Antti Tikkanen violin
Minna Pensola violin
Atte Kilpeläinen viola
Tomas Djupsjöbacka cello
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Classical Concert 64 Events
Simone Dinnerstein, Music Worcester’s first Artist in Residence (2018-2019), returns to Worcester for BACHtoberfest 2025 to perform two headlining concerts this festival weekend. With long-time collaborator Alexis Gerlach, the duo brings a unique interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Gamba Sonatas to this headlining performance, alongside the complete Inventions and Sinfonias.
Her work with Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias originally debuted in album-format in 2014, still receiving attention for her interpretations. Dinnerstein’s performances of Bach’s keyboard works have garnered her acclaim and recognition for both her accuracy and interpretation. This program also features three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, which musically reference some of Bach’s other sonatas written for two instruments.
| Event Date | 10-25-2025 8:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Mechanics Hall |
| Categories | Music, Classical, Chamber, Classical Concert |
Singers from across the country gather in Worcester for an annual choir performance to conclude the 2025 BACHtoberfest weekend. The BACHtoberfest Choir assembles for this concert annually, featuring musicians from all over. In 2024, the choir had 144 members from 11 states, performing three of Bach’s cantatas. This ensemble aims to unite voices from everywhere in song, with a shared passion for the music of J.S. Bach.
| Event Date | 10-26-2025 4:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Mechanics Hall |
| Categories | Music, Classical, Classical Concert, Vocal |
The Carlisle Chamber Orchestra is a volunteer community orchestra made up of auditioned musicians who want to perform with other advanced players. They are in their 11th year and have received several national awards, including two Winner categories from the American Prize.
| Event Date | 11-01-2025 8:00 pm |
| Individual Price | voluntary donation |
| Location | Carlisle Congregational Church |
| Categories | Music, Classical, Orchestra, Classical Concert |
A Groton Hill exclusive!
| Event Date | 11-02-2025 3:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Groton Hill Music Center |
| Categories | Music, Classical, Chamber, Classical Concert |
In this brilliant presentation of French music, Orchestre National de France and Grammy- winning pianist Daniil Trifonov perform the works of Barriaine, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns. Under the baton of Cristian Măcelaru, this masterful program stuns in the musical story it provides, bringing the listener on a picturesque journey from start to finish.
The programming of Elsa Barraine’s Symphony No. 2 with its’ gumptous string lines that compliment the playfulness of the work’s structure sits beautifully in the program with Ravel’s Daphnis & Chloé. A grandiose work, Ravel envisioned Daphnis & Chloé as “a vast musical fresco, in which [he] was less concerned with archaism than with fidelity to the Greece of [his] dreams.”
| Event Date | 11-07-2025 8:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Mechanics Hall |
| Categories | Music, Classical, Classical Concert, Keyboard, Orchestra |