I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!  I wanted to take a moment to update you on the summer goings-on here at PCMS. After a couple of months spent buried in seating charts and order forms, Bradford is currently putting the finishing touches on the subscription process.  He has been hard at work all [...]

KYLE BARTLETT is a composer, performer, and teaching artist living in Philadelphia. She is also a founding member of the NY-based new music collective counter)induction. On Sunday, May 16, we will present counter)induction performing the world premiere of  Kyle’s sextet “Present” (alongside works by Xenakis, Dusapin, Crumb, and c)i member Douglas Boyce). In a recent [...]

It’s always great to get feedback about how we’re doing and what we could do better.  We take the word “Society” in our name very seriously, and attempt to base how we approach our concerts (and especially the marketing of those concerts) on the feedback we get from our audience members and the community at [...]

Earlier in the season I touted artists’ blogs as a great way to get to know some of the musicians on our series.  In doing so I previewed artists appearing during the first half of our season and promised to explore the second part in a subsequent post. If you’re a piano enthusiast, I highly [...]

Temple grad now international superstar Marc-Andre Hamelin returns to PCMS tonight w/ another exciting program @ Kimmel http://bit.ly/4J6sWr # Brentano Quartet premieres a new work by Stephen Hartke sandwiched between two great works by Beethoven, tonight at ISM http://bit.ly/8HxQSD # Celebrating 200 Years – Chopin and Schumann Featured in This Week's Recitals – http://eepurl.com/gL6Y #

A Special $10 Discount for eNews Subscribers – Five Quartet Deal! – http://eepurl.com/gw6k #

This season has been one of wonderful reviews, and we’re very proud that Philadelphia audiences and critics alike appreciate our continued commitment to presenting truly outstanding concerts.   However, we completely missed Peter Burwasser’s review of our Leon Fleisher/Network for New Music concert in the City Paper last month – probably because it was published [...]

It’s a big month for Argentinean mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink.  Not only is she making her PCMS recital debut at the Perelman on Friday, January 22, but her much-anticipated new recording of Schumann lieder was just released to glowing reviews — most recently from David Patrick Stearns in The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Hear what he has to [...]

Looking Ahead: Concerts Sure to Sell Out this New Year – http://eepurl.com/ghiV #

Merry Christmas and warm holiday wishes from all of us at the Chamber Music Society! #

What does a classical music enthusiast do when he moves to Philly and wants to make new friends who share his interests?  If you’re Gary King, you start a Meetup online. In the four years since its inception, the Philadelphia Fans of Classical Music has grown to 187 members from the Greater Philadelphia region including [...]

ONE DAY ONLY: $10 Day Starts at 9am with 12 Concerts on Sale – http://eepurl.com/fW6p # ONE DAY ONLY: $10 Day Starts at 9am with 12 Concerts on Sale -… http://bit.ly/7itaYI # Anonymous 4 returns to St. Mark's Church Friday night for their annual holiday concert. Limited seating remaining. http://bit.ly/7ktzVn # Only Three Hours Left [...]

The eminent Leon Fleisher conducts musicians from Peabody Institute & Network for New Music, 8 pm tonight at Kimmel http://bit.ly/7MTiJl # Don't miss pianist Peter Serkin's recital Wednesday night at Kimmel Center. Great repertoire, tickets only $23. http://bit.ly/5N0iKt # The Return of $10 Day! – http://eepurl.com/fjYF # Joyeux anniversaire to French composer and ornithologist Olivier [...]

Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert… it doesn’t take much more than a quick scan of our programs to see why Germany and Austria are considered the cradle of classical music.  But these countries are responsible for another of life’s great cultivated pleasures:  BEER.  Isn’t it about time these two great regional accomplishments were brought together? If you [...]

Tenor Colin Balzer sings Haydn, Schubert & Britten tonight at the Philosophical Society. http://bit.ly/8d8On7 # Don't miss the Mendelssohn Quartet's final area appearance tonight at the Kimmel Center. Limited seats remaining. http://bit.ly/6L0qWj # Curtis Chamber Orchestra (Mischa Santora, conductor) performs Brahms, Bottesini & Stravinsky tonight at Kimmel Center. http://bit.ly/89URyE # Fantastic all-Armenian Program Sunday afternoon [...]

Wishing all of our loyal patrons a Happy Thanksgiving. We're thankful for your support! # Buon compleanno Signore Paganini! The great Italian violinist was born on this day in 1782. http://bit.ly/zP7ZR #

As you may know, PCMS presents concerts at venues throughout Center City Philadelphia.  A natural extension of any concert event is a meal at one of our city’s fine restaurants or a nightcap following an evening of great music.  We thought we’d stare a list of some of our favorite places, and please feel free [...]

As you may know, PCMS presents concerts at venues throughout Center City Philadelphia.  A natural extension of any concert event is a meal at one of our city’s fine restaurants or a nightcap following an evening of great music.  We thought we’d stare a list of some of our favorite places, and please feel free [...]

German composer Paul Hindemith was born on this day in 1895. NNM & Roberto Diaz perform his work this season with PCMS http://bit.ly/NmjgS # Tokyo Quartet performs Brahms' quintet with the Guarneri's Michael Tree Wednesday night at the Kimmel Center. http://bit.ly/CLOuU # Another great concert tonight at the Art Museum with guitarist Jason Vieaux. Tickets [...]

As you may know, PCMS presents concerts at venues throughout Center City Philadelphia.  A natural extension of any concert event is a meal at one of our city’s fine restaurants or a nightcap following an evening of great music.  We thought we’d start a list of some of our favorite places, and please feel free [...]

The Piano Series has always been an important, and also very popular, part of the PCMS season.  Those who have been coming to these recitals for years may have noticed our commitment to presenting not only great artists but a very particular kind of musician.  As a rule, we tend to choose artists whose playing embodies a certain integrity [...]

The season's first Marlboro concert happens tonight at APS. Come hear Soovin Kim & friends play Mozart, Saariaho & more http://bit.ly/Ipfjb # Attention Vocal Enthusiasts: Last Minute Tickets to Thomas Hampson – http://eepurl.com/eTUd # Baritone Thomas Hampson brings his Song of America project to the Seaport Museum tomorrow. Limited seats remaining! http://bit.ly/3qbIDa # First jazz [...]

The Grammy-nominated Imani Winds perform tonight, 8 pm at the Art Museum http://bit.ly/jRSTi # Everybody Likes a Discount: An Email List Exclusive Discount Code – http://eepurl.com/eFNh # Looking to dine before Seaport Museum concerts? Take advantage of our $30 3-course meal deal at Keating's River Grill http://bit.ly/2AWtzn # Come hear the Moscow Quartet w/ Ignat [...]

Profiling our Next Round of Concerts, from the Julliard Quartet to Thomas Hampson – http://eepurl.com/esm8 # Pre-concert lecture with Steven Kreinberg at 6:45 prior to Tuesday night's Juilliard concert. http://bit.ly/2dZmGD # Juilliard Quartet perform Schubert, Bartok, Beethoven tonight @ Kimmel. 1st area appearance with the new 1st violinist! http://bit.ly/2dZmGD # Piano series starts tonight with [...]

Claude Frank master class today at Temple, 3 pm # Emerson Quartet master class today at Curtis Institute, 2:00 pm # Master class today with violinist Pamela Frank, 3 pm at Settlement Music School # Last night's Emerson encore was Dvorak, Cypresses for String Quartet, B. 152 #11: Nature Lies Peaceful in Slumber and Dreaming [...]

Each year about this time the hustle and bustle of the summer months transitions to an excitement that reminds all of us why we do what we do.  During the summer we work tirelessly preparing for our upcoming season – finalizing artist contracts, arranging concert hall details, renting pianos, booking hotel rooms, writing grants, collecting [...]

Only 5 days until the season starts. Going to be a great 1st week of concerts with Claude Frank, the Emerson & more! http://bit.ly/2And2P # Great clip of Leonidas Kavakos playing Sibelius. What a great violinist! http://bit.ly/1vTqWf # Great clip of the Emerson Quartet performing live on A&E. Can't wait to hear these guys Monday [...]

wants to know what's the best small giveway one can do for $5.00? iTunes gift cards start at $10, so looking for ideas…! # Less than 50 tickets remaining for the Emerson Quartet on October 19th. Order soon! http://bit.ly/18ufK4 # Does anyone like Capogiro Gelato? We're giving a $5 gift card to Capogiro whenever you [...]

For a limited time, you can get both for free through our new Student and Young Friends Program.  Pretty sweet, right?   Here’s how: Get an iPod Nano on October 23rd That’s when violin virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos appears at the Kimmel Center for one of our most exciting concerts of the year.  Come to the concert, [...]

As we near the beginning of the season, I thought it might be helpful to give an overview of the different series and to point out concerts that I feel might be of special interest to our ticket buyers.  I thought I would start by covering the string quartets that are appearing with us this season. [...]

Happy 66th birthday to English baritone Thomas Allen. We fondly recall his 2007 PCMS recital as one of the highlights of that season. # The new student cards have come in — and snazzy new concert cards too! http://bit.ly/GSd5I # An Early Season Preview: Six Great PCMS Concerts – http://eepurl.com/dTTG #

BP wishes Rory could help out in the box office every morning # Which American composer appears twice on PCMS programs in Oct? Hint: he sold insurance before becoming a composer. http://bit.ly/TLaTO # BP Working on downloadable program notes — just one of the cool new features coming soon to our web site! http://bit.ly/1hVJ1 # [...]

As we expand our blogging activities, we’ve been drawing inspiration from – who else? – the musicians on our series.  How they manage to rehearse, tour, record and write is beyond me, but a good number of them maintain smart, informative, richly personal sites that invite you into their musical worlds.  In this post I [...]

As I’m sure all of you have heard, there is a potential state sales tax coming to the performing arts/concert world.  At this moment we don’t have any more details on the proposed legislation, but we’ll be sure to keep you informed. A good place place to stay in touch with “what’s going on” in [...]

A special heads up to Twitter followers: we're down to the last few tickets for Thomas Hampson. Last chance! http://bit.ly/egDb5 # Read about the Juilliard Quartet's new 1st violinist, then come hear the group in its new incarnation. Tix on sale now! http://bit.ly/HI3T7 # Listen to piano legend Claude Frank performing Mozart, Schumann & Beethoven [...]

It’s been a busy summer and even busier fall, and one of the things we’ve been working hard at is building new relationships.  This includes new ticket buyers, new subscribers, and new donors, but we’re also happy to introduce a new corporate partner: One Village Coffee. We’re happy to have One Village as a partner [...]

Thought some of you might be interested to see how our optimized blog looks on touch screen devices, such as the iPhone or Blackberry Storm.  Here you go – nice and easy to read or comment, exactly how we like it!

JS PCMS favorite Dinnerstein mentioned in recent Inquirer article about music in small places http://bit.ly/3DEVG5 # JS Looks like the unlimited student cards area hit. Posted last night and two orders in an hour! http://bit.ly/3O5d7N # Unlimited student cards on sale – so far a big hit! … http://bit.ly/IIvAS # http://twitpic.com/gyhzj – 09/10 Bus shelters [...]

Just thought I’d share the updated student and concert cards with everyone (I just got confirmation of our print order from our friend as 4colorprint.com). While some of us miss the old PCMS logo (remember it?), we’re excited to finally be consistently branded now with the exception of the sticker on our office door.  Somehow, [...]

A weekly roundup of our “tweets” over at www.twitter.com/pcmsconcerts.  We like to share useful small bits of information that we hope you’ll like! Got something you’d like to share with us?  Send us an email, tweet, or comment on this post. THE VIDEOS ARE DONE! Check back in a couple hours; they will be posted [...]

We’re happy to start posting some really great videos that Sacha and Cassia (our absolutely fabulous summer interns) helped us with this year. The idea is to help all of you enjoy your concert experience as much as possible. Even you’ve never been to a venue, such as the Fleisher Art Memorial, you may not [...]

With the start of single ticket sales, I thought I would offer some suggestions to help you get the best possible seats for the upcoming season. Get to know our venues.  In subsequent blogs we will be featuring video clips that give you an inside glimpse into each of our concert halls.  A seating chart for [...]