Philadelphia Classical Music

Daniel Yoo

2010-03-07T16:00:00Z

Can you please post Daniel Yoo's Concert on the Philadelphia Classical Music Calendar? The concert is to be held on Sunday, March 7th at Guppy's Restaurant, Maple & Elm Streets, Conshocken, PA;

Daniel Yoo is an internationally renowned solo violinist, Julliard educated, former concert master of the Cleveland Philharmonic, and winner of awards in his native Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is performing at a small venue, "Guppy's" in Conshocken, PA on Sunday March 7th. Tickets are $25 per person and include a light brunch. Doors open at 10:30 am and the concert will be from 11 am thru 1 pm.

The flyer for the concert is attached.

Guppy's Address:
2 Maple Street
Conshohocken, PA 19428-1826
(610) 828-0300

Tickets can be purchased by callin 856.264.1296; Guppy's also has tickets for sale.

“WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING”

2010-03-07T20:00:00Z

Under the direction of Lyn Ransom, Music Director, and Andrew Monath, Assistant Conductor, the 65 singers of VOICES Chorale, instrumentalists and Irish Singer Gerry Dignan present a salute to the Irish spirit

The program presented by VOICES Chorale and Sotto Voce, its chamber group, includes the well-known favorites “Toora Loora Looral,” “Danny Boy,” arranged by Joseph Flummerfelt, and “Old Irish Blessing,” other folk ballads, jigs, and laments, and two contemporary arrangements by David Mooney. The audience will be invited to sing along with Gerry Dignan and the chorale in some popular pieces.

Guest artist Gerry Dignan, called a troubadour for our times, has been moving international audiences with his heartful, spirit-filled voice for many years. Dedicated to keeping the traditional Celtic songs alive, he is especially adept at ballads and fast Irish “mouth music.” He frequently performs in Ireland as well as throughout the U.S.

Tickets:

General Admission $18; children 12 and under $10; Family Pass $45. Advance sale: $3 off each ticket.

NJ Pass Holders: 25% discount. All tickets can be bought online at www.voiceschorale.org, by leaving a message at 609-637-9383, or at the door.

To stay informed about VOICES’ events, subscribe to VOICES’ newsletter at www.enewsarchive.com/VOICES.

Flutist Jasmine Choi – In Recital

2010-03-07T20:00:00Z

Jasmine Choi, flute & William Hong-Chun Youn, piano
Program:
Bach Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034
Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
Solbong Kim World Première Work
Paul Schoenfield Four Souvenirs
Paul Taffanel Fantasie on Themes from Der Freischütz
Visit AstralArtists.org or call 215-735-6999 to reserve your tickets today!

The Elysian Camerata

2010-03-07T20:00:00Z

The Elysian Camerata will be presented in concert on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM at the A free will offering of $10.00 is suggested. The program will include Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op. 74 in E-flat major, the “Harp”, selections from Bartok’s Duos for two Violins, and the Brahms String Quintet, Op. 88 in F major. This program will be presented ‘in the round’. A reception will follow the concert. For directions to the church and more information about this performance please call (610)664-0966.

The Elysian Camerata is a Philadelphia-based ensemble comprised of 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and piano. 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

Chiara Quartet- Simone Dinnerstein, piano

2010-03-08T01:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

The Chiara Quartet's name comes from the Italian word meaning clear, pure and light. They'll imbue works by Haydn, Sirota and Dvorak with such a sound, and for the latter they'll be joined by pianist Simone Dinnerstein, whose recital at the Art Museum was one of the 2008-09 season's highlights.

Gerald Finley, baritone/Julius Drake, piano

2010-03-11T01:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

Baritone Gerald Finley is known as one of the leading singers of his generation. His 2008 recording of Schumann songs with Julius Drake won much critical acclaim, and Drake will join Finley here to perform them as well as a selection of American songs and works by Grieg and Ravel.

BalletX + The Wilma Theater = Collaboration

2010-03-12T00:30:00Z

Great news: BalletX is working on the idea of a collaboration project with The Wilma Theater and we would like to invite you to the reading of the play which would inspire this collaboration, The Mammaries of Tiresias by Guillaume Apollinaire.

There will be no dancing at this point, but we will be listening to a very fascinating story that was first performed in Paris in the 1920's.

Please join Christine and Matt on Monday, January 11 at 7:30 PM at The Wilma Theater and let us know if you would like to see this idea come to life. Talk with us after the reading and give us your feedback!

The reading is FREE, however reservations are required due to limited space. Call the Box office at 215.546.7824 or email tickets@wilmatheater.org. Follow this link for more information.

Montone, Levin, Solzhenitsyn

2010-03-13T01:00:00Z

Jennifer Montone, horn; Ida Levin, violin; Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

Philadelphia Orchestra principal horn Jennifer Montone teams up with two PCMS favorites - violinist Ida Levin and pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn - for a concert of Brahms' Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 and a pair of works by Beethoven.

PADDY MOLONEY WITH CHIEFTAINS and Special Guests

2010-03-13T20:00:00Z

Price: $37-77

Leprechauns aren’t the only ones bringing magic from Ireland! Paddy Moloney and six-time Grammy® Award-winning Chieftains will charm Philadelphia audiences with their captivating Irish folk sound. As beloved as a pint of Guinness, your friends will be green with envy when you come to the Kimmel to hear the best traditional Irish band in the world!

INNER DIASPORA

2010-03-14T02:00:00Z

NED ROTHENBERG ‘WORKS OUT’ HIS JEWISH IDENTITY IN HIS LATEST WORK, INNER DIASPORA

What: Ned Rothenberg’s Inner Diaspora

Where: Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia
When: Saturday, March 13, 2010 – 8pm

Price: $25/ 20% off for Crush Card Holders

“The reed player's recent duets with Evan Parker demonstrated the kind of deep mischief he's capable of…you'll be entertained—his improvs are compelling on many levels. And you'll understand how dedication to craft can nurture larger questions of art and approach. - Jim Macnie, Village Voice

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Painted Bride continues to celebrate forty years as the intersection of culture and creativity. The Bride houses Philadelphia’s longest running jazz series, Jazz on Vine, that continues to bring some of the innovative and diverse composer/musicians in recent years including Peter Apfelbaum, Don Byron, Rudresh Mahanthappa, John Hollenbeck, Lionel Loueke, Arturo O’Farrill, and most recently Miguel Zenon to Philadelphia.

On March13th Ned Rothenberg, celebrated multi-instrumentalist and composer, brings his latest project, Inner Diaspora to Philadelphia. Known for his adventurous musical projects as demonstrated with his ensembles Double Band, Sync, Power Lines and his famous collaboration with Evan Parker, he performs on saxophones, clarinets, flute and the shakuhachi. His application of extended techniques has created his unique and personalized playing vocabulary. His intensively personal take on radical Jewish culture interprets his latest project, Inner Diaspora:

“For years now, John Zorn had asked me for a ‘Jewish’ record. We both agreed it would come when it came. Truthfully, I began this project merely with the idea of augmenting my trio ‘Sync’ with two wonderful string players. However, as I was composing and recording the music I began to feel more and more strongly that there was something Jewish about it—not only the presence of some Klezmersque scales and melodies in a few of the pieces. I also felt that the music was funneled through my personal ‘inner diaspora’.”

Rothenberg’s ensemble features violinist Mark Feldman, cellist Erik Friedlander, acoustic guitarist Jerome Harris and tabla player, Samir Chatterjee. Rothenberg has worked with notables such as John Zorn, Gerry Hemingway, Bobby Previte, Glen Velez, and Dave Douglas.

www.nedrothenberg.com

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Artemis Quartet

2010-03-15T00:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

The Berlin-based Artemis Quartet plays with all the intensity of feeling, warmth of expression and rhythmic precision of its continental cousins. Their performances “always head for the heart of the music” (Stuttgarter Nachrichten), and this all-Beethoven program will be no different.

CURTIS OPERA THEATRE

2010-03-17T23:30:00Z

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Presented in association with

Opera Company of Philadelphia

and Kimmel Center Presents

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7:30pm

Friday, March 19, 2010 at 8pm

Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2:30pm

Perelman Theater

Price: SOLD OUT

The love story of the ages, Antony and Cleopatra follows Marc Antony and Cleopatra as they weave their way through deception, political intrigue, and passions as hot as the sands of Egypt. The Curtis Opera Theatre produces this important 20th Century work to commemorate the 100th anniversary of composer Samuel Barber’s birth. Director Chas Rader-Shieber and designer David Zinn create an exciting new production starring students of Curtis Opera Theatre. Performed in English.

John O’Conor, piano

2010-03-19T00:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

Irish pianist John O'Conor has earned a worldwide reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and early-Romantic repertoires. His program at the American Philosophical Society includes Berg, Beethoven and Schubert sonatas and three nocturnes by John Field.

DANILO PÉREZ

2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

21st Century Dizzy

Price: $26-64

Danilo Pérez creates a deeply personal evening reminiscing about one of the 20th Century’s great jazz influences, Dizzy Gillespie. Pérez’s first big break came about when he was asked to join Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra, which he worked with from 1989 until Gillespie’s passing in 1992. Pérez has assembled an international band featuring David Sanchez, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Amir Elsaffar, Jamey Haddad, Ben Street and Adam Cruz to perform new arrangements of classic Gillespie tunes in addition to original group compositions.

The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble

2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble presents it's final concert series of the season, featuring works by Mozart, Pierne, Hindemith, Villa Lobos and Marinu.

All performers current or retired Philadelphia Orchestra members.

Friday evening, 8 PM and Sunday afternoon, 2 PM

Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church, 412 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Tickets - $25 at the door.

215-542-4890

www.pce.libertynet.org

Tokyo Quartet-Benjamin Hochman, piano

2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

If the Tokyo String Quartet isn't the world's greatest chamber music ensemble, says The Washington Post, it's hard to imagine which group is. For the second of their two PCMS appearances, the Tokyo will be joined

The Naughton Sisters

2010-03-21T18:00:00Z

Concerts @ First
March 21, 2010
2:00 p.m.
Free Admission

The Naughton Sisters
(Appearing courtesy of the Curtis Institute of Music)

Venue: First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia
Walnut and 21st Streets

Christina and Michelle Naughton, Piano Duo

Christina and Michelle Naughton each began their piano studies at the age of 4. In the fall of 2007, both began studies at the Curtis Institute of Music on full merit scholarships. Christina was the bronze medalist at the quadrennial Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and most recently won the gold medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music competition. Michelle won first prize at the PianoArts Biennial National Piano concerto and solo competition and was the gold medal winner in the quadrennial Virginnia Waring International Piano competition. Both sisters have performed with Cleveland’s Red Orchestra, the Gulf Coast Symphony, the Madison Symphony, Chicago’s Ars Viva and Park Ridge orchestras. Each has performed extensively as a soloist, with orchestra and in piano duo with her twin sister.

The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble

2010-03-21T18:00:00Z

MATTHEW BENGTSON, FORTE PIANO

2010-03-21T19:00:00Z

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PERFORMS AT HAVERFORD COLLEGE

On Sunday, March 21st at 3 PM, the Haverford College Guest Artist Series presents Matthew Bengtson, fortepiano. His program will include Haydn’s Sonata in E-flat, and Andante with Variations in F minor, Johann Wilhelm Haessler’s Fantasia and Sonata in C major, CPE Bach’s Fantasia II in C major, JS Bach’s Prelude and Fugues Numbers 14, 19 & 20 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, and Mozart’s Sonata in B-Flat major. This concert will be held in Founders Great Hall on the Haverford College Campus at 370 Lancaster Avenue in Haverford, PA. Tickets are $15 (Gen), $12 (Sr), $8 (Students), $5 (7-17). For more information: (610) 896-1011

Critically acclaimed as a “musician’s pianist,” Matthew Bengtson has a unique combination of musical talents ranging from extraordinary pianist, to composer, analyst, and scholar of performance practice, and thus is in demand as both soloist and collaborator. As a La Gesse Fellow, he has been presented in concerts in France and Italy, Italy and Hungary, at Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello, and in solo recitals at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. He has performed with the Reading, Pottstown and Ridgefield Symphony Orchestras. He has appeared with violinist Joshua Bell on NPR’s “Performance Today” and XM Satellite Radio’s “Classical Confidential.”

An advocate of both contemporary and rarely performed music, he commands a diverse repertoire, ranging from William Byrd to Berio and Ligeti. One special interest is the music of the early twentieth century, especially that of Alexander Scriabin and Karol Szymanowski. His doctoral research and first studio recording were devoted to Szymanowski's 22 mazurkas. His interpretation of six Scriabin Sonatas can be heard on a recent release by Roméo Records. The American Record Guide relates his recording to performances by Horowitz and Richter, praises his “rich tonal colors and dazzling technique,” and asks, “Has Scriabin ever been played better?”

Mr. Bengtson studied piano performance as a Harvard undergraduate with Patricia Zander; he also studied contemporary literature with Stephen Drury, and chamber music and performance practice with Robert Levin. He earned his MM and DMA degrees in piano performance at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, studying with Ann Schein. He also studied harpsichord with Webb Wiggins, and fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson on a fellowship at Cornell University. He continues to perform on all three instruments, as soloist and as collaborator, as in the newly-formed Ensemble Aurelio. He is involved in an extensive recording project of early English instruments of the Charles West Wilson collection, for Griffin Renaissance Records.

Mr. Bengtson has participated in many American music festivals, such as the Aspen Music Festival, the Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance (SICPP) at New England Conservatory, and the Classical Workshop and Baroque Performance Institute (BPI) at Oberlin Conservatory. In Europe, he studied at the Internationale Sommerakademie “Mozarteum” in Salzburg, Austria, and the Centre Acanthes in Avignon, with Claude Helffer and at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, France, with Philippe Entremont. In Salzburg, he performed Boulez’s Sonata no. 1 in the Wiener Saal, and at Fontainebleau, he was awarded the Prix de la Ville de Fontainebleau for his performances.

He teaches privately at the University of Pennsylvania and at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, and serves on the piano staff of the Curtis Institute of Music. Besides his musical attainments, Mr. Bengtson was educated at Harvard University with a focus in mathematics and computer science. He reads Latin and Greek, is a 3-handicap golfer, a dan-level go player, and a chess FIDE master (FM).

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

2010-03-24T00:00:00Z

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karneus, alto
The Westminster Choir
Price: $39-113

MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (“Resurrection”)

Renowned for his interpretations of Mahler’s symphonies, the dynamic and innovative Michael Tilson Thomas leads his San Francisco Symphony through the “Resurrection,” an emotionally intense work featuring Princeton’s powerful Westminster Choir. An extraordinary symphonic and vocal feat, this huge, dramatic work marked Mahler’s introduction to fame as a composer.

Andrius Zlabys, piano

2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

Winner of the 2000 Astral National Auditions in Philadelphia, Andrius Zlabys has since gone on to appear with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. His PCMS recital debut is an all-Bach affair with performances of six partitas (BWV 825-830).

Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble

2010-03-27T16:30:00Z

In Honor of Music in Our Schools Month

Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 12:30pm

| Free at the Kimmel

FREE

This ensemble of young talented musicians, comprised primarily of middle school students, trains with accomplished jazz musicians and teachers to perform in the first regional ensemble specializing in jazz. These talented students are directed by Marc Johnson, and are performing in honor of Music in our Schools Month.

BROOKLYN RIDER AND 2 FOOT YARD

2010-03-27T23:30:00Z

Price: $19-32

The vital and creative ensemble Brooklyn Rider is dedicated to both in-depth interpretation of existing quartet music and to the creation of new works. They are joined by the trio 2 Foot Yard featuring dynamic violinist and vocalist Carla Kihlstedt, who was recently hailed by Stereophile magazine as an artist who “inventively straddles the classical and vernacular worlds without compromise to either side.” These two groups will perform separately and then together for a new jointly written composition.

The Fresh Ink series is funded by The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, through the Philadelphia Music Project.

SRUTI-The India Music and Dance Society

2010-03-28T00:00:00Z

in collaboration with Montgomery County Community College presents

The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble

Saturday, March 27 2010 at 8 P.M.

Book Tickets Online

Reserved Seating Tickets ($20, $25, $35)

Students and Senior citizens with valid ID receive $5 off on their ticket

Sruti Core Members receive $10 off on their ticket

Discounts may be redeemed at box office even for tickets bought online

For information contact: Venkat Kilambi at 610-631-2291, Raji Venkatesan at 610-630-1878

Miró Quartet

2010-03-28T19:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080
www.pcmsconcerts.org

Hailed by The Seattle Post-Intelligencer for its flawless playing and richness of sound, the Miro Quartet is one of the finest young ensembles in classical music today. Known for their complete Beethoven Op. 18 recordings, they'll present an all-Beethoven program in their PCMS return.

CHULRUA

2010-04-03T23:30:00Z

Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Irish traditional music
“Adept at finding unusual tunes and variants, and in celebrating the individual
voice in the flow of traditional practice… a reminder of the things that matter
in Irish traditional music.” – Irish Music

Rising Stars

2010-04-07T23:30:00Z

Saeka Matsuyama, violin; Susan Babini, cello; Dísella Làrusdóttir, soprano; Symphony In C & Rossen Milanov, Music Director
Program:
Bruch Scottish Fantasy in E-flat Major, Op. 46, for Violin and Orchestra
Sibelius Luonnotar, Op. 70, for Soprano and Orchestra
Aaron Jay Kernis Colored Field for Cello and Orchestra (East Coast première)
Visit TicketPhiladelphia.org or call Ticket Philadelphia at 215-893-1999 after September 1, 2009 to reserve your tickets!

SILENT PARTNERS-Network For New Music

2010-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes words speak the loudest when they can't be heard. Finding inspiration in text that’s sometimes intimate, sometimes sublime, composers Michael Hersch and Stephen Jaffe take words as silent partners in sensitive and eloquent musical explorations of the worlds they find in the language of Bruno Schulz and others.

Program: Network for New Music commission by Michael Hersch
Network for New Music commission by Stephen Jaffe
Lines from Poetry by Ronald Caltabiano

Sunday, April 11, 2010, 7:30 PM
Marshall Auditorium, Haverford College (free)

Yefim Bronfman, piano

2010-04-10T00:00:00Z

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

215-569-8080

Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuosos performing today. His commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won him consistent critical acclaim, and both will be present at the Perelman Theater in a program featuring Beethoven, Schumann, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky.