The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble is the oldest continuously performing chamber ensemble in Philadelphia and the only chamber group in residence in Society Hill. The Ensemble, under the direction of Margarita Montanaro and John Koen, is comprised of some of Philadelphia's finest musicians, all current or retired members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Most are also faculty members at The Curtis Institute of Music and/or The Esther Boyer School of Music of Temple University.
The October and December concerts will be held at Old Pine Street Church, 412 Pine Street. Parking is permitted on the north side of Pine Street Between 3rd and 6th Streets with a window card obtainable from the church at concert time. The church is handicap-accessible.
The May concerts will be held at the American Philosophical Society, 104 S 5th Street (just below Chestnut Street). It is also handicap-accessible.
October 14 and 16, 2022
Gordon Jacob………………………………..Quartet
for oboe, violin, viola and cello
Jean Françaix………………………….Quintet No. 2
for harp, flute, violin, viola and cello
Jacques Ibert………………………….…….Entr’acte
for flute and harp
Franz Schubert..Quintet in A major, D 667 “Trout”
for piano, violin, viola, cello and bass
December 2 and 4, 2022
Bernard Garfield…………………………….Quartet No. 1
for bassoon, violin, viola and cello
Ludwig van Beethoven...Sextet in Eb Major, Op. 71
for two clarinets, two bassoons and two horns
Joaquin Turina…………….…..La Oración del Torero
for string quartet
Maurice Ravel…………………….String Quartet in F major
May 5 and 7, 2023
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart….Quintet in Eb Major, K452
for piano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
Sergei Prokofiev………………….Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and bass
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.….Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
for two violins, two violas and two cellos