Virtuoso Performances Since 1941
At twenty, William Kapell -- "the greatest pianistic talent that this country has ever produced," according to Leon Fleischer -- was at the beginning of his all-too-short career when he performed for Tri-County Concerts, which was then not quite one year old. Seventy plus years later, we look back with awe at Tri-County's illustrious history. The following list of virtuosi who appeared with Tri-County Concerts is only part of the remarkable story.
William Kapell
Marian Anderson
Budapest String Quartet, 1945
Samuel Mayes
Roland Hayes
Paul Badura-Skoda, 1949
Leontyne Price
Guiomar Novaes
Rosalyn Tureck
Ruggiero Ricci
Joseph Szigeti and
Masuko Ushioda, 1975
Gyorgy Sandor, 1992
Gil Shaham
Orion String Quartet
Pamela Frank
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
The Peabody Trio, 1993
Roberto Díaz
Eric Owens
Mimi Stillman
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| 1941 | Curtis String Quartet |
| 1942 | William Kincaid, flute |
| 1943 | William Kapell, piano |
| 1944 | Marian Anderson, contralto |
| 1946 | Budapest String Quartet |
| 1946 | Samuel Mayes, cello and Vincent Persichetti, piano |
| 1947 | Roland Hayes, tenor |
| 1949 | Juilliard String Quartet |
| 1952 | M. Horszowski, piano |
| 1953 | Anna Moffo, soprano |
| 1954 | Paul Badura-Skoda, piano |
| 1955 | Joseph Szigeti, violin |
| 1956 | Eugene Istomin, piano |
| 1957 | Leontyne Price, soprano |
| 1958 | Guiomar Novaes, piano |
| 1960 | Rosalyn Tureck, piano |
| 1963 | Ruggiero Ricci, violin |
| 1964 | Hans Richter-Haaser, piano |
| 1966 | Benita Valente, soprano |
| 1971 | Balsam, Kroll & Heifetz Trio |
| 1972 | Masuko Ushioda, violin |
| Gyorgy Sandor, piano | |
| 1973 | Orlando Cole, cello and Vladimir Sokoloff, piano |
| Masuko Ushioda, violin | |
| 1975 | Masuko Ushioda, violin |
| 1976 | Clamma Dale, soprano |
| 1981 | Kristine Ciesinski, soprano |
| 1982 | David Wetherill, French horn |
| 1983 | The Ridge String Quartet |
| 1986 | Cynthia Raim, piano |
| 1987 | Peter Wiley, cello |
| 1989 | Gil Shaham, violin |
| Orion String Quartet | |
| Pamela Frank, violin | |
| 1992 | Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano |
| Gyorgy Sandor, piano | |
| 1993 | The Peabody Trio |
| 1995 | Meng-Chieh Liu, piano |
| Brentano String Quartet | |
| 1996 | Ying Quartet |
| 1997 | Juliette Kang, violin |
| 1998 | Alexander Shtarkman, piano |
| 1999 | Jason Vieaux, guitar |
| 2000 | Sari Gruber, soprano |
| Roberto Díaz, viola | |
| 2001 | Eric Owens, basso |
| Reiko Watanabe, violin | |
| 2002 | Sergey Schepkin, piano |
| Mimi Stillman, flute | |
| 2004 | Shunsuke Sato, violin |
| 2006 | Matthew Bengtson, harpsichord and piano |
| 2011 | Benjamin Beilman, violin |
| 2012 | Daedalus Quartet |
| 2013 | Horszowski Trio |
| 2014 | Stefan Jackiw, violin |
| 2015 | Julian Schwarz, cello |
50th Anniversary Gala Performance
May 11, 1991 in Centennial Hall at The Haverford School in Haverford, PA.
Rosalyn Tureck, piano
Alan Stepansky, cello
Fei-Ping Hsu, piano
Timothy Baker, violin
James Barbagallo, piano
Marcantonio Barone, piano
Deborah Carter, flute
David Hamilton, tenor
75th Anniversary Concert
April 10, 2016 at Rosemont College in Rosemont, PA
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Mimi Stillman, flute, and Charles Abramovic, piano
Xiao-Fu Zhou, violin, and Natalie Zhu, piano
Isaiah Kim, cello, and Matthew Bengtson, piano