Sphinx Calendar

Sphinx Virtuosi at Carnegie Hall
Oct
17

Sphinx Virtuosi at Carnegie Hall

Sphinx Gala

Join Sphinx for this annual celebration which will include an unforgettable concert featuring our premier ensemble, the Sphinx Virtuosi, featuring cellist Sterling Elliott. After the concert, Gala patrons will have access to a private reception with cocktails and light fare to be enjoyed while mingling with the artists and other distinguished guests.

Sphinx Virtuosi
Sterling Elliott, Cello

CLARICE ASSAD 
Selections from Impressions
IV. Precision, Perpetual Motion

JOSÉ WHITE LAFITTE
La Bella Cubana

SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 “Stalingrad”
(Arr. for String Orchestra by Rubén Rengel)(Commissioned by the Sphinx Organization)

QUENTON XAVIER BLACHE
Visions of Peace
(Co-commissioned by the Sphinx Organization, Carnegie Hall, and New World Symphony)

WILLIAM GRANT STILL 
Suite for Violin and Orchestra
(arr. for solo cello by Randall Goosby)(Commissioned with a gift from the Keith and Renata Ward Emerging Composer Fund; co-commissioned by the Sphinx Organization and New World Symphony) Sterling Elliott, Cello

ALBERTO GINASTERA 
Concerto for Strings, Op. 33
IV. Finale

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Christine Lamprea with Hilton Head Symphony
Oct
19

Christine Lamprea with Hilton Head Symphony

Hilton Head, SC

DVOŘÁK CELLO CONCERTO

John Morris Russell, conductor
Christine Lamprea, cello
Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 102, Hob. I/102, Bb Major
Antonín Dvořák Concerto for Violoncello, Op. 104, B. 191, B minor

“She has impressed with the fearless intensity of her musicianship.” —Classical Voice North America

 
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Christine Lamprea with Hilton Head Symphony
Oct
20

Christine Lamprea with Hilton Head Symphony

Hilton Head, SC

DVOŘÁK CELLO CONCERTO

John Morris Russell, conductor
Christine Lamprea, cello
Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 102, Hob. I/102, Bb Major
Antonín Dvořák Concerto for Violoncello, Op. 104, B. 191, B minor

“She has impressed with the fearless intensity of her musicianship.” —Classical Voice North America

 
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Adé Williams with Hilton Head Symphony
Apr
7

Adé Williams with Hilton Head Symphony

Hilton Head Island, SC

Jeri Lynne Johnson, Conductor
Adé Williams, Violin
Michael Abels More Seasons for Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Op. 90, A Major, “Italian”
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons

“Johnson’s conducting is both stylish and powerful” — Philadelphia Inquirer “Adé is a Chicagoland wunderkind … known not only as a one-name performer but also as one singular sensation … played with a sweet tone and strength of character.” — The Grand Rapids Press

 
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Adé Williams with Hilton Head Symphony
Apr
6

Adé Williams with Hilton Head Symphony

Hilton Head Island, SC

Jeri Lynne Johnson, Conductor
Adé Williams, Violin
Michael Abels More Seasons for Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Op. 90, A Major, “Italian”
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons

“Johnson’s conducting is both stylish and powerful” — Philadelphia Inquirer “Adé is a Chicagoland wunderkind … known not only as a one-name performer but also as one singular sensation … played with a sweet tone and strength of character.” — The Grand Rapids Press

 
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Hannah White | Emory Chamber Music Society
Jan
17

Hannah White | Emory Chamber Music Society

Atlanta, GA

Sonata Mulattica: the true story of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata *Free Registration Required* Fri., Jan. 17: Pulitzer Prize-winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States Rita Dove reads from her award-winning true tale of the origin of what we know now as the “Kreutzer” Sonata of Beethoven- and George Bridgetower, the Black violinist who inspired him. Shooting star violinist Hannah White makes her Emory debut performing the work with pianist William Ransom.

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