Violist

Acclaimed tenor Nicholas Phan returns to PCMS with an ensemble of gifted instrumentalists. This event also spotlights the Philadelphia Orchestra’s esteemed Principal Oboist, Philippe Tondre, in performances of seldom-heard works that set poetry to music.

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Nicholas Phan, tenor Philippe Tondre, oboe Geneva Lewis, violin Emma Wernig, viola Jay Campbell, cello Evren Ozel, piano

 Benjamin Franklin Hall

This program juxtaposes one of the grandest Viennese waltzes with an atmospheric work by contemporary New Zealand composer Salina Fisher. The program concludes with The Trout Quintet – named for its fourth movement, a variation on Schubert’s earlier work Die Forelle, or “The Trout,” and uniquely known for its melodic nature and an emphasis on the highest register of the piano.

Brandon Patrick George, flute; Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Benjamin Beilman, Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, Lun Li, Melissa White, violins; Jordan Bak, Emma Wernig, violas; Jay Campbell, Bryan Cheng, cellos; Lizzie Burns, bass; Pedja Mužijević, piano

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Taking place outdoors at the Domo, the first part of this program celebrates dance – from Joseph Lanner, who took a simple peasant dance and transformed it to what is referred to as the Viennese waltz, to exuberant American rhythms of music by Andy Akiho and Guillaume Connesson. The program concludes with Aaron Copland's epic depiction of American open spaces and folk music, Appalachian Spring, which had its premiere in 1944.

Brandon Patrick George, flute; Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Monica Ellis, bassoon; Benjamin Beilman, Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, Lun Li, Melissa White, violins; Jordan Bak, Emma Wernig, violas; Jay Campbell, Bryan Cheng, cellos; Lizzie Burns, bass; Pedja Mužijević

The Domo

The 2025 concert season kicks off with a program of music for strings intersperses Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, one of the most iconic musical descriptions of nature from 18th century Italy, interspersed with recorded sounds of nature and music by Angélica Negrón and Kenji Bunch, two of the most creative composers working today.

Benjamin Beilman, violin; Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin; Melissa White, violin; Emma Wernig, viola; Bryan Cheng, cello; Lizzie Burns, bass; Pedja Mužijević, harpsichord

Pierre Boulez catapulted himself to the forefront of music pioneers in 1955 with his chamber cantata »Le marteau sans maître« (The Hammer Without a Master). Top young talents such as Ema Nikolovska and Sean Shibe, both Elbphilharmonie FAST LANE artists, juxtapose the Boulez with works by the next generation and the generation after that as part of the Hamburg International Music Festival with the motto »Future«: »12 Caprices« by James Dillon and »Bel Canto« by Cassandra Miller, which is dedicated to the opera diva Maria Callas.

Boulez and the Young Generation

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Doric Quartet’s members use specially made original-style bows for a more refined performance of Classical repertoire such as Haydn’s Quartet #23  which opens the program with its dramatic pauses and clever transitions. The inclusion of Andrea Tarrodi’s Light Scattering underscores the ensemble’s commitment to new music as well. Lastly, Beethoven’s Quartet #10 mirrors the transitions of his life at the time: his Scherzo echoes the heroic power of his Fifth Symphony and “Emperor” Piano Concerto (written with Napoleon in mind), while his tender Adagio gives us a first taste of the transcendence yet to come in future slow movements of his later quartets.

Violist

Emma Wernig

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 26, 2026

Doric Quartet · Chamber Music Houston

Past events

Jan 21, 2026

Nicholas Phan, tenor Philippe Tondre, oboe Geneva Lewis, violin Emma Wernig, viola Jay Campbell, cello Evren Ozel, piano · Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Aug 17, 2025

Brandon Patrick George, flute; Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Benjamin Beilman, Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, Lun Li, Melissa White, violins; Jordan Bak, Emma Wernig, violas; Jay Campbell, Bryan Cheng, cellos; Lizzie Burns, bass; Pedja Mužijević, piano · Tippet Rise Art Center

Future and recently performed repertoire

Viola in Appalachian Spring Suite by Copland

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Viola in Marejada by Negrón

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Viola in Violin Concerto in E major by Vivaldi

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Viola in Violin Concerto in F minor by Vivaldi

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Viola in Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz) by II

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Viola in Allemande pour Tout le Monde by Bunch

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Viola in Violin Concerto in G minor by Vivaldi

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