Hartford Symphony Orchestra announces its 2019-2020 Sunday Serenades Chamber Music Series at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

(HARTFORD, CT) September 9, 2019 – The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce the concerts in its 2019-2020 Sunday Serenades Chamber Music Series season, held at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford. For subscription and ticket information, visit hartfordsymphony.org.

Sunday Serenades chamber music concerts are presented in collaboration with the Wadsworth Atheneum as a musical counterpart to special exhibitions and the permanent collections. Concerts take place in the museum galleries and feature Sunday Serenades Artistic Director and HSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal and select HSO musicians. The Sunday Serenades chamber music series is made possible, in part, by the Saunders Foundation Music Endowment at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Subscriptions and single tickets to all 2019-2020 Sunday Serenades concerts are on sale now, along with single tickets to the HSO’s entire 2019-2020 season. Sunday Serenades single tickets are $30 each; $25 for HSO subscribers and Atheneum members. Experience all three concerts for $67. For tickets and information, visit www.hartfordsymphony.org or call 860-987-5900.

2019-2020 Sunday Serenades Chamber Music Series

Color & Texture: Beethoven & Ives
Sunday, November 10, 2019

Gallery Talk: Design in the American Home, 1 pm

Concert: 2pm

The desire to surround ourselves with beauty is universal and timeless. The exhibition Design in the American Home, 1650-1850 shows how the quest for color, texture, and splendor propels artful design.  Enjoy a program of music that evokes the power of design, including Ives’ String Quartet No. 1 “From the Salvation Army,” and Beethoven’s Quintet in A Major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer.”

Mozart and the Romantics

Sunday February 9, 2020

Gallery Talk: Love, 1pm

Concert: 2 pm

Prepare for Valentine’s Day with an afternoon of soul-stirring music performed by Hartford Symphony musicians. The program includes Beethoven’s Serenade in D., Op 25, Loeffler’s Two Rhapsodies, and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, K. 581.

Savory Sounds: Strauss & Beethoven
Sunday May 3, 2020

Gallery Talk: Savor: Food Culture in the Age of Enlightenment, 1 pm

Concert: 2 pm

Savory Sounds: Strauss & Beethoven an exploration of dining conventions ranging from the grand formality of a lavish banquet to an intimate meal. Nourish the soul with an afternoon of delectable music that excites the senses, including Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 11, R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Differently, for Once!, Martin?’s La Revue de Cuisine, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol.