BOWDOIN — On July 6, the Bowdoin International Music Festival will present Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, featuring Liang Wang, principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic.

The Festival Fridays concert will also feature the Ying Quartet, performing Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” string quartet; and a faculty ensemble, led by David Coucheron, principal violin of the Atlanta Symphony, performing Brahms’ String Sextet No. 1.

Born in Qing Dao, China, Wang studied at the Beijing Central Conservatory and received a bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. Former principal oboe of the Cincinnati Symphony, Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, he is also director of the Bowdoin Festival’s woodwind program.

The Ying Quartet, a festival favorite, is widely recognized for its structural integrity, unified as it is by recurring motifs, harmonies and textures.

Making up the faculty ensemble that will present Brahms’ first string sextet, led by Coucheron, a former Bowdoin Festival student, are violinist Laura Lutzke, one of this season’s Bowdoin Virtuosi; violists Rami Solomonow (Chicago Chamber Players) and Michelle LaCourse; and cellists Marc Johnson (Vermeer Quartet) and Amir Eldan (guest principal cellist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra).

Festival Fridays concerts are at 7:30 pm in Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater. Tickets: $40.

Monday Sonatas

The July 9 Monday Sonatas concert will feature works by Beethoven, Bach, and Schubert. Cyrus Forough, a prize winner in the Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition, and pianist Peter Basquin will perform Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1. Pianist Sharon Mann, a renowned interpreter of Bach’s works on the modern piano, and Lutzke will then present Bach’s Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1015. After intermission, Maria Schleuning of the Dallas Symphony will perform Schubert’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major with pianist Constance Moore.

Monday Sonatas are at 7:30 p.m. in Studzinski Recital Hall on the Bowdoin College campus. Tickets: $30.

Wednesday Upbeat! 

Two works by Bartok and one by Ravel will be presented at the Wednesday Upbeat! concert on July 11.  Ani Schnarch, winner of the Francois Shapira and Mozart memorial prizes will perform Bartok’s Sonata for Solo Violin. A faculty ensemble led by harpist June Han (New York Philharmonic guest artist) and Randy Bowman (principal flute of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) will present Ravel’s “Introduction and Allegro.” The Ying Quartet will return to the stage to close the concert, following up on last year’s acclaimed performance of Bartok’s fifth string quartet with his String Quartet No. 3.

Wednesday Upbeat! concerts are at 7:30 pm in Studzinski Recital Hall on the Bowdoin College campus. Tickets: $30.