The consummate pianist Emanuel Ax brings a lifetime of authority to every musical setting—whether as a soloist with the world’s leading orchestras, chamber musician, Grammy-winning recording artist, or recitalist. With “bountiful imagination, delicacy when called for and thundering power” (The New York Times) he returns to Shriver Hall performing essential repertoire including Schumann’s powerful Fantasie in C major.
Please join us for a Pre-Concert Talk at 4:30pm in Shriver Hall. 
Subscriptions for the 2025-2026 Concert Series are available now! Single tickets will go on sale in August.
PROGRAM:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata to be announced
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Mélancolie
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Estampes
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
L'isle Joyeuse
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Program subject to change without notice.

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Emanuel Ax, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

The consummate pianist Emanuel Ax brings a lifetime of authority to every musical setting—whether as a soloist with the world’s...

Baltimore Museum of Art

The leading classical musicians of tomorrow are training at the Peabody Institute today. The extraordinary young artist who wins the conservatory’s Yale Gordon Concerto Competition this year will preview classical music’s bright future in an intimate recital at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
David Manzanares-Salguero will be featured as part of our free 2025-2026 Discovery Series. Tickets for the Discovery Series will be available in August.

Local Event: David Manzanares-Salguero, guitar with Shriver Hall Concert Series

David Manzanares-Salguero, guitar with Shriver...

The leading classical musicians of tomorrow are training at the Peabody Institute today. The extraordinary young artist who...

David Manzanares-Salguero, guitar with Shriver Hall Concert Series

Twenty-one-year-old standout pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason — the third virtuoso of the Kanneh-Mason clan — has captivated audiences at the BBC Proms, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and London’s Wigmore Hall, performing “straight from the heart, with care, sparkle, and self-possession” (BBC Music Magazine). Her wide-ranging recital program reflects her curiosity, featuring works by composers showcased on her Spring 2025 debut solo album for Sony Classical.
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason will be featured as part of our free 2025-2026 Discovery Series. Tickets for the Discovery Series will be available in August. 
PROGRAM:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest"
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
"Summerland" from Three Visions
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Two Preludes
Florence Price (1887-1953)
Fantasie nègre No. 1 in E minor
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Program subject to change without notice.

Local Event: Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano (Baltimore Debut) with Shriver Hall Concert Series

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano (Baltimore Debut)...

Twenty-one-year-old standout pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason — the third virtuoso of the Kanneh-Mason clan — has captivated...

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano (Baltimore Debut) with Shriver Hall Concert Series

Globally lauded for her Baroque artistry, Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt won the prestigious City of Leipzig Bach Medal in 2020 and The Daily Telegraph has praised her “crispness and clarity” and “exquisite precision.” Her mastery shines in a program of Baroque brilliance: two adventurous Bach works, the fiery virtuosity of Scarlatti, and Rameau’s elegant Suite No. 2 – her Hyperion recording of which The Times (London) hailed as “magnificent.”
Please join us for a Pre-Concert Talk at 4:30pm in Shriver Hall. 
Subscriptions for the 2025-2026 Concert Series are available now! Single tickets will go on sale in August.
PROGRAM:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Suite No. 2 in A minor
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Selected sonatas
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 894
Program subject to change without notice.

Local Event: Angela Hewitt, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

Angela Hewitt, piano at Shriver Hall Concert...

Globally lauded for her Baroque artistry, Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt won the prestigious City of Leipzig Bach Medal in 2020...

Angela Hewitt, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

With their “polished sonority and well-balanced, tightly synchronized ensemble” (Chicago Classical Review), the young Isidore Quartet has swiftly soared to prominence, winning the 2022 Banff Competition and a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Now, they present a new work written for them by foremost American composer and Grammy-winning jazz pianist Billy Childs. Jeremy Denk, “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs” (The New York Times) joins them for Schumann’s expansive Piano Quintet.
Please join us for a Pre-Concert Talk at 4:30pm in Shriver Hall. 
Subscriptions for the 2025-2026 Concert Series are available now! Single tickets will go on sale in August.
PROGRAM:
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4, "Sunrise"
Billy Childs (b. 1957)
New Work (Baltimore premiere, SHCS co-commission)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
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Local Event: Isidore String Quartet & Jeremy Denk, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

Isidore String Quartet & Jeremy Denk, piano at...

With their “polished sonority and well-balanced, tightly synchronized ensemble” (Chicago Classical Review), the young Isidore...

Isidore String Quartet & Jeremy Denk, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

An enticing selection of art songs spans familiar and overlooked repertoire from myriad styles, all rooted in great literature with settings of Walt Whitman, Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, and Strauss’s opulent Four Last Songs with texts by Hermann Hesse. South African soprano Golda Schultz, who has starred at the Opéra National de Paris, Metropolitan Opera, and BBC Proms, brings this program to life with her “remarkable depth and dimension” and “distinctively thrilling radiance” (Financial Times).
Please join us for a Pre-Concert Talk at 4:30pm in Shriver Hall. 
Subscriptions for the 2025-2026 Concert Series are available now! Single tickets will go on sale in August.
PROGRAM:
George Crumb (1929-2022)
Apparition
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
“Es viel ein Reif”
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
“Sie liebten sich beide”
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
“Ihr bildnis”
Florence Price (1887-1953)
“Because”
Florence Price (1887-1953)
“Hold Fast to Dreams”
Florence Price (1887-1953)
“Adoration”
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Ophelia Lieder
Rita Strohl (1865-1941)
Selections from Dix poésies mises en musique
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Four Last Songs
Program subject to change without notice.

Local Event: Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, piano...

An enticing selection of art songs spans familiar and overlooked repertoire from myriad styles, all rooted in great literature...

Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

Internationally renowned British cellist, Steven Isserlis CBE, praised for leaving listeners “in perpetual wonder at the ingredients in his art” (The Australian), performs a program suited to his brilliance and versatility. From the playful charm and innovation of Beethoven to Soviet composer Kabalevsky’s personal emotion to Czech trailblazer Kaprálová’s explosiveness, Isserlis embarks on a captivating journey for all who cherish cello and piano.
Please join us for a Pre-Concert Talk at 4:30pm in Shriver Hall. 
Subscriptions for the 2025-2026 Concert Series are available now! Single tickets will go on sale in August.
PROGRAM:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
12 Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute, Op. 66
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Three Fantasistücke, Op. 73
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Cello Sonata
Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915-1940)
Ritournelle
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Program subject to change without notice.

Local Event: Steven Isserlis, cello & Connie Shih, piano at Shriver Hall Concert Series

Steven Isserlis, cello & Connie Shih, piano at...

Internationally renowned British cellist, Steven Isserlis CBE, praised for leaving listeners “in perpetual wonder at the...

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