Shriver Hall Concert Series — Baltimore’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists — today announces its 60th anniversary and 2025-26 concert season. For six decades, SHCS has created unforgettable musical experiences in the intimacy of Shriver Hall. The upcoming season builds on this legacy with a vibrant lineup of programs featuring enduring masterworks and fresh perspectives, from Bach to Beethoven to Billy Childs.

Ian Bostridge's recital on March 9th was his first return to the Balimore in more than 15 years. Joined by his longtime collaborator pianist Julius Drake, the acclaimed English tenor presented a recital of works by John Dowland, Gerald Finzi, Franz Schubert, Roger Quilter, Ivor Gurney, Erich Korngold, and Benjamin Britten. The first half featured texts by William Shakespeare and the second was comprised of Britten's song cycle The Holy Sonnets of John Donne.

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WBJC, Maryland's classical music station, chatted with Shriver Hall Concert Series' executive director Catherine Cochran about the upcoming 2024-25 season. Speaking with WBJC's Judith Krummeck, Catherine highlighted this season's pianists and debut artists. Judith observed, "It's going to be the usual mix of wonder at the Shriver Hall Concert Series" and "The Shriver Hall Concert Series goes from strength to strength, and the next season builds on their success."

Quatuor Ébène’s Baltimore Debut last Sunday was the esteemed group’s first return to the region in 10 years. Since then, the group has changed personnel, most recently welcoming cellist Yuya Okamoto in January.

We're excited to announce our 2024-25 and 59th concert season. The institution’s mission since its founding almost 60 years ago has been to craft performances at the highest level of excellence. Hundreds of world-renowned and emerging international artists have appeared on the Shriver Hall stage and at respected partner venues throughout the region, establishing SHCS’s legacy of presenting prominent debuts and premieres to the Baltimore community and beyond.

NPR’s nationally broadcast “Morning Edition” featured a 7-minute segment about Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s work Flow written for the Takács Quartet. Co-commissioned Shriver Hall Concert Series and eight other presenters, we presented the work’s East Coast premiere at the Takacs String Quartet’s concert on our stage in November.

Ahead of this Saturday’s Discovery Series concert, The Baltimore Sun interviewed flutist Brandon Patrick George and harpist Parker Ramsay.