
Sphinx Virtuosi | Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
October 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Opening night belongs to the renowned Sphinx Virtuosi, which returns to PCMS for its fifth consecutive season, this time featuring the gifted young cellist Sterling Elliott as the soloist. Comprising 18 of the nation’s top Black and Latinx classical soloists, the “vibrant” and “rhapsodic” Virtuosi (New York Times) bring to PCMS a program titled Visions of Peace, which offers a unique convergence of musical voices that usher us into a realm where music becomes an emissary of peace and unity. Sphinx writes: “We hope to lift every voice and remember our complex history while looking toward our shared journey as we face a brighter tomorrow. We explore peace while remembering the conflict of past and present and recognizing the repeated history and the resilience of the human spirit.”
Visions of Peace
J. White: La Bella Cubana
C. Assad: Perpetual Motion and Danca Brasileira
J. Montgomery: New Commission (NWS/Carnegie Co-Commission)
Still: Suite for Cello
Q. Blache: A Vision for Peace (NWS/Carnegie Co-Commission)
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7, Stalingrad (arr. Ruben Rengel)
Ginastera: Concerto For Strings, Op. 33 IV. Finale
Ponce: Estrellita
https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/sphinx-virtuosi-elliott/#