Elements of Moravian folksong combine with edgy modernism in the String Quartet No. 3 Op. 15, written six years before Pavel Haas was murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Pavel Haas Quartet, champion of the Czech composer’s music since its formation in 2002, places the work together with the yearning sounds of ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’, by Haas’s teacher, Leoš Janáček. It is joined by two close colleagues in Dvořák’s folk-infused String Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos.

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Pavel Haas Quartet; Pavel Nikl viola; Ivan Vokáč cello

Wigmore Hall

Armand Djikoloum’s poignant playing artistry has enraptured audiences and won new converts to his instrument with its suave sound and exhilarating energy. The French musician, solo oboe of the Hamburg Staatsoper since 2024, returns to Wigmore Hall for a recital comprising works that span the oboe’s eloquent expressive range, including Marina Dranishnikova’s exquisite Poème and the dramatic Oboe Suite by Pavel Haas, written on the eve of the Second World War.

Armand Djikoloum oboe; Jâms Coleman piano

Influenced by Czech folk and expressionism, Haas’s Study for Strings is an energetic, introspective work now seen as a key piece of 20th-century Czech music. Themes of fate, migration and Martinů’s own journey echo through The Rock, reflecting nature, strength, and the enduring human spirit. Dissonance and overlapping melodies define Ives’s Three Places in New England – a bold blend of American folk and modernist experimentation. For our curtain call, Bernstein’s On the Town bursts with energy, fusing classical with popular jazz styles to make a dazzling finale.

Bernstein’s ‘On the Town’

MediaCityUK

Chamber Concert V: “About animals and humans”

Mozarteum University Salzburg

Chamber music concerts are an important part of the program. In various formations and ensembles, the musicians of the Orchester der Oper Zürich explore a wide repertoire. At close quarters and in intimate spaces, audiences experience the intensity of the musicians as they make music. Each of the nine chamber music programs in the Spiegelsaal has its own individual focus: classics of the genre meet rarely heard works, and early music meets crossover.

7th Chamber Concert

Hall of Mirrors

Concert in Madrid

National Music Auditorium, Madrid

April Chamber Concert

Praxis Fiber Workshop

Die Richard-Wagner-Akademie der Dresdner Musikfestspiele hat sich für dieses Programm mit drei außerordentlichen Kammermusikwerken beschäftigt. Im Zentrum steht dabei Richard Wagners Musik, die jedoch nicht ohne den Schatten seiner antisemitischen Haltung betrachtet werden kann, und im Gedenken an das Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs vor 80 Jahren mit dem Schicksal und dem Wirken zweier jüdischer Komponisten in Beziehung gesetzt wird.

Musikalische Farben von Wagner, Mendelssohn und Haas Jan Vogler & Friends

Robert Schumann House

Kulturzentrum Parksäle

Richard-Wagner-Stätten Graupa (Jagdschloss)

Line 2: Radio Music

E-WERK Freiburg e.V.

Janacek’s beloved Mladi (‘Youth’) was written towards the end of his life as a nostalgic celebration of memories of his youth, drawing on his early writing. Receiving its premiere performances in autumn 1924, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of this iconic piece for wind, featuring the bass clarinet alongside a regular wind quintet line-up of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. Also featured in this concert is Janacek’s expressive masterpiece for solo piano ‘In the Mists’ and two works from wind and piano by his most illustrious student, Pavel Haas.

A Celebration of Czech Music

Portsmouth Guildhall

Pavel Haas (1899–1944) and Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) emerged from similar roots in the Bohemia that is now Czechia: Haas from Brno and Mahler from Kaliste, 120 kilometers away. Both were Jewish, but Haas hailed from a Moravian-Jewish family and Mahler from an Austrian-Jewish one.

Haas and Mahler

Stockholm City Hall

3. Chamber music

Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle

'Whirlwinds of danger are raging around us…on with the fight, for the cause of humanity!' Shostakovich’s massive 11th Symphony was inspired by a revolution that failed, and from the roar of the crowds to the thunder of gunfire, it’s never seemed more relevant, or more urgent. Guest conductor Jakub Hrusa understands the power of history, making this a timely and thrilling climax to a concert of contrasts.

Hrusa conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich

Barbican Centre

“Whirlwinds of danger are raging around us…on with the fight, for the cause of humanity!” Shostakovich’s massive 11th Symphony was inspired by a revolution that failed, and from the roar of the crowds to the thunder of gunfire, it’s never seemed more relevant, or more urgent. Guest conductor Jakub Hrusa understands the power of history, making this a timely – and thrilling – climax to a concert of contrasts

For the second time this season, chief conductor Joshua Weilerstein tackles one of Mahler's great symphonies – this time the 4th, which is considered the most accessible to listen to. Beautiful and immediate in its expression - and sonically breathtaking. Where the theme of his second symphony was the resurrection and the third the earthly life, the theme here is the heavenly life. Quietly we ascend to heaven, and it all culminates in the beautiful fourth movement, where an angel sings of paradise – here delivered by the excellent Swedish soprano Miah Persson.

Mahler's 4th with Weilerstein

Aalborg Central Waterfront

As is our custom, the season ends in Det Gule Palæ with beautiful tones.

Summer in the Yellow Palace

The Yellow Mansion

Some pieces are classics for a reason, and the nostalgic melodies and sweeping emotions of Dvořák’s symphony “from the New World” tell their own story. But first, a celebration of our superb Chorus as they shout for joy in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and share a new masterpiece by one of the New World’s most innovative living composers, Caroline Shaw.

New World Symphony

The International Convention Centre

Taco Classical: Beethoven Concerto No.2

Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS)

Join Music in the Round for friendly and welcoming classical music concerts from some of the world’s finest musicians, including brilliant Cast regulars, Ensemble 360 as well as special guests.

Cast

Magical Horn

Kölner Philharmonie

The esteemed and popular Alexander String Quartet has enlivened SF Performances seasons for more than three decades, joined by Music Historian-in-Residence Robert Greenberg. Together they explore in music and words some of chamber music’s most intriguing and important composers, their works, lives, and times. Looking back to the early years of the last century, the Quartet and Greenberg will explore the rich history of bright innovation and creation during often dark times.

Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg 3

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

The Carnegie Mellon Chamber Series brings together members of the Carnegie Mellon Faculty and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for outstanding music making in an intimate space.

The Clarion Quartet, featuring David McCarroll, performs works written during the Holocaust by Jewish composers, featuring instruments for part of the performance on loan from Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon Chamber Series: Violins of Hope, Featuring the Clarion Quartet

Carnegie Mellon University

Spend a magical evening under the stars with friends and family this summer as the SF Symphony returns for four concerts at Frost Amphitheater on the Stanford University campus. Join us for some music al fresco at the tree-lined lawn of this beautiful outdoor venue!

In his New World Symphony, Antonín Dvořák frames his impressions of the music he heard in America through the lens of his Bohemian roots. Led by Joshua Weilerstein, the program opens with Alexi Kenney performing Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, an impassioned showpiece written by a composer whose first love was the violin.

Dvořák's New World Symphony

Davies Symphony Hall

Stanford University

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the semester, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Music of the Holocaust

Saint Mark's Church

This concert follows the previous day’s screening of Martin Goldsmith’s deeply moving film Winter Journey. It includes works by composers who were silenced as victims of the Holocaust, as well as works performed by the Jüdischer Kulturbund.

Pavel Haas

Events

Upcoming events

May 23, 2027

Chamber Concert 5 · WDR Sinfonieorchester

Past events

Oct 23, 2026

Pavel Haas Quartet; Pavel Nikl viola; Ivan Vokáč cello · Wigmore Hall

Oct 4, 2026

Armand Djikoloum oboe; Jâms Coleman piano · Wigmore Hall

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