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The 2024-25 Season
Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change.

REED, BOW & HAMMER

Clarinet Trios of Brahms and Beethoven

October 9, 12:10 pm

Grace Church, White Plains

 

Ben Baron, clarinet

Lanny Paykin, cello

Christopher Oldfather, piano

 

 

The combination of clarinet, cello, and piano enthralled both Beethoven and Brahms, resulting in these two major staples of the chamber music canon.

WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY?

Sunday, October 27, 3:00 pm

Purchase Performing Arts Center

Danail Rachev, conducting

Bella Hristova, violin

 

George Antheil: Serenade

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5

Schubert: Symphony No. 5

 

It’s a half-step between Mozart’s A Major concerto (in the magnificent hands of Bella Hristova, making her third appearance with us) and Schubert’s B-flat Major Symphony. But if you were to ask American composer George Antheil during World War II about his music, he would not have provided an answer. This multi-disciplinary genius teamed up with actress (and multi-disciplinary genius) Heddy Lamar to develop an encoding system utilizing musical frequencies that could guide Allied torpedoes against Nazi u-boats. It became the foundation for how telecommunications work today. Danail Rachev returns to bestow his special conducting gifts upon all of it.

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A PERFECT MARRIAGE

Violin & Viola Duos

November 13, 12:10 pm

Grace Church, White Plains

 

Deborah Wong, violin

Kyle Armbrust, viola

 

Works of Mozart, Saariaho, Handel, and more

 

Rich textures and soaring sonorities emerge from the marriage of two instruments perfectly suited to each other, in the hands of two of the Phil’s virtuosos.

MY LIGHT, MY LOVE

Sunday, December 15, 3:00 PM

Purchase Performing Arts Center

Orli Shaham, piano soloist-leader  

 

Poulenc: Sextet

Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11

Schumann: Piano Quintet

 

 

“Orli” is Hebrew for “my light,” and Orli’s love of these intimately set works are a treat for the ears, heart, and mind. With members of the Westchester Philharmonic, Shaham will play and guide three centuries’ worth of masterpieces, illuminated by her singular passion and virtuosity.

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VIOLA MADNESS!

The Phil’s Viola Section Gathers for Great Fun

February 9, 2:00 pm

Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook

 

Sandra Robbins, Ah Ling Neu, Kyle Armbrust, Leslie Tompkins, violas

 

Works of Piazzola, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Puccini, and more.

 

Not a joke! The Phil’s viola section bands together for an all-viola mash-up that will leave you smiling.

 

TICKETS GO ON SALE IN DECEMBER

VIOLA MADNESS!

The Phil’s Viola Section Gathers for Great Fun

February 12, 12:10 pm

Grace Church, White Plains 

 

Sandra Robbins, Ah Ling Neu, Kyle ArmbrustLeslie Tompkins, violas

 

Works of Piazzola, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Puccini, and more.

 

Not a joke! The Phil’s viola section bands together for an all-viola mash-up that will leave you smiling.

HORNS APLENTY

March 23, 2:00 pm

Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook

 

Wayne duMaine & friends

 

Works of Poulenc, Haydn, Debussy, Pachabel, and more

 

The inimitable Wayne duMaine leads a quartet of trumpet, horn, trombone, and piano.

 

 

TICKETS GO ON SALE IN DECEMBER

HORNS APLENTY

March 26, 12:10 pm

Grace Church, White Plains

 

Wayne duMaine & friends

 

Works of Poulenc, Haydn, Debussy, Pachabel, and more

 

The inimitable Wayne duMaine leads a quartet of trumpet, horn, trombone, and piano.

CLASSICAL PARADISE

April 27, 3:00 pm

Purchase Performing Arts Center

Kazem Abdullah, conducting

Simone Porter, violin

 

Mozart: Overture to Cosi fan tutte

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

 

If you missed Simone Porter with us in 2019, here’s your chance to hear this scintillating artist. Her impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication bring a freshness to the well-known Mendelssohn, who’s favorite Beethoven symphony was…the fourth! Maestro Abdullah, making his third appearance with us since 2016, also brings his operatic bona fides to Mozart’s Cosi.

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EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE

Piano and String Works with Special Guest Benjamin Hochman

May 4, 2:00 pm

Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook

 

Deborah Wong, violin

Kyle Armbrust, viola

Maureen Hynes, cello

Benjamin Hochman, piano 

 

Beethoven: Trio Op. 1 No. 1 in E-flat Major

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 Op. 60 in C Minor

 

To musicians, E-flat Major and C Minor are harmonic “relatives,” sharing the same scale notes but with clearly different “major” or “minor” points of view. We are delighted to welcome virtuoso pianist Benjamin Hochman to our chamber series.

EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE

Piano and String Works with Special Guest Benjamin Hochman

May 7, 12:10 pm

Grace Church, White Plains

 

Deborah Wong, violin

Kyle Armbrust, viola

Maureen Hynes, cello

Benjamin Hochman, piano

 

Beethoven: Trio Op. 1 No. 1 in E-flat Major

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 Op. 60 in C Minor

 

To musicians, E-flat Major and C Minor are harmonic “relatives,” sharing the same scale notes but with clearly different “major” or “minor” points of view. We are delighted to welcome virtuoso pianist Benjamin Hochman to our chamber series.

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