Concerts

2026-2027 Season

Wednesday, September 23 at 7:30 pm
Tribeca, NY

2026 Benefit Gala

Works by Clarice Assad, Rachmaninov, and Mozart

Kae Nakano, violin
Benjamin Larsen, cello
Fifi Zhang, piano

Clarice Assad: The Last Song (4')
Sergei Rachmaninov: Trio Elegiaque no 1 (14')
W.A. Mozart: Piano Trio in E Major, K542 (19')

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Sunday, October 4 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Cafe Music

Works by Richard Wilson, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Bohuslav Martinu, and Paul Schonfield

Kae Nakano, violin
Benjamin Larsen, cello
Hyungjin Choi, piano

Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song (10’)
Richard Wilson: Three Interludes (5')
Bohuslav Martinu: Duo no 2 for violin and cello (12')
Paul Schonfield: Cafe Music (17')

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Sunday, November 8 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Different Strings

Works by Angel Lam, Bright Sheng, and Richard Strauss

Julia Deng, pipa
Benjamin Larsen, cello
Daniel Epstein, piano

Angel Lam: The heart is deeper than the ocean (24')
Bright Sheng: Three Folk Songs for cello and pipa (10')
Richard Strauss: Cello Sonata (26')

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Sunday, December 13 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Ivalas Quartet

Ivalas Quartet

Hailed by The Strad for playing with “tremendous heart and beauty,” the Ivalas Quartet has been changing the face of classical music since its inception in 2017 with a mission to enrich the classical music world by spotlighting past and present BIPOC composers alongside the standard repertory.

Richard Wilson: String Quartet no 6 (26')
Remainder TBA

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Sunday, January 10 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Pointed and Lyrical

Works by Richard Wilson and Fanny Hensel

Kae Nakano, violin
Benjamin Larsen, cello
Inesa Sinkevych, piano

Richard Wilson: Piano Trio (22')
Fanny Hensel: Piano Trio (26')

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Sunday, February 7 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Larsen-Choi Duo

Works by Marjorie Merryman, Richard Wilson, Beethoven, and Andre Previn

Benjamin Larsen, cello
Hyungjin Choi, piano

Marjorie Merryman: Waterways (8')
Richard Wilson: Motivations (10')
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in g minor (25')

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Andre Previn: Cello Sonata (31')

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Sunday, March 7 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brookyln, NY

An APNM Collaboration

A concert celebrating new music with the Association for the Promotion of New Music

Featuring a range of modern music, resulting from a call for scores!

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Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 pm
Tribeca, NY

15th Anniversary Celebration

Featuring works by Richard Wilson, Paolo Marchettini, and Tim Mukherjee

Kae Nakano, violin
Keiko Tokunaga, violin
Liuh-Wen Ting, viola
Benjamin Larsen, cello

Tim Mukherjee: The euphoric balance of aboriginal sunlight and egg doggo stardust (9')
Paolo Marchettini: String Quartet no 2 (30')
Richard Wilson: String Quartet no 5 (26')

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Sunday, April 4 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Persian Poetry

Works by Robert Sirota, Aso Kohzadi, Bahar Badieitabar, and Maurice Ravel

Katherine Lerner Lee, soprano
Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone
Roberta Michel, flute
Benjamin Larsen, cello
Bahar Badieitabar, oud
Ava Nazar, piano

Maurice Ravel: Chansons Madecasses (13')
Aso Kohzadi: Avaz (8')
Bahar Badieitabar: Magnolia Tree (12')
Robert Sirota: Hafez Songs (16')

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Sunday, May 2 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Prisms

Works by Natalie Dietterich, Igor Stravinsky, and Johannes Brahms

Performers TBA

Natalie Dietterich: Three Pieces for String Quartet (10')
Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet (7')
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in c minor, op. 51 no 1 (33')

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Sunday, June 6 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Intimate Offerings

Works by Raymond Yiu, Lars-Erik Larsson, and Johannes Brahms

Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
Kae Nakano, violin
Liuh-Wen Ting, viola
Benjamin Larsen, cello

Raymond Yiu: Eyes to See Otherwise (10')
Lars-Erik Larsson: Intimate Miniatures (15')
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in a minor, op. 51 no 2 (36')

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Past Concerts

Sunday, September 13 at 3 pm
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Season Opener

Works by Debussy, Azevedo, Wilson, and Poulenc

Emmalie Tello, clarinet
Benjamin Larsen, cello
Ava Nazar, piano

Claude Debussy: Petite Piece (3')
Sergio Azevedo: Berliner Trio (14')
Richard Wilson: Timeshare (10')
Francis Poulenc: Cello Sonata (24')

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Thursday, August 13 at 5 pm
Brooklyn, NY

Prospect Park Concert

Free concert on the 10th Avenue Lawn

Kae Nakano, violin
Liuh-Wen Ting, viola
Benjamin Larsen, cello

J.S. Bach: Four Duets
Rebecca Clarke: 2 Pieces for Viola and Cello
Handel-Halverson: Passacaglia
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in D Major, op. 9 no 2

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Location

Concerts on the Slope is a monthly concert series performed at:

St. John's Episcopal Church
139 St. John's Place
Brooklyn, New York,  11217

Directions

139 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Subway Directions

Take the Q train to Seventh Avenue Station. Exit on the South side to Flatbush Avenue. Walk a half block to Seventh Avenue, then take a left and walk two short blocks to St. John's Place. Turn right and the Church is on your right.

Take the 2 or 3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Exit on the South Side to St. John’s Place. Walk along St. John's Place one block to Seventh Avenue. Cross the street and the Church is on the right.

Bus Directions

St. John's is also convenient to the Flatbush 41 and the Seventh Avenue 67 and 69 Buses.