CLASSICAL
BARRY SHIFFMAN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF, violin Sunday, December 4, 3 PM
Christian Tetzlaff is one of the most sought-after violinists on the classical music scene. Known for his dynamic performances, he performs J.S. Bach’s solo violin sonatas and partitas.
EUROPA GALANTE WITH FABIO BIONDI Sunday, October 9, 5 PM
$59, $49, $39
Renowned violinist Fabio Biondi leads "the world’s best” ( Gramophone) interpreters of the great baroque and classical repertoire in a dynamic program celebrating Bach and Vivaldi. $72, $66, $50 Education & Engagement
MESSIAH WITH HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY
AEOLUS QUARTET Tuesday, November 8, 7 PM With performances acclaimed for both “high-octane” excitement (Strad) and “dusky lyricism” (New York Times) , the Aeolus Quartet has won numerous prizes, including Grand Prize at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition. Free, no tickets required.
Friday, December 9, 7 PM One of the nation’s preeminent period orchestras, Boston's own Handel & Haydn Society presents Handel’s iconic, treasured holiday tradition in a special chamber arrangement for 13member chamber orchestra and chorus led by Associate Conductor Ian Watson. $86, $79, $59 | Location: Shalin Liu Performance Center
HARLEM QUARTET
Sunday, January 29, 3 PM
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH ANGELA HEWITT, piano Saturday, November 19, 3 PM Considered one of the foremost interpreters of Bach in our time, Angela Hewitt performs along with the celebrated Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, known for performing “with edge-of-theseat intensity” (New York Times). The concert celebrates an entire evening of concerti by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Currently quartet-in-residence at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State and the Royal College of Music in London, the Harlem Quartet has been praised for its “panache” by (New York Times) . Performing works by Bolcom, LópezGavilán, “Dizzy” Gillespie and Debussy. $52, $45, $38 “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent.” - Cincinnati Enquirer
$72, $66, $50
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