Beethoven’s Opus 1:

Three Groundbreaking Trios

Step into 1795 Vienna and experience the debut of Beethoven’s groundbreaking Opus 1 piano trios—his first published works. With these trios, Alan Choo (violin), Jaap ter Linden (cello), and David Breitman (fortepiano) celebrate the bold arrival of a brilliant young composer on the rise.

Chatham Baroque:

A Trio Virtuosic

Chatham Baroque’s Andrew Fouts (violin), Patricia Halverson (viola da gamba), and Scott Pauley (theorbo & baroque guitar) bring years of musical synergy and deep connection to the stage in this vibrant program of their favorite works from Germany and Austria.

Chatham Baroque:

A Corelli Christmas

Experience the warmth and brilliance of the season with Chatham Baroque’s A Corelli Christmas featuring the shimmering Christmas Concerto, concerti grossi by Vivaldi, Handel, Torelli, and Geminiani, and a delightful set of French Noëls for strings by Charpentier as performed by a host of virtuoso instrumentalists who have Pittsburgh roots.

Chatham Baroque:

Christina, Sweden’s Queen of the Arts

Trace the remarkable journey of Queen Christina of Sweden, from her reign and abdication to her conversion to Catholicism and her influential role as a leading patron of the arts in Baroque Rome.

The Lisette Project:

Haitian Creole Music

This program features “Lisette quitté la plaine,” composed around 1757 in Saint-Domingue by French colonist Duvivier de la Mahautière, the oldest known song text in early Haitian Creole and it tells the poignant story of an enslaved African man.

Chatham Baroque:

Bach’s Sublime Chamber Music

In our annual J. S. Bach birthday program, we highlight his sublime instrumental chamber music, including one of his final compositions—the trio sonata for violin and flute from The Musical Offering.

Tiburtina Ensemble:

Celestial Harmony

Music for the Heavenly Court by Hildegard of Bingen

The exquisite Czech a cappella ensemble Tiburtina performs the celestial music of Hildegard von Bingen, the renowned medieval abbess, mystic, and composer, whose works were inspired by the ecstatic visions she experienced throughout her life.