Step into a season of color, energy, and renewal with the return of a favorite chamber trio featuring double Steinway Artist James D’León. This spring-inspired program features Jennifer Higdon’s Piano Trio, a study in sound and color; Rachmaninoff’s lyrical and emotionally charged Sonata for Cello and Piano, composed during a period of creative rebirth; and […]
What does “excited” sound like? How about “stubborn,” “silly,” or “surprised”? During Arizona Philharmonic’s Third Grade Composition Project, Prescott Unified School District third graders explored how composers use melody, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, and meter to turn feeling into music. Working with Arizona Philharmonic teaching artists and musicians, each class helped co-compose music for recorder and […]
Close our 2025–26 season with husband-and-wife duo Katherine McLin (violin) and Andrew Campbell (piano) in a program that pairs musical dialogue with dance‑driven finales. It opens in Baroque elegance with a Leclair Violin Sonata. Zwilich’s Episodes gives that dialogue an American accent: a song‑like Arioso followed by a compact, dance‑like Vivace. Korngold (of Hollywood film score fame) follows with four scenes […]
Duo Catalina, featuring flutists Andrea Graves and Jeannette Hirasawa Moore, brings two Arizona Philharmonic flutists to Sharlot Hall Museum for Sharlot’s Cellar. Moore is principal flute of Arizona Philharmonic, and Graves frequently joins AZ Phil on stage as a guest flutist. Together, Duo Catalina offers the clarity and color of two flutes, including the fuller […]
Before manos Percussion takes the stage at the Kiwanis Amphitheater on May 23, Arizona Philharmonic timpanist and manos Percussion founder Maria Flurry leads a free OLLI class where participants can see the instruments up close, ask questions, and even try some of them. Instruments on hand will include timpani, vibraphone, and marimba, along with world […]
manos Percussion features three classically trained percussionists with Arizona Philharmonic ties: Maria Flurry, AZ Phil’s principal timpanist, joined by Bensen Kwan and Joshua Ferrell, both of whom have performed on our stage. Part of the trio’s Quarter Millennium Celebration tour, this program marks America’s 250th year through European classical roots, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, nature sounds, jazz, […]
manos Percussion features three classically trained percussionists with Arizona Philharmonic ties: Maria Flurry, AZ Phil’s principal timpanist, joined by Bensen Kwan and Joshua Ferrell, both of whom have performed on our stage. Part of the trio’s Quarter Millennium Celebration tour, this program marks America’s 250th year through European classical roots, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, nature sounds, jazz, […]
Experience an afternoon of classical ballet performed with live accompaniment by Arizona Philharmonic musicians in collaboration with Yavapai Ballet Theatre.
Discover the expressive range of the flute as Duo Catalina performs classical favorites, Broadway, film music, and more in the beautiful outdoor setting of the Highlands Center.
Maestro Peter Bay joins Principal Timpanist Maria Flurry for an interview exploring the evolution of Mozart’s symphonic style, culminating in Symphony No. 41, the “Jupiter.”
Peter Bay leads Arizona Philharmonic with violinist Steven Moeckel in Beethoven’s radiant Violin Concerto, paired with Mozart’s triumphant Jupiter Symphony and José Carlos Campos’s Danza rústica.
