UPCOMING CONCERTS

Classical Romantics: Schubert & Foote with Julian Schwarz

Saturday, February 14, 2026, 7:30 PM

Grace Episcopal Church in Newton

FOOTE: Suite for String Orchestra

FOOTE: Cello Concerto (Boston-area premiere)

Julian Schwarz, cello

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5

Since his concerto debut at the age of 11 with the Seattle Symphony, cellist Julian Schwarz has led an active career as soloist, performing with symphony orchestras across the United States and in Mexico and Australia. Schwarz is deeply committed to the future of American music and will present the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s first Cello Concerto with a large consortium of orchestras in Spring 2026. His advocacy for the cello music of Arthur Foote will culminate in the first commercial recording of Foote’s Cello Concerto, made with the Buffalo Philharmonic and to be released on the Delos label. Past commissioning projects include concertos by Lowell Liebermann, Richard Danielpour, and Samuel Jones. A devoted teacher, Schwarz serves as Associate Professor of Cello and String Area Coordinator at Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA), and on the artist faculty of NYU’s Steinhardt School of Music. Schwarz received his undergraduate and graduate training at the Juilliard School, and he currently plays a Neapolitan cello made by Gennaro Gagliano in 1743.

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 7:30 PM

Grace Episcopal Church in Newton

BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 1

REINECKE: Flute Concerto

Seth Morris, flute

SIBELIUS: Valse Triste

MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”)