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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
PCMS staff were excited to see Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a frequently collaborator on our series, in performance with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman at the inaguaration of President Barack Obama. McGill performed on our series last season and will be back during 2009/2010. We’re looking forward to it! [...]
To my PCMS Patrons: It has been a while since I last chatted with you – my apologies! Ten Dollar Day was a rousing success and the first half of our season concluded with a Tokyo Quartet performance at the Kimmel Center – this stellar performance had people walking up to Bradford and me stating [...]
Lesley Valdes spoke to András Schiff about his two-year Beethoven Project shortly after he began the performance and recording cycle last season. Schiff met with her shortly before the pianist’s recital with cellist Miklós Perényi for the Philadelphia Chamber Society. Q: At 53 (note: Mr. Schiff’s age at the time of the interview), is this [...]
The Guarneri Quartet will play here on October 28, then return for the final concert of the PCMS season in May. Then, silence – and memories. The Quartet will end its 45-year run after that May concert, one in which founding cellist David Soyer, now 85, will rejoin the ensemble in a symbolic farewell, [...]
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