March 2018
Alisa Weilerstein
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will perform at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach on March 21. This young musician came to the instrument when she was just 2 ½ years old, and has evolved into a stellar cellist whose performances draw comparisons to the great Yo-Yo Ma. She’s released numerous albums and, in 2011, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. Her appearance at the Four Arts will begin at 7:30 p.m. and take place in the Walter S.…
Find out more »December 2018
“The Art of Seating”
Curvaceous legs, sumptuous cushioning, lush materials, and all that hand-stitching—there’s something seriously sexy about chairs. The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach looks beyond this humble furniture item’s utilitarian beginnings to its most divine interpretations in “The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design.” On display December 8 through January 20, this special exhibition features 43 exquisite chairs crafted between the mid-1800s until today. A thrill for decor enthusiasts, this collection runs the gamut of design and…
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Palm Beach Symphony Presents: Breaking Ground
The Symphony’s second masterworks concert beautifully blends Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite, Mozart’s “Jupiter,” and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto , featuring guest soloist Chee-Yun (violin) with newer music from Augusta Read Thomas, who caught the attention of Gerard Schwarz with her original composition, “A Plea for Peace,” an evocative work that envisions the world’s first nuclear reaction. Schwarz led the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra in the 2018 world premiere of this bold and inspiring piece by one of the world’s most prominent…
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