Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Thomas Dunford, lute

Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 7:30 pm
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

300 South Broad Street Learn More

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About This Performance

The Joan and Jonathan Kleinbard Endowed Concert

PCMS audiences were enthralled by lutenist Thomas Dunford’s first two Philadelphia appearances with his Jupiter Ensemble and with soprano Lea Desandre. Now this passionate interpreter of early music—with a galaxy of awards and starry collaborations behind him—returns to PCMS with cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, an artist equally acclaimed in his own sphere, with rave reviews of his performances on both modern and gut strings. Delight in a rare combination of instruments and talents, as two young princes of the concert stage join forces for a program spanning from the early Baroque to the late Romantic period.

Marais: Selections from Pièces de viole, Book II, IVForqueray: Selections from Suite No. 2 in G MajorDuparc: LentoBach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. for Lute)Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011

Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes (including intermission)