Stanford Philharmonia Performs at the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts

Over Spring Break, Stanford Philharmonia traveled to Bermuda to perform at the 2022 Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts. Led by music director Paul Phillips, the concerts featured violinists Roger Xia ’24 and Richard Cheung ’24 performing Symphonie Concertante in G Major by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges (March 24), Stanford alumna Caroline Campbell performing a program of works featuring her world-renowned violin virtuosity (March 25), and Concerto Competition winner Ethan Chi ’22 performing the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg (March 26).

During their visit to Bermuda, the musicians of Stanford Philharmonia also performed for nursing home residents. Additionally, they worked with Bermuda string students and gave a side-by-side performance with them of music by Florence Price, Gustav Holst, and Edvard Grieg.

This trip was the first tour by a Stanford orchestra since the Stanford Symphony Orchestra’s tour to Mexico and Cuba in 2017, and the first trip abroad by any Stanford instrumental ensemble since 2018. To make a tax-deductible contribution to support additional tours, click on Make a Gift to donate to The Stanford Symphony Orchestra Gift Fund, which supports projects and activities by Stanford Philharmonia and the SSO.

On February 26, Stanford Philharmonia performed its Winter Concert in Bing Concert Hall. The program comprised five works: Czech Suite by Antonin Dvorak, Sonata da Chiesa by Adolphus Hailstork, La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy (arranged for 11 winds by Paul Phillips), Old Wine in New Bottles by Gordon Jacob, and Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92, by Ludwig van Beethoven. All of these works were also performed at the Bermuda Festival, along with many more.