The 2023-24 Season
Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change.
Which Way the Winds Blow
Mozart Divertimenti for wind sextet
September 27, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Kathy Halvorson and Noah Kay, oboes
Frank Morelli and Harry Searing, bassoons
Nancy Billman and Rheagan Osteen, horns
Together with works of Handel and Reicha, we present a selection of Mozart's delightful Divertimenti for winds, presumably composed at his father's insistence that the young composer explore the keys of F major, B-flat major, and E-flat major. Tough love!
THE RETURNS OF RACHEV AND RAN
Sunday, October 15, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Danail Rachev, conducting
Ran Dank, piano
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Rossini: La scala di seta
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4
After Danail Rachev (2015) and Ran Dank (2022) made their triumphant Philharmonic debuts, our inbox immediately overflowed with demands that we bring each of them back. Done and done. If you were there, you know why. If you weren’t, find out why! Our 41st season opens with a masterpiece by George Walker, the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Music.
Norse by Norsewest(chester)
November 15, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
D. Paul Woodiel, violin, hardingfele, nyckelharpa
Dana Lyn, violin, viola, piano
Sarah Carter, cello
The magical Norwegian Hardingfele and its Swedish cousin, the Nyckelharpa provide magical, silvery textures that suit not just their traditional repertoire, but also composed repertoire of the renaissance and baroque.
CLASH OF THE CELLOS
Sunday, December 17, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Eugene Moye, cello
Roberta Cooper, cello
Sarah Carter, cello
Maureen Hynes, cello
Eliana Mendoza, cello
Lanny Paykin, cello
with Jeanne Ireland, soprano
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5, plus works of the Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Saint-Saëns, Borodin, Satie, Sibelius, and much more.
Everyone loves the sound of the cello. But put six of them together and something other-worldly happens. The rich sound of the entire Philharmonic cello section gathers for great fun, a surprise or two, and that goosebump-raising, wordless melody of Villa-Lobos.
Catch This Trout
February 4, 2:00 pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Deborah Wong, violin
William Hakim, viola
Maureen Hynes, cello
Jack Wenger, double bass
Christopher Oldfather, piano
String Trio in G Major, Op. 9
Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet
Franz Schubert composed his “Trout” quintet at the age of 22, but it was never published until after his death. Perhaps considered too forward for its time, the work features textures and sonorities that awed the likes of Chopin and Schumann.
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Catch This Trout
February 7, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Deborah Wong, violin
William Hakim, viola
Maureen Hynes, cello
Jack Wenger, double bass
Christopher Oldfather, piano
String Trio in G Major, Op. 9
Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet
Franz Schubert composed his “Trout” quintet at the age of 22, but it was never published until after his death. Perhaps considered too forward for its time, the work features textures and sonorities that awed the likes of Chopin and Schumann.
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Licorice & Fiddles
The Great Clarinet Quintets of Mozart and Brahms
March 27, 12:00pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Robert Chausow and Robin Bushman, violins
Liuh-Wen Ting, viola
Hannah Holman, cello
Ben Baron, clarinet
The clarinet quintet format comprises a string quartet with clarinet soloist. Few composers have attempted to write for such an ensemble. Mozart and Brahms were undeterred, and the result is two of the greatest works in the clarinet repertoire.
Licorice & Fiddles
The Great Clarinet Quintets of Mozart and Brahms
March 30, 2:00pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Robert Chausow and Robin Bushman, violins
Liuh-Wen Ting, viola
Hannah Holman, cello
Ben Baron, clarinet
The clarinet quintet format comprises a string quartet with clarinet soloist. Few composers have attempted to write for such an ensemble. Mozart and Brahms were undeterred, and the result is two of the greatest works in the clarinet repertoire.
OLD SCHOOL, FRESH VOICE
Sunday, April 7, 3:00 pm
Jaime Laredo, violin, conducting
Isabelle Durrenberger, violin
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
Beethoven: Romance No. 1 and No. 2 for violin
Mozart: Symphony No. 29
Our good friend Jaime Laredo returns, with yet another prized former student, 25 year-old Isabelle Durrenberger, whose interpretive powers are at once fresh and provocative while true to the core intentions of these iconic, “old school” works for violin and orchestra.
Dark & Stormy
String Quartets of Beethoven & Ravel
Sunday, April 21, 2:00pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Robert Chausow, violin
Martin Agee, violin
Ah-Ling Neu, viola
Eugene Moye, cello
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18
Ravel: String Quartet
Beethoven rarely composed in the key of C Minor, except for two of his most celebrated works: His “Pathetique” piano sonata, and the Fifth Symphony. This quartet is similarly darkly expressive, fiery, and breathtaking. Ravel was inspired by Debussy to compose his lone string quartet, and defying his teacher’s wishes, let loose a cascade of brilliance and emotion.
Dark & Stormy
String Quartets of Beethoven & Ravel
Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Robert Chausow, violin
Martin Agee, violin
Ah-Ling Neu, viola
Eugene Moye, cello
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18
Ravel: String Quartet
Beethoven rarely composed in the key of C Minor, except for two of his most celebrated works: His “Pathetique” piano sonata, and the Fifth Symphony. This quartet is similarly darkly expressive, fiery, and breathtaking. Ravel was inspired by Debussy to compose his lone string quartet, and defying his teacher’s wishes, let loose a cascade of brilliance and emotion.