Event
BalletX
with the Naples Philharmonic
and Miró Quartet
BalletX
Christine Cox, artistic director
Naples Philharmonic
Miró String Quartet
Alvin Ho, conductor
Neenan/Schubert — Increasing
Roberts/Shirley — Honey
Neenan/Puts and Haydn — Credo
Peck/Coleman — Umoja: Anthem of Unity
As Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, BalletX has been pushing the envelope with innovative choreography while honoring the timeless and classic ballet aesthetic. Since the company’s founding in 2005, BalletX has produced more than 100 world premiere ballets by dozens of choreographers from around the globe, placing Philadelphia on the map as an international destination for contemporary ballet.
BalletX dances to music performed by the Naples Philharmonic and acclaimed string ensemble the Miró Quartet.
Naples Philharmonic
Naples Philharmonic
Founded in 1982, the Naples Philharmonic normally performs over 140 orchestral and chamber concerts, as well as opera and ballet, education, community and special event concerts from September through June each year.
Meet the Musicians
Alexander Shelley
Artistic and Music Director Designate Meet Alexander
Jack Everly
Principal Pops Conductor Meet Jack
James Ehnes
Artistic Partner Meet James
Radu Paponiu
Associate Conductor Meet Radu
Alvin Ho
Assistant Conductor Meet Alvin
Miró Quartet
Miró Quartet
The Miró Quartet is consistently praised for their deeply musical interpretations, exciting performances and thoughtful programming. Each season, the Miró Quartet performs throughout the world on the most important chamber music series and on the most prestigious concert stages, garnering accolades from critics and audiences alike.
Concert highlights of recent seasons include a highly anticipated and sold-out return to Carnegie Hall to perform Beethoven’s complete Opus 59 Quartets (which they also recorded); collaborations with award-winning actor Stephen Dillane as part of Lincoln Center’s White Lights Festival as well as festival appearances at Chamber Music Northwest, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, Music@Menlo and Ottawa Chamberfest.
