With each performance, discover the rich, emotional depth and expressive power of chamber music in an unforgettable setting!
November 23, 2025
Whispers Through Time
Maureen Nelson, violin
Alan Snow, violin
TBD, viola
Richard Belcher, cello
Jalbert: Icefield Sonnets
Beamish: A Myndin’
Barber: “Adagio” for String Quartet No. 1
Ades: “O Albion” from Arcadiana
Corigliano: Snapshot: Circa 1909
Price: “Juba” from String Quartet No. 2
Shaw: Entr’acte
Vaughan-Williams: “Epilogue: Greetings from Joan to Jean” from String Quartet No. 2
January 11, 2026
Between Two Worlds
Cece Belcher, violin
Richard Belcher, cello
Matthew McCright, piano
Mayer: Piano Trio in B-minor. Op.16
Shostakovich: Piano Trio #2, Op.67
March 1, 2026
Twilight to Daybreak
Maureen Nelson, violin
Richard Belcher, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
Bridge: Miniatures
Bonis: Soir et Matin
Franck: Piano Trio in F-sharp Minor. Op. 1
April 19, 2026
Five Winds and a Bagetelle
Jill Mahr, flute
Brendon Bushman, oboe
Chelsea Kimpton, clarinet
Thea Groth, bassoon
Nick Brown, horn
Eunice Kim, violin
Abbey Roemer, violin
Jordan Warmath, viola
Sharon Martuner-Rodgers, cello
Richard Belcher, cello
Beach: “Pastorale” for Wind Quintet
Kay: “Five Winds” for Wind Quintet
Finzi: Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and String Quartet
Smyth: String Quintet in E major, Op.1
Richard Belcher
Music on the Hill Artistic Director
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New Zealand cellist RICHARD BELCHER joined the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2019. He was founding cellist of the Grammy-nominated Enso String Quartet with whom he toured for two decades, performing frequently in many of the great concert halls throughout the world, as well as making several highly acclaimed recordings. In addition to his quartet career, from 2008 Richard has been Principal Cello of ROCO in Houston, TX.
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In 2018 the Enso Quartet disbanded, and Richard became Artistic Director of the chamber music series Music on the Hill in Mankato, MN. He continues to be a frequent guest at festivals throughout the USA, and is in demand as a teacher and chamber music coach.
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Richard moved to the United States in 1998 to study with Aldo Parisot at Yale University, and it is there that he co-founded the Enso Quartet, He is married to Cecilia Belcher, the Assistant Principal 2nd Violin of the Minnesota Orchestra.