• 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

  • Orion Chamber Ensemble

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

    Elegance and Passion
    The Orion Chamber Ensemble, joined by Boston Symphony principal violist Steven Ansell, presents two works that chart the piano quartet's journey from Mozart's stormy brilliance to Brahms' Romantic vision. Read More

  • First Night

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

    New Year’s Showcase
    The Needham Concert Society reprises their beloved First Night concert, in which exceptionally talented students and the society’s favorite professional guests perform highlights from the chamber music and chamber orchestra repertoire. Read More

  • Leland Ko + Adria Ye

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

    Elegant Artistry
    Naumburg First-Prize-winning cellist Leland Ko and acclaimed pianist Adria Ye present a program of expressive and virtuosic music, ranging from works by by Lili Boulanger, Nadia Boulanger, and Janáček to Kabalevsky and Brahms. Read More

  • 50th Anniversary Concert

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

    Bold and Timeless
    The Needham Concert Society celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a commissioned work by Pulitzer-nominated composer David Post and two string masterpieces, a classically elegant string quintet by Mozart and Dvořák's romantic and exuberant string sextet. Read More

  • Piano Trio Gems

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

    Diamonds in the Rough
    Violinist Irina Muresanu and pianist Asiya Korepanova join cellist Ronald Lowry in a program that brims with passion and contrast, characterized by shimmering color (Turina), fiery intensity (Babajanian), and lyrical virtuosity (Felix Mendelssohn). Read More