Eight Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. at Sanders Theatre
Free parking available at the Broadway Garage / Map and directions
Observe composers’ anniversaries and celebrate their works
Fauré (died 1924): Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major; Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
Schoenberg (born 1874): Verklärte Nacht
Ives (born 1874): Piano Trio
Ravel (born 1875): Piano Trio
New and recent BCMS commissions / A new commission for oboe, viola and piano by Peter Child; Lowell Liebermann’s Clarinet Sonata (2021); and Michi Wiancko’s Tyranny of Coordinates (2022)
Works by beloved classical masters
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Clarinet Trio in B-flat major
Brahms: Piano Trios No. 2 in C major & No. 3 in C minor, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Sextet in D major for Piano & Strings
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, arr. for String Septet
Russian January / Works by Arensky, Prokofiev and Glazunov
First performances on our series / In November we present Arnold Bax’s Oboe Quintet (1922) and Kevin Puts’s And Legions Will Rise (2001). On Mother’s Day we perform works by Clara Schumann, Marion Bauer, and Amy Beach.
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September 29
Video on demand from October 13
Ludwig van Beethoven / Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
Lowell Liebermann / Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2021 BCMS co-commission)
Gabriel Fauré / Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Alyssa Wang, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Clancy Newman, cello; Max Levinson, piano
October 20
Felix Mendelssohn / Sextet for Piano and Strings, Op. 110
Charles Ives / Piano Trio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364, arr. for String Septet
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Alyssa Wang, violin; Wenting Kang, viola; Marcus Thompson, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Clancy Newman, cello; Thomas Van Dyck, double bass; Max Levinson, piano
November 10
Johannes Brahms / Scherzo in C minor from the F-A-E Sonata, WoO 2
Arnold Bax / Oboe Quintet, GP 258 (1922)
Kevin Puts / And Legions will Rise, for Violin, Clarinet, and Marimba
Johannes Brahms / Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Peggy Pearson, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Alyssa Wang, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Max Levinson, piano; Ayano Kataoka, marimba
January 12
Sergei Prokofiev / Quintet in G minor for Winds and Strings
Anton Arensky / Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Alexander Glazunov / String Quintet in A major, Op. 39
Peggy Pearson, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin; Alyssa Wang, violin; Marcus Thompson, Annie Hyung, cello; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Thomas Van Dyck, double bass; Max Levinson, piano
February 16
Ludwig van Beethoven / Clarinet Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Johannes Brahms / Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
Arnold Schoenberg / Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Stefan Jackiw, violin; Alyssa Wang, violin; Wenting Kang, viola; Marcus Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Thomas Van Dyck, double bass; Max Levinson, piano
March 9
Video on demand from March 23
Gabriel Fauré / Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Michi Wiancko / Tyranny of Coordinates for Piano Quintet (2022 BCMS commission)
Maurice Ravel / Piano Trio
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Yura Lee, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Max Levinson, piano
April 13
Video on demand from April 27
Ludwig van Beethoven / String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
Peter Child / New Commission for Oboe, Viola and Piano
Felix Mendelssohn / Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Peggy Pearson, oboe; Alyssa Wang, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Max Levinson, piano
May 11
Clara Schumann / Three Romances, Op. 22
Johannes Brahms / Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
Marion Bauer / Concertino for Clarinet, Oboe and String Quartet, Op. 32 (1939)
Amy Beach / Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
Peggy Pearson, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Max Levinson, piano