EarRelevant Staff | 25 JUN 2021
ATLANTA, GA— After a 20-21 season of virtual programming due to pandemic conditions, the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University announced on Thursday afternoon the return of the Candler Concert Series to Emerson Concert Hall with the anticipation of live performances.
“While I’m delighted we’ve been able to continue our commitment to the presentation of performing arts over the past year through the Schwartz Center virtual stage, I am thrilled and hopeful for a return to in-person performances,” says Schwartz Center Managing Director Rachael Brightwell. “There is simply nothing like the impact of experiencing these phenomenal artists live, in the moment.”
Tickets will go on sale in August. However, the timing of the Schwartz Center’s actual reopening is still evolving, dependent upon final details from Emory University regarding visitors coming to events this fall. Updates on the status will be provided online at schwartz.emory.edu.
The 2021–2022 lineup features a mix of classical, crossover and jazz in the Series’ seven scheduled performances. Here’s what the Candler Concert Series has planned:
2021–2022 Candler Concert Series
- Saturday, September 18, 2021 @ 8pm
George Li, piano
Pianist George Li possesses an effortless grace, poised authority, and brilliant virtuosity far beyond his years. Since winning the Silver Medal at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Li has rapidly established a major international reputation. - Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 4pm
Pretty Yende, soprano
Making her Atlanta debut for a solo recital, South African soprano Pretty Yende is known for her acclaimed operatic and solo performances worldwide and critically lauded discography. Yende’s magnetic charm has captivated audiences at major opera houses of the world. - Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 8pm
Leonidas Kavakos, violin, and Yuja Wang, piano
This pair of superstars share the stage in their first visit to the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Each outstanding soloists, together they leave audiences breathless with the beauty and intensity of their performance. - Friday, January 28, 2022 @ 8pm
Our Song, Our Story: The New Generation of Black Voices
Created and directed by Damien Sneed, Our Song, Our Story is an evening of music highlighting some of the world’s most well-known operatic arias, art songs, and spirituals featuring mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis and soprano Brandie Inez Sutton, accompanied by string quartet and Sneed on piano. - Friday, February 18, 2022 @ 8pm
Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis brings his powerful Branford Marsalis Quartet back to the Schwartz Center stage. - Friday, March 18, 2022 @ 8pm
Jeremy Kittel & Co.
Making their Schwartz Center debut, Grammy-nominated violinist and composer Jeremy Kittel and his quintet perform a program that inhabits the space between classical and acoustic roots, Celtic and bluegrass aesthetics, and folk and jazz sensibilities. - Saturday, April 9, 2022 @ 8pm
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble, featuring pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips.
From the world-renowned Academy of St Martin in the Fields, pianist/conductor Simon Crawford-Philips joins oboist Tom Blomfield, clarinetist James Burke, bassoonist Julie Price, and horn player Stephen Stirling in a program featuring Mozart;s Quintet for Winds and Piano in E-flat Major, K. 452.
The Candler Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from the late Flora Glenn Candler. The series opened under its current name in 1970 with performances at Glenn Memorial Auditorium, and then moved to the newly constructed Schwartz Center for Performing Arts in 2003.
All concerts are presented in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and on the Schwartz Center Virtual Stage. ■
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