Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 8 pm Thomas Tull Concert Hall at the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building 201 Amherst Street, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyKINAN AZMEH - The Fence, the Rooftop and the Distant Sea for clarinet and cello (2016) ELENA RUEHR - Carnival for wind quintet (2025) WORLD PREMIERE REENA ESMAIL - Nadiya for flute and viola (2017) MAURICE RAVEL - Piano trio in A minor (1914)Our second concert of the season is our first subscription series concert at MIT’s gorgeous new Thomas Tull Concert Hall. In The Fence, the Rooftop and the Distant Sea—premiered by the Syrian-born, Brooklyn-based clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh and cellist Yo-Yo Ma—explores “two characters searching for memories of home.” A world premiere follows, the playful Carnival for wind quintet by our dear friend, the Boston composer Elena Ruehr. Next, we share another wind and string duo, this one Indian-American composer Reena Esmail’s Nadiya for flute and viola. We end the concert with Maurice Ravel’s luminous masterpiece, the Piano Trio in A minor.Located steps from Mass Ave, behind Kresge Auditorium, the new concert hall is a theater in the round, with superb acoustics and full amenities. Click here for parking and dining options in the vicinity.About Radius EnsembleRadius Ensemble liberates classical music for a new generation of music lovers with a fresh combination of eclectic programming and intimate performances by extraordinary musicians.Named Boston’s Best Classical Ensemble 2016 by the Improper Bostonian, and winner of a 2013 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, Radius Ensemble’s thoughtfully curated programs balance old and new, with repertoire ranging from beloved masterworks to riveting new music – brilliantly performed by some of the best Boston-based musicians. Radius’s go-for-broke performances are interspersed with “live liner notes,” brief remarks that enlighten and entertain.A chamber music ensemble of winds, strings, and piano, Radius Ensemble was founded in 1999 by oboist and impresario Jennifer Montbach. Radius’s subscription season includes a four-concert series at Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, where the group has been Ensemble in Residence since 2011. Radius has also appeared on concert series throughout New England, including Rockport Music and Clark University. Radius has commissioned and premiered numerous works by Boston-area composers and has won several Meet the Composer grants. Committed to community engagement, Radius presents a free Saturday-morning family concert in Harvard Square, donates free tickets to disadvantaged children and their parents or mentors through local community service agencies, and works with students at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School.Eight core members comprise Radius Ensemble. They are joined by additional musicians as repertoire warrants, including (but not limited to) harp, percussion, and double bass. The group has also collaborated with a thereminist, several narrators, and dancers; and has appeared with film, live and recorded electronics, and other multimedia.

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Chemistry Student Seminar (CSS) is a student-organized seminar series that host graduate students and postdocs to share their research in a friendly and informal environment. Free donuts and coffee are provided.