Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano, and Ted Sperling, piano
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 3:00 PM (Add to calendar)
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center
300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
This concert is part of the Vocal Series, Wagman Century Series, and Kimmel Master Artists Series
Acclaimed for her expressive intensity, impeccable technique, and charisma, Grammy Award-winning Isabel Leonard has thrilled audiences around the globe. An audience favorite at the Metropolitan Opera, the celebrated mezzo-soprano moves to the intimate space of Perelman Theater for a program of beloved songs and lesser-known gems by Leonard Bernstein in celebration of the centenary of his birth.
All-Bernstein Vocal Program
This concert is supported by The Presser Foundation.
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Highly acclaimed for her “passionate intensity and remarkable vocal beauty,” the Grammy Award winning Isabel Leonard continues to thrill audiences both in the opera house and on the concert stage. In repertoire that spans from Vivaldi to Mozart to Thomas Ades, she has graced the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera,.View full bio
Ted Sperling, piano
Ted Sperling has maintained an active and successful career in the theater and concert worlds for over 30 years. A multi-faceted artist, he is a director, music director, conductor, orchestrator, singer, pianist, violinist, and violist. He is the Artistic Director of MasterVoices and Principal Conductor of the Westchester Philharmonic. Mr. Sperling has an active concert career,.View full bio
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center
Address: 300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
The Perelman Theater is part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, located on the southwest corner of Broad and Spruce Streets in Center City Philadelphia. The smaller of the two concert halls in the Kimmel Center, the Perelman Theater is a 627-seat auditorium with seating on the plaza, plaza tier, first balcony, and second balcony levels.…more infoLyric Fest – All-Bernstein Vocal Program
October 21, 2018 - 3:00 PM at Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center
Lyric Fest commemorates the centennial of the birth of an extraordinary American composer and personality, Leonard Bernstein, in the latest in its Biography in Music series. With special guest Jamie Bernstein reading from her father’s letters, this life-retrospective is told through music, anecdotes, and the composer’s own words.
more infoLeon Bates, piano, and Michelle Cann, piano
December 09, 2018 - 3:00 PM at American Philosophical Society
Concluding PCMS’s mini-retrospective of Leonard Bernstein, this piano duo offers an afternoon of masterpieces by Copland, Ravel, and Gershwin as well as an incredible adaptation of Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story—considered by many to be one of the greatest re-imaginings of a musical ever arranged.
more infoImani Winds
February 15, 2019 - 7:30 PM at American Philosophical Society
Extolled by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “what triumph sounds like,” the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds has carved out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing and culturally poignant programming. Featuring works by its two member composers and a world premiere by James Primosch, the group’s program reflects its deep commitment to enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire.
