Chamber Series: Joseph Lin et al, Beethoven Celebration

Our Chamber Series spotlights works by Beethoven featuring violinist Joseph Lin. “A Beethoven Celebration” with Joseph Lin and Friends is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at the BMC.

The program will include String Quartet No. 11 in f minor, Op. 95, “Serioso;” Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96; and Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke.” From prayerful meditation and delicate lyricism to passionate outbursts and playful exuberance, Beethoven’s three consecutive masterpieces offer a rich and fascinating musical journey that captures a time of transition in Beethoven’s life.

For this program, which includes a string quartet, sonata duo and piano trio, Joseph Lin is joined by his dear friends Helen Huang, Raman Ramakrishnan, Claire Bourg, and Natalie Loughran.

Sought after as a performer and teacher, Lin appears regularly throughout the U.S., Asia, and Europe. Lin’s recent projects include a collaboration with Robert Levin featuring Beethoven and Schubert on period instruments, performances of Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto, Beethoven’s late string quartets, and the complete Beethoven violin sonatas with Helen Huang at Juilliard. Marking the 300th year of Bach’s Violin Sonatas and Partitas in 2020, Lin presented complete cycles in Boston and Philadelphia. In recent seasons, Lin has given baroque and classical period instrument performances on both viola and violin.