Earlier this month SHCS recieved a generous surprise Annual Fund grant from the The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund following the completion of the 18-month rennovation of Shriver Hall. 

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Joan Reinthaler of the Washington Classical Review writes of the May 12 performance:

Features of the season include multiple Baltimore debuts—such as the Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason,Violist Tabea Zimmermann, Tenor Lawrence Brownlee,Pianists Javier Perianes and Isata Kanneh-Masonand, andDuo Parnas. 2019-20 will include performances of works by living composers including Nina C. Young (World Premiere, SHCS Commission), Tyshawn Sorey (Baltimore Premiere),Thomas Adès, Kyle Puebla Dubin, and Toshio Hosokawa. As always, our 54th season promises stellar performances by extraordinary soloists and ensembles such as Inon Barnatan, Alban Gerhardt, Richard Goode, Midori, Javier Perianes, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Tabea Zimmermann, Jerusalem Quartet, and the American Brass Quintet.

Tim Smith begins his review of the SHCS debut of pianist Conrad Tao:

The Washington Classical review gives its take on Johannes Moser and Anna Polonsky's concert at Shriver Hall this past Sunday.

The Baltimore Sun features Shriver Hall Concert Series, discussing the recent renovations, and our return to Shriver Hall on March 3! The $14 million renovation includes more comfortable seats, increased leg room, a state of the art sound system, a rear projection system, new movie screens, a new stage floor, and improved lighting. The inaugural concert back in Shriver Hall will feature the Baltimore recital debut of virtuoso cellist Johannes Moser, and the “feline virtuosity,” of pianist Till Fellner.

Beethoven composed his Op. 47 in 1803, originally dedicating it to George Bridgetower, an Afro-European virtuoso who premiered the work with Beethoven. Soon afterwards, Beethoven and Bridgetower quarreled over a woman and Beethoven re-dedicated the piece to Rodolphe Kreutzer. The "Kreutzer" name lived on with the piece.