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Liyou poses with hands near their head, in a voluminous white outfit. They're outdoors below a blue sky with white clouds.

Asian Arts Initiative presents Lucy Liyou in concert

A short trip with a sonic experimentalist
A genre-straddling musical performance from experimental artist Lucy Liyou makes a quick stop at Asian Arts Initiative. Aaron Pond reviews.
Aaron Pond

Aaron Pond

Reviews 3 minute read
Nally, on the podium at left foreground, conducts the black-clad orchestra and singers on Verizon Hall’s sleek wooden stage.

Philadelphia Orchestra presents John Luther Adams and Igor Stravinsky

An emotional premiere and an exciting debut
Philadelphia Orchestra teams with The Crossing for the world premiere of John Luther Adams’s poignant Vespers of the Blessed Earth, and conducting fellow Austin Chanu debuts in a spirited The Rite of Spring. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 3 minute read
A path leads to the front of a neoclassical mansion surrounded by trees on a sunny day.

BSR Classical Music Interludes, April 2023

Music at the Mansion, Philadelphia Orchestra's digital stage, and more
Gail Obenreder previews classical music happening in the first half of April in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read
Ridenour stands on a short ladder, propping up a set tree, with blue flowers in the photo's foreground

Bringing Verdi’s La traviata to life at Opera Delaware

The art of the illusionists
Opera Delaware and Opera Baltimore team up to bring La traviata to the stage in North Wilmington, using a bit of crafty magic. Dara McBride previews.

Dara McBride

Previews 3 minute read
25 choir members, men and women posing together on an old brick patio in casual clothes outdoors, next to a stone building.

Penn Live Arts presents The Crossing and PRISM Quartet

Writers in song
The Crossing joined with PRISM Quartet to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s austere, literary Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 2 minute read
A faded black and white portrait of Price

Bringing Florence Price’s lost music to the stage with Nicole Jordan

More than just recordings
Philadelphia Orchestra’s principal librarian Nicole Jordan talks Florence Price, a Black woman composer whose work fell into obscurity. Jon Caroulis profiles.

Jon Caroulis

Profiles 2 minute read
The four players in all black pose outdoors on stone steps in front of a door, holding shawms and trombones

BSR Classical Music Interludes, March 2023, part 2

The Duenna, The Fasch Files, concerts by The Crossing, and more
Gail Obenreder previews more of the classical music offerings in and around the city in March.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 4 minute read
Koshoeva poses sitting by a piano, in all black, looking towards the camera.

Passion at the piano with Kairy Koshoeva

From Kyrgyzstan to Philadelphia
Linda Holt profiles Kairy Koshoeva, an award-winning pianist who hails from Kyrgyzstan, as she prepares for a recital this week in Philadelphia.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Profiles 3 minute read
The quartet members, grouped together in dark clothes, smiling and holding their instruments, against a blue background.

PCMS presents the Brentano Quartet’s Dvořák and the American Identity

American music, then and now
The Brentano Quartet used their annual recital with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society to establish Antonin Dvořák as an American master. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
A portrait of Bach wearing a black robe over a white top, holding a sheet of music

BSR Classical Music Interludes, March 2023

Preparing for the new season
Gail Obenreder rounds up the upcoming classical music offerings in the Philadelphia area for the first part of March 2023.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read