2025
THE KING OF INSTRUMENTS UNVEILED
Sunday, January 26 at 3pm
Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church
405 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403
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This concert is FREE.
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Felix Hell organ
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World-renowned German organist Felix Hell comes to Charleston for a solo organ recital of four transcendent pieces, offering the listener an inside view of the varied techniques and effects that make this magnificent instrument the one to rule them all. Come and hear for yourself how this “king of instruments” and one player create a whole world of sound.
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-flat Major, BWV 525
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Adagio for Strings, arr. William Strickland
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam"​
THE NAMED ANGELS
Sunday, May 18 at 3pm
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Lydia Chernicoff violin
Jessica Tong violin
Dan Urbanowicz viola
Danielle Cho cello
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This program pairs the deeply moving Molto Adagio from Beethoven's String Quartet, Op. 132 with living composer Mohammed Fairouz's rousing quartet, The Named Angels. Each movement of Fairouz’s quartet paints a portrait of one of the angels named in the Islamic, Christian, and Jewish traditions — angels that embody justice, power, kindness, healing, and death.
Ludwig von Beethoven
Molto adagio from String Quartet Op. 132
Mohammed Fairouz
The Named Angels​
SYNESTHESIA
Sunday, October 26 at 3pm
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Lydia Chernicoff violin
Andrea Casarrubios cello
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The poetry of Pablo Neruda, ancient Sephardic songs, the Roman god of gates and transitions, and the stillness of winter before the freshness of spring swirl together in a program that blurs the lines between our senses.
Hear color, see sound, and feel language leap off the page.
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Andrea Casarrubios
SEVEN for Solo Cello
J.S. Bach
Two Part Inventions
Philippe Hersant
Porque Llorax
Augusta Read Thomas
Silent Moon
Andrea Casarrubios
La libertad se levantó llorando for Violin and Cello​​​
HOT CLUB OF FRANCE
Sunday, December 14 at 3pm
Redux Contemporary Art Center
1056 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403
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Lee Barbour guitar and Le Pumpe Jazz band
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In honor of virtuoso guitarist Django Reinhardt and his band, we’re turning Redux into the 1930’s Hot Club of France to celebrate Manouche jazz — the unique blend of swing and Romani folk music that never fails to get your feet tapping and blood pumping! Local guitarist Lee Barbour and his band will highlight Reinhardt’s influences and the unexpected life experiences that shaped his technique and style. Violinist Lydia Chernicoff will join the band for a couple of tunes to bring a bit of Stéphane Grappelli’s essential fiddle sound to the mix.​​​