Lauded as a “charismatic star” by the Boston Globe, Fleur Barron makes her PCMS debut with a pianist near and dear to the Society in Julius Drake. The British-Singaporean mezzo has put together an evening of songs that speak to her and her heritage in a very personal way.

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Fleur Barron, mezzo & Julius Drake, piano

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Lauded for her “remarkable mastery of her instrument” (CVNC), 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant winning violinist Geneva Lewis joins forces with gifted young pianist Evren Ozel for a PCMS debut program offering masterworks by Beethoven and Bartók alongside Fazıl Say’s first violin sonata, a work suffused with Turkish motifs and dances.

Geneva Lewis, violin & Evren Ozel, piano

American Philosophical Society

Russian-born Alina Ibragimova seemingly defies the laws of physics, playingwith an “immediacy and honesty” that collapses “any sense of distance between performer and listener” (The Guardian). For her Society debut, Ibragimova is joined by her long-standing recital partner Cédric Tiberghien, whose flourishing international career spans five continents. In the words of BBC Music Magazine, “Few players of this music combine such clarity and articulation with shimmering sparkle and virtuosic flair.”

Alina Ibragimova, violin & Cédric Tiberghien, piano

A national treasure in her native England, Imogen Cooper has become known for poetic, insightful interpretations and a rare ability to negotiate the composers’ shifting moods. “I try for a story to be told and to bring much color and difference of material to the sound in the piano,” Cooper says of her PCMS recital, which centers on treasured works by Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt.

Imogen Cooper, piano

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PCMS audiences will fondly recall Joélle Harvey’s “evenly weighted, luminousliquid soprano” (New York Times) from our Emerging Voices project. For her PCMS recital debut, the American soprano is joined by John Moore, a baritone of “handsome timbre, unflagging energy, and an easy command of the stage” (Seattle Times), and pianist Allen Perriello for a program that includes solos and duets and songs from the musical theater canon.
Program to include solos and duets by Cornelius, Schumann, and Brahms and a selection of musical theater songs.

Joélle Harvey, soprano; John Moore, baritone & Allen Perriello, piano

Among our most distinctive chamber music voices, Jonathan Biss applies his prodigious technique, artistic maturity, and eloquence to a recital program that ranges from Schubert and Schumann to a myth-inspired work by Amy Beth Kirsten—”one of America’s most innovative and visionary composers” (BBC Music Magazine)—before culminating in the triumphant and ecstatic radiance of Beethoven’s Op. 110.

Jonathan Biss, piano

Among the world’s leading bel canto tenors, Lawrence Brownlee has emerged as a pivotal voice for activism and diversity in classical music. His latest recital program, Rising, is dedicated to Black composers and writers, with text drawn from the Harlem Renaissance.

Lawrence Brownlee, tenor & Kevin Miller, piano

“Only a few pianists regularly cross the threshold of mere excellence to transporting brilliance… Mitsuko Uchida can be included in that exclusive handful” (New York Times). In a storied career spanning dozens of acclaimed recordings and standing ovations the world over, Uchida has earned a reputation for magisterial performances and a sublimely elegant artistic temperament. Her PCMS recitals are always “must-see” events, her intensely moving interpretations of classical repertoire balancing sinew and sensitivity with crystalline articulation and vivid dynamic contrasts.

Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Lauded by Gramophone as “one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists,” Johannes Moser debuts on the PCMS stage alongside the “consistently captivating” (Washington Post) Anna Polonsky. The program’s symmetry is not by chance; Webern’s Three Little Pieces balances the repertoire on either side of the concert, offering a palatecleanser—albeit one with its own quirky and fleeting tastes—between substantial works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Debussy.

Johannes Moser, cello & Anna Polonsky, piano

Richard Goode is acclaimed worldwide for the tremendous emotional power, depth, and sensitivity of his playing—a rare combination of grandness and humility, boldness and insight. “Every time we hear him, he impresses us as better than we remembered, surprising us, surpassing our expectations, and communicating perceptions that stay in the mind” (Gramophone).

Richard Goode, piano

Cellist Peter Stumpf, of the Johannes Quartet and former principal of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, takes us on a uniquely expressive musical journey with another longtime Society favorite, pianist Cynthia Raim. Their all-French program ranges from the raw emotion of Debussy’s Cello Sonata to a pair of charming works by Fauré before concluding with Poulenc’s Cello Sonata, a lush, Romantic work described as “Mozart meets Stravinsky—in a Paris cabaret.”

Peter Stumpf, cello & Cynthia Raim, piano

World-renowned musicians Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma take center stage to perform a duo concert featuring selections from Beethoven and Brahms. Watch and listen as two masters unite in a magical evening that will be unforgettable.

Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma

For his debut recital with the Society, Boris Giltburg offers towering sonatas by Beethoven and Liszt before concluding with Rachmaninov’s 13 Preludes, Op. 32, which Giltburg describes as “a set of fully developed, standalone small worlds, complete within themselves.” The Moscow-born Israeli pianist has gained recognition as a leading interpreter of Rachmaninov. “His originality stems from a convergence of heart and mind, served by immaculate technique and motivated by a deep and abiding love for one of the 20th century’s greatest composer-pianists” (Gramophone).

Boris Giltburg, piano

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the semester, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Early Music Recital

Curtis Institute of Music

Oboe, Clarinet, and Viola

Harp, Flute, and Piano

The Curtis Institute of Music presents a student recital featuring the famous Spirio player piano. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary. 

Spirio Recital

The Curtis Institute of Music presents over 100 free recitals during the semester, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Warren Jones Residency Recital

Graduation recitals display the skill and passion of Curtis Institute of Music students on the cusp of professional musicianship. Members of the current class will share the breadth of their talent through a culminating graduation recital. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Jacob Niemann, conducting

Following last season’s astounding collaboration with the Dover Quartet, “charismatic, full-voiced” (New York Times) bass-baritone Davóne Tines returns to the Perelman Theater stage for his PCMS recital debut. In Recital #1: MASS, Tines “queers” the mass in the broad sense that he bends it to his own understanding, “giving Black people and queer people and anyone who has felt excluded by religion or classical music or America their say” (Classical Voice).

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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Early Music Recital

Curtis Institute of Music

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Curtis Institute of Music

Harp, Flute, and Piano

Curtis Institute of Music

Spirio Recital

Curtis Institute of Music

Warren Jones Residency Re...

Curtis Institute of Music

Jacob Niemann, conducting...

Curtis Institute of Music

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