The 75th Anniversary 2018-2019 Season Freimann Series
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE 75th ANNIVERSARY 2018-2019 SEASON ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE.
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FREIMANN SERIES
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Wednesday, October 17 and Sunday, October 21, 2018
BEETHOVEN AND MENDELSSOHN
7:30 p.m. October 17 | Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab Theatre
2:00 p.m. October 21 | Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW
BEETHOVEN — Variations on “La ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni
MENDELSSOHN — Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 2, Op. 66
BEETHOVEN — String Quartet No. 10, Op. 74, “Harp”
Two of the greatest composers of the 19th century who converge on this program that opens with Beethoven’s homage to Mozart and concludes with his string quartet named for pairs of players whose arpeggios mimic the plucking of a harp.
Wednesday, January 16 and Sunday, January 20, 2019
BARTÓK'S STRING QUARTET
7:30 p.m. January 16 | Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab Theatre
2:00 p.m. January 20 | Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW
BEETHOVEN — Excerpts from Fidelio
SCHUMANN — Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Op. 105
BARTÓK — String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40
Bartók's first quartet displays the composer's early interest in Hungarian folk music, and is a musical love letter dedicated to a relationship that never was meant to be. The concert opens with Beethoven’s sparkling wind octet adaptation of great themes from his only opera.
Wednesday, March 6 and Sunday, March 10, 2019
AND THIS IS MY BELOVED
7:30 p.m. March 6 | Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab Theatre
2:00 p.m. March 10 | Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW
GREIG — Suite for Brass
REICHA — Wind Quintet Op. 91, No. 1 in C
BORODIN — String Quartet No. 2
Borodin’s string quartet boasts one of the most enduringly romantic tunes ever written, immortalized in the 1953 musical Kismet. “And This Is My Beloved” was recorded by musical icons from Sarah Vaughan to Sammy Davis, Jr.
Wednesday, May 8 and Sunday, May 12, 2019
SHINING RIVER
7:30 p.m. May 8 | Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab Theatre
2:00 p.m. May 12 | Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW
MAHONEY — Shining River
WILSON — Woofin’ the Cat Suite
MILHAUD — Les Rêves de Jacob Op. 294 (1949)
BRUCKNER — String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111
Shafer Mahoney's Shining River for flute and harp opens this varied program curated by musicians of the Philharmonic. Bruckner’s lovely C minor string quartet wasn’t discovered until 55 years after his death and was first performed in 1951.