano Concerto No. 2
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by Jeffrey Kallberg, professor of music history at the University of Pennsylvania, will take place on February 17 and 18 in the Rendell Room, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO

19 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8pm

RACHMANINOFF SECOND CONCERTO
February 17 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 18 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
There is no better showcase for the “Philadelphia Sound” than the music of Rachmaninoff. Two more orchestral masterpieces by Strauss and Hindemith spotlight every facet of this ensemble’s unique musical character.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Conductor Nikolaï Lugansky Piano
Hindemith Strauss Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Also sprach Zarathustra
Piano Concerto No. 2
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by Jeffrey Kallberg, professor of music history at the University of Pennsylvania, will take place on February 17 and 18 in the Rendell Room, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

PCMS concerts-Brentano Quartet

19 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Perelman Theater
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3pm

Brentano Quartet
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Sunday, February 19, 3 pm | Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Haydn: Quartet in D Minor, Op. 103
Ginastera: Piano Quintet, Op. 29
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 w/ Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$23, $10 for students
More info

Named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars believe to have been Beethoven's mysterious "Immortal Beloved", the Brentano Quartet has been singled out for its technical brilliance, musical insight and stylistic elegance since its inception in 1992. An “ensemble of exceptional insight” (Daily Telegraph), they’ll perform a modern masterpiece – Alberto Ginastera’s piano quintet – with Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conductor laureate Ignat Solzhenitsyn in an exciting program that also includes quartets by Haydn and Beethoven.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

TRIO CAMILLE PERFORMS AT HAVERFORD COLLEGERoberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium on the aster Avenue

19 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium on the Haverford College Campus at 370 Lancaster Avenue
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3pm

TRIO CAMILLE PERFORMS AT HAVERFORD COLLEGE

Haverford, PA – On Sunday, February 19 at 3:00 PM the Guest Artist Series at Haverford College presents TRIO CAMILLE featuring Matthew Bengtson, piano, Min-Young Kim, violin, and Michal Schmidt, cello and piano. Their all-Beethoven program includes Sonata for Piano and Cello Op. 5, No. 1 in F, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 96 in G, and Trio in B-flat Op. 97 "Archduke". This concert will be held in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium on the Haverford College Campus at 370 Lancaster Avenue in Haverford, PA. Ticket prices are $15 (Gen), $12 (Sr.), $8 (students), $5 (7-17) and free to the bi-college community. For more information (610) 896-1011

More info: www.haverford.edu…

Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People

22 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 10am

Symphony in C and Assistant Conductor Petko Dimitrov present Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People, educational and entertaining concerts featuring great orchestral works and stories brought to life through renowned story tellers for students in Pre-K though twelfth grades. Three performances will take place at the Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Renowned performers Michael Boudewynes and Sara Valentine join Symphony in C for Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, one of the most cherished and fanciful symphonic works for children.

More info: www.symphonyinc.org

Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People

22 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:30am

Symphony in C and Assistant Conductor Petko Dimitrov present Symphony in C’s annual Concerts for Young People, educational and entertaining concerts featuring great orchestral works and stories brought to life through renowned story tellers for students in Pre-K though twelfth grades. Three performances will take place at the Gordon Theater, Rutgers –Camden on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Renowned performers Michael Boudewynes and Sara Valentine join Symphony in C for Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, one of the most cherished and fanciful symphonic works for children.

More info: www.symphonyinc.org

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS

24 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 8pm

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS
February 23 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 24 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 25 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The classical and elegant stylings of Emanuel Ax draw out the finest textures of Mozart’s impeccable writing. Frühbeck emphasizes the robust and full-bodied sounds of Brahms’s lush orchestration. It’s a perfect Philadelphia partnership of artists and music.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
Mozart Mozart Brahms
Serenade in D major (“Serenata notturna”) Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Symphony No. 1
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by pianist Emanuel Ax, will take place on February 23 and 25 in the Rendell Room, and February 24 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS

24 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, February 24, 2012, 2pm

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS
February 23 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 24 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 25 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The classical and elegant stylings of Emanuel Ax draw out the finest textures of Mozart’s impeccable writing. Frühbeck emphasizes the robust and full-bodied sounds of Brahms’s lush orchestration. It’s a perfect Philadelphia partnership of artists and music.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
Mozart Mozart Brahms
Serenade in D major (“Serenata notturna”) Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Symphony No. 1
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by pianist Emanuel Ax, will take place on February 23 and 25 in the Rendell Room, and February 24 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS

26 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8pm

AX AND FRÜHBECK: MOZART AND BRAHMS
February 23 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 24 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 25 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The classical and elegant stylings of Emanuel Ax draw out the finest textures of Mozart’s impeccable writing. Frühbeck emphasizes the robust and full-bodied sounds of Brahms’s lush orchestration. It’s a perfect Philadelphia partnership of artists and music.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Emanuel Ax Piano
Mozart Mozart Brahms
Serenade in D major (“Serenata notturna”) Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Symphony No. 1
Free PreConcert Conversations, led by pianist Emanuel Ax, will take place on February 23 and 25 in the Rendell Room, and February 24 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES 4

26 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3pm

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES 4
February 26 at 3:00 PM – Sunday afternoon – Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra Emanuel Ax Piano
Canales Turina Fauré
SString Quartet in G major, Op. 3, No. 5 String Quartet in D minor, Op. 4 (“De la Guitarra”) Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Tickets: $23-$32, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

PCMS presents Brentano Quartet

26 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Perelman Theater
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 4 – 5pm

rentano Quartet
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Sunday, February 19, 3 pm | Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Haydn: Quartet in D Minor, Op. 103
Ginastera: Piano Quintet, Op. 29
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 w/ Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$23, $10 for students
More info

Named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars believe to have been Beethoven's mysterious "Immortal Beloved", the Brentano Quartet has been singled out for its technical brilliance, musical insight and stylistic elegance since its inception in 1992. An “ensemble of exceptional insight” (Daily Telegraph), they’ll perform a modern masterpiece – Alberto Ginastera’s piano quintet – with Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conductor laureate Ignat Solzhenitsyn in an exciting program that also includes quartets by Haydn and Beethoven.

More info: pcmsconcerts.com

PCMS presents Ysaÿe Quartet

27 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Monday, February 27, 2012, 4pm

Ysaÿe Quartet
Monday, February 27, 8 pm | Perelman Theater
SOLD OUT
Beethoven: Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
Schubert: Quartet in B-flat Major, D. 112
Brahms: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
$23, $10 for students

Among the premier quartets on the international circuit, this French ensemble takes its name from the violinist, quartet player and composer Eugène Ysaÿe. The first French quartet to win the Grand Prix at the Evian International Competition, the Ysaÿe combines the “visceral energy of young players with years of international experience in music making of the highest order” (Washington Post). Following last year’s stellar performance of Brahms’ Quartet in C Minor, the quartet offers another helping of core Germanic repertoire, including Brahms’ A Minor Quartet and works by Beethoven and Schubert.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

Eric Owens, baritone

28 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Perelman Theater
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 4pm

Eric Owens, baritone
Craig Rutenberg, piano
Tuesday, February 28, 8 pm | Perelman Theater
Wolf: Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Michelangelo
Schumann: Selection of four lieder
Schubert: Selection of four lieder
Debussy: Selection of four songs
Duparc: Selection of four songs
Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
Wagner: Les deux grenadiers
$23, $10 for students
More info

One of the world’s great bass-baritones, Philadelphia native Eric Owens has carved a unique place in the contemporary opera world following recent star turns at the MET in Das Rheingold and Doctor Atomic. While these roles have brought Owens a new degree of fame among opera lovers, he continues to win acclaim for his commanding stage presence and inventive artistry as a recitalist. Songs by Wolf, Schumann, Schubert, Debussy, Duparc, Ravel and Wagner highlight his special homecoming recital and Perelman Theater debut with pianist Craig Rutenberg.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

SPANISH DANCES-Pepe Romero/Phil Orch

02 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 8pm

SPANISH DANCES
March 1 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 2 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 3 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Spanish guitar, flamenco rhythms, and thrilling orchestral colors. Frühbeck uniquely induces rousing scenes from his homeland of Spain.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Pepe Romero Guitar – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT
Turina Rodrigo Lorenzo Palomo
Ravel
Danzas fantásticas Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra Andalusian Nocturnes, for guitar and orchestra – FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES Bolero
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Allen Krantz, lecturer in classical guitar at Temple University, will take place on March 1 and 3 in the Rendell Room and March 2 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

SPANISH DANCES-Pepe Romero/Phil Orch

02 Mar 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Friday, March 2, 2012, 2pm

SPANISH DANCES
March 1 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 2 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 3 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Spanish guitar, flamenco rhythms, and thrilling orchestral colors. Frühbeck uniquely induces rousing scenes from his homeland of Spain.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Pepe Romero Guitar – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT
Turina Rodrigo Lorenzo Palomo
Ravel
Danzas fantásticas Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra Andalusian Nocturnes, for guitar and orchestra – FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES Bolero
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Allen Krantz, lecturer in classical guitar at Temple University, will take place on March 1 and 3 in the Rendell Room and March 2 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

SOUND ALL AROUND- Phil Orch

03 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Academy of Music Ballroom
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 10 – 11am

SOUND ALL AROUND
March 3 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Saturday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia March 5 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Monday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Charlotte Blake Alston Host and Storyteller Shelley Showers Horn Bonnie Wagner Piano
Sound All Around is endowed in perpetuity by the Garrison Family Fund for Children’s Concerts. Additional funding is provided by the Annenberg Foundation.
PNC Arts Alive is proud to sponsor Sound All Around.
Tickets: $8.50, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

SOUND ALL AROUND-Phil Orch

03 Mar 2012 16:15:00 GMT

Academy of Music Ballroom,
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 11:15am – 12:15pm

SOUND ALL AROUND
March 3 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Saturday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia March 5 at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM – Monday morning – Academy of Music Ballroom, Philadelphia
Charlotte Blake Alston Host and Storyteller Shelley Showers Horn Bonnie Wagner Piano
Sound All Around is endowed in perpetuity by the Garrison Family Fund for Children’s Concerts. Additional funding is provided by the Annenberg Foundation.
PNC Arts Alive is proud t

More info: www.philorch.org

SPANISH DANCES-Pepe Romero/Phil Orch

04 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8pm

SPANISH DANCES
March 1 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 2 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 3 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Spanish guitar, flamenco rhythms, and thrilling orchestral colors. Frühbeck uniquely induces rousing scenes from his homeland of Spain.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor Pepe Romero Guitar – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT
Turina Rodrigo Lorenzo Palomo
Ravel
Danzas fantásticas Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra Andalusian Nocturnes, for guitar and orchestra – FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES Bolero
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Allen Krantz, lecturer in classical guitar at Temple University, will take place on March 1 and 3 in the Rendell Room and March 2 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org

More info: www.philorch.org

Johannes Quartet-PCMS

04 Mar 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Philosophical Society
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 3pm

Johannes Quartet
Ricardo Morales, clarinet
Sunday, March 4 | Philosophical Society
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 34
Schumann: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Respighi: Quartet in D Major
$23, $10 for students

This all-star quartet brings together Peter Stumpf, the principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Choong-Jin (C.J.) Chang, the principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Soovin Kim, the first American to win the Paganini Violin Competition in 24 years; and Jessica Lee, a Concert Artist Guild International Competition Winner. Performing with the "passion and attack that characterize the best of quartet playing" (Philadelphia Inquirer), the group returns to the American Philosophical Society for a program featuring quartets by Schumann and Respighi and Weber’s Clarinet Quintet with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s beloved principal clarinet, Ricardo Morales

More info: pcmsconcerts.org

Ian Bostridge, tenor Julius Drake, piano-PCMS

08 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Perelman Theater
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 8pm

Ian Bostridge, tenor
Julius Drake, piano
Wednesday, March 7 | Perelman Theater
Schumann: Dein Angesicht, Op. 127, No. 2
Schumann: Lehn deine Wang, Op. 142, No. 2
Schumann: Es Leuchtet meine Liebe, Op. 127, No. 3
Schumann: Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op. 142, No. 4
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24
Brahms: Selection of Lieder, Ops. 48, 57, 71, 72, 85, 96
$23, $10 for students
More info

Acclaimed for his clear, high tenor and the physicality of his stage manner, English tenor Ian Bostridge is among today’s foremost interpreters of German lieder. Bringing to the Perelman Theater stage an extraordinary ability to absorb the full expressive meaning of a text, he’ll perform settings by Schumann and Brahms of poems by Heinrich Heine and other poets with longtime accompanist Julius Drake.

More info: www.pcmscomcerts.org

RHAPSODY IN BLUE-Phil Orch

09 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 8pm

RHAPSODY IN BLUE
March 8 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 9 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 10 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Music for the jazz hall, the ballet stage, and the silver screen. Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue is presented for the first time in over 40 years on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription concerts. Bernstein’s film score stands the test of time and Tchaikovsky’s ballet is one of his most iconic works.
The Philadelphia Orchestra James Gaffigan Conductor – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT Stewart Goodyear Piano
Bernstein Gershwin Tchaikovsky
Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Rhapsody in Blue Suite from Swan Lake
Free PreConcert Conversations led by pianist Stewart Goodyear will take place on March 8 and 10 in the Rendell Room and March 9 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$129, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

RHAPSODY IN BLUE-Phil Orch

09 Mar 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Friday, March 9, 2012, 2pm

RHAPSODY IN BLUE
March 8 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 9 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 10 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Music for the jazz hall, the ballet stage, and the silver screen. Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue is presented for the first time in over 40 years on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription concerts. Bernstein’s film score stands the test of time and Tchaikovsky’s ballet is one of his most iconic works.
The Philadelphia Orchestra James Gaffigan Conductor – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT Stewart Goodyear Piano
Bernstein Gershwin Tchaikovsky
Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Rhapsody in Blue Suite from Swan Lake
Free PreConcert Conversations led by pianist Stewart Goodyear will take place on March 8 and 10 in the Rendell Room and March 9 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$129, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

RHAPSODY IN BLUE-Phil Orch

11 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 8pm

RHAPSODY IN BLUE
March 8 at 8:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 9 at 2:00 PM – Friday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 10 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Music for the jazz hall, the ballet stage, and the silver screen. Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue is presented for the first time in over 40 years on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription concerts. Bernstein’s film score stands the test of time and Tchaikovsky’s ballet is one of his most iconic works.
The Philadelphia Orchestra James Gaffigan Conductor – PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA SUBSCRIPTION DEBUT Stewart Goodyear Piano
Bernstein Gershwin Tchaikovsky
Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront Rhapsody in Blue Suite from Swan Lake
Free PreConcert Conversations led by pianist Stewart Goodyear will take place on March 8 and 10 in the Rendell Room and March 9 in Verizon Hall, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$129, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

Phila Classical Guitar Society-DAVID BURGESS

11 Mar 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Settlement Music School,
416 Queen St. (free parking)
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 3pm

Praised by musicians and critics worldwide, David Burgess is recognized as one of today's outstanding guitarists. His international appearances as soloist and chamber musician have taken him to concert halls throughout North and South America, Europe and the Far East. First prize winner in the Andrés Segovia Fellowship Competition in New York City, he has also won top honors in the Ponce International Competition in Mexico City, the Guitar ‘81 Competition in Toronto and the 31st International Music Competition in Munich. Mr. Burgess currently resides in New York City where he has performed at Town Hall, Carnegie Recital Hall and Lincoln Center.

More info: www.phillyguitar.org

The Elysian Camerata

11 Mar 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Upper Dublin Lutheran Church in Ambler
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 3pm

The Elysian Camerata will perform on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Upper Dublin Lutheran Church in Ambler. The program of chamber music for strings will include the delightful String Trio in G Major, Op. 9, no. 1 by Beethoven, Voyage for String Quintet, a commissioned work by Philadelphia composer Roberto Pace, and the dynamic String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 by Brahms.

Newly appointed to the PennPAT (PA Performing Artists on Tour) Artist Roster, the Elysian Camerata is a Philadelphia-based ensemble that began as the occasional collaboration of few close friends, who all felt a common bond in their love for chamber music. This dynamic ensemble, comprised of 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and piano, explores the unlimited diversity that exists in the chamber music repertoire. They present programs that offer a variety of ensemble sizes and types, created both from within their core group as well as with guest artists. For more information on this concert and all the Elysian Camerata's season performances please visit www.elysiancamerata.org.

More info: www.elysiancamerata.org

Jerusalem Quartet-PCMS Concerts

15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Seaport Museum
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 8pm

Jerusalem Quartet
Wednesday, March 14 | Seaport Museum
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4, Op. 83
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 10, Op. 118
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 9, Op. 117
$23, $10 for students
More info

Winners of the first Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, the Jerusalem Quartet has earned a growing reputation as “one of the young yet great quartets of our time” (The Strad). Their recent harmonia mundi recordings have illuminated cornerstone works by Haydn and Schubert, and their all-Shostakovich program at the Seaport Museum promises to do similar favors for the Russian master.

More info: www.pcmsconcerts.org

BEYOND THE SCORE®: ELUSIVE SIMPLICITY?

15 Mar 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7pm

BEYOND THE SCORE®: ELUSIVE SIMPLICITY?
March 15 at 7:00 PM – Thursday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Beneath the simplicity of Mozart’s final piano concerto lies one of the most subtle and perfect architectural structures in music. Composed less than a year before Mozart’s untimely death, this Concerto evokes a variety of intensely personal and painful experiences. By turns mysterious, luminous, and tragic, this kaleidoscope of sound is magically held together by a blend of elegance and poignancy.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Jeffrey Kahane Conductor and Piano Gerard McBurney Narrator Alex Bechtel Actor Charlotte Dobbs Soprano
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595
Philadelphia Orchestra performances of Beyond the Score® are made possible by support from the Hirschberg-Goodfriend Fund in memory of Adolf Hirschberg as established by Juliet J. Goodfriend, and by the Wells Fargo Foundation. Additional funding comes from the Annenberg Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and Bank of America.
Beyond the Score® is produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Gerard McBurney, Creative Director, Beyond the Score® Martha Gilmer, Executive Producer, Beyond the Score®
Tickets: $15-$40, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

A GRAND TOUR-Phila Orch

17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Friday, March 16, 2012, 8pm

A GRAND TOUR
March 16 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 17 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 18 at 2:00 PM – Sunday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Gianandrea Noseda returns to lead a whirlwind tour, beginning in his native Italy with Rossini’s famous William Tell Overture. First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang is featured as soloist in Prokofiev’s bounding Violin Concerto No. 1, written at the time of the Russian Revolution. The program concludes with a sojourn to Scotland with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda Conductor Juliette Kang Violin
Rossini Prokofiev Mendelssohn
Overture to William Tell Violin Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Orchestra cellist Richard Harlow on March 16 and First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang on March 17 and 18 will take place in the Rendell Room, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

A GRAND TOUR-Phila Orch

18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Kimmel Center
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 8pm

A GRAND TOUR
March 16 at 8:00 PM – Friday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 17 at 8:00 PM – Saturday evening – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 18 at 2:00 PM – Sunday afternoon – Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Gianandrea Noseda returns to lead a whirlwind tour, beginning in his native Italy with Rossini’s famous William Tell Overture. First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang is featured as soloist in Prokofiev’s bounding Violin Concerto No. 1, written at the time of the Russian Revolution. The program concludes with a sojourn to Scotland with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda Conductor Juliette Kang Violin
Rossini Prokofiev Mendelssohn
Overture to William Tell Violin Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
Free PreConcert Conversations led by Orchestra cellist Richard Harlow on March 16 and First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang on March 17 and 18 will take place in the Rendell Room, one hour before the concert.
Tickets: $10-$124, 215.893.1999 or www.philorch.org.

More info: www.philorch.org

Symphony in C presents Beethoven and Brahms

18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Gordon Theater at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 8pm

Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Symphony in C will present Beethoven and Brahms. The program begins with Zoltán Kodály’s Galanta Dances, a lively and spirited piece inspired by his music from his native Hungary. Next, the Symphony is joined by internationally renowned violinist Roberto Gonzalez and cellist Matthias Bartolomey performing Johannes Brahms beloved final orchestral work his Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102. The program concludes with an audience favorite, Ludwig van Beethoven’s inspired and stirring Symphony No. 7, a piece Beethoven referred to as one of his best works.

More info: www.symphonyinc.org