Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

Special Concert: Handel’s Tolomeo in New York
2026-07-26 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Venetian Theatre, Caramor Center, 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, NY, 10536, United States
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra returns to the Venetian Theater for a semi-staged production of Handel’s masterpiece, Tolomeo, re d’Egitto. Led by their newly appointed Music Director, Peter Whelan, and directed by James Darrah Black, the ensemble has previously brought memorable Handel productions of Atalanta and Acis and Galatea to Caramoor. With an elite cast of Baroque specialists, this is a must-see for Baroque opera fans.
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Program
HANDEL – Tolomeo, re d’Egitto, HWV 25
Performers

Peter Whelan, conductor
James Darrah Black, director
TOLOMEO: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
SELEUCE: Lauren Snouffer, soprano
ELISA: Nicole Heaston, soprano
ALESSANDRO: Kangmin Justin Kim, countertenor
ARASPE: Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

Philharmonia Baroque Presents Of Rivers and Roses @ Lincoln Center
2026-08-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway, New York, NY, United States
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presents Of Rivers and Roses, with works by Handel in dialogue with works by Caroline Shaw. Featuring countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, soprano Lauren Snouffer, and bass-baritone Dashon Burton, the performance is conducted by Peter Whelan and takes place at Alice Tully Hall as part of Summer For The City at Lincoln Center.
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Program
HANDEL Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, selection of arias and duets
SHAW Is a Rose
Performers
Peter Whelan, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

Coffee Concert – Versailles Salon: Court Music from Baroque France
2026-08-21 10:00 - 11:00 | The Conservatory at One Sansome, San Francisco, One Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA, 94104, United States
Step into the refined world of the French royal court with a delightful morning of music by François Couperin, a leading composer at the court of King Louis XIV, the “Sun King.” Performed by members of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra on period instruments and in the style of the time, Couperin’s chamber works blend Italian passion with French elegance, unfolding in graceful dances, lyrical tunes, and rich color from Baroque-era wooden flutes. This intimate concert evokes the salons of Paris and the grandeur of Versailles, all in the welcoming atmosphere of a relaxed morning coffee concert.
Hosted by The Conservatory at One Sansome, with free coffee and pastries provided by our friends at Holbrook House.
With support from 836M.
Free and open to the public. Perfect for downtown professionals, neighbors, and anyone looking to escape into a sound world of the past.
Program
COUPERIN — Sonade from “La Françoise” from Les Nations
COUPERIN — Concert Royaux No. 1
COUPERIN — Dance Suite from “La Françoise” from Les Nations
Performers
Stephen Schultz and Mindy Rosenfeld, flute
Elisabeth Reed, viola da gamba
Corey Jamason, harpsichord
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Coffee Concert – September 18

Inside Baroque Adult Education Class 1: What is Baroque?
2026-09-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Community Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories behind it.
Class 1: Technically, it’s the musical period from 1600 to about 1750. But that’s just boring dates. Artistically, it was a glorious effusion of new ideas, styles, and genres that reflected two opposing forces—the ostentation of extreme wealth, and the precision of scientific advancement. Some Baroque works give out a cost-no-object vibe, whereas other pieces reflect a fascination with precise forms and the careful organization of musical affects. So while it’s the era of Galileo and Newton, it’s also the era of Monteverdi, Corelli, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, and a host of others.

Dates: Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 | 6:30–8:00 PMLocation: Community Music Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110Price: $100 for the full course (four sessions). This includes a $20 voucher toward a Philharmonia Baroque concert in the 2026/27 season.*

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Coffee Concert – Baroque Voices: Madrigals and More
2026-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 | The Conservatory at One Sansome, San Francisco, One Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA, 94104, United States
Begin your morning with a program for voices that spans centuries. Members of the Philharmonia Baroque Chorale, led by award-winning Chorale Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, explores music of praise, celebration, love, and triumph—from Renaissance madrigals to Baroque favorites and contemporary choral works. This uplifting morning coffee break concert pairs beautifully with fresh brews and good company.
Hosted by The Conservatory at One Sansome, with free coffee and pastries provided by our friends at Holbrook House.
With support from 836M.
Free and open to the public. Perfect for downtown professionals, neighbors, and anyone looking to escape into a sound world of the past.
Program
MONTEVERDI — “Cantate Domino”
SCHÜTZ — “Cantate Domino”
PURCELL — “Sound the Trumpet” from Come, Ye Sons of Art
DI LASSO — “Bonjour mon coeur”
DI LASSO — “Susanne un jour”
DI LASSO — “O vin en vigne”
HANDEL — “Oh, the Pleasure of the Plains!” from Acis & Galatea
PURCELL — “See Nature Rejoicing” from Come, Ye Sons of Art
MONTEVERDI — “Laudate Dominum”
GJIELO — “Ubi caritas”
BACH — “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” from Cantata No. 147
BACH — “Sicut locutus est” from Magnificat
HANDEL — “Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound” from Samson
HANDEL — “See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” from Judas Maccabaeus
HANDEL — “Swell the full chorus” from Solomon
Performers
Philharmonia Chorale Octet
Valèrie Sainte-Agathe, conductor

Inside Baroque Adult Education Class 2: Orchestral Music
2026-09-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Community Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories behind it.
Class 2: The Baroque Era gave us the orchestra in its earliest incarnations, thanks to that newfangled invention, opera, which required an accompanying ensemble. Baroque orchestral music runs from the refined and elegant (Corelli) to vibrant and innovative (Vivaldi) to profound and heartfelt (Bach) to expertly-crafted and sometimes even spectacular (Handel).

Dates: Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 | 6:30–8:00 PMLocation: Community Music Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110Price: $100 for the full course (four sessions). This includes a $20 voucher toward a Philharmonia Baroque concert in the 2026/27 season.*

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Private Reception, Tour, and Recital in SF with Latin GRAMMY-Nominated Pianist and Accordionist Sam Reider
2026-09-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Gayle Tsern Strang and Gary Strang’s Darling House in SF
Join GRAMMY-nominated pianist/accordionist Sam Reider for a scintillating recital at the architecturally renowned Darling House in SF, as the guest of Gayle and Gary Strang. The afternoon includes a private tour, reception, and live performance in a home known for its salon-style concerts.
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Inside Baroque Adult Education Class 3: Choral and Vocal Music
2026-09-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Community Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories behind it.
Class 3: Singing may have reached its ultimate peak during the Baroque. Great singers—some of them castrati— combined virtuosity with lyricism. It was a time of eloquent church music, such as Bach’s cantatas, oratorios, and masses. Vivaldi’s abundant church music has been re-discovered only recently, while French composers such as Lully and Rameau added their own spin to it all. And then there’s Handel— master of the oratorio and the opera, author of the immortal Messiah.

Dates: Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 | 6:30–8:00 PMLocation: Community Music Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110Price: $100 for the full course (four sessions). This includes a $20 voucher toward a Philharmonia Baroque concert in the 2026/27 season.*

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Private Reception and Recital with Soprano Maya Kherani in Portola Valley Home
2026-10-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Glenn Zhu and Ann Gui’s Portola Valley Home
Enjoy an intimate house concert with soprano Maya Kherani at the Portola Valley home of Glenn Zhu and Ann Gui. Known for her vibrant voice and expressive range, Kherani performs repertoire spanning Baroque to modern works, with recent appearances including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Baroque, and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
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Inside Baroque Adult Education Class 4: Baroque and the Now
2026-10-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Community Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Join us for four evenings of listening and discovery as Philharmonia’s program notes annotator Scott Foglesong offers a practical introduction to the music, the composers, and the ideas and stories behind it.
Class 4: 20th century composers looked back to the Baroque for inspiration. Stravinsky’s “neo-Baroque” style views Baroque idioms through a modern lens. The rise of historically-informed performance practice that aims to reconstruct, as far as possible, the overall sound world of Baroque music as it was, has also impacted modern composers, who may well for write for the harpsichord instead of the piano, or who may explore the sonic possibilities of earlier string, wind, and brass instruments. The Baroque is very much with us today, as we’ll find out in a session that will include a live performance by members of Philharmonia Baroque!

Dates: Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 | 6:30–8:00 PMLocation: Community Music Center Mission Campus, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110Price: $100 for the full course (four sessions). This includes a $20 voucher toward a Philharmonia Baroque concert in the 2026/27 season.*

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Private Reception and Recital with Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in Berkeley Home
2026-10-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Christina and Kenneth Hecht’s Berkeley Home
Set on a beautiful tree-lined Berkeley street, this intimate gathering at the home of Christine and Ken Hecht brings guest together for an afternoon of music and hospitality. The highlight is a private recital by countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, celebrated for his luminous tone and expressive artistry.
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Concert: Handel’s The Power of Music at Stanford
2026-11-11 19:30 | Bing Concert Hall – Stanford, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA, 94025, United States
Fresh off his 2025 London Proms success with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Director Peter Whelan opens the 2026/27 subscription season with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. Centered on a banquet honoring Alexander the Great, the poet Timotheus uses song to guide the room from pride to tenderness, from fury to reflection — a demonstration of music’s power to shape emotion and action.
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Program
HANDEL Alexander’s Feast, or The Power of Music (1742 Dublin version) (U.S. PREMIERE)

Performers
Peter Whelan, conductor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano
James Way, tenor
Philharmonia Chorale, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, director

Concert: Handel’s The Power of Music in San Francisco
2026-11-13 19:30 | Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

Concert: Handel’s The Power of Music in Berkeley
2026-11-14 14:30 | First Congregational Church – Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States

Concert: Baroque Brilliance in Palo Alto
2026-12-03 19:30 | First United Methodist Church – Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
A bright, celebratory program for the holiday season brings together composers working in the same 18th-century musical world, each writing in a distinct voice.
Handel’s “Let the Bright Seraphim” and Bach’s Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen frame the concert with brilliant writing for soprano and trumpet. Telemann offers humor and narrative in his Burlesque de Quixotte, C.P.E. Bach explores emotional contrast in his cello concerto, and Marianna Martines adds a rarely heard Viennese voice to the program.
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Program

HANDEL – “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson
MARTINES – O virgo, cui salutem debet orbis (WEST COAST PREMIERE)
TELEMANN – Burlesque de Quixotte, TWV 55:G10
C.P.E. BACH – Concerto for violoncello in A major, Wq 172
J.S. BACH – Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51

Performers
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
William Skeen, violoncello
Gonzalo X. Ruis, oboe
Kathryn Adduci, trumpet

Concert: Baroque Brilliance in San Francisco
2026-12-04 19:30 | Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

Concert: Baroque Brilliance in Berkeley
2026-12-05 14:30 | First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States

Special Concert: Sessions – The Art of the Oud in Berkeley
2027-01-30 20:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Cairo-born, eight-time ARIA Award winner Joseph Tawadros is one of the world’s leading masters of the oud—an Arabic fretless lute and ancestor of the theorbo, and modern guitar. Renowned for his technique, musicianship, and expressive range, he performs in major concert halls worldwide.
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Program

Performers

Joseph Tawadros, oud

Concert: Vivaldi and the Oud in San Francisco
2027-02-05 19:30 | Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Peter Whelan leads a program anchored in Vivaldi’s propulsive string writing, paired with a newly commissioned concerto by Philharmonia Composer-in-Residence Tarik O’Regan. Vivaldi’s overture to L’Olimpiade and concertos from L’Estro armonico—works built on rhythm, contrast, and forward motion—helped define the Baroque concerto. O’Regan’s concerto, receiving its world premiere, features acclaimed oud soloist Joseph Tawadros and places the oud—an ancient plucked instrument central to Middle Eastern musical traditions—in a solo role more often occupied by violin or cello, set against the string orchestra.
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Program
VIVALDI – Overture to L’Olimpiade
TARIK O’REGAN – Concerto for oud, strings, and percussion (World Premiere)
VIVALDI – Concerti for multiple violins from L’Estro armonico

Performers
Peter Whelan, conductor
Joseph Tawadros, oud

Concert: Vivaldi and the Oud in Berkeley
2027-02-06 14:30 | First Congregational Church – Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States

Concert: Vivaldi and the Oud at Stanford
2027-02-07 14:30 | Bing Concert Hall – Stanford, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA, 94025, United States
Peter Whelan leads a program anchored in Vivaldi’s propulsive string writing, paired with a newly commissioned concerto by Philharmonia Composer-in-Residence Tarik O’Regan. Vivaldi’s overture to L’Olimpiade and concertos from L’Estro armonico—works built on rhythm, contrast, and forward motion—helped define the Baroque concerto. O’Regan’s concerto, receiving its world premiere, features acclaimed oud soloist Joseph Tawadros and places the oud—an ancient plucked instrument central to Middle Eastern musical traditions—in a solo role more often occupied by violin or cello, set against the string orchestra.
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Program
VIVALDI – Overture to L’Olimpiade
TARIK O’REGAN – Concerto for oud, strings, and percussion (World Premiere)
VIVALDI – Concerti for multiple violins from L’Estro armonico

Performers
Peter Whelan, conductor
Joseph Tawadros, oud

Concert: Baroque On Stage in Palo Alto
2027-03-04 19:30 | First United Methodist Church – Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
From lively overtures and tender airs to music for dancing that once drew audiences to 18th-century theatres, this program spans the Baroque stage and concert hall. Led by violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, music by Purcell and a suite by Rameau stand alongside works by Vivaldi, Geminiani, and C.P.E. Bach in a program highlighting Baroque rhythm, drama, and virtuosity.
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Program
PURCELL – Music for the Theatre
Timon of Athens: Curtain Tune
Overture from The Virtuous Wife
Minuet from The Gordian Knot Untied
La Furstemberg from The Virtuous Wife
Slow Aire from The Virtuous Wife
Rondeau from The Indian Queen
Hornpipe from The Fairy Queen
RAMEAU – Orchestral Suite
Air tendre from Les fêtes d’Hébé
Overture from Dardanus
Musette from Les fêtes d’Hébé
Contredanse from Les surprises de l’Amour
Loure from Les surprises de l’Amour
Prélude pour l’Adoration du Soleil from Les Indes galantes
Entrée de Polymnie from Les Boréades
Chaconne from Dardanus
Tambourins I & II from Dardanus
C.P.E. BACH – Symphony in B minor, H. 661, Wq 182/5
VIVALDI – Violin Concerto in E minor, RV 273/278
GEMINIANI – La Follia Variations (arr. Michi WIANCKO)

Performers
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin and leader

Concert: Baroque On Stage in San Francisco
2027-03-05 19:30 | Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

Concert: Baroque On Stage in Berkeley
2027-03-06 14:30 | First Congregational Church – Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States

Concert: The Creation in San Francisco
2027-04-09 19:30 | Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
One of the Classical era’s most influential choral works, Haydn’s The Creation traces the formation of the world from chaos to light through bold choral and orchestral writing. Music Director Peter Whelan leads this sweeping season finale, moving from solitude to human joy in one expansive masterpiece.
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Program
HAYDN – The Creation, Hob. XXI:2
Performers
Peter Whelan, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone
Philharmonia Chorale, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, director

Concert: The Creation in Berkeley
2027-04-10 14:30 | First Congregational Church – Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States

Concert: The Creation at Stanford
2027-04-11 14:30 | Bing Concert Hall – Stanford, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA, 94025, United States

Special Concert: Sessions – Alexi Kenney in Palo Alto
2027-05-06 19:30 | Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, United States
The Bach and Mendelssohn families were linked across generations, and through family ties, collaborators, and key musical institutions, they helped shape German music as we know it today.
With commentary by scholar-in-residence Francesco Spagnolo and performances by Alexi Kenney and the Philharmonia Chamber Players, you’ll follow family trees, discover the world of music manuscript collecting, and hear how the enduring legacies of the Bach and Mendelssohn families continue to shape the music we love.
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Program
J.S. BACH – Chorale “Erkenne mich, mein Hüter” from St. Matthew Passion
Fanny MENDELSSOHN – String Quartetin E-flat major, H277
Felix MENDELSSOHN – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

Performers

Alexi Kenney, violin
Francesco Spagnolo, scholar-in-residence
Philharmonia Chamber Players
