Sunday, April 30, 2023
Location: The Lord’s New Church, 1725 Huntingdon Rd., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
3:00–5:00 pm (doors open at 2:30)
Free for Patron and Gold Members
$15 Basic and Employee Level Museum Members
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED by Thursday, April 27, 2023. Tickets will not be available at the door.
Reserved seating for Patron Members only
American violin soloist Elizabeth Pitcairn returns to the home of her grandfather, Raymond Pitcairn’s brother, Theo Pitcairn, to perform in partnership with the legendary 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius, which was gifted to her by Theo in her youth.
At the conclusion of this concert, the audience is invited to a reception where light refreshments will be served.
Elizabeth has appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and debuted in New York at Alice Tully Hall with the New York String Orchestra. Ms. Pitcairn has since performed at Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Fisher Center, and the Kimmel Center. She is the President, CEO, and Artistic Director of the Luzerne Music Center Festival, a summer camp for gifted young musicians ages 9 to 18 in the Adirondacks of New York. She currently resides in Bucks County, PA. Ms. Pitcairn received her degree from the University of Southern California, where she studied with renowned professor Robert Lipsett. Ms. Pitcairn is on the faculty at the Colburn School of Performing Arts. The 10th Anniversary edition DVD of The Red Violin film features Ms. Pitcairn and the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius in a special feature called “The Auction Block.”
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
American violin soloist Elizabeth Pitcairn performs in partnership with the legendary 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius. She has appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and debuted in New York at Alice Tully Hall with the New York String Orchestra. Ms. Pitcairn has since performed at Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Fisher Center and the Kimmel Center. She is the President, CEO, and Artistic Director of the Luzerne Music Center Festival, a summer camp for gifted young musicians ages 9 to 18 in the Adirondacks of New York.
Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she resides in Los Angeles. Ms. Pitcairn received her degree from the University of Southern California, where she studied with renowned professor Robert Lipsett. Ms. Pitcairn is on the faculty at the Colburn School of Performing Arts. The 10th Anniversary edition DVD of The Red Violin film features Ms. Pitcairn and the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius in a special feature called "The Auction Block.”
Irish-born pianist Louise Thomas has concertized extensively throughout Europe, North America, and Asia at such venues as the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow, the Franz Liszt Academy Museum in Budapest, the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and Weill Hall in New York City. She completed undergraduate musicology studies at Trinity College, Dublin, and later received her doctorate in piano performance in 1999 from USC, where she studied with Prof. John Perry and Alan Smith. Thomas has been awarded various scholarships and prizes and has been involved in multiple recording projects. Ms. Thomas joined Chapman University in 2001 as Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts. In 2014, she was named the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College of Performing Arts, and in 2015 she was promoted to Full Professor.
www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/louise-thomas
Renowned cellist Jesús A. Morales Matos comes from a prominent musical family and is active as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. He currently resides in Philadelphia and serves as a cello professor at ArCoNet and Temple University and has an active private studio. As a member of the Dalí Quartet, he is on faculty at West Chester University as part of their residency.
Morales has received glowing reviews from Fanfare Magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, and The New York Concert Review, and his recordings were also highly praised. He has soloed with several orchestras, including the Philharmonia Bulgarica, the San Bernardino Symphony, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, and the National Repertory Orchestra; has participated in several summer festivals; and has performed internationally in recitals and chamber music concerts.
He holds a bachelor's degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music and has done postgraduate work at The Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.