Sphinx Calendar
Joel Thompson | Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Paris, France
Joel Thompson: To See the Sky
Randall Goosby | Orquestra Sinfónica do Estado de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Marin Alsop, Randall Goosby, e a música dos Estados Unidos
Barber Violin Concerto
Randall Goosby | Orquestra Sinfónica do Estado de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Marin Alsop, Randall Goosby, e a música dos Estados Unidos
Barber Violin Concerto
Gabriella Reyes | Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
La bohème
Gabriella Reyes stars as Mimì
Randall Goosby | Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
Chattanooga, TN
West Side Story & The American Groove
Brahms Violin Concerto
Gabriella Reyes | Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
La bohème
Gabriella Reyes stars as Mimì
Harlem Quartet | Des Moines Symphony
Des Moines, IA
Season Debut: Unity, American Mosaic, & West Side Story
Michael Abels: Urban Legends
Harlem Quartet | Des Moines Symphony
Des Moines, IA
Season Debut: Unity, American Mosaic, & West Side Story
Michael Abels: Urban Legends
Sphinx 30th Anniversary Concert & Gala
Join us for an unforgettable evening of history, artistry, and community as we celebrate thirty years of the Sphinx Organization. The night begins with an intimate, seated dinner at the iconic Russian Tea Room, followed by a spectacular concert at Carnegie Hall featuring our premier ensemble, the Sphinx Virtuosi.
PROGRAM:
RACHEL MCFARLANE American Dialogue (NY Premiere, Commissioned by the Sphinx Organization with a gift from the Keith and Renata Ward Emerging Composer Fund)
IGOR STRAVINSKY Concerto for Strings in D “Basle”
MAURICE RAVEL "Blues" from Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major (arr. Mladen Miloradovic)
FRITZ KREISLER Recitativo and Scherzo, featuring Amaryn Olmeda
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Banner
DAMIEN GETER "Declaration" with J’Nai Bridges, libretto by Aaron Dworkin
(NY Premiere, Co-commissioned by the Sphinx Organization, Carnegie Hall, and New World Symphony)
Sphinx Virtuosi | Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
OAK Trio | Shriver Hall Concert Series
Baltimore, MD
OAK Trio Baltimore Debut
Haydn, Frank, Schoenfeld, and Dvořák
Adé Williams | York Symphony Orchestra
Appell Center for the Performing Arts
North George Street, York, PA
Beethoven Violin Concerto
OAK Trio | Binghamton Philharmonic
Binghamton, NY
Binghamton Philharmonic Chamber Series
Nathan Amaral | Milverton Concerto Society
Milverton, UK
Nathan Amaral and Kasparas Mikužis
Beethoven, Brahms, Boulanger, Enescu. Prokofiev
Gabriella Reyes | Opéra National de Paris
Paris, France
Turandot
Gabriella Reyes stars as Liù
Gabriella Reyes | Opéra National de Paris
Paris, France
Turandot
Gabriella Reyes stars as Liù
SphinxConnect: Legacy Forward
The Sphinx Organization brings you the largest and longest-standing global convening dedicated to excellence and inclusion in classical music, SphinxConnect: Legacy Forward on January 21-23, 2027. With over 30 sessions designed to inspire and ignite action and spark collaboration, the participation of more than 90 speakers, keynote addresses by luminaries and trailblazers, and much more: you won’t want to miss this transformative experience!
30th Annual Sphinx Competition Finals Concert
The Sphinx Competition, held every year in Detroit (MI), is a national competition for string musicians, that transforms lives by celebrating the artistic talent, providing career advancement opportunities and addressing systemic obstacles within Black and Latino communities.
Finalists in both divisions have the opportunity to perform with the professional Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, comprised of top professionals from around the country, and compete for a total of more than $100,000 in prizes, including the top Robert Frederick Smith Prize.
Nathan Amaral | Grand Rapids Symphony
Grand Rapids, MI
Capriccio espagnol
Oswald Violin Concerto
Nathan Amaral | Grand Rapids Symphony
Grand Rapids, MI
Capriccio espagnol
Oswald Violin Concerto
Alette Williams | New World Symphony
New World Center
17th Street
Miami Beach, FL
Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Alette Williams | New World Symphony
New World Center
17th Street
Miami Beach, FL
Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Alette Williams | New World Symphony
New World Center
17th Street
Miami Beach, FL
Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Nathan Amaral | Oakland Symphony
Oakland, CA
To the Brink
Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto
Gabriela Lara | Reno Philharmonic
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
South Virginia Street, Reno, NV
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Violin Concerto, Op. 80
Gabriela Lara | Reno Philharmonic
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
South Virginia Street, Reno, NV
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Violin Concerto, Op. 80
Alette Williams | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Kleinhans Music Hall
Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY
Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen
OAK Trio | Hayden's Ferry Chamber Music Society
Tempe, AZ
Haydn, Frank, Schoenfeld, Dvořák
Gabriela Lara | Schubert Club
St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ
Commonwealth Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
Bach, Sarasate, Beach, and Hubay
Andres Sanchez | Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College
North 3rd Street, Wilmington, NC
Cello Concerto, Op.129 (Schumann, Robert)
Nathan Amaral | Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Auburn, WA
Rhythm & Revelry
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Randall Goosby | Orquestra Sinfónica do Estado de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Marin Alsop, Randall Goosby, e a música dos Estados Unidos
Barber Violin Concerto
Randall Goosby | Pacific Symphony
Irvine CA
Tchaikovsky Spectacular: Concert of Hope
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Randall Goosby | Boston Symphony Orchestra
Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
Violin Concerto No. 2 | Florence Price
Renaissance String Quartet | Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Cotuit, MA
Price, Mozart, Bartók
Harlem Quartet | Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society
Edgartown, MA
Britten, López-Gavilán, Shaw, Beethoven
Tommy Mesa | Bard Music Festival
Red Hook, NY
Mozart, Beethoven, Eicha, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, and Strauss
Harlem Quartet | Chappaquiddick Community Center
Edgartown, MA
Britten, López-Gavilán, Beethoven
Harlem Quartet | Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Wellfleet, MA
Collaboration with the Steve Wilson Trio
Harlem Quartet | Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Falmouth, MA
Collaboration with the Steve Wilson Trio
Harlem Quartet | Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Chatham, MA
Beethoven: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5; Guido López-Gavilán: Cuarteto en Guaguancó; William Bolcom: Three Rags for String Quartet; Aldo López-Gavilán: Frère Jacques
Tommy Mesa | Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Bridgehampton, NY
Boccherini, Dohnányi, Kernis
Harlem Quartet | Music Mountain
Falls Village, CT
Beethoven: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5; William Grant Still: Lyric Quartette; Aldo López-Gavilán: Frère Jacques; Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte; Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Tommy Mesa | Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Bridgehampton, NY
Spanish and Latin-inspired chamber music featuring guitar
Tommy Mesa | Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Bridgehampton, NY
Mozart, Shostakovich
Gabriela Lara | Grant Park Music Festival
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Violin Concerto
Gabriela Lara | Grant Park Music Festival
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Violin Concerto
Gabriella Reyes | Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
La bohème
Gabriella Reyes stars as Mimì
Harlem Quartet | Newport Classical
Newport, RI
String octets by Shostakovich and Mendelssohn; with Newport Classical Resident Festival Artists
Andres Sanchez | Houston Symphony
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Opus 85
Kalena Bovell | Grant Park Music Festival
Chicago, IL
Jessie Montgomery: Strum; Barber: Violin Concerto; Peter Boyer: Ellis Island — The Dream of America
Andres Sanchez | Classical Music Chicago
Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist
East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Paganini
Gabriella Reyes | Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
The Carlisle Floyd Centennial
Music of Carlisle Floyd
Sphinx at Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London, UK
Perkinson: String Quartet No.1 “Calvary”
Vaughan Williams: Rondo for Piano (from Suite of Six Short Pieces)
Still: Suite for Cello and Piano (arr. Randall Goosby)
Cassie Kinoshi: stillness: two meditations (UK premiere)
Bridge: Phantasie Piano Quartet in F sharp minor
Price: Piano Quintet No.1 in A minor
Sphinx at Schwarzman Centre
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford, UK
Frank Bridge Phantasie for Piano Quartet in F# Minor
William Grant Still Suite for Cello and Piano (arr. Randall Goosby)
Cassie Kinoshi stillness: two meditations for piano quintet
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Quartet No.1 Calvary
Sphinx at Britten Pears Arts
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
Snape, Suffolk, UK
Perkinson: String Quartet No.1 “Calvary” (11’)
Vaughan Williams: Rondo for Piano (from Suite of Six Short Pieces) (3’)
Still: Suite for Cello and Piano (arr. Randall Goosby) (15’)
Cassie Kinoshi: stillness: two meditations (UK premiere) (8’)
Bridge: Phantasie Piano Quartet in F sharp minor (15’)
Price: Piano Quintet No.1 in A minor (30’)
Tommy Mesa | Virginia Arts Festival
Suffolk, VA
Trios and duos with Olga Kern, piano; Alexandre Da Costa, violin; Tommy Mesa, cello