Ancient Airs

Date & Time

Friday, November 6, 2026 7:30pm
This performance will take place in Mitchell Hall at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Sunday, November 8, 2025 4:00pm
This performance will take place in the Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square

Artists

Program

Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Diamond Rounds for String Orchestra
Beethoven, arr. Bernstein String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

Renowned for its luminous string sound, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia shines in a program celebrating the lush versatility of the string orchestra. Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. III, David Diamond’s lyrical Rounds for String Orchestra, and Leonard Bernstein’s masterful orchestral arrangement of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 come together in an evening of warmth, refinement, and extraordinary artistry.