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Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) is a not-for-profit performing arts presenter in Baltimore, Maryland. Since its founding in 1966, the series has come to be recognized as one of nation’s foremost presenters of chamber music and recitals. SHCS presents an acclaimed 8-concert subscription series with the world’s leading chamber ensembles and soloists, a free 3-concert series of emerging artists, and a variety of education and outreach programs.

=Founding and History= Shriver Hall Concert Series was founded in 1966 by Dr. Ernest Bueding, a Johns Hopkins University (JHU) pharmacologist and amateur violinist. Dr. Bueding gained support for SHCS from other JHU professors who recognized the importance of the arts, and SHCS was launched in 1966, operating under JHU’s Office of Special Events. In December 1972, SHCS became an independent 501c3 organization, no longer part of JHU, but still an active member of the university community and resident on the Homewood campus.

Dr. Bueding was succeeded as president of SHCS by Dr. Albert I. Mendeloff, who led SHCS until his death. Jephta Drachman became president of the series in 1992 and her 20-year leadership of SHCS’s Board of Directors saw a successful $1 million endowment campaign and the introduction of a full-time executive director position. She was followed by Dr. Geoffrey Greif in 2013.

There have been four executive directors since the start of the 21st century: Sel Kardan (2002-2005), David Baldwin (2006-2008) , Stephen Jacobsohn (2009-2015) , and Catherine Cochran (appointed 2015).

In 2005-06, its 40th anniversary season, SHCS introduced a broad set of educational outreach initiatives. These included a number of free Discovery Series concerts, a free lecture series, and other community engagement events in celebration of the anniversary. SHCS marked its 50th anniversary in 2015-16 with “Born in Baltimore,” a series of three commissions from Baltimore-connected composers—Timo Andres, James Lee III, and Jonathan Leshnoff. SHCS continues to commission new works, thanks to the creation of The David and Barbara Rodbell Kornblatt Commissioning Fund.

=Venue= Subscription Series concerts take place at Shriver Hall, which was built at the bequest of Alfred Jenkins Shriver, who left the bulk of his estate to The Johns Hopkins University in order to build a new lecture hall on the Homewood campus. Shriver Hall was completed in 1954, nearly 10 years after the Johns Hopkins Board of Trustees accepted Shriver’s bequest in 1945. Today, the 1,106-seat hall stands at the southern end of JHU Homewood Campus’ Wyman Quad. In addition to serving as the primary concert hall for Shriver Hall Concert Series, the hall also functions as an assembly space for a number of Hopkins events.

=Community/Outreach=

Discovery Series
In addition to its regular subscription concerts, Shriver Hall Concert Series also presents concerts free to the public as part of its Discovery Series, which was established in 2005. These concerts take place in various locations in Baltimore and feature emerging chamber groups and solo musicians in recitals that are free to the public. Previous Discovery Series performers include Behzod Abduraimov, Measha Brueggergosman, Colin Currie, Narek Hakhnazaryan, Alina Ibragimova, Yevgeny Sudbin, the Calidore String Quartet, and the Pavel Haas Quartet.

Lecture Series
Every subscription concert at SHCS is preceded by a free pre-concert lecture given by a notable music historian. Many of these lecturers have been Baltimore-based musicologists and university professors, including faculty from the Peabody Institute of Music and Towson University. In addition to the pre-concert lectures, each season includes a separate series of three lectures. These events are free to the public and take place in Mason Hall on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus. In recent years, these lectures have been given by prominent musicologists based in Baltimore, including Ray Sprenkle and Richard Giarusso.

Students
Shriver Hall Concert Series maintains a number of student outreach initiatives, offering reduced-price tickets for area students, free tickets to students of The Johns Hopkins University and Peabody Conservatory, and providing free tickets to Subscription Series events to several chaperoned groups of students. SHCS also provides opportunities for student participation, including ushering and internship positions. Additionally, the Junior Board established in 2014, offers a chance for students interested in the arts and arts management to gain insight into the administration and decision-making processes of a non-profit organization.

=Notable Performers=

Pianists

 * Pierre-Laurent Aimard
 * Piotr Anderszewski
 * Leif Ove Andsnes
 * Emanuel Ax
 * Inon Barnatan
 * Jonathan Biss
 * Yefim Bronfman
 * Rudolf Firkušný
 * Leon Fleisher
 * Claude Frank
 * Nelson Freire
 * Richard Goode
 * Helene Grimaud
 * Marc-André Hamelin
 * Angela Hewitt
 * Mieczyslaw Horszowski
 * Lang Lang
 * Yundi Li
 * Radu Lupu
 * Garrick Ohlsson
 * Ursula Oppens
 * Murray Perahia
 * Trevor Pinnock
 * Maurizio Pollini
 * Menahem Pressler
 * Charles Rosen
 * András Schiff
 * Rudolf Serkin
 * Peter Serkin
 * Jean-Yves Thibaudet
 * Daniil Trifonov
 * André Watts
 * Krystian Zimerman

Violinists

 * Joshua Bell
 * Renaud Capuçon
 * Pamela Frank
 * Hilary Hahn
 * Stefan Jackiw
 * Leila Josefowicz
 * Gidon Kremer
 * Ida Levin
 * Midori
 * Elmar Oliveira
 * Vadim Repin
 * Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
 * Gil Shaham
 * Henryk Szeryng
 * Christian Tetzlaff
 * Pinchas Zukerman

Cellists

 * Carter Brey
 * Gautier Capuçon
 * Colin Carr
 * David Finckel
 * Pierre Fournier
 * Sol Gabetta
 * Alban Gerhardt
 * Natalia Gutman
 * Lynn Harrell
 * Steven Isserlis
 * Mischa Maisky
 * Jacqueline du Pré
 * Jean-Guihen Queyras
 * Nathaniel Rosen
 * Mstislav Rostropovich
 * Andrew Shulman
 * Janos Starker
 * Alisa Weilerstein
 * Pieter Wispelwey

Other Performers

 * Julian Bliss
 * Colin Currie
 * Eliot Fisk
 * Tine Thing Helseth
 * Anthony McGill
 * Emmanuel Pahud
 * Jean-Pierre Rampal
 * Paula Robison
 * Jordi Savall
 * David Shifrin

Vocalists

 * Stephanie Blythe
 * Ian Bostridge
 * Measha Brueggergosman
 * Nicole Cabell
 * Michelle DeYoung
 * Faith Esham
 * Gerald Finley
 * Maureen Forrester
 * Nathan Gunn
 * Håkan Hagegård
 * Thomas Hampson
 * Ben Heppner
 * Wolfgang Holzmair
 * Magdalena Kožená
 * Jonathan Lemalu
 * James Morris
 * Danielle de Niese
 * Dawn Upshaw
 * Ewa Podles
 * Benita Valente

Chamber Ensembles

 * Arditti Quartet
 * The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
 * Alban Berg Quartet
 * Bartók String Quartet
 * Beaux Arts Trio
 * Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
 * Borromeo String Quartet
 * Brentano String Quartet
 * Calder Quartet
 * Cleveland Quartet
 * eighth blackbird
 * Emerson Quartet
 * Guarneri Quartet
 * Hagen Quartet
 * Imani Winds
 * Jerusalem Quartet
 * Juilliard String Quartet
 * Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
 * Kronos Quartet
 * Miró Quartet
 * Quartetto Italiano
 * Scharoun Ensemble
 * St. Lawrence String Quartet
 * Takács Quartet
 * Tallis Scholars
 * Tokyo String Quartet

Chamber Orchestras

 * Chamber Orchestra of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
 * Europa Galante
 * Les Violons du Roy
 * Venice Baroque Orchestra
 * Virtuosi di Roma

=References=

=External Links= Official website