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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
William Kapell
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson
Budapest String Quartet, 1945
Budapest String Quartet, 1945
Samuel Mayes
Samuel Mayes
Roland Hayes
Roland Hayes
Paul Badura-Skoda, 1949
Paul Badura-Skoda, 1949
Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price
Guiomar Novaes
Guiomar Novaes
Rosalyn Tureck
Rosalyn Tureck
Ruggiero Ricci
Ruggiero Ricci
Joseph Szigeti and<br />Masuko Ushioda, 1975
Joseph Szigeti and
Masuko Ushioda, 1975
Gyorgy Sandor, 1992
Gyorgy Sandor, 1992
Gil Shaham
Gil Shaham
Orion String Quartet
Orion String Quartet
Pamela Frank
Pamela Frank
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
The Peabody Trio, 1993
The Peabody Trio, 1993
Roberto Díaz
Roberto Díaz
Eric Owens
Eric Owens
Mimi Stillman
Mimi Stillman
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1941Curtis String Quartet
1942William Kincaid, flute
1943William Kapell, piano
1944Marian Anderson, contralto
1946Budapest String Quartet
1946Samuel Mayes, cello and Vincent Persichetti, piano
1947Roland Hayes, tenor
1949Juilliard String Quartet
1952M. Horszowski, piano
1953Anna Moffo, soprano
1954Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
1955Joseph Szigeti, violin
1956Eugene Istomin, piano
1957Leontyne Price, soprano
1958Guiomar Novaes, piano
1960Rosalyn Tureck, piano
1963Ruggiero Ricci, violin
1964Hans Richter-Haaser, piano
1966Benita Valente, soprano
1971Balsam, Kroll & Heifetz Trio
1972Masuko Ushioda, violin
 Gyorgy Sandor, piano
1973Orlando Cole, cello and Vladimir Sokoloff, piano
 Masuko Ushioda, violin
1975Masuko Ushioda, violin
1976Clamma Dale, soprano
1981Kristine Ciesinski, soprano
1982David Wetherill, French horn
1983The Ridge String Quartet
1986Cynthia Raim, piano
1987Peter Wiley, cello
1989Gil Shaham, violin
 Orion String Quartet
 Pamela Frank, violin
1992Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
 Gyorgy Sandor, piano
1993The Peabody Trio
1995Meng-Chieh Liu, piano
 Brentano String Quartet
1996Ying Quartet
1997Juliette Kang, violin
1998Alexander Shtarkman, piano
1999Jason Vieaux, guitar
2000Sari Gruber, soprano
 Roberto Díaz, viola
2001Eric Owens, basso
 Reiko Watanabe, violin
2002Sergey Schepkin, piano
 Mimi Stillman, flute
2004Shunsuke Sato, violin
2006Matthew Bengtson, harpsichord and piano
2011Benjamin Beilman, violin
2012Daedalus Quartet
2013Horszowski Trio
2014Stefan Jackiw, violin
2015Julian 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