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Coming up in Philly music: One month, three premieres
Tom Purdom
The May music schedule includes premieres by three Philadelphia composers who consistently turn out winners, presented on programs that feature A-list performers playing tried-and-true older works.
At a Philadelphia Chamber Music Society concert, violinist Tai Murray and pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute will premiere Five Poems by James Primosch, a composer who always seems to get everything just right without doing anything flashy. The rest of the program includes sonatas by Beethoven and Janacek, and two pieces by one of the top movie composers of the 20th century, Erich Korngold. It’s coming to the Benjamin Franklin Hall of the American Philosophical Society, 427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, on Monday, May 9 at 8pm. Tickets are $24.
On Sunday, May 15 at 3pm, at another PCMS event ($18; also coming to the American Philosophical Society) the Clarosa Quartet premieres a new quartet for piano and string trio by Jan Krzywicki, whose past premieres include a string quartet that created an excited buzz during the intermission at another PCMS concert. The Clarosa Quartet is a new group that includes pianist Natalie Zhu and the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Associate Concertmaster, Juliette Kang. The rest of their program includes a Beethoven String Trio and Brahms’ great A Major quartet for piano and string trio.
On Wednesday, May 17, the Dolce Suono Ensemble premieres a new piece for flute and guitar by Andrea Clearfield, who has become one of our most popular local composers. This concert is another entry in a Dolce Suono series exploring Spanish and Latin American music, with popular Latin music interspersed with chamber music. Música en tus Manus (Music in Your Hands) / The Americas Project is coming to the Curtis Institute, 1616 Locus Street, Philadelphia. Tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors, and $10 for students.
These three concerts would all be worth a look if they didn’t present premieres, but the new works spice the classics with the attractions of a first night.
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