Shriver Hall Concert Series
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Founded in 1966 |
| Genres | Classical, Chamber music, Solo recitals |
| Website | shriverconcerts.org |
Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) is a not-for-profit performing arts presenter in Baltimore, Maryland. Since its founding in 1966, the series has come to be recognized as one of nation's foremost presenters of chamber music and recitals. SHCS presents an 8-concert subscription series with the world's leading chamber ensembles and soloists, a free 3-concert series of emerging artists, and a variety of education and outreach programs.[1]
History[edit]
Shriver Hall Concert Series was founded in 1966 by Johns Hopkins University pharmacologist Dr. Ernest Bueding. The Series registered as an independent 501c3 non-profit organization in 1971 and is currently headed by executive director Catherine Cochran, appointed in 2015.[2] Her predecessor Stephen Jacobsohn served as director from 2009-2015.[3]
In 2005-06, its 40th anniversary season, SHCS introduced a broad set of educational outreach initiatives. These included a number of Discovery Series concerts, a lecture series, and other community engagement events in celebration of the anniversary.[4] The Discovery Series and Spring Lecture Series continue to be part of SHCS's annual programming.
In 2015-16, SHCS celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of three new musical works commissioned from composers with connections to Baltimore: James Lee III, and Jonathan Leshnoff, and Timo Andres.[5] Among Andres' works was his string quartet Strong Language, a co-commission with Carnegie Hall written for the Takács Qaurtet.[6][7]
Venue[edit]
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Subscription Series concerts take place at Shriver Hall, which was built at the bequest of Alfred Jenkins Shriver, who left the bulk of his estate to The Johns Hopkins University in order to build a new lecture hall on the Homewood campus. Shriver Hall was completed in 1954, nearly 10 years after the Johns Hopkins Board of Trustees accepted Shriver's bequest in 1945.[8] Today, the 1,106-seat hall stands at the southern end of JHU Homewood Campus’ Wyman Quad. In addition to serving as the primary concert hall for Shriver Hall Concert Series, the hall also functions as an assembly space for a number of Hopkins events. In May, 2017 it was announced that the venue's interior would be renovated and is set to reopen in early 2019.[9][10]
Due to the renovations on Shriver Hall, SHCS's concerts have been relocated in the most recent season to several venues in Baltimore, including Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College in Towson, and the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts in Owings Mills.[11] The series plans to return to Shriver Hall in March of 2019.[12]
Community/Outreach[edit]
Discovery Series[edit]
In addition to its regular subscription concerts, Shriver Hall Concert Series also presents concerts as part of its Discovery Series, which was established in 2005. These concerts take place in various locations in Baltimore and feature emerging chamber groups and solo musicians in recitals that are free to the public. Previous Discovery Series performers include Behzod Abduraimov, Measha Brueggergosman, Colin Currie, Narek Hakhnazaryan, Alina Ibragimova, Yevgeny Sudbin, the Calidore String Quartet, and the Pavel Haas Quartet.
Lecture Series[edit]
Every subscription concert at SHCS is preceded by a pre-concert lecture given by a notable music historian. Many of these lecturers have been Baltimore-based musicologists and university professors, including faculty from the Peabody Institute of Music and Towson University. In addition to the pre-concert lectures, each season includes a separate series of three lectures, which take place in Mason Hall on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus. In recent years, these lectures have been given by prominent musicologists based in Baltimore, including Ray Sprenkle and Richard Giarusso.
Students[edit]
Shriver Hall Concert Series maintains a number of student outreach initiatives, offering reduced-price tickets for area students, free tickets to students of The Johns Hopkins University and Peabody Institute, and providing complimentary tickets to Subscription Series events to several chaperoned groups of students. SHCS also creates opportunities for student participation, including ushering and internship positions. Additionally, the Junior Board established in 2014, offers a chance for students interested in the arts and arts management to gain insight into the administration and decision-making processes of a non-profit organization.
Performers[edit]
Pianists[edit]
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
- Piotr Anderszewski
- Leif Ove Andsnes
- Emanuel Ax
- Inon Barnatan
- Jonathan Biss
- Yefim Bronfman
- Rudolf Firkušný
- Leon Fleisher
- Claude Frank
- Nelson Freire
- Richard Goode
- Helene Grimaud
- Marc-André Hamelin
- Angela Hewitt[13]
- Mieczyslaw Horszowski
- Lang Lang
- Yundi Li
- Radu Lupu
- Garrick Ohlsson
- Ursula Oppens
- Murray Perahia
- Trevor Pinnock
- Maurizio Pollini
- Menahem Pressler
- Charles Rosen
- András Schiff
- Rudolf Serkin
- Peter Serkin
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Daniil Trifonov
- André Watts
- Krystian Zimerman
Violinists[edit]
Cellists[edit]
Other Performers[edit]
Vocalists[edit]
- Stephanie Blythe
- Ian Bostridge
- Measha Brueggergosman
- Nicole Cabell
- Michelle DeYoung
- Faith Esham
- Gerald Finley
- Maureen Forrester
- Nathan Gunn
- Håkan Hagegård
- Thomas Hampson
- Ben Heppner
- Wolfgang Holzmair
- Magdalena Kožená
- Jonathan Lemalu
- James Morris
- Danielle de Niese
- Dawn Upshaw
- Ewa Podles
- Benita Valente
Chamber Ensembles[edit]
- Arditti Quartet
- The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
- Alban Berg Quartet
- Bartók String Quartet
- Beaux Arts Trio
- Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
- Borromeo String Quartet
- Brentano String Quartet
- Calder Quartet
- Cleveland Quartet
- eighth blackbird
- Emerson Quartet
- Guarneri Quartet
- Hagen Quartet
- Imani Winds
- Jerusalem Quartet
- Juilliard String Quartet
- Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson trio
- Kronos Quartet
- Miró Quartet
- Quartetto Italiano
- Scharoun Ensemble
- St. Lawrence String Quartet
- Takács Quartet
- Tallis Scholars
- Tokyo String Quartet
Chamber Orchestras[edit]
- Chamber Orchestra of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- Europa Galante
- Les Violons du Roy
- Venice Baroque Orchestra
- Virtuosi di Roma
References[edit]
- ↑ "Shriver Hall Concert Series". Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
- ↑ Smith, Tim. "New executive director named for Shriver Hall Concert Series". The Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ Smith, Tim. "BSO staffer Stephen Jacobsohn to run Shriver Hall Concert Series". The Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ "2005-2006 Shriver Hall Concert Series Schedule Announced". Headlines@Hopkins.
- ↑ Smith, Tim. "Shriver Hall celebrates 50th season with old and new". The Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ "On Playing Glass". San Francisco Performances.
- ↑ "SF Performance Pivot: Timo Andres, piano". Do the Bay.
- ↑ "Records on Buildings and Grounds, Shriver Hall Murals 1953-1958". The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives, The Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University.
- ↑ O'Shea, Dennis (May 8, 2017). "Johns Hopkins' Shriver Hall auditorium set for interior upgrades".
- ↑ O'Shea, Dennis (February 21, 2018). "Shriver Hall renovation expands to include more enhancements—and a longer timeline".
- ↑ Smith, Tim (January 1, 2018). "Shriver Hall finds venues for season's remaining concerts". Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ Downey, Charles (April 2, 2018). "Shriver Hall Concert Series announces 2018-19 season". Washington Classical Review.
- ↑ Battey, Robert (September 22, 2014). "Pianist Angela Hewitt performs Bach's 'The Art of Fugue' at Shriver Hall in Baltimore". The Washington Post.
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