Canadian-born flutist Jeffrey Khaner has been Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990. “A technician capable of etching each note in the most sweeping run, and of finding the shading for an expressive nod within the flow of these works” (Philadelphia Inquirer), he is particularly acclaimed for his facility with contemporary music. PCMS commissions […]

A PCMS favorite as a recitalist and as a member of the Johannes Quartet, Soovin Kim has been hailed for “superb” and “impassioned” performances (Berkshire Review) since capturing first prize at the 1996 Paganini International Violin Competition. His playing is fleet and dazzling in a pyrotechnic sense yet also rich with feeling—much like that of […]

Winner of the 2014 Musical Fund Society Career Advancement Award, violinist Elizabeth Fayette has been praised by the New York Times for her “alluring, lustrous sound and seasoned virtuosity.” Her gorgeous tone and musicality make you want to listen to her again and again. With a reputation for passionate and energetic performances, both as a […]

International prize-winning violinist Francesca dePasquale is an emerging star in the classical music world, having been awarded the highly prestigious Lenore Annenberg Fellowship for the Performing and Visual Arts just last year. The Philadelphia native’s PCMS debut recital has her partnering with Meng-Chieh Liu, a versatile pianist who has been praised for his “mature, profound, […]

Two chamber-music couples comprise the recently-formed Clarosa Quartet: violinist Juliette Kang (associate Concert Master of the Philadelphia Orchestra) and her husband Tom Kraines (cellist of the Daedalus Quartet) along with pianist Natalie Zhu (an Astral Artist alum and an Avery Fisher Career Grant winner) and her husband Che-Hung Chen (violist in the Philadelphia Orchestra). Of […]