First Night

Carter Memorial United Methodist Church 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

New Year’s Showcase
In response to popular demand, Needham Concert Society is delighted to revive their beloved First Night concert, combining talented students with the society’s favorite professional guests performing highlights from the chamber music and chamber orchestra repertoire. Read More

Clarinet Quintet Masterpieces

Carter Memorial United Methodist Church 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

The Magic of Five
Clarinetist Robert Patterson joins a stellar set of string players to present two enthralling masterpieces for clarinet quintet—the sublime Mozart K. 581 and the Brahms Op. 115, an autumnal work of profound emotion and reflection. Read More

Piano Trio Delights

Carter Memorial United Methodist Church 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

From Paris to St. Petersburg
In her Needham Concert Society debut, pianist Asiya Korepanova joins violinist Irina Muresanu and cellist Ronald Lowry to perform two piano trios—Fauré’s late trio in D minor, Op. 120, nostalgic and reflective, and the Tchaikovsky A minor trio, Op. 50, a grand virtuosic tour de force. Read More

Winning Combinations

Carter Memorial United Methodist Church 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

Strings, Piano, Winds … Action!
Boston Symphony members Christopher Elchico, clarinet, and Rachel Childers, French horn, are showcased in Mozart’s charming quintet for horn and strings, K. 407, and in the poetic and powerful Brahms trio Op. 114 for piano, clarinet, and cello. All ensemble members join in a rarely heard cauldron of passionate romanticism, the Dohnányi Sextet, Op. 37, in C major. Read More