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Mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb
Philadelphia Orchestra thinks big for season finale
Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin will lead the Philadelphia Orchestra in three mighty programs, bringing their 2024-25 season of live concerts to a fiery finale. more
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Oksana Maslova and Jack Thomas, of Philadelphia Ballet, perform “La Sylphide.”
Philadelphia Ballet closes season with ‘La Sylphide’ and ‘Etudes’
Philadelphia Ballet will close out the company’s 2024-25 season with “La Sylphide” and “Etudes,” at the Academy of Music. more
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Dmitry Bortniansky and Mykola Lysenko are among the Eastern Orthodox composers who will be featured during a Mother’s Day concert, May 11, at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Fairmount.
CH conductor to lead Mother's Day concert supporting refugees
Chestnut Hill conductor Donald Meineke will lead an ensemble of vocal soloists in concert Sunday, Mother’s Day, May 11. more
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St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church director of music and arts Tyrone Whiting (foreground) leads singers from the congregation in collaboration with the choir at Christ Episcopal Church for a performance of “The Crucifixion” by John Stainer.
St. Paul’s organ rededication recital series continues May 2
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, continues its series of rededication recitals at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 2. more
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Conductor Joseph Colaneri, music director of the Glimmerglass Festival and a conductor with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, will make his debut with the Academy of Vocal Arts April 26 for a series of performances of Pietro Mascagni’s “L’amico Fritz."
AVA to close 90th season with Mascagni’s ‘L’amico Fritz’
The Academy of Vocal Arts will close out its 90th anniversary season of fully staged operatic productions with Pietro Mascagni’s rarely performed romantic masterpiece. more
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Curtis Opera Theatre and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra will perform “Candide,” an operetta with music by Leonard Bernstein, a graduate of the Curtis Institute.
St. Martin’s Church to mark Holy Week with music
The Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill will celebrate Holy Week with a pair of musical performances that shouldn’t be missed by local lovers of sacred choral music. more
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‘Le Groupe des six,’ a 1922 painting by Jacques-Émile Blanche, depicts five of Les Six, the composers collective that included “King David” composer Arthur Honegger, who is pictured in profile on the left.
King David's epic tale echoes through Germantown church
John Walthausen, the organist and director of music of the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, will conduct a performance of Arthur Honegger’s oratorio. more
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Violinist Francisco Fullana will perform and conduct in upcoming programs with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.
Tempesta performs Bach Trio Sonatas on the Hill
The Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players will present a concert of Trio Sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday, April 6. more
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Piffaro, The Renaissance Band, will pay tribute to the Bassano family, renowned musicians in the court of Henry VIII.
Piffaro salutes Bassano family as ‘Excellent & Esteemed’
Piffaro, the locally based but internationally acclaimed Renaissance Band, will present three performances of  “All Excellent & Esteemed – The Bassano Family.” more
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Juliette Tacchino and Robert Frazier starred in the Curtis Institute of Music’s “virtually flawless” production of “The Marriage of Figaro.”
Chestnut Hill maestro leads concert and Curtis stages 'Figaro'
Chestnut Hill maestro Donald Meineke will conduct Choral Arts Philadelphia on a musical tour of the “Cathedrals of Mexico: Grand Polyphony of Puebla and Mexico City.” more
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The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform the score of the groundbreaking 1940 film “Fantasia” as the animated Disney classic screens Jan. 2-4, at Marian Anderson Hall. The original soundtrack features the landmark performance of The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Leopold Stokowski.
Philadelphia Orchestra announces 125th anniversary season
Music and artistic director Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra have announced the details of their 125th anniversary season of concerts. more
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Forbidden love is in the air as an iconic love story comes to life March 6 to 16 at the Academy of Music where Philadelphia Ballet will perform “Swan Lake” with Arian Molina Soca and Dayesi Torriente.
Philadelphia Ballet presents 'Swan Lake' at Academy
The Philadelphia Ballet will return to the stage of the historic Academy of Music on March 6-16 with Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake." more
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Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill celebrated the life of former parish music director Richard George “Rick” Alexander during a service Feb. 9. Alexander died last month and served as music director for over 35 years.
Mendelssohn Chorus to sing Erlwine’s ‘Never One Thing’
Heather Mitchell will celebrate her new position as associate artistic director of the Mendelssohn Chorus on Feb. 22. more
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Conductor Nicholas McGegan (above) has joined forces with stage director Marcus Shields and the Curtis Institute of Music Opera Theater to present a production of “The Marriage of Figaro.”
Popular Mozart operas light up the local music scene
Local opera lovers will be able to end the month of February and begin the month of March with a pair of productions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s operas. more
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Cellist Thomas Kraines (above), along with pianist Charles Abramovic, will be featured in a Germantown concert Feb. 21 marking the 40th anniversary of Network for New Music, a Philadelphia-based music organization that commissions and performs new musical works by emerging and established artists.
Germantown concert to honor Pulitzer Prize winner
Network for New Music will continue its 40th anniversary season programming, “40 at 40,” with the concert “Companions.” more
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The work of composer Gustav Holst, poet Emily Dickinson and jazz pianist Dave Brubeck will be celebrated during upcoming concerts in Chestnut Hill and Bryn Mawr.
The Crossing stages world premiere of 'Mysterium' for choir and electronics
Germantown’s Donald Nally will conduct the three-time Grammy Award-winning professional chamber choir, The Crossing, in a concert featuring a world and a North American premiere. more
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Mark Bani, music director at Old St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Society Hill, plays the Wanamaker organ at Macy’s every Friday at noon and hopes that the imminent closing of the Center City department store will not silence the historic instrument.
AVA sings, and will the Wanamaker organ play on?
Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts will present its annual concert “Jubilate!” Jan. 25 and 26. more
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Trio Excelsior! musicians (from left) Yevgeniy Dyo, Marja Kaisla and Elina Snellman-Lang, who performed earlier this month at the Historic Oaks Cloister in Germantown as part of a gala fundraiser for the Finnish American Society of the Delaware Valley, will headline a concert Jan. 25 at Woodmere.
Chamber music trio opens this weekend at Woodmere
Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere art museum will present a chamber music recital featuring pianist Marja Kaisla, violinist Yevgeniy Dyo and cellist Elina Snellman-Lang. more
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The Germantown Branch of the Settlement Music School will be renamed to honor Peter Benoliel, the branch’s first president.
A look into the new year finds both sun and clouds
For local classical music lovers, two pivotal changes serve as harbingers of the year to come. more
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Acclaimed organist Cherry Rhodes celebrated the restoration of the Aeolian- Skinner pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill with a dedication recital in September.
A historic organ restored and anniversaries celebrated
The Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, finally made its re-debut. more
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