Sarasa: Patron Lobkowitz

Sarasa Ensemble returns to the BMC on Friday, January 9, with “Patron Lobkowitz,” a concert featuring the music of Beethoven, Haydn and Förster.

The 7 p.m. program spotlights Joseph Franz Maximilian, 7th Prince of Lobkowitz, a Bohemian aristocrat known for his interest in music and as a patron of Ludwig van Beethoven and other noted masters. Lobkowitz’s sister-in-law said of him: “This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.”

Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn, and Förster will be performed by Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; and Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos.

The Sarasa Ensemble is a collective of extraordinary international instrumentalists and vocalists who perform classical music of outstanding quality, spanning the 17th to the 21st centuries, on both period and modern instruments, and bring this music to diverse communities.