American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall – Past Concerts near Columbus, OH
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall
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Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Ensemble Connect
Monday, February 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Jennifer Higdon
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Dark Wood
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, K. 452
Michi Wiancko — Selected works (new work TBA; Philadelphia premiere)
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, K. 452
Michi Wiancko — Selected works (new work TBA; Philadelphia premiere)
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $25 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Musicians from Marlboro II
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Trio in G major, Op. 53, No. 1
Shulamit Ran — Moon Songs
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat major, K. 563
Shulamit Ran — Moon Songs
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat major, K. 563
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $25 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Philippe Tondre, oboe; Roberto Díaz, viola; Amy Yang, piano
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Robert Schumann
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Drei Romanzen, Op. 94
Charles Martin Loeffler — Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, and Piano
Johannes Brahms — Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
August Klughardt — 5 Schilflieder ("5 Fantasy Pieces"), Op. 28
Charles Martin Loeffler — Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, and Piano
Johannes Brahms — Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
August Klughardt — 5 Schilflieder ("5 Fantasy Pieces"), Op. 28
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $20 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Imani Winds
Friday, February 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Paquito D'Rivera
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La Fleur de Cayenne
Tania León — De Memorias
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon, W 182
Benedito Lacerda / Pixinguinha — 1 X 0 (Um A Zero) (arr. for wind quintet)
Miguel del Águila — Wind Quintet No. 2
Astor Piazzolla — Tango Suite (arr. for wind quintet)
Tania León — De Memorias
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon, W 182
Benedito Lacerda / Pixinguinha — 1 X 0 (Um A Zero) (arr. for wind quintet)
Miguel del Águila — Wind Quintet No. 2
Astor Piazzolla — Tango Suite (arr. for wind quintet)
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $20 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Peter Stumpf, cello & Cynthia Raim, piano
Friday, January 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Claude Debussy
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Cello Sonata, L. 135
Camille Saint-Saëns — Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32
Gabriel Fauré — Sicilienne, Op. 78
Gabriel Fauré — Romance, Op. 69
Francis Poulenc — Cello Sonata, FP 143
Camille Saint-Saëns — Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32
Gabriel Fauré — Sicilienne, Op. 78
Gabriel Fauré — Romance, Op. 69
Francis Poulenc — Cello Sonata, FP 143
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $25 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: JACK Quartet w/ Julietta Curenton, flute
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Caleb Burhans
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Contritus
Helmut Lachenmann — String Quartet No. 2 "Reigen seliger Geister"
James Lee III — Chôro sem tristeza ("Lament Without Sadness")
Aida Shirazi — Vestiges (Philadelphia premiere)
John Zorn — Nachträglichkeit
Helmut Lachenmann — String Quartet No. 2 "Reigen seliger Geister"
James Lee III — Chôro sem tristeza ("Lament Without Sadness")
Aida Shirazi — Vestiges (Philadelphia premiere)
John Zorn — Nachträglichkeit
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $20 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Wu Man, pipa & Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Friday, January 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Wang Huiran,
György Ligeti,
Ahmet Adnan Saygun,
Garth Knox,
Sida Guo,
Chou Wen-chung,
Lei Liang,
Bright Sheng, and
Traditional.
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $20 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Dynasty Battles, piano
Friday, December 16, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Ludwig van Beethoven — "II. Adagio" from Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest"
Ludwig van Beethoven — "II. Allegro molto e vivace" from Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
Paul Hindemith — Ludus Tonalis
George Walker — Piano Sonata No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven — "II. Adagio" from Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest"
Ludwig van Beethoven — "II. Allegro molto e vivace" from Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
Paul Hindemith — Ludus Tonalis
George Walker — Piano Sonata No. 1
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $20 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano; Marlène Ngalissamy, bassoon; Ryan McCullough, piano
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Emmanuel Chabrier
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L'invitation au voyage
Adela Maddison — Cinq mélodies
Gabriel Grovlez — Sicilienne et Allegro Giocoso
Pablo Ortiz — Selected works
Francisco Mignone — Cinco peças para canto e fagote
Adela Maddison — Cinq mélodies
Gabriel Grovlez — Sicilienne et Allegro Giocoso
Pablo Ortiz — Selected works
Francisco Mignone — Cinco peças para canto e fagote
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $25 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Merz Trio w/ Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
James Primosch
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Three Sacred Songs
Philip Maneval — Of Time and the Heart (world premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Maurice Ravel — La valse
Philip Maneval — Of Time and the Heart (world premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Maurice Ravel — La valse
Online streaming is pay what you wish. In person tickets are $20 ($10 students)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Marina Piccinini, flute; Peter Wiley, cello; Anna Polonsky, piano
Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn
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Flute Trio in F major, Hob. XV:17
Sergei Prokofiev — Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 94
Ludwig van Beethoven — 12 Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (arr. for flute, cello, & piano)
Sergei Prokofiev — Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 94
Ludwig van Beethoven — 12 Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (arr. for flute, cello, & piano)
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $25 general, $10 student)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Viano Quartet & Roberto Díaz
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Judd Greenstein – Four on the Floor
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: James Reese, tenor & Daniel Overly, piano
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Franz Schubert
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Selected works
(4 songs TBA)
Rudi Stephan — Ich will dir singen ein Hohelied
Lili Boulanger — Clairières dans le ciel
Gregory W. Brown — How to Listen (world premiere)
Hugo Wolf — Mörike-Lieder (selections)
Rudi Stephan — Ich will dir singen ein Hohelied
Lili Boulanger — Clairières dans le ciel
Gregory W. Brown — How to Listen (world premiere)
Hugo Wolf — Mörike-Lieder (selections)
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Orion Quartet
Thursday, April 7, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Johann Sebastian Bach – Final Fugue from The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major Op. 130 (with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major Op. 130 (with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133)
Free (Free ($25 in-person))
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio
Sunday, April 3, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (EDT)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Trio in C major, K.548
Paul Schoenfield – Four Music Videos (Philadelphia premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Paul Schoenfield – Four Music Videos (Philadelphia premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Free (Free ($25 in-person))
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani approaches one of the greatest masterpieces of the Baroque repertoire, J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, in this performance for PCMS.
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Simon Barrad, Hsin-Yun Huang, & Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Friday, February 11, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Dmitri Shostakovich – Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op. 145
Dmitri Shostakovich – Viola Sonata, Op. 147
Dmitri Shostakovich – Viola Sonata, Op. 147
Online: Free | In person: $20
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Emi Ferguson, flute & Ruckus
Thursday, February 3, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Baroque quartet Nevermind (Anna Besson, flute; Louis Creac’h, violin; Robin Pharo, viola da gamba; & Jean Rondeau, harpsichord) rewrites the rules of period-instrument concerts with this performance of works by J.S. & C.P.E. Bach.
Online: Free | In person: $25
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Kenney-Lu-Herbert Trio
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in E-flat major, Hob. XV:22
Robert Schumann (arr.) – Selections from 6 Studien in kanonischer Form ("Canonic Etudes"), Op. 56
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929
Robert Schumann (arr.) – Selections from 6 Studien in kanonischer Form ("Canonic Etudes"), Op. 56
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929
Free ($25 in-person; free online)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Paul Appleby & Conor Hanick
Friday, January 21, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Online and in-person
Robert Schumann – Selection of 10 songs TBA
Ludwig van Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte ("To the distant beloved"), Op. 98
Franz Schubert – Selection of 8 songs TBA
Alban Berg – Five Orchestral Songs after Postcards by Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 "Altenberg Lieder"
Ludwig van Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte ("To the distant beloved"), Op. 98
Franz Schubert – Selection of 8 songs TBA
Alban Berg – Five Orchestral Songs after Postcards by Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 "Altenberg Lieder"
Free (Online: Free | In-person: $25)