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Chambersoirées
Sarasota Orchestra’s musicians shine alongside special musical guests in this dynamic series. The intimacy of Holley Hall provides the perfect venue for brilliant, small-ensemble performances. Savor the chamber music of Beethoven, Brahms and Bach, alongside amazing works from our time’s greatest composers.
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- Substantial Savings Subscribers save 20% off of single ticket prices.
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Concert Schedule
Sundays at 4:00 pm in Holley Hall
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Sarasota String Quartet CS1
Holley Hall DATES
October 9
The Chamber Soirée season opens with two highly contrasting, 20th-century masterpieces. Shostakovich wrote his Eighth String Quartet in just three days in 1960. He dedicated the work to "all the victims of fascism and war." Ravel’s 1903 quartet was inspired by the music of Debussy. Its gentle melodies and rich sonorities evoke a peaceful optimism.
PROGRAM
- SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 8
- RAVEL String Quartet
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All 6 Chamber -
Orion Weiss And Friends CS2
Holley Hall DATES
November 13
Sarasota Orchestra musicians are joined by world-renowned pianist Orion Weiss, one of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of American musicians. Bach’s Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering for flute, violin, and keyboard is a Baroque masterpiece. César Franck’s mighty Piano Quintet is a highly Romantic work, full of brooding emotional intensity.
PROGRAM
- BACH Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering
- FRANCK Piano Quintet
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Wind Quintet And Trio CS3
Holley Hall DATES
December 18
Members of Sarasota Orchestra’s resident woodwind quintet bring to life two extraordinary works for wind instruments. André Jolivet composed the gorgeous trio Pastorales de Noël for flute, bassoon, and harp. The trio is a magical holiday season treat. David Maslanka was one of the United States' most important composers of music for wind instruments. His Wind Quintet No. 3 was inspired by the music of J.S. Bach.
PROGRAM
- JOLIVET Pastorales de Noël
- MASLANKA Wind Quintet No. 3
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Scottish Songs CS4
Holley Hall DATES
January 22
Mezzo-soprano Susan Platts has been heard at Covent Garden, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center, where The New York Times described her rich voice as "luscious." She joins Sarasota Orchestra musicians for an intimate program of classic works for voice, piano, and instruments by Brahms, Schubert, and Beethoven.
PROGRAM
- BRAHMS Zwei Gesänge
- SCHUBERT Auf dem Strom
- BEETHOVEN Selections from Schottische Lieder
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Three Sonatas CS5
Holley Hall DATES
February 19
Music Director of the Sarasota Music Festival and world-renowned pianist Jeffrey Kahane joins three Sarasota Orchestra principal musicians for a program devoted to the intimacy of the sonata. Beethoven’s Third Cello Sonata is often noted as the first in history to give the cello and piano equal importance. Sarasota Orchestra’s Principal Cellist Natalie Helm brings this popular work to life. Bharat Chandra’s powerful clarinet voice will be heard in Brahms’ First Clarinet Sonata. Assistant Concertmaster Jennifer Best Takeda brings her artistry to Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne. Tuneful and witty, the "neo-Baroque" music is nothing short of brilliant.
PROGRAM
- BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No. 3
- BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata No. 1
- STRAVINSKY Suite Italienne
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Schumann And Brahms CS6
Holley Hall DATES
April 23
The chamber season concludes with intimate fairy tales and largescale drama. Schumann’s Fairy Tales for clarinet, viola, and piano is a charming collection of miniatures, written shortly after Schumann first met a young Johannes Brahms. Brahms’ affection for Schumann’s wife, Clara, inspired him to begin his Piano Quartet in C Minor. Published as number three, it took him 20 years to finish. Brahms’ magnificent reflection on unrequited love provides a powerful conclusion to the chamber season.
PROGRAM
- SCHUMANN Fairy Tales
- BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 3
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All 6 Chamber
Purchases are Risk Free
- Purchase your subscription with confidence! If you are unable to attend any concert due to public health concerns, you have the option of a full refund.
Benefitsof Subscribing
- Substantial Savings Subscribers save 20% off of single ticket prices.
- The Best Seats Subscribers are given seat assignments before single tickets go on sale in September. Subscribers get the best available seats in their section of preference.
- Free Ticket Exchange We understand you are busy. That’s why subscribers get free ticket exchanges. Subscribe now risk free.
