Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Classical Concert Listings

Who’s Invited? This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required, and subscribers and donors will receive early access to register. THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS Philharmonia Baroque’s Artist Salons are talks led by performers, scholars, and guest artists, designed to provide historical and cultural context in an engaging setting and deepen your connection to the music. In this Artist Salon, Music Director Peter Whelan and UC Berkeley Musicologist David Miller explore Handel’s Alexander’s Feast: the work featured in our season-opening concert sets, Handel’s The Power of Music . You’ll hear audio excerpts and gain fresh insights into the music, history, and ideas behind this celebrated masterpiece.

Who’s Invited? This event is open to the public and no tickets are required for attendance. About SFCM’s Historical Performance Department Historical Performance at SFCM traverses all eras of music history, allowing for an environment that enables the study of period performance practice and produces contemporary performances that are relevant, vibrant, and provocative. In this program, which offers a professional studies diploma in historical performance and bachelor’s and master’s music degrees in harpsichord and organ and master’s and professional studies diplomas in baroque violin, viola, cello historical plucked strings, and viola da gamba, you’ll develop and refine your skills in historical styles. Historical Performance opportunities are open to all SFCM students, and our acclaimed Baroque Ensemble performs regularly throughout the year. LEARN MORE

Fresh off his 2025 London Proms success with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Director Peter Whelan opens the 2026/27 subscription season with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. Centered on a banquet honoring Alexander the Great, the poet Timotheus uses song to guide the room from pride to tenderness, from fury to reflection — a demonstration of music’s power to shape emotion and action. Choose 3, 4, or 5 concerts—as low as $30 per concert SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE Single tickets on sale now! GET TICKETS Program HANDEL Alexander’s Feast, or The Power of Music (1742 Dublin version) (U.S. PREMIERE) Performers Peter Whelan, conductor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano James Way, tenor Philharmonia Chorale, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, director

Who’s Invited? This event is presented for Bay Area K-8th grade students as part of Philharmonia’s Community Engagement & Learning programs. Are you a Bay Area teacher who is interested in bringing your students the Young People’s Concert? P lease contact us at info@philharmonia.org for more details, RSVP required. Philharmonia’s Young People’s Concert shares the joy of live music with our youngest community members, sparking curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of the arts. By experiencing music as it was first heard centuries ago—on period instruments and in the style of the time—students are invited to connect with history while discovering the thrill of orchestral performance today. Performers Peter Whelan, conductor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Program Concerto Grosso in B-flat major , Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313 12. Hornpipe from Water Music Suite in F major , HWV 331/2 Arias from Alexander’s Feast: “With ravish’d ears” and “The prince unable to conceal his pain” This program will last around one hour.

Fresh off his 2025 London Proms success with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Director Peter Whelan opens the 2026/27 subscription season with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. Centered on a banquet honoring Alexander the Great, the poet Timotheus uses song to guide the room from pride to tenderness, from fury to reflection — a demonstration of music’s power to shape emotion and action. Choose 3, 4, or 5 concerts—as low as $30 per concert SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE Single tickets on sale now! GET TICKETS Program HANDEL Alexander’s Feast, or The Power of Music (1742 Dublin version) (U.S. PREMIERE) Performers Peter Whelan, conductor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano James Way, tenor Philharmonia Chorale, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, director

Fresh off his 2025 London Proms success with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Director Peter Whelan opens the 2026/27 subscription season with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. Centered on a banquet honoring Alexander the Great, the poet Timotheus uses song to guide the room from pride to tenderness, from fury to reflection — a demonstration of music’s power to shape emotion and action. Choose 3, 4, or 5 concerts—as low as $30 per concert SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE Single tickets on sale now! GET TICKETS Program HANDEL Alexander’s Feast, or The Power of Music (1742 Dublin version) (U.S. PREMIERE) Performers Peter Whelan, conductor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano James Way, tenor Philharmonia Chorale, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, director