The Philadelphia Orchestra - Chamber Music with Members of The Philadelphia Orchestra

July 2008

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2008-2009 Season - Perelman Theater



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2007-2008 Season- Perelman Theater

In this series of six concerts, join members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and special guest artists in the intimate setting of Perelman Theater, where the virtuosity of each musician shines. Through a wide range of ensembles and musical styles, encounter the Orchestra’s musicians as individuals, with their unique talents and musical personalities.

Concerts are Sundays at 3:00 pm in Perelman Theater
at the Kimmel Center

October 7, 2007
CHARLES ABRAMOVIC piano (guest)
PAUL ARNOLD violin
DEREK BARNES cello
ELINA KALENDAREVA violin
ROBERT KESSELMAN double bass
JOHN KOEN cello
RACHEL KU viola
HIRONO OKA violin
KATHRYN PICHT READ cello
ALEX VELTMAN cello

BEETHOVEN      Trio in C major, Op. 87, for two oboes and English horn                              (arranged for three cellos)
BEETHOVEN      Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
                            (arranged for string quintet)
BEETHOVEN      Piano Trio No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 70, No. 2

November 18, 2007
LUBA AGRANOVSKY piano
NANCY BEAN violin
DAVYD BOOTH violin
ROBERT CAFARO cello
CHE-HUNG CHEN viola
PAMELA FAY viola (guest)
JULIETTE KANG violin
DMITRI LEVIN violin
HAI-YE NI cello
LLOYD SMITH cello (guest)
RICHARD WOODHAMS oboe

BRITTEN     Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 (in one movement)
DVORAK     Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 ("Dumky")
ARRIAGA      String Quartet No. 1 in D minor
FALLA       Spanish Dance No. 1, from La vida breve
                  (arranged for string quartet)

January 13, 2008
EFE BALTACIGIL cello
OHAD BAR-DAVID cello
JOSÉ MARIA BLUMENSCHEIN violin
CHOONG-JIN CHANG viola
CHE-HUNG CHEN viola
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH piano
EMILIO GRAVAGNO double bass
KIRSTEN JOHNSONirsten Johnson viola
YUMI KENDALLcello
HIRONO OKA violin
HAROLD ROBINSON double bass
YUMI NINOMIYA SCOTT violin
BURCHARD TANG viola

MENDELSSOHN      Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor (arranged for string quintet)
BRAHMS     String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
SCHUBERT    Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 ("Trout")

February 3, 2008
PAUL ARNOLD violin
DEREK BARNES cello
NANCY BEAN violin
DAVYD BOOTH violin
DAVID DEPETERS percussion (guest)
PAMELA FAY viola (guest)
ELIZABETH HAINEN harp
RACHEL KU viola
LISA-BETH LAMBERT violin
MEI-CHEN LIOU-BARNES violin (guest)
CYNTHIA RAIM piano (guest)
ELIZABETH STARR MASOUDNIA english horn
HAI-YE NI cello
ANNA MARIE AHN PETERSEN viola
LLOYD SMITH cello (guest)

Program includes:
SMITH           String Quartet, Op. 3
BARBER      String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
HIGDON      Soliloquy, for English horn and strings
HALLMAN      Divine Discontent, Concertino for English Horn, Harp,                                    Percussion, and Strings
COPLAND      Piano Quartet

April 6, 2008 at 3 pm
OHAD BAR-DAVID cello
SAMUEL CAVIEZEL clarinet
CHE-HUNG CHEN viola
JASON DE PUE violin
DANIEL HAN violin
DAVID NICASTRO viola
YAYOI NUMAZAWA violin
HIRONO OKA violin

Program includes:
LIGETI String Quartet No. 1 (“Métamorphoses nocturnes”)
HERRMANN Souvenirs de voyage, for clarinet and string quartet

May 18, 2008
NANCY BEAN violin
DAVYD BOOTH violin
SAMUEL CAVIEZEL clarinet
DAVID CRAMER flute
PAMELA FAY viola (guest)
MARK GIGLIOTTI bassoon
ELIZABETH STARR MASOUDNIA english horn
SHELLEY SHOWERS horn
LLOYD SMITH cello (guest)

Program includes:
NIELSEN Wind Quintet, Op. 43
SCHUBERT String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)