The 2024-25 Season
Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change.
REED, BOW & HAMMER
Clarinet Trios of Brahms and Beethoven
October 9, 12:10 pm
Ben Baron, clarinet
Lanny Paykin, cello
Christopher Oldfather, piano
The combination of clarinet, cello, and piano enthralled both Beethoven and Brahms, resulting in these two major staples of the chamber music canon.
WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY?
Sunday, October 27, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Danail Rachev, conducting
George Antheil: Serenade
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
It’s a half-step between Mozart’s A Major concerto (in the magnificent hands of Bella Hristova, making her third appearance with us) and Schubert’s B-flat Major Symphony. But if you were to ask American composer George Antheil during World War II about his music, he would not have provided an answer. This multi-disciplinary genius teamed up with actress (and multi-disciplinary genius) Heddy Lamar to develop an encoding system utilizing musical frequencies that could guide Allied torpedoes against Nazi u-boats. It became the foundation for how telecommunications work today. Danail Rachev returns to bestow his special conducting gifts upon all of it.
A PERFECT MARRIAGE
Violin & Viola Duos
November 13, 12:10 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Deborah Wong, violin
Kyle Armbrust, viola
Works of Mozart, Saariaho, Handel, and more
Rich textures and soaring sonorities emerge from the marriage of two instruments perfectly suited to each other, in the hands of two of the Phil’s virtuosos.
MY LIGHT, MY LOVE
Sunday, December 15, 3:00 PM
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Orli Shaham, piano soloist-leader
Poulenc: Sextet
Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11
Schumann: Piano Quintet
“Orli” is Hebrew for “my light,” and Orli’s love of these intimately set works are a treat for the ears, heart, and mind. With members of the Westchester Philharmonic, Shaham will play and guide three centuries’ worth of masterpieces, illuminated by her singular passion and virtuosity.
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VIOLA MADNESS!
The Phil’s Viola Section Gathers for Great Fun
February 9, 2:00 pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Sandra Robbins, Ah Ling Neu, Kyle Armbrust, Leslie Tompkins, violas
Works of Piazzola, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Puccini, and more.
Not a joke! The Phil’s viola section bands together for an all-viola mash-up that will leave you smiling.
VIOLA MADNESS!
The Phil’s Viola Section Gathers for Great Fun
February 12, 12:10 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Sandra Robbins, Ah Ling Neu, Kyle Armbrust, Leslie Tompkins, violas
Works of Piazzola, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Puccini, and more.
Not a joke! The Phil’s viola section bands together for an all-viola mash-up that will leave you smiling.
HORNS APLENTY
March 23, 2:00 pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Wayne duMaine & friends
Works of Poulenc, Haydn, Debussy, Pachabel, and more
The inimitable Wayne duMaine leads a quartet of trumpet, horn, trombone, and piano.
HORNS APLENTY
March 26, 12:10 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Wayne duMaine & friends
Works of Poulenc, Haydn, Debussy, Pachabel, and more
The inimitable Wayne duMaine leads a quartet of trumpet, horn, trombone, and piano.
CLASSICAL PARADISE
April 27, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Kazem Abdullah, conducting
Simone Porter, violin
Mozart: Overture to Cosi fan tutte
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
If you missed Simone Porter with us in 2019, here’s your chance to hear this scintillating artist. Her impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication bring a freshness to the well-known Mendelssohn, who’s favorite Beethoven symphony was…the fourth! Maestro Abdullah, making his third appearance with us since 2016, also brings his operatic bona fides to Mozart’s Cosi.
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EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE
Piano and String Works with Special Guest Benjamin Hochman
May 4, 2:00 pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Deborah Wong, violin
Kyle Armbrust, viola
Maureen Hynes, cello
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Beethoven: Trio Op. 1 No. 1 in E-flat Major
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 Op. 60 in C Minor
To musicians, E-flat Major and C Minor are harmonic “relatives,” sharing the same scale notes but with clearly different “major” or “minor” points of view. We are delighted to welcome virtuoso pianist Benjamin Hochman to our chamber series.
EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE
Piano and String Works with Special Guest Benjamin Hochman
May 7, 12:10 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Deborah Wong, violin
Kyle Armbrust, viola
Maureen Hynes, cello
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Beethoven: Trio Op. 1 No. 1 in E-flat Major
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 Op. 60 in C Minor
To musicians, E-flat Major and C Minor are harmonic “relatives,” sharing the same scale notes but with clearly different “major” or “minor” points of view. We are delighted to welcome virtuoso pianist Benjamin Hochman to our chamber series.