The Baltimore Sun's Tim Smith reviews the January 17 concert featuring Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi: "The musicians deftly spotlighted all the distinctive nuances -- from the downright noble depth of the Andante in a D major Concerto by Vivaldi (the crescendo had terrific power) to the wildly dancing finale of a Sinfonia by Giovanni Porta and the surprise turns that cap a Sinfonia by Nicola Porpora."

The Baltimore Sun's Tim Smith and Charles Downey of Ionarts announce their top concert choices for Winter/Spring 2016!  Included are Shriver Hall Concert Series performances by Europa Galante, Gil Shaham & The Knights, and Nicole Cabell.  Don't miss these stellar artists as they take the Shriver Hall stage to bring you the very best in classical music in Baltimore!

The Baltimore Sun's Tim Smith has announced his list of the best classical music performances in Baltimore in 2015. Shriver Hall Concert Series makes the list with the January performance by Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite, and Daniil Trifonov! Thanks to these three stellar artists and here's to more outstanding concerts in 2016!

The Baltimore Sun's Tim Smith reviews the Takacs Quartet's recent performance at Shriver Hall, which included the World Premiere of a new string quartet by Timo Andres:

On Sunday, November 15, the Takács Quartet brings us the second of three newly-commissioned works in honor of the SHCS 50th anniversary: Strong Language by Timo Andres. Timo reflects on this string quartet as well as a new piano concerto written for Jonathan Biss.  

"The striking forward thrust at the opening 'Internal Conflicts' movement and the subsequent reflective haze, with its gentle tolling effect from the keyboard, make a strong impression."

"A glance at the first season of Shriver Hall Concert Series reveals a who's-who of 20th-century classical music luminaries…Fifty seasons later, the series held on the campus of John Hopkins University still impresses."

“‘Temple Visions’ is an exciting work for many reasons – firstly as it is the first commissioned work to be performed by The Montrose Trio. It’s thrilling for us to add innovative new works alongside the more traditional repertoire of masterworks by Beethoven and Brahms. ‘TempleVisions’ challenges each of us on a high technical level. Each movement has a distinctive character…"