Park Avenue Chamber Ensemble

April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Marc Rovetti and Christine Lim, violins; Burchard Tang and Kirsten Johnson, violas; Amy Sue Barston and Priscilla Lee, cellos

Park Avenue Concerts concluded its 2024–25 season with a performance of Brahms’ Sextet in G major, a work powerful in its scope and intensity. We are now pleased to present its companion, the Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18, one of Brahms’ most radiant chamber works. Written in the composer’s early years, the B-flat Sextet combines youthful exuberance with the structural mastery for which Brahms would become renowned.

This performance will again feature distinguished musicians from The Philadelphia Orchestra, joining Park Avenue Concerts’ director, cellist Amy Sue Barston, in a collaboration that continues our tradition of bringing world-class artistry to our community.

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN: Duet with Two Obligatory Eyeglasses
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Sextet in B-flat Major

HAAS

October 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Brittany Haas, violin • Natalie Haas, cello

Sisters Natalie and Brittany Haas grew up blending Bach with Old-Time tunes before carving out distinct, world-class careers. After years of following divergent paths, these virtuosos finally unite for their first duo album, HAAS. Natalie, a Juilliard graduate, is credited with putting the cello on the map of contemporary Celtic music through her rhythmic innovation and long-term collaboration with Alasdair Fraser. Brittany, among the most influential fiddlers of her generation, has reshaped American acoustic music through her work with Crooked Still, Hawktail, and Steve Martin. HAAS represents a collaboration a lifetime in the making, synthesizing their global travels—from Nashville to Norway—into a singular, masterful sound. Together, these two brightest lights of contemporary strings have absorbed and adapted a world of music to create a performance that is both deeply rooted and strikingly original.

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