Shriver Hall Concert Series Presents Angela Hewitt and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason this February

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SHRIVER HALL CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS
PIANIST ANGELA HEWITT

Performance on February 22 at Shriver Hall includes
two adventurous Bach works

Discovery Series Concludes with the Baltimore Debut of Pianist
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason on February 14 at the Baltimore Museum of Art

"I know of no musician whose Bach playing on any instrument is of greater subtlety, beauty of tone, persuasiveness of judgement of instrumental command than Hewitt's is here." —BBC Music Magazine

Kanneh-Mason performs with "poetry and confidence" —The Guardian

www.ShriverConcerts.org

 

Baltimore, MD (January 5, 2026) — Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) — Baltimore’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists — continues its 60th anniversary and 2025-26 concert season with the return of pianist Angela Hewitt on Sunday, February 22, 2026. After kicking off the series’ 2023-24 concert season, Hewitt makes a triumphant return to Shriver Hall to present a program of Baroque brilliance, including two adventurous Bach works, the fiery virtuosity of Scarlatti, and Rameau’s elegant Suite No. 2.

Globally lauded for her Baroque artistry, Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt won the prestigious City of Leipzig Bach Medal in 2020, and The Daily Telegraph has praised her “crispness and clarity” and “exquisite precision.” She is a Hyperion recording artist and in 2015, she was inducted into Gramophone’s Hall of Fame.

“It will be a great pleasure to perform once more in Baltimore’s Shriver Hall,” Hewitt shares. “It is a favourite venue of mine for a recital, with always a very warm welcome from both audience and staff. The acoustics are excellent, and I look forward to meeting many friends and fans after my concert.”

SHCS concludes its acclaimed free Discovery Series in February with the Baltimore Debut of pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Twenty-one-year-old standout pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, the third virtuoso of the Kanneh-Mason clan, has captivated audiences at the BBC Proms, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and London’s Wigmore Hall, performing “straight from the heart, with care, sparkle, and self-possession” (BBC Music Magazine). Her wide-ranging recital program reflects her curiosity, featuring works by composers showcased on her Spring 2025 debut solo album for Sony Classical.

About her upcoming performance, she shares, “It's an honor to be performing on the prestigious Shriver Hall Concert Series in February 2026, particularly in this important venue's 60th Anniversary year. The Discovery Series offers me the chance to play a wide range of repertoire, from Chopin's rich-sounding Ballades 3 and 4, which to me demonstrate some of his most powerful composing, to Florence Price's Fantasie No 1 with all its deeply felt passion.”

Shriver Hall Concert Series’ Subscription Series continues in March with the collaboration of the Isidore String Quartet and pianist Jeremy Denk on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and the Baltimore Debuts of soprano Golda Schultz and pianist Jonathan Ware on Sunday, March 22, 2026.

For six decades, SHCS has created unforgettable musical experiences in the intimacy of Shriver Hall. The upcoming season builds on this legacy with a vibrant lineup of programs featuring enduring masterworks and fresh perspectives, from Bach to Beethoven to Billy Childs. Woven through the season are themes of another milestone: the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026. Featuring American composers past and present, texts from the nation’s greatest poets, classical works infused with bluegrass and jazz, and some of today’s most thrilling young performers, these concerts will celebrate a nation brimming with musical treasures and talent.

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Concert Information

Angela Hewitt, piano
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Shriver Hall | 3400 N. Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21218
Tickets: $48 Single Tickets and $10 Students
Link: www.shriverconcerts.org/hewitt 

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Toccata in D major, BWV 912
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU: Suite No. 2 in A minor
DOMENICO SCARLATTI:
     Sonata in A major, K. 322
     Sonata in D major, K. 145
     Sonata in D minor, K. 417
     Sonata in C major, K. 460
     Sonata in F major, K. 518
     Sonata in F minor, K. 519
     Sonata in F minor, K. 466
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 894

The Paul & Barbara Krieger Early Music Concert
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Discovery Series: Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano (Baltimore Debut)
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Baltimore Museum of Art | 10 Art Museum Drive | Baltimore, MD 21218
Tickets: Free, $10 suggested donation
Link: www.shriverconcerts.org/jeneba 

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, “Tempest”
WILLIAM GRANT STILL: “Summerland” from Three Visions
CLAUDE DEBUSSY:
     ??"La fille aux cheveux de lin" from Preludes, Book I
     "Bruyères" from Preludes Book II
FLORENCE PRICE: Fantasie nègre No. 1 in E minor
FREDERIC CHOPIN: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
CHOPIN:  Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

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About Shriver Hall Concert Series
For 60 years, Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) has been “Baltimore’s finest importer of classical music talent” (The Baltimore Sun) and the area’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists with a mission to enrich the Baltimore community through outstanding chamber music and recital experiences. A 5-time recipient of Baltimore Magazine’s distinction “Best Classical Music” in its annual “Best of Baltimore” issue, the coveted subscription series features many of the world’s most renowned soloists and ensembles, presented in The Johns Hopkins University’s Shriver Hall.

Founded in 1966 by Dr. Ernest Bueding, a pharmacologist at Johns Hopkins University, and a group of similarly dedicated music enthusiasts, SHCS set out to make an important contribution to the vitality of an already vibrant city. When flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal walked onto the stage of Shriver Hall for the first concert, more than 1,100 people witnessed the launch of what is now recognized as a remarkable success story: Shriver Hall Concert Series. In the succeeding years, SHCS has presented hundreds of acclaimed and emerging international artists in classical chamber music and recitals, and a legacy of important debuts and premieres. In addition, SHCS collaborates with local schools and subsidizes hundreds of student tickets each season.

The list of artists presented by SHCS is remarkable—Radu Lupu, Murray Perahia, Ewa Podlés, Maurizio Pollini, Jacqueline du Pré, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jordi Savall, András Schiff, Rudolf Serkin, Janos Starker, Daniil Trifonov, Lynn Harrell, Emanuel Ax, Alban Berg Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Kronos Quartet, Cleveland Quartet, and Quartetto Italiano, among many others. SHCS also has a history of championing important musicians early in their careers, including Richard Goode, Hilary Hahn, Hélène Grimaud, Dawn Upshaw, Lang Lang, and the Emerson String Quartet. Commissioned composers include Timo Andres, Sebastian Currier, Jonathan Leshnoff, James Lee III, Han Lash, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Caroline Shaw, Carlos Simon, Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, and Nina C. Young.

Designed specifically for the community, SHCS offers the Discovery Series, a series of free concerts presented in venues throughout the region, focused on artists emerging on the national and international scene. Artists featured include Narek Hakhnazaryan, Colin Currie, Xavier Foley, Eric Lu, and the Dover Quartet. SHCS also offers a variety of student programs.

For more information, visit www.shriverconcerts.org.

About Angela Hewitt
Angela Hewitt occupies a unique position among today’s leading pianists. With a wide-ranging repertoire and frequent appearances in recital and with major orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia, she is also an award-winning recording artist whose performances of Bach have established her as one of the composer’s foremost interpreters. In 2020, she received the City of Leipzig Bach Medal.

In March 2024, Hewitt embarked on her latest project, The Mozart Odyssey, comprising the composer’s complete piano concertos. This follows Hewitt’s highly acclaimed Bach Odyssey cycle (2016–22), in which she performed the complete keyboard works of Bach across 12 recitals, presented worldwide. The Mozart Odyssey continues in 2025-26 with engagements across 13 countries. Recent and upcoming performances include Mozarteumorchester Salzburg; the Brussels, Royal Liverpool, Warsaw, and Tampere philharmonics; the Estonian National, Fort Worth, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver symphonies; and the NAC (Ottawa) and Ulster orchestras, among others. Hewitt is also in demand as a player-conductor, collaborating with Orchestra of St Luke’s, Cameristi della Scala, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Bochumer Symphoniker, Royal Northern Sinfonia, London Mozart Players, and Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra as part of The Mozart Odyssey. 

Elsewhere in 2025-26, Hewitt maintains a busy recital schedule, including concerts in New York City, Zurich, Frankfurt, San Francisco, Baltimore, Barcelona, Bonn, and Helsinki, as well as her regular appearances at London’s Wigmore Hall. Recent recital tours have included Australia and Japan.

Hewitt’s award-winning cycle for Hyperion Records of all the major keyboard works of Bach has been described as “one of the record glories of our age” (The Sunday Times). Her discography also includes albums of Couperin, Rameau, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Fauré, Debussy, Chabrier, Ravel, Messiaen, and Granados. Her most recent recordings include the three volumes of Mozart’s complete piano sonatas, the final of which was released in June 2025. A regular on the U.S. Billboard chart, her 2021 album “Love Songs” stayed at the top of the specialist classical chart in the U.K. for months. In 2015, she was inducted into Gramophone Magazine’s Hall of Fame. 

Born into a musical family, Hewitt began her piano studies at age three. In 1985, she won the Toronto International Bach Piano Competition, which launched her career. In 2018, she received the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2015, she received the highest honor from her native country—becoming a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 2006, she was awarded an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, has seven honorary doctorates, and is a Visiting Fellow of Peterhouse College in Cambridge. In 2020, she was awarded the Wigmore Medal in recognition of her services to music and relationship with the hall over 35 years.

Based in London, Hewitt founded the Trasimeno Music Festival—a week-long annual event which draws an audience from all over the world, 21 years ago in Umbria, Italy. To mark its 20th anniversary in 2025, Hewitt curated a celebratory concert at Wigmore Hall.

About Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is already captivating audiences with her “maturity in performance and interpretation” (Fraser). She made her debut on the international scene at the BBC Proms, performing Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement and was heralded by the press as “demonstrating musical insight, technical acuity, and an engaging performing persona” (Music OMH). She recorded the work with the Chineke! Orchestra and Leslie Suganandarajah, released on Decca Classics in summer 2023. The Guardian hailed her performance, stating that “Price could have no more persuasive an advocate.”

Now an exclusive Sony Classical Artist, Kanneh-Mason’s debut solo album Fantasie was released in March 2025, to wide acclaim. It was named Classic FM’s Album of the Week and Gramophone praised her as “a pianist of enormous technical resources in service of an uncommonly rich and versatile musical imagination.” The album was notably nominated for a prestigious Edison Award.

During the 2025-26 season, Kanneh-Mason crosses the Atlantic to work with several orchestras in North America, notably the Florida Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, and San Antonio Philharmonic. She is also making her solo debut recital tour, performing for the Vancouver Recital Series, Baltimore’s Shriver Hall Concert Series, and Washington’s Dumbarton Concerts. An avid recitalist, she makes her return to London’s Wigmore Hall, and performs at the Bergen International Festival, Antwerp’s deSingel, Dublin’s Royal Academy, among many presenters.

Other recent and forthcoming highlights include debuts with the Oslo Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Britten Sinfonia, Metz National orchestras, working with conductors such as Andrew Manze, Dinis Sousa, and Emmanuel Tjeknavorian; an extensive UK tour with the Hungarian Radio Symphony and Riccardo Frizza; and performances with the Orchestre National de Lyon, Detroit Symphony, Philharmonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and Belgrade Philharmonic orchestras.

Kanneh-Mason was a Keyboard Category Finalist in 2018’s BBC Young Musician competition, and the winner of both the Murs du Son Prize at the 2014 Lagny-Sur-Marne International Piano Competition in France and The Nottingham Young Musician competition of 2013. She was also winner of the Iris Dyer Piano Prize at The Royal Academy of Music, Junior Academy, where she studied with Patsy Toh.

Kanneh-Mason was named one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars and appeared on Julian Lloyd Webber’s radio series in 2021. She has been featured on several television and radio programs, including Radio 3’s In Tune, The BAFTAs, The Royal Variety Performance, BBC4’s documentary “Young, Gifted and Classical,” and BBC1 Imagine’s documentary “This House is Full of Music.” With her siblings, she has recorded two family albums for Decca Classics, Carnival (2020) and River of Music (2025).

Photo of Angela Hewitt by Bernd Eberle; photo of Jeneba Kanneh-Mason by John Davis

Shriver Hall Concert Series’ season is made possible through generous support from the Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore County Commission for Arts & Sciences, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Peggy & Yale Gordon Trust, and William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund.

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