(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) launches its chamber season on Thursday, September 22, at 7:30 pm with The Schubert Octet. The concert spotlights Franz Schubert’s robust, beloved Octet in F Major, D. 803 and will feature the artistry of guest violinist Daniel Rowland and principal musicians of the PSO. The concert is the first of four presented in partnership with the Institute for Advanced Study and will take place in Wolfensohn Hall. Additional chamber concerts will take place at the Princeton University Art Museum, marking a fresh collaboration of the PSO and the Museum.
The Schubert Octet performance follows the PSO’s Classical Series Prologue The Seasons, which showcases guest violinist Daniel Rowland’s passion and virtuosity. A dedicated chamber musician, Daniel is the first violinist of the renowned Brodsky Quartet and has performed with artists as diverse as Ivry Gitlis, Heinz Holliger, Gilles Apap, Marcelo Nisinman, Martin Fröst, Elvis Costello, and Lars Vogt.
Commissioned by renowned clarinetist Ferdinand Troyer and considered a chamber masterwork, the Octet is one of Schubert’s most substantial chamber works. Given the composition’s length and unusual instrumentation, it is rarely heard live. Daniel will be joined in this performance by Basia Danilow, violin; Junah Chung, viola; Alistair MacRae, cello; John Grillo, bass; Pascal Archer, clarinet; Rebekah Heller, bassoon; and Douglas Lundeen, horn.
Additional concerts in the PSO’s Chamber Series at IAS feature PUBLIQuartet on October 23; Singularity Quartet on December 4; and PSO principal trumpet JerryBryant & Friends on March 12.
Separate from the PSO’s traditional 4-concert chamber series at the Institute, two performances represent a new collaboration with the Princeton University Art Museum. On Saturday, December 3, the PSO culminates the Museum’s day-long South Asian Arts & Music Festival at 5:30 pm with a presentation of Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance) by Ramya Ramnarayan with live instrumental accompaniment. The Museum will also co-present the Saturday, May 6, 6:00 pm PSO chamber performance centered on Zhou Tian’s Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs performed by guest artist Robert Belinić, guitar, and PSO principals Alexander Chaleff, violin; Stephanie Griffin, viola; and Alistair MacRae, cello.
Through a special, ongoing partnership with the Institute for Advanced Study, concerts held in Wolfensohn Hall are free and open to the public on Thursday, September 22 and select Sundays at 4:30 pm via advance ticketed reservations at princetonsymphony.org, three weeks prior to each concert. Most concerts can also be taken in at no charge at the Monroe Public Library the following day.
Admission to the events at the Princeton University Art Musuem varies; please check listing information. In addition to the public concerts listed below, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series includes performances for residents of the Stonebridge at Montgomery and Princeton Windrows retirement communities.
PHOTO OF DANIEL ROWLAND BY MICHELLE HIRNSBERGER
PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2016-2017 ChamberConcerts:
The Schubert Octet – Franz Schubert’s Octet in F Major, D. 803
Daniel Rowland and Basia Danilow, violins; Junah Chung, viola; Alistair MacRae, cello; John Grillo, bass; Pascal Archer, clarinet; Rebekah Heller, bassoon; and Douglas Lundeen, horn.
Thursday, September 22, 7:30 pm
Wolfensohn Hall
Institute for Advanced Study
1 Einstein Drive
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609 / 734-8000
Free; PSO Classical Series subscribers may reserve at any time; general public reserved ticketing available starting September 1 (limit 2/household, children under 12 not admitted); princetonsymphony.org.
PUBLIQuartet
Presenting “The New Baroque,” with works by Schnittke, Villa-Lobos, and J.S. Bach
Curtis Stewart, violin; Jannina Norpoth, violin; Nick Revel, viola; and Amanda Gookin, cello
Sunday, October 23, 4:30 pm
Wolfensohn Hall
Institute for Advanced Study
Free; PSO Classical Series subscribers may reserve at any time; general public reserved ticketing available starting October 2 (limit 2/household, children under 12 not admitted); princetonsymphony.org.
Monday, October 24, 1 pm
Sponsored by The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission
Monroe Township Public Library
4 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
732 / 521-5000
Free; www.monroetwplibrary.org.
South Asian Arts & Music – Indian Classical Dance with Instrumental Music
Ramya Ramnarayan, dance
Saturday, December 3, 5:30 pm
McCosh Hall
Princeton University
Free with reservation; tickets also available at the door.
Call 609 / 497-0020
Singularity Quartet
Performing works by Josquin des Prez, Institute for Advanced Study Artist-in-Residence David Lang, and Tristan Keuris
Thomas Giles, soprano/alto saxophones; Cole Belt, alto saxophone; Scotty Phillips, tenor saxophone, and Bryan McNamara, baritone saxophone
Sunday, December 4, 4:30 pm
Wolfensohn Hall
Institute for Advanced Study
Free; PSO Classical Series subscribers may reserve at any time; general public reserved ticketing available starting November 13 (limit 2/household, children under 12 not admitted); princetonsymphony.org.
Monday, December 5, 1:00 pm
Sponsored by The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission
Monroe Township Public Library
Free; www.monroetwplibrary.org.
Jerry Bryant & Friends
Performing works by J.S. Bach, Zhou Tian, and Duke Ellington
PSO principal trumpet Jerry Bryant and friends
Sunday, March 12, 4:30 pm
Wolfensohn Hall
Institute for Advanced Study
Free; PSO Classical Series subscribers may reserve at any time; general public reserved ticketing available starting October 2 (limit 2/household, children under 12 not admitted); princetonsymphony.org.
Monday, March 13, 1 pm
Sponsored by The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission
Monroe Township Public Library
Free; www.monroetwplibrary.org.
Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs
Special concert presented in partnership with the Princeton University Art Museum featuring PSO guest composer Zhou Tian’s Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs
Robert Belinić, guitar; Alexander Chaleff, violin; Stephanie Griffin, viola;
Alistair MacRae, cello
Saturday, May 6, 6 pm
Princeton University Art Museum
Admission: $10
Call 609 / 497-0020
Saturday, May 8, 1 pm
Sponsored by The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission
Monroe Township Public Library
Free; www.monroetwplibrary.org.
Dates, times, artists, and programs subject to change
Those requiring an accommodation or service (i.e. ASL, Braille Programs, Audio Description, etc.), please contact the PSO at 609 / 497-0020 at least two weeks prior to the scheduled event.
