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Beethoven, Blackwell, Strauss

Presented by Boston Chamber Music Society at Sanders Theatre, Cambridge MA

Mar 17 2024
Beethoven, Blackwell, Strauss

BCMS performs Beethoven’s celebrated Ghost Piano Trio, Richard Strauss’s youthful Piano Quartet, and a new quartet for oboe and strings by Boston composer Lavell Blackwell

One of the most popular pieces in the genre, Beethoven’s Ghost Piano Trio derives its nickname from the melancholy middle movement that brought to mind the apparition in Hamlet. The two exuberant outer movements feature concise development of melodic material and shimmering passagework in the piano.

A co-commissioned by several chamber ensembles, Lavell Blackwell’s On the Impulse to Move was inspired by the composer’s experiences with meditation and the challenges of attempting ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

In person tickets: $68, $56, $43, $30
Seniors: $4 off
WGBH members: $4 off
Students: $9

MTA DISCOUNT: $4 off of regular admissions for members of Massachusetts Teachers Association purchasing tickets with their membership card and matching photo ID. To purchase please call the BCMS office, 617.349.0086.

CARD TO CULTURE: We are proud to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector, by broadening accessibility to cultural programming.

EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders can purchase up to 4 adult tickets at $9 per person for each concert. Students receive free admission. To purchase please call the BCMS office, 617.349.0086. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBTWIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

Additional time info:

Post-concert reception in the Green Room

LOCATION

Sanders Theatre

45 Quincy Street, Memorial Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

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