Known for “cohesive and heartfelt performances” and “exquisite selections in programming,” (Boston Musical Intelligencer) Fermata Chamber Soloists is a collective of young classical artists presenting re-imagined concerts in the Boston area and beyond.
Founded in 2018, FCS refocuses classical music on the live concert experience, presenting a diverse repertoire featuring multi-format ensemble works from quartets to concertos, showcasing our exceptional artists as both soloists and chamber musicians.
By presenting community-oriented events that redefine what classical music can be, while retaining the highest level of artistry, our concerts are intense and informal.
A program featuring a rarely performed work by a well-loved composer, Coleridge-Taylor’s 5 Fantasy Pieces, as well as Brahms’ lush String Sextet No. 1 in B flat, a piece that has rightfully earned a place deep in the hearts of string players and audiences alike.
A program featuring Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, the famed minimalist recomposition of the timeless Four Seasons, with soloist Yip Wai Chow, as well as the beautifully moving Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Fermata Chamber Soloists is excited to open our 5th season, featuring music from the 20th and 21st centuries. Modern and contemporary music can sometimes be a turn-off for audiences, who often feel more alienated by the sounds they hear than anything else. Join us as we bravely dive into this unique language, and uncover the powerful meaning beneath.
Fermata Chamber Soloist veteran Alex Fowler presents Max Bruch’s haunting one movement work for cello and orchestra, Kol Nidrei or “All Vows.” This mysterious piece utilizes an Aramaic prayer sung at the beginning of Yom Kippur, the hallowed day of atonement. Ottorino Resphighi’s Il Tramonto, for voice and string quartet, is a deeply affective work that tells the story of two lovers and their tragic fate.