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Pre-Concert Talks

Through our Education Program, with support from the Lois and Julian Brodsky Music Education Fund, PCMS offers free pre-concert talks before many of our concerts each season. These talks are led by respected musical scholars and composers provide a rich variety of insights and help to deepen your understanding of, and appreciation for, the music you're about to hear.

Find us in-person at the venue (6:30 PM weekdays and 1:45 PM on Sundays), unless otherwise noted. Talks at the Kimmel Center take place in the Comcast Circle except for October 18 (pre-concert) and April 16 (post-concert) in Perelman Theater, November 1 in the Rendell Room, January 23 in Hamilton Garden, and March 21 in SEI Innovation Studio. We look forward to seeing you!

Upcoming Talks

Artist
Date
Presenter
Escher Quartet w/ Jordan Bak, viola
Wednesday, October 30
Richard Freedman
Jonathan Biss, piano
Friday, November 1
Michael Klein*
Musicians from Marlboro I
Friday, November 8
Peter Schoenbach
Belcea Quartet & Quatuor Ébène
Sunday, November 10
Jonathan Coopersmith
Paul Lewis, piano
Tuesday, November 12
Jeffrey Kallberg
Parker Quartet w/ Fleur Barron, mezzo
Wednesday, November 20
Christine Anderson
Alexi Kenney, violin & Amy Yang, piano
Tuesday, November 26
Catherine Hughes
Vertavo Quartet
Thursday, December 12
Richard Freedman
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello & Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Friday, December 13
Hayoung Heidi Lee
Takács Quartet w/ Jeremy Denk, piano
Thursday, January 23
Karl Middleman*
Steven Isserlis, cello & Connie Shih, piano
Monday, February 10
Catherine Hughes
Roderick Williams, baritone; Julius Drake, piano; Charlotte Blake Alston, narrator; Cristina Garcia Martin, visual artist
Wednesday, February 12
Cori Ellison
Dover Quartet w/ Michelle Cann, piano
Sunday, February 23
Suhnne Ahn
Richard Goode, piano
Friday, March 7
Elizabeth Morgan
ECCO w/ Nicholas Phan, tenor
Sunday, March 9
Christine Anderson
Elias Quartet
Friday, March 14
Zev Kane
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Friday, March 21
David Dubal*
Danish Quartet
Wednesday, April 2
Elizabeth Morgan
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Friday, April 4
Jeffrey Kallberg
Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Titus Underwood, oboe; Bryan Young, bassoon (Pre-Concert Talk)
Wednesday, April 16
Rollo Dilworth
Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Titus Underwood, oboe; Bryan Young, bassoon (Post-Concert Talkback)
Wednesday, April 16
Moderator: Rollo Dilworth; Musicians & Composers*
Jeanine de Bique, soprano & Warren Jones, piano
Tuesday, April 29
Michael Bolton
Lydia Artymiw, piano & Cynthia Raim, piano
Tuesday, May 6
Lesley Valdes