Ensemble Jupiter Spring Concert 2026

Following last year's highly acclaimed Spring Concert, this year's Spring Concert will also feature the violinist Gérard Poullet, a "treasure of the violin world.
Following last year's Beethoven concerto, this year's Spring Concert will feature Brahms' "royal road" concerto and his most introspective symphony in a program of springtime colors and shades.

The program opens with the Overture to "The Mercy of Emperor Tito," a celebratory drama from Mozart's final years.
The overture is in the majestic brilliance of the key of C major, and the tension and shadows typical of dramatic music blend together to form the outline of the concert as a whole.

Brahms' "Violin Concerto," which will be the centerpiece of the concert, will be a work with a profound beauty of structure and beauty, and will be filled with wildness, song, and even the warmth of friendship.
Mr. Poulet's deep tone and flexible, dignified approach will lead the audience deep into the heart of Brahms, illuminating the work vividly.

In the second half, Brahms' emotions burn quietly in "Symphony No. 3.
The three notes "F-A♭-F" symbolically inscribed in this symphony are said to be the first letters of Brahms' favorite phrase, "Frei aber Froh (Freely, but joyfully). The three notes are the first syllables of "Frei aber Froh" (free but joyful).
The inverse conjunction of the word "but" suggests the composer's lifelong desire for "freedom," but also the delicate balance between the difficulty of achieving it and the joy of it.
The first movement's interplay of brightness and gloom, the warm steps of the Andante, the melancholy song of the third movement, and the peace that comes after the struggle of the finale.
Brahms' "joy" is not a simple light, but a quiet, deep, and sometimes sad sound, like the pale sunlight on a spring afternoon.

What is freedom?
Where does joy reside?