2024-2025 Season
If not for several members of nobility that supported composers like Mozart, Haydn, and their friends, many beloved masterpieces would never have been published. In “‘Fit for Royalty”, La Speranza features works that were written with royal patrons in mind. Join violinists Joanna Becker and Maria Lin, violist and director Yvonne Smith, and cellist Fran Koiner on an extraordinary musical journey through the lives of 18th century royalty and their favorite composers.
La Speranza will be performing all concerts at 5 pm CT at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (1819 Heights Blvd). See you there! Livestream access will also be available.
New this year
Youth tickets — Tickets for children ages 6-17 are available for $10 per concert, or $30 for a season subscription.
Free admission for children ages 5 and under accompanied by an adult, giving families the opportunity and flexibility of allowing their younger children to experience live chamber music.
Early bird discounts are available through August 19! Use the code ROYALTYTIX for $5 off tickets and ROYALTYSUBS for $10 off subscriptions.
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24-25 Concerts
September 14, 2024 | 5:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church | 1819 Heights Blvd
Take a musical stroll through the royal gardens with string quartets by Mozart and Hyacinthe Jadin, two composers who earned the respect of royalty despite their short lives.
Jadin: String Quartet in F major, Op. 4 no. 2
Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 575
November 23, 2024 | 5:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church | 1819 Heights Blvd
Friedrich II of Prussia, a cello virtuoso, spent hours a day practicing and also found time to support several composers. These quartets by Mozart and Wranitzky were two of several works that were written specifically with his talents in mind.
Wranitzky: String Quartet in e minor, Op. 23 no. 2
Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 590
February 15, 2025 | 5:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church | 1819 Heights Blvd
Gratitude is an organic response to royal support. Composers like Mozart, Haydn, and Eybler showed their thankfulness by writing with a sense of childlike playfulness and humor, delighting audiences over 200 years later.
Mozart: String Quartet in B flat Major, K. 589
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 37
Eybler: String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 10 no 1
May 3, 2025 | 5:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church | 1819 Heights Blvd
Royal status in the 18th and 19th centuries also had its challenges; in our season finale La Speranza features music by Schubert, who was considered musical royalty before his early death at age 31. A quartet by Gaetano Brunetti who was popular with Spanish kings Charles III and IV rounds out the program.
Brunetti: String Quartet in g minor, L150
Schubert: String Quartet in a minor, “Rosamunde”