VIRTUOSIC POSSIBILITIES: Trio Candesco is among the ensembles performing at Trinity Church this season as part of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s chamber music series. Concerts begin October 23 and continue through the Trio’s appearance on April 23. (Photo by Rachel Ha-Eun Lee).

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) begins a second season of chamber music on Thursday, October 23 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street.

The series opens with a special performance of Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25. PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov will introduce Brahms’ quartet and talk about Arnold Schoenberg’s orchestration of the work for full orchestra, which will be performed by the PSO the following Saturday at Richardson Auditorium. Performing the chamber work are Natasha Paremski, piano; PSO Executive Director Marc Uys, violin; Xandi van Dijk, viola; and John-Henry Crawford, cello.

“The physicality of playing an instrument has always been integral to my love for music,” said Uys. ”I’m thrilled to be able to participate so fully in the build-up to our tremendous season – performing this extraordinary piece of music with great friends, and assisting Rossen as he sets the scene for our orchestra’s opening performances. I hope everyone will join us for a journey inside the music.”

Other concerts in the series celebrate the holiday season, and introduce two ensembles new to Princeton, the Erinys Quartet and Trio Candesco. Holiday Brass is December 4, the Erinys Quartet is March 19, and Trio Candesco is April 23.

All four performances are now available for with a cost-saving ticket bundle priced at $155, including purchase of the first three concerts, with the fourth free. Single tickets go on sale October 1. General admission tickets are $65 per person for the season-opener, then $45 per person for each of the following performances (50 percent discount for children 5-17). For tickets and information, visit princetonsymphony.org or call (609) 497-0020.