Category: Chamber Music

Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin

Purdue Convocations Announces its 2024-2025 season

The 2024-2025 Convos Season includes the 29th West Lafayette Global Fest, award-winning jazz and chamber musicians, a curricular integration theatre residency, thought-provoking lectures, family-friendly engagements, and award-winning Broadway musicals and major attractions in Elliott Hall of Music including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Dear Evan Hansen, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Chicago.

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Kronos Quartet

Breaking Boundaries: 50 Years of Musical Innovation with Kronos Quartet

Dive into the musical innovation of Kronos Quartet, celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking string quartet performances. Explore their diverse collaborations and pioneering compositions, and gain insights from founder David Harrington in an exclusive pre-show interview.

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Les Violons du Roy w/ Inon Barnatan

Les Violons du Roy with Pianist Inon Barnatan Comes to Purdue

Les Violons du Roy is a renowned chamber orchestra based in Quebec City, Canada. Founded in 1984 by conductor Bernard Labadie, the group has become one of the world’s leading interpreters of Baroque and Classical music. Their commitment to historical accuracy and their passion for music have made them a beloved institution in the classical music world.

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Four women stand outdoors holding string instruments and colorful fabric, with large white letters spelling ATLYS in the background and a modern building behind them. ATLYS Comes To Purdue on April 12 & 13—don’t miss this vibrant musical event!.

String Quartet ATLYS Brings Their Talent to Purdue

ATLYS is a classically trained, crossover string quartet comprised of four unique women. Lauded for their passionate and dynamic performances and signature sound, they create concert experiences that are both mesmerizing and interactive.

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tenThing - A Feeling Of Norwegian Christmas

tenThing: A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas

Hear Christmas music in a way you’ve never heard before when the all-female, brass ensemble tenThing returns to Purdue for A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas.

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Kenny Broberg

2021 American Pianist Award Winner Kenny Broberg Comes to Purdue

Kenny Broberg is one of the most decorated and internationally renowned pianists of his generation. He is known for his inventive, intelligent, and intense performances.

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Several people stand with arms raised as various classical instruments—violins, flutes, a lute, and more—are tossed into the air against a cloudy sky, evoking the drama and energy of baroque music and its legendary composers.

Little Known Facts About the Composers of Secrets of the Baroque

By Jordan E. Howard - Marketing Intern Baroque music is a deep, vast treasure chest of astonishing virtuosity. On its sixth tour of the United States, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin—or Akamus—is letting stateside audiences in on Secrets of the...
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David Finckel in a black suit and Wu Han with long black hair and red lipstick, both dressed in white shirts, stand side by side against a dark background, facing forward.

I’m voting for David Finckel and Wu Han for Couple of the Year

Valentine’s Day is behind us, but we should still take some time to gush over the cutest couple in classical music: David Finckel and Wu Han. Whether you’re part of a couple, or partying on your own, here are 7...
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Richard Goode

Richard Goode | Program Notes

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Variations in F Minor (1793) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) March in C Major, K. 408 (1782) Allemande in C Minor, K. 399 (1782) Courante in E-Flat Major, K. 399 (1782) Menuet in D Major, K. 355...
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David Finckel in a black suit and Wu Han with long black hair and red lipstick, both dressed in white shirts, stand side by side against a dark background, facing forward.

Meet David Finckel and Wu Han

David Finckel and Wu Han are among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. They are recipients of Musical America’s Musicians of the Year award, one of the highest honors granted by the music industry. The...
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A man holding a cello, David Finckel, and a woman with dark hair, Wu Han, both looking at the camera, are seated in front of a blurred blue-toned background.

David Finckel and Wu Han Program Notes

PROGRAM: Grieg and Chopin: Romantic Genius As with many of history’s greatest composers, both Edvard Grieg and Frédéric Chopin were also incredibly talented and accomplished pianists. A native of Norway, Grieg is widely considered one of the world’s foremost Romantic...
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Four smiling members of The Westerlies stand side by side, each holding a brass instrument—two trombones and two trumpets—against a light background. They wear smart-casual clothing, appearing relaxed as they offer a program sneak peek.

Brass quartet The Westerlies to perform at Purdue on Nov. 9

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Convocations presents the brass quartet The Westerlies in the Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse at 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Blown eastward from Seattle into New York City like their eponymous prevailing wind, the Westerlies are a...
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