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From the PCMS Livestream Archive:

🎹Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord

Variation 16, “Overture” from JS Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988🎼

▶️ Watch the complete performance on our YouTube channel—link in bio! 🔗

📅 New videos premiere every Tuesday & Thursday throughout the summer. ☀️

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From the PCMS Livestream Archive:
🪈Emi Ferguson & Ruckus 🎵

Allegro from JS Bach: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in C Major, BWV 1033 🎼
Can anyone name another piece by Bach that uses the same melody?

▶️ Watch the complete performance on our YouTube channel—link in bio! 🔗

📅 New videos premiere every Tuesday & Thursday throughout the summer. ☀️

Emi Ferguson, baroque flute

Ruckus:
Doug Balliett, baroque bass
Elliot Figg, harpsichord
Coleman Itzkoff, baroque cello
Paul Morton, baroque guitar
Joshua Stauffer, baroque guitar & theorbo
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🎹From the PCMS Livestream Archive:

Richard Goode, piano
Fugue from 4th movement of Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op 101

▶️To view the full piece head over to our YouTube channel, link in bio!

📅New videos are posted every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer.☀️

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📣🆓Free BalletX tickets for PCMS Young Friends: use code PCMSBX for main section seats at checkout. Link in bio.

BalletX presents The Four Seasons Reimagined
An immersive outdoor performance featuring world premiere choreography, live music by composer Dan Deacon and his band, and a vibrant pre-show experience with local artists.
📅 June 4-5, 2026
📍 Highmark Mann, 5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
🚗 Free parking
🎉 Pre-show performances + community activities ...

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The Gamut Bach Ensemble, led by Koji Otsuki, returns with its annual program of Bach cantatas in the beautiful Church of the Holy Trinity. Known for their stylistically sensitive and insightful performances, the ensemble brings together exceptional young musicians to present works including Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (BWV 93), Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (BWV 72), and Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn (BWV 92).

Rebecca Myers, soprano; Sylvia Leith, mezzo; James Reese, tenor; Edmund Milly, baritone; Mary Lynch VanderKolk & Ryan Roberts, oboe/oboe d’amore; Emilie-Anne Gendron & Miho Saegusa, violin; Esteban Hernández Parra, viola; Zachary Mowitz, cello; Nathaniel West, double bass; Jonathan Oddie, organ

May 20 | 7:30 PM | Church of the Holy Trinity

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Beyond the performances, Root Song invites audiences to a series of nature-centered events exploring ecology, Indigenous knowledge, storytelling, and our relationship with the more-than-human world.

🌿 May 29: Pre-concert nature talk with Suzanne Simard (@drsuzannesimard) at @bartramsgarden

🍃 May 30, 12:30–1:30 PM: Re-Storyation Workshop at @bartramsgarden exploring restoration, reciprocity, and reconnecting with the natural world

📚 May 30: Robin Wall Kimmerer (@robinwallkimmerer) and Suzanne Simard (@drsuzannesimard) join together for a transformative conversation at the Perelman Theater, moderated by Natalia Schwien Scott (@ellayo.natalia)

🌿 May 31: Pre-concert nature talk with Robin Wall Kimmerer (@robinwallkimmerer) at @bartramsgarden exploring the living wisdom of trees and forests
Discover the full Root Song experience at pcmsconcerts.org/rootsong (link in bio) ...

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📻 ➡️ 📱 Old School vs. Modern: Karen Slack, soprano (@kikislacksoprano), provides valuable knowledge, encouragement, and a brief singing demonstration during her recent vocal masterclass at @boyercollege!

#MasterclassMoments
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February was a busy month for the PCMS Education Program! Thank you to our visiting artists and lecturers for continuing to inspire young musicians and audiences.

1: Catalyst Quartet @BoyerCollege
2: Hayoung Heidi Lee, of West Chester University, at a PCMS Pre-Concert Talk
3: Jeremy Denk @CurtisInstitute
4: Karen Slack @BoyerCollege
5: Geneva Lewis, Jay Campbell, & Evren Ozel @BroadStreetLove
6: Marcy Rosen @BoyerCollege
7: Peter Stumpf @CurtisInstitute
8: Richard Goode @CurtisInstitute ...

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British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason returns to Philadelphia for a solo recital following three acclaimed PCMS appearances. Her dynamic program features Beethoven`s Moonlight and Waldstein sonatas, the Philadelphia premieres of two works by Dobrinka Tabokova, and Ravel`s virtuosic masterpiece Gaspard de la nuit. "Kanneh-Mason realizes every expressive moment with sensitivity" (The Guardian).

May 12 | 7:30 PM | Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center

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Backstage Trivia with the Curtis Chamber Orchestra 🎻✨

Before their March concert with us, we put these musicians to the test with quick trivia on Mozart, Beethoven, and Barber… how did they do? 👀

Watch along and tell us: how many would YOU get right? Drop your score in the comments ⬇️

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All-Perelman Series

Jennifer Koh, violinVijay Iyer, piano

Don Liuzzi, percussion& Friends

Sphinx VirtuosiJ’Nai Bridges, mezzo

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Musicians from Marlboro I

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Verona QuartetSteven Banks, saxophone

Brentano Quartet

Mark Steinberg, violinJonathan Biss, piano

Brooklyn Rider

Jeremy Denk, piano

Takács Quartet

Inon Barnatan, piano

Sarah Shafer, sopranoHye-Jin Kim, violinHsin-Yun Huang, violaPeter Stumpf, celloCynthia Raim, piano

Midori, violinÖzgür Aydin, piano

Dover QuartetMichelle Cann, piano

Ariadne Greif, sopranoSeth Parker Woods, celloConor Hanick, piano

Trio Afiori

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Elizabeth Hainen, harp& Friends

Richard Goode, piano

Quatuor Ébène

ECCOEdgar Meyer, double bass

Leonkoro Quartet

Paul Lewis, piano

Ian Bostridge, tenorJulius Drake, piano

Angela Hewitt, piano

Mark Steinberg, violinJonathan Biss, piano

Mitsuko Uchida, piano

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Jennifer Koh, violin
Vijay Iyer, piano

Don Liuzzi, percussion
& Friends

Sphinx Virtuosi
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo

Timo Andres, piano
Aaron Diehl, piano

Justin Austin, baritone
Howard Watkins, piano

Jupiter Ensemble
Lea Desandre, mezzo

Jazmine Saunders, soprano
Frederica von Stade, mezzo
Jonghyun Park, tenor
Yeongtaek
Yang, baritone
Myra Huang, piano
Ken Noda, piano

Verona Quartet
Steven Banks, saxophone

Mark Steinberg, violin
Jonathan Biss, piano

Sarah Shafer, soprano
Hye-Jin Kim, violin
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Peter Stumpf, cello
Cynthia Raim, piano

Midori, violin
Özgür Aydin, piano

Dover Quartet
Michelle Cann, piano

Ariadne Greif, soprano
Seth Parker Woods, cello
Conor Hanick, piano

Elizabeth Hainen, harp
& Friends

ECCO
Edgar Meyer, double bass

Ian Bostridge, tenor
Julius Drake, piano

Mark Steinberg, violin
Jonathan Biss, piano