Sunday, April 14
Beginning with Silvestrov's meditative cello solo, this spring time program takes you on a journey from Ukraine through America, Belgium and ends in Russia with Rachmaninoff's impossibly lush and exuberant cello sonata. This program will premiere composer Domenic Salerni’s Seven Meditations for piano trio, in The Belvedere Series’ first commissioned work. This impressive concert is not to be missed!
Saturday, April 13
Beginning with Silvestrov's meditative cello solo, this spring time program takes you on a journey from Ukraine through America, Belgium and ends in Russia with Rachmaninoff's impossibly lush and exuberant cello sonata. This program will premiere composer Domenic Salerni’s Seven Meditations for piano trio, in The Belvedere Series’ first commissioned work. This impressive concert is not to be missed!
Sunday, February 11, 2024
With Lisel Mueller's poem Romantics as inspiration, Eros Walked Softly features stunning gems from Clara and Robert Schumann and Brahms. A program filled with Romantic ardor, make this part of your special Valentine's weekend!
Saturday, February 10, 2024
With Lisel Mueller's poem Romantics as inspiration, Eros Walked Softly features stunning gems from Clara and Robert Schumann and Brahms. A program filled with Romantic ardor, make this part of your special Valentine's weekend!
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 3:30 PM
The Roaring Twenties centers around an astonishing, rare chamber music treasure by Erich Korngold. This sumptuous quartet is uniquely scored for piano left hand, two violins and cello. Also programmed is Caroline Shaw’s whimsical, mystical Limestone and Felt, and Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Trio, one of the last works of his life, displaying his melodic and harmonic palette at its fullest.
Saturday, November 11, 2023
The Roaring Twenties centers around an astonishing, rare chamber music treasure by Erich Korngold. This sumptuous quartet is uniquely scored for piano left hand, two violins and cello. Also programmed is Caroline Shaw’s whimsical, mystical Limestone and Felt, and Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Trio, one of the last works of his life, displaying his melodic and harmonic palette at its fullest.
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Two people walk through bleak, cold woods... two people walk through exalted, shining night.
Come experience the most exquisite piece of chamber music ever written. Pushing the limits of tonality, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht bridges the path to musical modernity. The program opens with the opening from Strauss’ Capriccio. Both works lusciously scored for string sextet, join us to experience this rarely performed music!
Saturday, May 13, 2023
featuring Jessica Xylina Osborne, piano
In the final performance of the season, pianist Jessica Xylina Osborne explores the full range of piano repertoire under a contrapuntal halo with compositions spanning from the early 18th century to present day.
Friday, May 12, 2023
featuring Jessica Xylina Osborne, piano
In the final performance of the season, pianist Jessica Xylina Osborne explores the full range of piano repertoire under a contrapuntal halo with compositions spanning from the early 18th century to present day.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
featuring baritone and composer Jonathan Stinson
In this diverse program, we feature An die ferne Geliebte- the first cycle for piano and voice ever written, and instantly find the comfort of song with Beethoven’s breathtaking musical offering. Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen continue the deep emotional intensity with melodies that are at times intimate, and other times wild and raw. To finish, baritone and composer Jonathan Stinson presents his premiere of the monodrama Uncivil Relief, illuminating important social inequities.
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Join us in our salon for an evening of Franz Schubert the way his music was intended to be experienced! The challenging and dynamic Arpeggione is featured tonight, followed by the tender and pastoral Shepherd on the Rock, and concludes with his devastatingly beautiful B flat Piano trio.
Saturday, February 11, 2023 7 PM
Join us in our salon for an evening of Franz Schubert the way his music was intended to be experienced! The program includes the tender and pastoral Shepherd on the Rock, the lyrical A minor violin sonata, and concludes with his devastatingly beautiful B flat Piano Trio.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
SECOND PERFORMANCE
Messiaen’s transcendent and regal Louange from the Quartet of the End of Time opens Belvedere's October program followed by Schulhoff’s Concertino for flute, viola and bass blend folk idioms from his native Czech land, with late Romanticism and post WWI avant-gardism. Domenic Salerni brings his dynamic first piano trio, while Dvořák’s colorful Dumky trio delves deep into the vivid mood and tempo swings of the Slavic folk song.
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Messiaen’s transcendent and regal Louange from the Quartet of the End of Time opens Belvedere's October program followed by Schulhoff’s Concertino for flute, viola and bass blend folk idioms from his native Czech land, with late Romanticism and post WWI avant-gardism. Domenic Salerni brings his dynamic first piano trio, while Dvořák’s colorful Dumky trio delves deep into the vivid mood and tempo swings of the Slavic folk song.
SECOND PERFORMANCE
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Bach’s monumental D major cello suite opens the second Belvedere program with triumph and joy. We continue in the Baroque idiom with the Handel/Halversen variations, which is a gradual intensification of sonic sheen and then conclude the concert with Schumann’s deeply Romantic piano quartet. Written in his “Year of Chamber Music”, Clara Schumann, his wife and brilliant pianist, was the true inspiration for the work.
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Bach’s monumental D major cello suite opens the second Belvedere program with triumph and joy. We continue in the Baroque idiom with the Handel/Haloversen variations, which is a gradual intensification of sonic sheen and then conclude the concert with Schumann’s deeply Romantic piano quartet. Written in his “Year of Chamber Music”, Clara Schumann, his wife and brilliant pianist, was the true inspiration for the work.
Saturday, May 7, 2022
In Belvedere’s inaugural matinée concert we explore the idea of rückblick, or the sense of longing and looking back. This afternoon concert commences with Corigliano’s contemplative Fancy on a Bach Air, followed by Martinu’s viola sonata-a poignant remembrance of the composer’s Bohemian roots, and ends with the Brahms C minor piano quartet-a passionate and emotional outpour, earning it the “Werther” moniker.
Saturday, May 7, 2022
In Belvedere’s inaugural matinée concert we explore the idea of rückblick, or the sense of longing and looking back. This afternoon concert commences with Corigliano’s contemplative Fancy on a Bach Air, followed by Martinu’s viola sonata-a poignant remembrance of the composer’s Bohemian roots, and ends with the Brahms C minor piano quartet-a passionate and emotional outpour, earning it the “Werther” moniker.
Friday, January 12, 2024
Bridget Kibbey, harp
The Belvedere Series is excited to announce a program update for our upcoming Friday, January 12 concert at St. Stephen’s Church. The Series welcomes internationally-renowned harpist, Bridget Kibbey.
'The Yo-Yo Ma of the harp, Bridget Kibbey liberates the concert harp from the back of the orchestra to center stage in an extravaganza showcasing the broad expressive range of the instrument! From her own solo transcriptions of J.S. Bach, Debussy, and Albéniz, to a travelogue paying homage to the harpers throughout the century, Kibbey welcomes audiences in to experience the most intimate sonorities to the wildest verve. In short, "....Kibbey has the world at her fingertips [Star Tribune].'
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