Posts Tagged ‘Shriver Hall Concert Series’
Baltimore debut for early music group ACRONYM
The early music group ACRONYM is dedicated to giving modern premieres of the wild instrumental music of the 17th century. They are making their Baltimore debut with the Shriver Hall Concert Series on Sunday, December 8th, at 5:30 PM, and I spoke to two members of the group: Viola da gamba and lirone player Kivie […]
Two viola quintets on the Shriver Hall Concert series
The award-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak joins the Escher Quartet for quintets by Dvořák and Brahms on the Shriver Hall Concert Series on October 27th. It was my pleasure to talk to Jordan by phone about the concert.
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason opens the new Shriver season
Piano soloist and chamber musician Isata Kanneh-Mason opens the 2024-2025 Shriver Hall Concert Series season with a program of Haydn, Clara Schumann, Carl Nielsen, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Chopin. It was my pleasure to speak with Isata by phone.
Shriver Concerts 2024—2025 season
The Shriver Hall Concert Series goes from strength to strength, and the next season builds on their success. I spoke with Executive Director, Catherine Cochran.
Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida with Winterreise at Shriver
British tenor Mark Padmore partners with Japanese-British pianist Mitsuko Uchida for Franz Schubert’s monumental song cycle, Winterreise on the Shrive Hall Concert Series. It was my pleasure to speak with Mark about the performance.
Garrick Ohlsson returns to the Shriver Hall Concert Series
Garrick Ohlsson plays a recital of works by Beethoven, Ursula Mamlock, Schubert, and Chopin on Sunday, February 4th. It was my pleasure to speak with him by phone about his forthcoming performance.
Soprano Julia Bullock makes her Baltimore recital debut at Shriver
Julia Bullock, with frequent recital partner Bretton Brown, performs a diversely curated program on the Shriver Hall Concert Series at 5:30 pm on Sunday, January 14th. It was my pleasure to speak with her by phone beforehand.
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective makes its U.S. debut on the Shriver Series
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective is a flexible, transatlantic ensemble that mixes and matches as a chamber orchestra, a chamber group, or anything in between. I spoke with Co-Director and violinist Elena Urioste about their forthcoming Shriver recital.
The Tacáks at Shriver with music inspired by the natural world
A program of Haydn, Beethoven, and the premier of a quartet by Nokuthula Ngwenyama—an American composer of Zimbabwean-Japanese heritage—will be offered by the Takács Quartet on Sunday, November 19th at 5:30 pm. I spoke by phone to the quartet’s violist, Richard O’Neill.
Angela Hewitt opens Shriver Concerts with Bach’s Goldberg Variations
The 2023-2024 season of Shriver Hall Concert Series opens with Angela Hewitt, “the preeminent Bach pianist of our time” (The Guardian), playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations. I spoke with her via Zoom in London.
