Join us for a soirée lyrique at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia !

Axelle Fanyo, soprano

Julius Drake, piano

Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

One of the most promising singers of her generation, French soprano Axelle Fanyo has been praised by Renée Fleming for her “charismatic, beautiful voice [of] real star quality.”
In her PCMS debut program with the “unfailingly eloquent and supportive” pianist Julius Drake (The Telegraph), Fanyo explores the master and apprentice relationship between two pioneering European composers, Arnold Schoenberg and Olivier Messaien, and their American protegés, John Cage and William Bolcom.

Master & Apprentice

Schoenberg: Four Songs, Op. 2
Schoenberg: Brettl Songs (Sel.)
Cage: Aria (a capella)
Messiaen: Trois Mélodies
Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi (Sel.)
Bolcom: Cabaret Songs (Sel.)

Included with your ticket is entrance to the pre-concert lecture, delivered by Christine Anderson, which takes place at 6:30 pm in the Kimmel Center's Comcast Circle.

*** WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ***

Day: Friday, January 30th, 2026
Time: 6:30pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location:  Perelman Theatre, Kimmel Center - 300 S Broad St.
Language: English, French
Fee: $23 for AF members / $28 for non members

You will receive from PCMS a pre-concert email, which includes program, parking information, and other helpful reminders.

To get here on SEPTA, take the B to Walnut-Locust Station and the campus is steps away.
By bus , Routes 4, 9, 12, 16, 21, 27, 32, 40 & 42 all drop you within a block or two.
You can also take the L or T to 15th Street Station.
If riding Regional Rail, take any line to Suburban Station and the Kimmel Cultural Campus  is a short walk away.

Parking and Garage available - 1501 Spruce St. - Avenue of the Arts
Parking available at the Symphony House Garage - 440 S Broad St. 
Parking Lot available (3 min walk) -  417 S Broad St. 

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