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 on right before our busiest day of the year, Ten Dollar Day.

Burwasser put it nicely:

On the surface, the decision to present this music seemed daring, but the utter joy and excitement of the audience upon hearing it made it look like an easy choice. It certainly did not seem to faze the performers, who offered fearless and affectionate playing, not least the conductor, Leon Fleisher, one of the great men of contemporary American music, and at the age of 81, as eager for adventure as any college kid.

Concerts like this don’t get presented often enough, that’s for sure.  In this case we can thank a wonderful group of foundation and individual supporters who helped make possible some eleven concerts of rarely heard masterworks: the Philadelphia Music Project and the Presser Foundation deserve our special thanks.