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Each year, Helicon presents a series of four chamber music concerts — called Symposiums — in a historic, oak-paneled music room on Manhattan's Upper East Side. These concerts offer proximity to world-class performances, insightful programs, and camaraderie built around the love of live chamber music. We invite you to become a Member of The Helicon Foundation. Your tax-deductible Membership contribution guarantees your attendance at one of New York City's cultural gems. Donate to The Helicon Foundation and support your love of live chamber music today!

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Symposium 146

THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS

April 28, 2024
April 29, 2024

Rachel Podger presents Virtuoso Masterworks for Baroque Violin:

Sonata ‘La Cesta’ Op. 3. No. 2        Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli

Chamber Air in A minor (1735)                                       Richard Jones

Sonata in C Minor for vln and hpsch, BWV 1017                   J.S. Bach

Rosary Sonata No. 6, “The Agony in the Garden”      H.I. Franz Biber

Lachrimae Pavan                                                              Johann Schop

Sonata No. 4                                              Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

 Sonata Op. 2, No. 5                                                   Giuseppe Tartini

Rachel Podger
Rachel Podger
Ezra Seltzer
Ezra Seltzer
John Lenti
John Lenti
Avi Stein
Avi Stein
Symposium 145

BACH THROUGH TIME

January 21, 2024
January 22, 2024

Selections from The Art of Fugue – J. S. Bach

String Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op. 13 – Felix Mendelssohn

Punctum – Caroline Shaw

Diderot String Quartet
Diderot String Quartet
Adriane Post
Adriane Post
Johanna Novom
Johanna Novom
Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller
Paul Dwyer
Paul Dwyer
Symposium 144

QUINTESSENTIAL IV

December 3, 2023
December 4, 2023

String Quintet in EMinor – Frank Bridge

String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87 – Felix Mendelssohn

Jennifer Frautschi
Jennifer Frautschi
Rachell Ellen Wong
Rachell Ellen Wong
David Cerutti
David Cerutti
Jessica Troy
Jessica Troy
Serafim Smigelskiy
Serafim Smigelskiy
Symposium 143

THE GRAND TOUR

October 1, 2023
October 2, 2023

Telemann, Handel, Vivaldi, Avison, Perroni, Locatelli, Porpora, & Dall Abaco.

Jacob Ashworth
Jacob Ashworth
Chloe Fedor
Chloe Fedor
Ravenna Lipchik
Ravenna Lipchik
Beth Wenstrom
Beth Wenstrom
Stephen Goist
Stephen Goist

“In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.”

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