The magnificent Channing Hall at the Unitarian Church in Princeton is where the Princeton Chamber Music Series has found a home.

The acoustics are fantastic, and the atmosphere is the best there can be.

The series is the only concert series in Princeton which presents concerts on weekday afternoons, at 4pm. A second performance is presented at 7pm.

At most concerts, the pianist’s hands are shown on a big screen for the audience to get a unique perspective.

Ian Barnett: From String Quartet No. 1

Edvard Grieg: From String Quartet No 1 in G minor Op. 27

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 In E-flar Major, op. 73 “Emperor” version for piano and string quartet

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C minor Op. 13 “Pathétique”

Béla Bartók: Six Bagatelles Op. 6

Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major D. 960

Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D minor

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

Franz Schubert: Sonata in A minor “Arpeggione” D. 821, version for viola and piano

Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major Op. 100 (D. 929)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante Grande Sestetto (sextet version by the composer)

Franz Schubert: From the Trout Quintet:
III. Andantino – Theme and variations

…and more in a festive Festival

Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B minor Op. 23, version for piano and string quartet.

Works by Bach, Schumann and more

Franz Liszt:

Liebestraum No. 3
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Après une lecture du Dante, ”Dante Sonata”

Frédéric Chopin:

Ballade No. 4 Op. 52,
Walzes Op 34
Two Nocturnes, Op. 9 No 1 & Op 48 No. 1
Etude Op. 10 No. 12 “Revolutionary”

Poland and Hungary are nations that have historically been caught between East and West, and they have suffered greatly in the struggle for power in Europe.

The two composers and piano geniuses from these two countries in the 19th century, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt, were born just a year apart, and they have become symbols of their nations.

Piano Rivals is about their lives, their music and what it has meant to their countries, never independent during the composers’ lifetimes.