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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 & 10 in the Rendell Room, December 10 & January 23 in Hamilton Garden, and March 21 in SEI Innovation Studio. We look forward to seeing you!

Upcoming Talks

Artist
Date
Presenter
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