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The four Black musicians, each wearing a blue or black suit, sit on chairs and play their instruments onstage.

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents The Principal Brothers concert series

Celebrating Black excellence in classical music

Four notable wind players joined a PCMS program featuring a world premiere by James Lee III. Lowry Yankwich reviews.
Lowry Yankwich

Lowry Yankwich

Reviews 4 minute read
Amado in a black formal jacket, head down, lifting a conductor baton in one hand, in a music hall.

BSR Classical Interludes, more in April 2025

Closing the Opera Philadelphia season, music at Longwood Gardens, and Cupid’s Bow

Rounding up the second half of April with classical music performances in the Greater Philadelphia area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read
Kang, an Asian woman wearing a sleeveless patterned dress, plays the violin alongside the orchestra and conductor.

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Stravinsky’s The Firebird

Welcoming spring with Stravinsky, Bartók, and Assiginaak

Whether or not it was intended, a spring program including Stravinsky, Bartók, and contemporary Canadian composer Barbara Assiginaak was a welcome reflection on musicians who have faced or presaged tyranny. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 3 minute read
Savali plays a cello, a music stand in front of him, the background all black around him

BSR Classical Interludes, April 2025

New music from Philly to Africa, and 20th century classics

Classical music from Penn Live Arts, Orchestra 2001, Mendelssohn Chorus, and more scores April. Gail Obenreder previews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read
Andsnes, a white man with brown hair wearing a black suit, is seen in profile playing a grand piano on the Perelman stage.

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents pianist Leif Ove Andsnes

Music of home

In his debut recital with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes highlighted composers from his home country of Norway. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Four players with (two) violins, a viola, and a cello pose in formalwear in front of a door, stone wall

BSR Classical Interludes, more in March 2025

Kicking off spring with classical music

Music from Piffaro, Franklin Quartet, Delaware Symphony, and more bring in the new season. Gail Obenreder previews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read
About 12 singers & musicians, wearing black, receive applause at the small, ornate venue with red brick pillars.

Variant 6 and the Sylvan Consort of Viols present Kile Smith’s Endless Morn of Light

Old is new and new is old again

In concert at Philly’s Fleisher Art Memorial, the Sylvan Consort of Viols and Variant 6 combined forces for the world premiere of Kile Smith’s Endless Morn of Light in a harmonious program with 16th- and 17th-century music. Peter Burwasser reviews.

Peter Burwasser

Reviews 3 minute read

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Vänskä, a 72-year-old white man with short gray hair & glasses, looks directly at you with arms folded, a baton in one hand

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Beethoven’s “Eroica” conducted by Osmo Vänskä

No dainty dance

Under guest conductor Osmo Vänskä, the Philadelphia Orchestra transfixed the audience with Beethoven’s Third after a splendid rendition of Ravel’s Piano Concerto for Left Hand and Michael Tilson Thomas’s Agnegram. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 4 minute read
A group of six pose outdoors in a grassy area with tall trees, holding their viols of varying sizes

BSR Classical Interludes, March 2025

Six voices, six viols, and the history of classical music in Philly

A 19th-century soiree, a premiere featuring an early music instrument, and exploring how music came to fill the city of Philadelphia. Gail Obenreder previews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read
Closeup on Trifonov, a white man with brown hair, wearing a gray blazer, playing piano in a dramatic industrial building

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a solo recital by pianist Daniil Trifonov

An awkward solo debut

Pianist Daniil Trifonov demonstrated his customary brilliance in a solo recital at Marian Anderson Hall, along with a few quirks. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read