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Andrew Wyeth's 'Chester County,' 1962, drybrush watercolor on paper, 22½ x 30¾ in. (Courtesy of the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fowler. ©2017 Andrew Wyeth/Artists Rights Society.)

Dolce Suono Trio at the Brandywine River Museum of Art

Music makes art make music

To round out its celebration of Andrew Wyeth’s 100th birthday, the Brandywine River Museum presented the Dolce Suono Trio in an artful concert. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Sep 12, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

Pianist Ursula Oppens, champion of new music. (Photo by Hillary Scott)

Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy presents Ursula Oppens

Ursula Oppens, seeker of melodies

Ursula Oppens is a champion of modern music, playing and performing the most formidable music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Margaret Darby reviews.

Margaret Darby

Aug 15, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

What they never tell you about composing

Hitting a brick wall

Ahead of Piffaro's celebration of the Reformation, Kile Smith confronts the part of composing they never tell you about.

Kile Smith

Jul 31, 2017 Articles 5 minute read

From Menotti's 'The Medium,' l to r: Josh Gold, Paula Rivera-Dantagnan and Elizabeth Holmes. (Photo by John Sturgis Photography)

Delaware Valley Opera Company presents an operatic threesome

Puccini, Menotti, and Misha Dutka all at once

Delaware Valley Opera Company offers a rarely heard Menotti masterpiece, but its South-Philly-based '"Johnny" Schicchi' is too clever by half. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jul 13, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

Philadelphia Orchestra president and CEO Allison Vulgamore. (Photo by J.D. Scott.)

Allison Vulgamore leaves the Philadelphia Orchestra

CEO's departure leaves the orchestra's wheels spinning

With the departure of the Philadelphia Orchestra's president and CEO, the company finds itself at a crossroads... again. Robert Zaller considers.

Robert Zaller

Jul 11, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

Marcy Stonikas as Leonore/Fidelio. (Photo by Jessi Franko Designs LLC.)

Princeton Festival presents Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio'

A Wonder Woman for all time

The Princeton Festival opens Beethoven's 'Fidelio,' an opera as fresh today as it was more than 200 years ago. Linda Holt reviews.

Linda Holt

Jun 19, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

Christoph Eschenbach channeled Beethoven's pulsing heartbeat. (Photo by Scott Suchman.)

National Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Christoph Eschenbach passes the baton

Christoph Eschenbach, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s music director and principal conductor from 2003, conducts Bright Sheng’s 'Zodiac Tales' and the best Beethoven’s Ninth Camille Bacon-Smith has ever heard.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Jun 19, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

Hannibal Lokumbe (left, on stairs) and Steve Prince's banners. (Photo by Margaret Darby)

Hannibal Lokumbe's 'Crucifixion Resurrection: Nine Souls a-Traveling'

Walk of love for the Charleston nine

Philadelphia Orchestra Music Alive composer-in-residence Hannibal Lokumbe performed a tribute to the Charleston Nine on the second anniversary of their deaths. Margaret Darby reviews.

Margaret Darby

Jun 19, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

Jacques and Corrine Pellarine have accordion, will (and did) travel. (Photo courtesy of A la Maison.)

Jacques and Corrine Pellarine at Ardmore's A la Maison

Bouillabaisse with a side of Cole Porter

A la Maison, a French BYOB in Ardmore, serves up hot jazz, cool blues, and classical music. Stacia Friedman reviews.

Stacia Friedman

Jun 05, 2017 Articles 2 minute read

The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra with conductor Louis Scaglione. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.)

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra's 2016-17 season finale

School's out for the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra

Under the baton of Louis Scaglione, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra capped its season with a spirited performance of classic works and one new composition. Linda Holt reviews.