Richard Woodhams
photo by: Chris Lee
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Richard Woodhams, oboe
Juliette Kang, violin
Lisa-Beth Lambert, violin
Che-Hung Chen, viola
Yumi Kendall, cello
Kiyoko Takeuti, piano
Perelman Theater| Monday, April 29 | 8pm | buy tickets! |
Crusell: Oboe Quintet, Op. 9
Loeffler: Deux Rhapsodies
Intermission
Tower: Island Prelude
Françaix: English Horn Quartet
Having sold-out all of his previous PCMS engagements, the Society is thrilled to be re-presenting an exciting program featuring the esteemed principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra Richard Woodhams. Rather than opt for a straight solo concert Mr. Woodhams has decided that for his Perelman Theater 'recital debut' he prefers including five of his close musical friends from the Philadelphia Orchestra. Thus Kimmel Center audiences shall be treated to this master musician in chamber music highlighting the oboe and English horn. Of particular note is Francaix's unconventional instrumental combination of English horn and strings clearly sparked by his deft inventiveness, which begins in a first movement that doesn't lose a moment in taking off on a cheeky ragtime escapade. Of the work's five movements, the first, third, and fifth are strictly fun and games, clever, insinuating, and slyly sophisticated. These are set off by a sweetly expressive second movement, in which the plangent quality of the English horn is especially eloquent, and a reflective fourth movement that takes a brief, quasi-serious glance at life in the fast Parisian lane.
6:45pm - 7:30pm: Free Pre-concert Lecture in the Comcast Circle (Tier I) with Peter Schoenbach
All artists and programs subject to change.