Rachel Barton Pine

Last year, Rachel Barton Pine took a thrilling “test-drive” on the Gardner Museum’s extraordinary 1770s viola d’amore (on display in the Yellow Room). Delighted with the instrument, she is returning to play a recital on violin and viola d’amore, including our extraordinary and rare instrument. Our viola d’amore has seven bowed strings and additional sympathetic strings that add a silvery glow to the sound. Championed by composers as varied as Vivaldi, Haydn, and Bernstein, the instrument developed from roots in Middle Eastern music. 

Featuring works from Vivaldi, Telemann, Milandre, Haydn, Stamitz, Loeffler, Brahms and de Sarasate.

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in D major, RV 392 (1720)
Georg Philipp Teleman Trio Sonata in D major, TWV 42:D15 (before 1718)
Louis-Toussaint Milandre Pièces pour une Viole d’Amour, Violon et Basse (1771)
Franz Joseph Haydn Divertimento in D major, Hob.IV:6 (1784)
Carl Philipp Stamitz Divertimento in D major, Hob.IV:6 (1784)
Charles Martin Loeffler Norske Land (by 1929) 
Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 (1886–88)
Pablo de Sarasate Introduction and Tarantelle, Op. 43 (1900)

Program subject to change. 

Rachel Barton Pine violin & viola d'amore 
Matthew Hagle, piano
Tara Hagle, violin
Carson Howell, violin
Philip Rawlinson, viola
Ingrid Tverberg, cello 

Performance Level and First Balcony:
Members $65, Adults $85, Seniors $75, Students & Children ages 7–17 $20

Second Balcony:
Members $50, Adults $65, Seniors $55, Students & Children 7-17 $20

Third Balcony:
Members $40, Adults $50, Seniors $45, Students & Children ages 7–17 $20
 

August 6–12, 2025

Beginning on Wednesday, August 6 at 10 am, members and patrons enjoy exclusive, early access and member savings on ticket purchases to 2025 Fall Weekend Concert Series. 

Member Concert Ticket Presale runs through Tuesday, August 12 before they become available to the public on Wednesday, August 13 at 10 AM. Once presale begins, log in to your online account, call the Box Office at 617 278 5156, the membership office at 617 566 5643 or visit the Admissions Desk to purchase concert tickets. Please note: The Box Office is open Wednesday through Monday from 10 am to 5 pm. The Admissions desk will open early, at 10 am, on Wednesday, August 6. 

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