Mid-Atlantic Symphony chamber music ensemble to perform Oct. 11

Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will open its 2025-26 Ensembles Series with an intimate chamber music program featuring two masterpieces: Johannes Brahms’ “Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60,” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478.”

The Sussex County performance is scheduled for 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, at Epworth United Methodist Church north of Rehoboth Beach.

Featured musicians will be MSO Concertmaster Kimberly McCollum, Yuri Tomenko, principal violist, and Katie McCarthy, principal cellist, joined by acclaimed Irish musician Michael McHale as guest pianist.

“Brahms’ C minor quartet, sometimes referred to as the Werther quartet after Goethe’s tragic hero, is a deeply emotional work that reflects the composer’s struggles with unrequited love and personal doubt,” said McCollum. “In contrast, Mozart’s G minor quartet, the first major work ever written for piano and string trio, brims with dramatic intensity and elegance, showcasing Mozart at his most inventive and pioneering.”

McHale has established himself as one of Ireland’s leading pianists, performing internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. He has appeared with ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Orchestras and the Minnesota Orchestra, and is a founding member of the Wigmore Soloists in London. McHale last appeared with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony in 2022.

To learn more, go to midatlanticsymphony.org.