Music and Museum is an innovative classical music concert/lecture program that fuses image, music and conversation to provide a deeper understanding of selected artistic works.
The concerts are performed by chamber musicians and other small ensembles and include presentations about artworks from the Bechtler collection and/or current exhibitions. Commentary by museum staff connects the aesthetics and artistic principles that drove both the music and the visual art.
2014-2015 Season
September 21
Living Room concert (at the farm of Frank Bragg)
Xiang Angelo Yu, violin
Featuring works by Tomaso Vitali, Franck, Sicong Ma and Massenet
October 7
East Meets West
Wu Man, pipa
Featuring a work by Zhao Jiping
October 19
Baroque to Modern: Music from the British Isles
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Purcell, Handel, Walton and Clarke
November 2
Living Room concert (Home to be determined)
A Chopin Salon
Bruce Murray, piano; Rosemary Furniss, violin
Featuring works by Chopin
November 4
A Chopin Salon
Bruce Murray, piano; Rosemary Furniss, violin
Featuring works by Chopin
November 23
Tribute to the Firebird
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Prokofiev, Villa Lobos, Piazzolla and Glass
December 2
Apotheosis of the Archguitar
Peter Blanchette, archguitar
Featuring works by Pierre Attaigant, Gaspar Sanz and Bach
January 6
The Classical Style: 200th Anniversary of the Handel and Haydn Society
Handel and Haydn Society Trio
Featuring works by Haydn and Mozart
January 25
New Modern: Music Inspired by the Bechtler Collection
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Bove, Allemeier, Park and Larkin
February 1
Living Room concert (Home to be determined)
String Fever
Calin Lupanu and Company
Featuring works by Dvorak, Enescu, Martinu and Bartok
February 3
String Fever
Calin Lupanu and Company
Featuring works by Dvorak, Enescu, Martinu and Bartok
February 15
Chamber of Love IV – Serenades and Ballades
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Borodin, Tchaikovsky and Gershwin
March 3
Rondo a la Zingerese
UNC School of the Arts Chamber Players
Featuring works by Handel-Halverson and Brahms
March 22
Living Room concert (Home to be determined)
Rondo a la Zingerese
UNC School of the Arts Chamber Players
Featuring works by Handel-Halverson and Brahms
April 7
Ulysses Festival
Progress, Politics, and Pastimes in the American Parlor
Maria Jette, soprano; Ethan Uslan; piano
Featuring American popular songs from 1865 to 1915
April 19
Composing in the Age of Modernism
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Bela Bartok
Concert Times and Ticket Prices
Tickets are $12 for the public and $8 for museum members. Tuesday concerts are peformed at noon and 6 p.m. A cash bar is available before the evening concert. Sunday concerts are performed at 6 p.m. and include a cash bar.
Living Room concerts are performed at 4 p.m. Tickets for the public are $80 per person. Tickets for museum members are $65 per person. Pre-concert cocktail receptions and post-concert hors d'oeuvres and desserts are included in the ticket price. Living Room Concert Season Passes are available. Individual season passes for non-members are $290 per person and $235 per person for museum members. Call 704.353.9200 to purchase season passes.
Parking
Music and Museum concertgoers receive discounted parking at the Levine Center for the Arts garage. Bring parking tickets to the museum for validation.
Media Coverage
GoCarolinas.com (WSOC): Music Duo Goes from Sublime to Ridiculous (an interview with Low and Lower at the Bechtler)
Charlotte Observer: Chamber Music Thriving in Charlote
CVNC.org: UNCSA Faculty Bring Zest to Chamber Music Jewels
Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance: Review of April 9, 2013 Concert
Charlotte Observer: Bechtler Museum Presents Music and Art
CVNC.org: Valentine's Day Takes on New Meaning at Bechtler Ensemble Concert
CVNC.org: UNC School of the Arts Players Serve Up a Fine Trout at Bechtler Schubertiade
CVNC.org: NC Baroque Orchestra Celebrates Christmas with Red Priest and Other Venetians
Charlotte Observer: Audiences Follow Chamber Music to New Home
Charlotte Observer: Bechtler Museum Takes Over Chamber Music Group
Media Sponsorship for the Music and Museum Series is Provided By
MUSEUM HOURS
- Monday10am - 5pm
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday10am - 5pm
- Thursday10am - 5pm
- Friday10am - 5pm
- Saturday10am - 5pm
- Sunday12pm - 5pm
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