PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS COVERAGE

The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Philadelphia.

The Crossing Kicks Off 2023-2024 Season With CRICKETS IN OUR BACKYARD by A.A. Cristi - August 29, 2023

Three-time Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, kicks off its 2023-2024 season with Crickets in our Backyard on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. ...

The Crossing to Kick Off 2023-2024 Season With CRICKETS IN OUR BACKYARD in Chestnut Hill by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2023

Join The Crossing, a three-time Grammy Award-winning choir, for their 2023-2024 season opener 'Crickets in our Backyard.' Don't miss this remarkable event featuring renowned flutist Claire Chase and conductor Donald Nally....

Kimmel Cultural Campus And The Philadelphia Orchestra Announce 2023-24 Season Lineup by A.A. Cristi - August 07, 2023

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and The Philadelphia Orchestra, the region’s premier center for multi-disciplinary performing arts and cultural events, announces its 2023–2024 season, welcoming audiences back to experience the magic of live art. With over 2,000 events annually across multiple venues, the...

The Crossing Announces 2023-2024 Season: SIN EATING by Blair Ingenthron - July 13, 2023

Three-time Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, has announced its 2023-2024 Season: Sin Eating. ...

Timothy McDevitt to Join Reading Symphony Orchestra For July 4 Concert by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2023

The Reading Symphony Orchestra will present a Star Spangled Spectacular on Tuesday July 4th at Enersys Headquarters in Reading, PA. ...

Music Teacher Noelle Casella Grand Wins PYO Music Institute's Ovation Award For Music Education by A.A. Cristi - June 13, 2023

The PYO Music Institute has announced the finalists and recipient of the 10th Annual Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI) Ovation Award at the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s 83rd Annual Festival Concert, held in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center on June 4, 2023. ...

PYO Music Institute Presents PRYSM STRINGS 16th ANNUAL FESTIVAL CONCERT, May 13 by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2023

​​​​​​​Bachrach PhotographyPHILADELPHIA, PA (May 2, 2023) — Prysm Strings, the beginner-intermediate string music education program of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI), will perform in Church of the Redeemer (200 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, PA) on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 3:00 p...

The Philadelphia Orchestra to Present Paul Jacobs In All-Bach Solo Recital at Verizon Hall by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2023

Grammy-award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs will perform the Six Trio Sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach at the Verizon Hall, Saturday evening, May 6, 5 p.m. EDT. ...

Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra Announces Spring Concert Featuring Soprano Kimmi Adam by A.A. Cristi - March 20, 2023

The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Reuben Blundell, will present a Spring Concert on Sunday, March 26 at 3 PM at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center. ...

Curtis Institute Of Music Receives Extraordinary $10 Million Gift To Permanently Endow The Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble In Residence Program by A.A. Cristi - March 09, 2023

The Curtis Institute of Music announces that it has received an extraordinary gift of $10 million from Penelope P. Watkins, a longtime member of the Curtis board of trustees, to endow the school's Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence program. ...

PYO Music Institute Presents Bravo Brass In A BLAST FROM THE PAST—MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2023

Bravo Brass, the all-brass ensemble of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI), performs “A Blast from the Past”, on Sunday, March 12th, 2023 at 3 p.m. in Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, 145 West Broad Street in Burlington, New Jersey. ...

Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2023

Jessica Meyer is an award-winning composer and violist. She will be touring the US in Spring 2023....

The Dover Quartet Names Julianne Lee As New Violist by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2023

The Curtis Institute of Music has announced that the internationally-celebrated Dover Quartet has named Curtis alumna Julianne Lee (Violin '05) as its new violist. Ms. Lee, who currently serves as assistant principal second violin of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and principal second violin with the...

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute Presents 2023 Showcase Performance by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2023

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI) presents several program divisions of their nationally respected music organization at the 2023 Showcase. The emcee is WRTI 90.1 Radio Host Kevin Gordon....

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends Contract with The Philadelphia Orchestra Through 2030 by Blair Ingenthron - February 05, 2023

Matías Tarnopolsky, president and CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., has announced the continuation of the extraordinary partnership of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra with the extension of Nézet-Séguin's contract through 2030, and the expan...

SING HALLELUJAH An Evening Of Jewish Music Returns On The 75th Anniversary Of State Of Israel by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2023

Back–by–popular demand, the Kimmel Cultural Campus presents Cantor David F. Tilman; singer, songwriter, and humanitarian Noa; local synagogues; and congregational and community choirs for Sing Hallelujah, an evening of Jewish music led by Tilman in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performin...

Ensemble 20/21 Presents MUSIC OF THE EARTH, February 11 by A.A. Cristi - January 31, 2023

Ensemble 20/21 presents “Music of the Earth,” the second of three programs in the contemporary music ensemble's bold and eclectic 2022–23 season, on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., in Gould Rehearsal Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music....

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute Presents PRYSM Strings Debut Performance, February 4 by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2023

Prysm Strings, the beginner-intermediate string music education program of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI), will perform in their new home—Church of the Redeemer (200 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, PA)—for the first time on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 3 p.m....

PYO Music Institute Presents TUNE UP PHILLY Concert by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2023

Ushering in their first concert of the season, Tune Up Philly (TUP), a program of the PYO Music Institute (PYOMI), directed by Paul Smith, will take the stage on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 1 p.m. in the Temple Performing Arts Center, located at 1837 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. ...

ORGAN DAY Returns With Free Performances From The Philadelphia Orchestra And More by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2023

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and The Philadelphia Orchestra are proud to work in association with the Philadelphia Chapter of The American Guild of Organists (AGO) to present the 11th Organ Day, a FREE, family-friendly event featuring the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ, on Saturday, February 25, 2023....

Curtis Symphony Orchestra to Present PERRY, TCHAIKOVSKY, AND SHENG at Verizon Hall by Blair Ingenthron - January 14, 2023

The Curtis Symphony Orchestra's 2022–23 season will continue on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 2 p.m. with “Perry, Tchaikovsky, and Sheng” in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center. ...

Kimmel And Philadelphia Orchestra Partner With United Negro College Fund Philadelphia by A.A. Cristi - January 12, 2023

The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Kimmel Cultural Campus has announced a community partnership with the Philadelphia Office of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) — an organization that envisions a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich inte...

The Philadelphia Orchestra's Free Digital Video Series OUR CITY, YOUR ORCHESTRA Returns January 15 by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2023

The Philadelphia Orchestra's free online video series Our City, Your Orchestra will return with new episodes starting January 15, 2023. The digital series uncovers and amplifies the voices, stories, and causes championed by unique Philadelphia organizations and businesses. ...




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