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Palm Beach Symphony and PB Residents Launch $250K Challenge Grant To Bring Music To Title I Schools
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2025

Palm Beach residents and philanthropists, Paul and Karen Levy, will generously match up to $250,000 in donations to a challenge grant they created to benefit Palm Beach Symphony.

Photos: Ballet Palm Beach Raises Over $375,000 At Annual Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2025

High-rolling fun was had by all during the Ballet Palm Beach “A Night in Monte Carlo” annual gala on January 29 at The Breakers Palm Beach. The premier event raised over $375,000 for Palm Beach County’s professional ballet company. See photos from the event.

Palm Beach Symphony's Opening Concert of the 2024-2025 Season Will Come to Life with Added Visually Artistic Elements
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024

In true artistic expression, Palm Beach Symphony’s first concert of the 2024-2025 Masterworks Season will blend beautiful symphonic music with artistic visual elements from some of the world’s most renowned artists.

Palm Beach Symphony Presents World Premiere By Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2024

Palm Beach Symphony continues its 50th Anniversary Season on Monday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts with Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium and a program featuring guest artist Santiago Rodriguez, a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Rimsky-Korsakov's masterwork Scheherazade.

Palm Beach Symphony's Adventures Of Peter And The Wolf Receives Broadcast Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2023

Palm Beach Symphony's 'The Adventures of Peter and the Wolf' receives broadcast premiere in December, narrated by Jon Secada. Don't miss this musical masterpiece on South Florida PBS.

Palm Beach Symphony's Golden Anniversary Continues with More Milestones in December
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

 Violin virtuoso Akiko Suwanai makes her Palm Beach Symphony debut in a concert that will also feature the world premiere of Sinfonietta, composed by Music Director Gerard Schwarz, as he leads the orchestra in another landmark Golden Anniversary concert on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Dreyfoos Concert Hall at the Kravis Center.

Christie Brinkley to Host 2023 Hero Dog Awards
by Michael Major - Nov 7, 2023

Supermodel, actress and entrepreneur Christie Brinkley will host American Humane's 2023 Hero Dog Awards, it has been announced by the program's longtime executive producers Dr. Robin Ganzert and Emmy winner Matthew R. Brady.

Palm Beach Symphony Opens Golden Anniversary Season With Guest Artist Yefim Bronfman and a World Premiere by Bright Sheng 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2023

Palm Beach Symphony, led by Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium, opens its Golden Anniversary Season with piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman and a program featuring a world premiere commissioned for the occasion in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall at the Kravis Center on Sunday, November 19 at 3 p.m.

Palm Beach Symphony Releases Report On 2022-23 Season Community Impact
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2023

Palm Beach Symphony has released its 2022-2023 Season Impact Report which documents the non-profit organization's growing national recognition, continued artistic triumphs and powerful education and community programs. 

Families Around the Nation Are Enjoying Televised Concert By Palm Beach Symphony
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2023

The Palm Beach Symphony’s televised performance of Eudora’s Fable: The Shoe Bird has taken flight and has been seen by more than 114.7 million viewers around the U.S. since March. 

Photos: Anthony Nunziata Sneak Previews Cafe Carlyle Debut at Cafe Centro
by Stephen Sorokoff - May 12, 2023

The season finale of the Sanford Fisher Cabaret Series at Cafe Centro got a extra special treat last night as vocalist Anthony Nunziata wowed an overflow crowd with some of the musical selections he will be performing just 24 hours later at Cafe Carlyle in New York City with his longtime collaborator and music director Jeff Franzel. 

Palm Beach Symphony Season to Culminate with Maria João Pires
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 30, 2023

Acclaimed piano virtuoso Maria João Pires will make a rare American appearance to join Maestro Gerard Schwarz and the Palm Beach Symphony in a special season finale at the Kravis Center on Monday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Palm Beach Symphony Renews Leadership Ahead of 50th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2023

The Board of Directors of Palm Beach Symphony has awarded five-year contract renewals to CEO David McClymont and Music Director Gerard Schwarz in recognition of their achievements in elevating the Symphony to one of national stature and in preparation for the non-profit orchestra’s 50th Anniversary Season this fall.

Palm Beach Symphony Names Paul Destito Instrumental Music Teacher of the Year
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 21, 2023

Paul Destito, Assistant Band Director at Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, has been named the Palm Beach Symphony Instrumental Music Teacher of the Year.

Palm Beach Symphony Announces SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Broadcasts
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2022

In what has become a cherished part of the holiday season, CBS 12 News will air “Sounds of the Season” with Maestro Gerard Schwarz leading the Palm Beach Symphony in a joyous program of holiday favorites from Broadway, classical music and popular carols.

Photos: New York Cabaret Community Represented at 'Remembering Jan McArt' Tribute at Lynn University
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 15, 2022

There was a heartfelt and emotional tribute last night to legendary producer/actor/singer Jan McArt at Lynn University.  On the same stage at the Wold Performing Arts Center that Jan McArt had greeted audiences when welcoming them to the world of theater and music, her daughter Deborah Lahr Lawlor stood before a full house and did the same.

Celebrated Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Joins Palm Beach Symphony This December 
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2022

Garrick Ohlsson joins Maestro Gerard Schwarz and the Palm Beach Symphony on Thursday, December 1 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Palm Beach Symphony Opens Season With Sarah Chang, November 6
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2022

Already heralded by the media as one of the orchestral music events of the season, celebrated violinist Sarah Chang joins Maestro Gerard Schwarz to open Palm Beach Symphony's 49th Season on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Palm Beach Symphony And Jon Secada Premiere THE ADVENTURES OF PETER AND THE WOLF
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2022

Maestro Gerard Schwarz and narrator Jon Secada embark upon a newly crafted reimagining of Sergei Prokofiev's musical masterpiece when Palm Beach Symphony premieres “The Adventures of Peter and the Wolf” as part of the Dale A. McNulty Children's Concert Series on Sunday, October 16 at 3 p.m. at the Eissey Campus Theater on the Palm Beach State College campus. 

Palm Beach Symphony To Televise Family Concerts On PBS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022

South Florida PBS will be the first in the nation to televise Palm Beach Symphony's production of “Eudora's Fable: The Shoe Bird,” an adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winner Eudora Welty's only children's book, “The Shoe Bird.” The concert will be broadcast Sunday, September 11 at 3 p.m. on WPBT and 7 p.m. on WXEL in Palm Beach County.