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.

French soprano Axelle Fanyo “does not only embody a character, she tells us the story. She clearly cultivates the art of communication, which gives her singing another dimension.” (Forum Opera) and is making her mark on both the opera world and in concert halls with her eclectic curiosity and “charismatic, beautiful voice [of] real star quality.” (Renée Fleming)
After studying musicology at the Sorbonne and winning awards as a violinist at the Conservatoire La Courneuve, Axelle Fanyo studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP) with Glenn Chambers and obtained her Master’s Diploma.

Axelle Fanyo & Kunal Lahiry "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child"

*** 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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