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 [...]

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 #

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! #

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 [...]

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 #

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 # [...]

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 [...]

PCMS is always looking for new and effective ways to engage under-served audiences and help build interest and future fans of outstanding live chamber music. Our low ticket prices have always helped to break down one of the main barriers to participation.  Our helpful and welcoming staff, convenient community venues, and outstanding artists all help [...]

While much of our staff spends the summer at the Marlboro Music Festival, Bradford and I have been holding down the fort here in Philadelphia, placing subscribers in seats and laying the groundwork for the upcoming season.  We’ll be mailing out tickets during the first week of September, which means that concert season is right [...]

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 [...]

As each of you well knows, PCMS maintains its high standards and commitment to low ticket pricing through the generous support of a wide variety of donors.  Ticket revenue only covers a portion of our expenses each year, and we depend upon the many foundation and corporate, and especially the countless individual donors who contribute [...]

Tired of dealing with all the crowds when it comes to shopping? Well, there is no better time to take advantage of our two outstanding holiday offers.  First and foremost there is $10 TICKET DAY – this Wednesday, December 17th.  From 9am-5pm only we’re offering unlimited tickets to these 12 fantastic concerts for only $10.00 each! [...]

Living and Breathing Our Mission: Part One of a Series PCMS was founded to fill a void in the cultural life of our city: for decades eminent recital and chamber music musicians visited New York, Boston, and Washington but had no performance outlet in Philadelphia.  When Anthony Checchia and his colleagues founded PCMS in 1986, it [...]

I thought it might be helpful to all of our patrons if I took the occasion of this initial blog posting to offer suggestions as to how our Box Office might make your concert going experience a more pleasurable one. Important services (and ones rarely taken advantage of by our patrons) include our “ticket upgrade” [...]

Welcome to the new pcmsconcerts.org! Launching a new website is a bit like premiering a new piece of music – you work hard for months in relative solitude, only to place your efforts on public display and hope for a positive response.  We hope you like what we’ve done! As one of Philadelphia’s largest music [...]