Patricia Lambrecht

Palm Beach Symphony's Opening Concert of the 2024-2025 Season Will Come to Life with Added Visually Artistic Elements
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024

In true artistic expression, Palm Beach Symphony’s first concert of the 2024-2025 Masterworks Season will blend beautiful symphonic music with artistic visual elements from some of the world’s most renowned artists.

Palm Beach Symphony Ends Season with all Beethoven Program
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2024

 Palm Beach Symphony’s 50th Anniversary Season culminates with a program that celebrates Beethoven’s early work followed by one of his greatest works during the season finale at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. with Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium and piano virtuoso Ignat Solzhenitsyn.

Palm Beach Symphony Presents World Premiere By Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2024

Palm Beach Symphony continues its 50th Anniversary Season on Monday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts with Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium and a program featuring guest artist Santiago Rodriguez, a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Rimsky-Korsakov's masterwork Scheherazade.

Palm Beach Symphony's Golden Anniversary Continues with More Milestones in December
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

 Violin virtuoso Akiko Suwanai makes her Palm Beach Symphony debut in a concert that will also feature the world premiere of Sinfonietta, composed by Music Director Gerard Schwarz, as he leads the orchestra in another landmark Golden Anniversary concert on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Dreyfoos Concert Hall at the Kravis Center.

Palm Beach Symphony Opens Golden Anniversary Season With Guest Artist Yefim Bronfman and a World Premiere by Bright Sheng 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2023

Palm Beach Symphony, led by Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium, opens its Golden Anniversary Season with piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman and a program featuring a world premiere commissioned for the occasion in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall at the Kravis Center on Sunday, November 19 at 3 p.m.

Palm Beach Symphony Releases Report On 2022-23 Season Community Impact
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2023

Palm Beach Symphony has released its 2022-2023 Season Impact Report which documents the non-profit organization's growing national recognition, continued artistic triumphs and powerful education and community programs. 

Families Around the Nation Are Enjoying Televised Concert By Palm Beach Symphony
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2023

The Palm Beach Symphony’s televised performance of Eudora’s Fable: The Shoe Bird has taken flight and has been seen by more than 114.7 million viewers around the U.S. since March. 

Palm Beach Symphony Season to Culminate with Maria João Pires
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 30, 2023

Acclaimed piano virtuoso Maria João Pires will make a rare American appearance to join Maestro Gerard Schwarz and the Palm Beach Symphony in a special season finale at the Kravis Center on Monday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Palm Beach Symphony Renews Leadership Ahead of 50th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2023

The Board of Directors of Palm Beach Symphony has awarded five-year contract renewals to CEO David McClymont and Music Director Gerard Schwarz in recognition of their achievements in elevating the Symphony to one of national stature and in preparation for the non-profit orchestra’s 50th Anniversary Season this fall.

Palm Beach Symphony Names Paul Destito Instrumental Music Teacher of the Year
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 21, 2023

Paul Destito, Assistant Band Director at Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, has been named the Palm Beach Symphony Instrumental Music Teacher of the Year.

Palm Beach Symphony Announces SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Broadcasts
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2022

In what has become a cherished part of the holiday season, CBS 12 News will air “Sounds of the Season” with Maestro Gerard Schwarz leading the Palm Beach Symphony in a joyous program of holiday favorites from Broadway, classical music and popular carols.

Celebrated Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Joins Palm Beach Symphony This December 
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2022

Garrick Ohlsson joins Maestro Gerard Schwarz and the Palm Beach Symphony on Thursday, December 1 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Palm Beach Symphony Opens Season With Sarah Chang, November 6
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2022

Already heralded by the media as one of the orchestral music events of the season, celebrated violinist Sarah Chang joins Maestro Gerard Schwarz to open Palm Beach Symphony's 49th Season on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Palm Beach Symphony And Jon Secada Premiere THE ADVENTURES OF PETER AND THE WOLF
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2022

Maestro Gerard Schwarz and narrator Jon Secada embark upon a newly crafted reimagining of Sergei Prokofiev's musical masterpiece when Palm Beach Symphony premieres “The Adventures of Peter and the Wolf” as part of the Dale A. McNulty Children's Concert Series on Sunday, October 16 at 3 p.m. at the Eissey Campus Theater on the Palm Beach State College campus. 

Palm Beach Symphony To Televise Family Concerts On PBS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022

South Florida PBS will be the first in the nation to televise Palm Beach Symphony's production of “Eudora's Fable: The Shoe Bird,” an adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winner Eudora Welty's only children's book, “The Shoe Bird.” The concert will be broadcast Sunday, September 11 at 3 p.m. on WPBT and 7 p.m. on WXEL in Palm Beach County. 

Palm Beach Symphony Ends School Year After Impacting Nearly 8K Students
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 16, 2022

Palm Beach Symphony reached 7,943 K-12 students during the 2021-2022 school year via innovative programs presented at no charge to the schools or students.  Players of the Palm Beach Symphony mentored young musicians enrolled in orchestra and band classes, and they also performed for student audiences school-wide in Pre-K through 12th grade across Palm Beach County.

Palm Beach Symphony to Broadcast Fourth of July Concert
by Stephi Wild - Jun 8, 2022

 For the first time, the Palm Beach Symphony and Sinclair Broadcast Group will bring the thrilling excitement of Independence Day to viewers with “The Sounds of Freedom” that will be broadcast on CBS12 News and CW34. 

Palm Beach Symphony Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Two World Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2022

Palm Beach Symphony has announced its 2022-2023 Masterworks Season featuring an expanded schedule of six concerts that will feature legendary guest artists drawn from the world’s great stages – violinists Joshua Bell and Sarah Chang, pianists Garrick Ohlsson, Misha Dichter and Maria João Pires and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, and more.

Palm Beach Symphony to Perform With Maria João Pires, March 7
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2022

Palm Beach Symphony presents two masterworks that deliver all the passion, poetry and drama of classical music as acclaimed pianist Maria João Pires makes a rare American appearance with Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium in a program of Beethoven and Mahler on Monday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Palm Beach Symphony Rings In 2022 With Yefim Bronfman January 10
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2021

Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “a fearless pianist for whom no score is too demanding,” piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman joins Maestro Gerard Schwarz and Palm Beach Symphony for the Masterworks Series 3 concert Romance and Rebirth at the Kravis Center on Monday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m.