The Apollo Orchestra with principal Conductor David Chan welcomes Susanna Phillips, soprano, as our featured soloist in Strauss’s Four Last Songs.

Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring tells the story of a young couple on the American frontier, from the wedding-day jitters to festive songs and dances to passages of utter serenity. It is a quintessentially American work, a nostalgic glance back to America’s “Westward, ho!” history, well-complemented by Copland’s Four Dances from Rodeo, another ballet, this one about a cowgirl trying to snare the attention of a head rancher and set to American folk tunes. The concert opens with star American soprano Susanna Phillips singing Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a setting of a James Agee poem describing an evening in the South, and Fletcher’s Three American Songs. 

Soprano, viola and piano are probably not a combination that springs to mind when one first thinks of chamber music. However, there is a long tradition of great singers performing salon type songs with an obbligato instrument: Enrico Caruso with Mischa Elman, Marian Anderson with William Primrose; even Bing Crosby and Jascha Heifetz! Since 2011 the stellar artists known as the SPA Trio have continued this tradition.

For thousands of years, the moon has inspired people to write poems and compose music about its enchanting glow! Join us as we celebrate the mysteries of the moon with music by Debussy, Schumann, Clarke, Beethoven, and Bruce Adolphe.

Musica Sacra concludes the 2025-2026 season with the world premiere of Wayne Oquin’s On the Words of Walt Whitman for soloists, chorus and chamber orchestra, with soloists Susanna Phillips and John Moore. Oquin’s cantata spans the totality of Walt Whitman’s poetry—from the iconic “Song of Myself” to lesser-known gems written later in Whitman’s life.

Johannes Brahms called his requiem a “Human Requiem.” Indeed, the words of his own choosing combine to console, comfort, and lift the souls of the living. Sibelius' dramatic Symphony No.3, Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto, and Carlos Simon’s Elegy: A Cry from the Grave (written to honor the wrongful deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown) make this powerful presentation by the Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra a unique and much-needed moment in time.

Soprano Susanna Phillips, violist Paul Neubauer, and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott bring fresh vibrancy to salon songs. Performing together as the SPA Trio since 2011, these celebrated artists have embraced the charm and nostalgia of 19th- and 20th-century parlor songs, continuing a storied tradition once favored by some of the great singers of the past.

Soprano Susanna Phillips, violist Paul Neubauer, and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott bring fresh vibrancy to salon songs. Performing together as the SPA Trio since 2011, these celebrated artists have embraced the charm and nostalgia of 19th- and 20th-century parlor songs, continuing a storied tradition once favored by some of the great singers of the past.

Soprano Susanna Phillips, violist Paul Neubauer, and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott bring fresh vibrancy to salon songs. Performing together as the SPA Trio since 2011, these celebrated artists have embraced the charm and nostalgia of 19th- and 20th-century parlor songs, continuing a storied tradition once favored by some of the great singers of the past.

Soprano Susanna Phillips, violist Paul Neubauer, and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott bring fresh vibrancy to salon songs. Performing together as the SPA Trio since 2011, these celebrated artists have embraced the charm and nostalgia of 19th- and 20th-century parlor songs, continuing a storied tradition once favored by some of the great singers of the past.

Join us for an evening of unforgettable organ music performed by David Briggs, Artist in Residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Ms. Phillips will be stepping back onto the Met Opera stage for the December 12 performance! It’s an honor to join incredible colleague and revisit this beautiful character, which she had the privilege of debuting at the Met in 2023!

One of today’s most insightful artists—pianist Evgeny Kissin—leads an all-star lineup in his third and final Shostakovich program of the month.

Closing its 2024-2025 season, the Oratorio Society of New York presents the world premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell's All Shall Rise, exploring the timely topic of voting rights in the United States.

The always-evolving Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble features musicians from the legendary Met Orchestra in a variety of unique programs. In this evening’s performance, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the ensemble with soprano Susanna Phillips, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, and tenor Ben Bliss.

Susanna Phillips, Paul Neubauer, and Anne-Marie McDermott continue their tour with a salon-style concert!

Immerse yourself in the contemplation of the beauty and significance of the night sky in this enthralling NationalSawdust+ evening, featuring music by Kaija Saariaho, Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee, Philip Glass, and John Glover, with DarkSky International Delegate and photographer John Bulmer, hosted by NS+ curator Elena Park.

Historic recordings of some of the great singers of yesteryear include numerous performances of salon type songs with an obbligato instrument. Susanna Phillips, Paul Neubauer, and Anne-Marie McDermott continue this tradition with the SPA Trio.

Works by Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven

To everything there is a season… in this eclectic patchwork quilt of a program! Ms. Phillips brings her “blend of vigor, expressive depth and tonal splendor” (San Francisco Chronicle) to her CFC debut with a freewheeling mini cabaret.

Ms. Phillips joins the Hamburg International Music Festival for a program including Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw / Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.