Leon Fleisher, conductor

May 7

"A pianist whose probing, incisive, and deeply considered performances are consistently challenging and rewarding" (San Francisco Classical Voice), Jonathan Biss returns to our series once more this season for a special performance of Schubert`s "Trout" Quintet in A Major, D. 667 with double bassist Joseph Conyers and the Brentano Quartet.

Join us for a Pre-Concert Talk, "Beethoven and Schubert after Two Centuries," with Richard Freedman at 1:45 pm.

🎟 To join the waiting list, please call or email Bradford and Emily at the PCMS Box Office.

📷: Photo of Jonathan Biss by Benjamin Ealovega. ...

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May 6

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"Jennifer Johnson Cano is intensely ardent, arrogant and brave. With her commanding stage presence and dusky, arresting mezzo-soprano, she is exceptionally well cast. She intones Mahler`s melodies stunningly, and her keen dramatic skills inhabit every moment of her performance and every aspect of her multifaceted character." - Classical Source`s 2022 review of "A Song by Mahler."

PCMS presents Marc Neikrug`s "A Song by Mahler" on Wednesday, 5/15 at Perelman Theater. This work of music theater, starring mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and baritone Ryan Bradford, centers on the changing realities of two characters: a concertizing singer who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s and her husband, who is also her accompanist.

🎟 Tickets are available via our website or by calling the PCMS Box Office at 215-569-8080.

📷: Photo of Jennifer Johnson Cano by Grant Legan. ...

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May 4

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"A lyrical musician who plays with authenticity that transcends mere technique" (Grand Rapids Press), double bassist Joseph Conyers unites with the Brentano Quartet and pianist Jonathan Biss on Sunday, May 12 at Perelman Theater for Schubert`s Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout." It is always a treat to welcome the Principal Bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra to the PCMS stage.

Join us for a Pre-Concert Talk, "Beethoven and Schubert after Two Centuries," with Richard Freedman at 1:45 pm.

🎟 To join the waiting list, please call or email Bradford and Emily at the PCMS Box Office. ...

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May 3

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Next Friday (5/10), Korean violinist Chee-Yun and Slovenian guitarist Mak Grgić unite for a concert that celebrates both of their unique cultural heritages. Touted as a “gifted young guitarist” by the New York Times and “a guitarist to keep an eye on” by the Washington Post, Grgić makes his PCMS debut. ...

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May 2

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Next Wednesday (5/8), we invite you to join us at the Church of the Holy Trinity for the Gamut Bach Ensemble`s 10th annual PCMS appearance. This group of illustrious musicians unites for a program that includes one of Bach`s earliest cantatas, "Christ lag in Todes Banden," BWV 4.

🎟 Tickets to this performance are available via the PCMS website or by calling Brad and Emily at the Box Office (215-569-8080).

📷: Director Koji Otsuki; bassoonist Daniel Matsukawa; violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron; violinist Stephanie Zyzak; violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt; violist Shizuka Inoue; cellist Zachary Mowitz; double bassist Nathaniel West; organist Jonathan Oddie. ...

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May 1

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On May 15, PCMS concludes our 23-24 season with Marc Neikrug`s music theater work "A Song by Mahler." Clarinetist David Shifrin and the FLUX Quartet join mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and baritone Ryan Bradford in bringing the production to life.

🎟 Visit pcmsconcerts.org/arts-mind for details and tickets!

Following the performance, we invite you to stay for a Post-Concert Talk with composer Marc Neikrug, Dr. Jason Karlawish of the Penn Memory Center, Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director/Co-Founder of the Institute for Music & Neurologic Function, and Ron Enfield, Volunteer Community Educator, Support Group leader, Awareness Champion and Advocate

📷 by Tom Emerson
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Apr 29

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The "passionate, uninhibited and spell-binding" Brentano Quartet (The Independent, London) returns to PCMS on Sunday, May 12. Following Beethoven`s Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130, the quartet is joined by double bassist Joseph Conyers and pianist Jonathan Biss for Schubert`s festive Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout."

Join us for a Pre-Concert Talk, "Beethoven and Schubert after Two Centuries," with Richard Freedman at 1:45 pm.

🎟 To join the waiting list, please call or email Bradford and Emily at the PCMS Box Office. ...

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Apr 27

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The Gamut Bach Ensemble, directed by Bach specialist Koji Otsuki, returns to the Church of the Holy Trinity on May 8. In its 10th PCMS appearance, the ensemble presents a program of cantatas that feature soprano Audrey Fernandez Fraser, mezzo Rebecca Ringle Kamarei, tenor James Reese, and baritone Edmund Milly.

🎟 Tickets to this performance are available via the PCMS website, or by calling Brad and Emily at the Box Office (215-569-8080).

📷: Photo of Edmund Milly by Jack Colver; Photo of James Reese by Jiyang Chen; Rebecca Ringle Kamarei; Audrey Fernandez-Fraser. ...

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Apr 26

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In two weeks (Friday, May 10), PCMS is delighted to present a debut duo performance from violinist Chee-Yun and guitarist Mak Grgić. Limited view seating options are still available for "East/West-ish," a program that ranges from tango and folk-influenced dance compositions to Korean art song and contemporary works.

We hope you will also join us for a Pre-Concert Talk, "East/West-ish: Violin and Guitar Pairings Around the World," with Catherine Hughes at 6:30 pm. ...

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Apr 24

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On May 15, PCMS presents the culmination of our two-month long Arts on the Mind festival with Marc Neikrug`s "A Song by Mahler," starring mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and baritone Ryan Bradford. This work of music theater centers on the changing realities of two characters: a concertizing singer who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s and her husband, who is also her accompanist.

🎟 Visit pcmsconcerts.org/arts-mind for details and tickets!

We invite you to join us before the performance for "Music Theater in the Recital Hall," a Pre-Concert Talk with Michael Bolton, as he prepares us for the extraordinary journey that is Marc Neikrug’s "A Song by Mahler." He’ll explore how this music theater piece blurs the lines of art song and opera as he discusses Alzheimer’s and dementia in music and theater.

📷 by Tom Emerson
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