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Portland Chamber Music Festival

beethoven
brahms and
the bard

Only available as part of a PCMF pass. Single tickets on sale 6/2.

Exquisite threads of music and literature are woven together in this theatrical exploration of love and loss. The emotional resonance of Shakespeare’s timeless play becomes doubly dramatic through intertwining spoken passages with Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite, a bold, 20th century interpretation of the star-crossed love story. Beethoven was inspired by the tragic tomb scene for the lovely and lyrical Adagio of one of his earliest string quartets. Finally, Brahms’ radiant String Sextet No. 2, infused with bittersweet longing and lush lyricism, was inscribed to a woman he loved from afar. Together, music and language form a poignant meditation on love’s beauty, fragility, and the timeless power of artistic expression.

PROGRAM:
Sergei Prokofiev | Suite from Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare | Selected readings from Romeo and Juliet
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18
Johannes Brahms | String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36, “Agathe”

Visit pcmf.org for artist information and program notes. Programs and artists subject to change.

RUN TIME: 2 hrs

STANDARD and CHILDREN & STUDENT tickets are available online for this event.
Ticket prices include a per ticket service fee, varying from $2 – $8.50 depending on ticket price.

Thursday, August 21, 2025 7:30PM

Tickets

$46 General Admission / $83 Reserved (Includes fees)

Venue

Stevens Square

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stevens
square
Theater

The 450-seat Stevens Square Theater offers plenty of space with easy access and free parking, comfortable seating, and state of the art lighting and audio-visual system.

Wheelchair Accessible
Venue Parking
Address

631 Stevens Ave
Portland, ME 04103

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summer Season Pass

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