Natasha Paremski, photo by Clarence Chan
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) begins a second season of chamber music at Trinity Church on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at Trinity Church. The series opens with a special performance of Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25. Maestro Rossen Milanov will introduce Brahms’ quartet and talk about Arnold Schoenberg’s orchestration of the work for full orchestra, which will be performed by the PSO the following Saturday at Richardson Auditorium.
Performing the chamber work are audience favorite Natasha Paremski, piano, Marc Uys, violin, Xandi van Dijk, viola, and John-Henry Crawford, cello. Showtime is 7:00pm.
PSO Executive Director Marc Uys is excited to be returning to the stage as violinist. He says, "The physicality of playing an instrument has always been integral to my love for music. I'm thrilled to be able to participate so fully in the build-up to our tremendous season – performing this extraordinary piece of music with great friends, and assisting Rossen as he sets the scene for our orchestra's opening performances. I hope everyone will join us for a journey inside the music!”
Other concerts in the series celebrate the holiday season, and introduce two ensembles new to Princeton, the Erinys Quartet and Trio Candesco.
Holiday Brass | Thursday, December 4, 2025 @ 7:00pm. The Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s brass quintet celebrates the season with festive carols and holiday favorites. The quintet consists of Jerry Bryant, trumpet, Tom Cook, trumpet, Jonathan Clark, horn, Lars Wendt, trombone, and Jonathan Fowler, tuba.
Erinys Quartet | Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm. Named for the Erinyes (a.k.a. the Furies) from the Greek tragedy Oresteia by Aeschylus, this accomplished ensemble was founded in 2018 at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. The quartet just concluded their time as String Quartet-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music. On the program are Anton Webern’s Fünf Sätze für Streichquartett, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421, and Claude Debussy’s String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10. Members include Elizabeth Stewart, violin, Joosep Reimaa, violin, Marija Räisänen, viola, and Stergios Theodoridis, cello.
Trio Candesco | April 23, 2026 @ 7:00pm. Trio Candesco, comprised of Sarah Shin, flute, Jessica Thompson, viola, and Jacqueline Kerrod, harp, perform a program highlighting the virtuosic possibilities of their combination of instruments: Claude Debussy’s Sonate for flute, viola and harp, Hilary Tann’s From the Song of Amergin, Maurice Ravel’s Sonatine arranged by Carlos Salzedo, and Toru Takemitsu’s And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind.
All four performances are now available for with a cost-saving ticket bundle priced at $155, including purchase of the first 3 concerts, with the 4th free. Single tickets go on sale October 1. General admission tickets are $65 per person for the season-opener, then $45 per person for each of the following performances (50% discount for children 5-17). For tickets and information, visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Accessibility: The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues such as Trinity Church to provide needed services. Contact Mika Godbole for questions about available services at [email protected] or (609) 905-0931. Note: some services require at least two weeks’ notice to arrange.
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience.
Its flagship summer program the Princeton Festival brings an array of performing arts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in June. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA’s highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO’s commitment to new music has been acknowledged with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
