Orchestra of musicians holding string, wind, and brass instruments in a concert hall, posed for a group photo.

Philharmonie Austin and Philharmonie Austin Chamber Players are comprised of many of the country’s finest period performance players.

We have been bringing exciting and transcendent performances to Austin for over twenty years.

Under the direction of conductorMark Dupere, the group explores a wide array of repertoire from early baroque to early 20th century, often in collaboration with the Philharmonie Austin Chorus.Philharmonie Austin produces performances that enliven the soul, as the musicians draw on a diverse wealth of knowledge from generations of performance practice research, bringing this into the live performance sphere. In addition to often-performed works, the orchestra is committed to exploring new areas of performance practice in later music. The priority of each Philharmonie Austin performance is generous and communicative music-making, bringing older musical language to life for today’s audience.

Notable performances have included Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the complete Orchestral Suites and Brandenburg Concertos of Bach, Rameau’s Dardanus Suite, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Fourth Piano Concerto, Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s St. John Passion and Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. The current season will feature the Philharmonie Austin Chamber Players in music by Mendelssohn and Brahms. Philharmonie Austin will bring performances of Haydn, Beethoven, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Schumann.

black and white photograph of mark Dupere conducting Philharmonie Austin

Mark Dupere conductor

Philharmonie Austin 25/26 Season

Violin
Emily Dupere, concertmaster
Evan Few, principal second violin
Joanna Becker
Ben Campbell
Joan Carlson
Bruce Colson
Freya Creech
Taylor DeCastro
Paul Grobey
Marika Holmqvist
Fiona Hughes
Kangwon Kim
Eleanor LeGault
Kiyoe Matsuura
Stephanie Noori
Sarah O'Neill
Reynaldo Patiño
Gabe Roethle
Maria Jose Romero
Asako Takeuchi
Joseph Tan

Viola
Nicole Divall, principal
Ames Asbell
Madlen Breckbill
Aniela Eddy
Katherine Grobey
Mathew Michelic
Kathryn Steely
Dawson White

Cello
Steuart Pincombe, principal
Eric Taeyang Mun
Rene Schiffer
Sydney ZumMalen

Double Bass
Jerry Fuller, principal
David Dawson
Mark Urness
Sue Yelangian

Flute
Joseph Monticello, principal
Kelsey Burnham
Lars Johannesson
Melanie Williams

Clarinet
Thomas Carroll, principal
Elise Bonhivert

Oboe
Andrew Blanke, principal
Matthew Hudgens
Billy Traylor

Bassoon
Marc Vallon
Allen Hamrick
C. Keith Collins

Horn
Elisabeth Axtell, principal
Katy Ambrose
Sadie Glass
Patrick Hughes
Rachel Niernenberg

Trumpet
Brian Shaw
Chris Carrillo
Aaron Romm

Trombone
Bodie Pfost, principal
Dan Green
Brian Taylor

Timpani
Ben DePasquale

Harpsichord/Organ
Michael Sponseller
Guy Whatley