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.
The Baltimore Banner recently published an op-ed by Martha S. Jones in which she calls on the community to honor writer, orator, and abolitionist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911). Despite all of Harper’s incredible accomplishments throughout her life, she remains a lesser-known historic figure—even in Baltimore where she was born. We completely agree with Jones that Harper& [...] Read more
“We are delighted to have Ericka Covington and Hakeem Clark as newly appointed members of the SHCS Board of Directors. As Chair, I value their willingness to share their respective talents with us in pursuit of our mission of providing outstanding classical music to the Baltimore community.” — Dr. Regina Anderson, Chair of the Board of Directors