Chamber music is the pinnacle of musical interpretation. Musicians of the Carinthian Symphony Orchestra also devote themselves to this exciting musical genre, performing in various formations in the foyer of the City Theater.

Chamber concerts in the foyer

Stadttheater Klagenfurt

A string quintet with two cellos? Schubert! A string octet? Mendelssohn! A piano quintet with four winds? Beethoven or Mozart? Yet there is no standard this time: The chamber music season opens with three works of Russian Romanticism, and they show us that Russia is culturally a part of Europe in spite of the current regime's imperialism.

Ever­y­thing But Stan­dard

Nuremberg State Theater

Pia Segerstam, principal cellist of the Montpellier National Orchestra, and Héloïse Dautry, concert pianist and harp professor at the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Regional Conservatory, take us on a musical journey, a mixture of fantasy, meditation, and reverie.

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Cello/harp duo

The eternal call that never falls silent. It can be soft or loud, melancholic or combative. But the moment we listen to it, it becomes our own. Few instruments could be more primal than the horn. Initially an object of hunting, later of rites and ceremonies, its sound was a warning and a promise. In Jewish tradition, the shofar raises its voice in prayer. In "Niggun David," a wordless chant, the ram's horn becomes a medium, a spiritual echo of the longing for the absolute. Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6, however, strikes a different tone. Here, we hear the turmoil of the 20th century, the voice of a man
searching for truth amidst political storms. The symphony begins in somber contemplation, as if a call were coming from a distant world. But soon the mood changes – irony, mockery, and grotesque dances break through the gravity and reveal a world in which the tragic and the absurd are inextricably linked. The call of the music, however, remains, sometimes as a warning, sometimes as a desperate cry.

A1 SHPILMAN, GLIÈRE & SHOSTAKOVICH – The Eternal Call

State Theatre Eisenach

Gotha Cultural Center

Concert "Serenata di Moritzburg"

Schloss Moritzburg

CMS’s summer tradition returns for its tenth anniversary. Get this year’s hottest ticket, featuring beloved chamber music works in the cool atmosphere of Alice Tully Hall. Stay after the performance and get to know the artists in the lobby with a complimentary glass of wine.

Summer Evenings V

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Those who seek authenticity when travelling can easily be misled: Richard Strauss was one of them when he thought he had heard an original Neapolitan folk song in Naples and incorporated it into his symphonic fantasy "Aus Italien". In fact, "Funiculì, funiculà" had been composed by Luigi Denza just a few years earlier, and in a less than popular context at that - as an advertisement for the new cable car up Vesuvius. Strauss' trip to Italy nevertheless represented a turning point in his work: "Aus Italien" brilliantly opens the series of tone poems with which he became famous.

9th  Symphony Concert

Music and Congress Hall

Music & Artistic Director Dane Lam and your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra return to the heart of Kailua for a free concert perfect for the family. Enjoy summertime symphonic hits from the stage and screen, and winners of the Nā Hōkū ʻŌpio Young Stars Competition! This free event is brought to you in part by the generosity of Alexander & Baldwin.

Symphony in the Park

Kailua District Park

Listening to live music is a wonderful experience. In the »Klangzeit« (Sound Time) concerts, you can close your eyes and escape everyday life for a moment. In the entertaining, hour-long concerts featuring the string players of Ensemble Resonanz, you can listen in a relaxed atmosphere, express yourself, sing along to well-known songs and move freely. Here, everyone can be themselves. This makes the format particularly suitable for people with dementia and their relatives. All venues are accessible.

Klangzeit

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

This program offers an intimate journey through the heart of chamber music, blending Romantic lyricism and classical elegance. Glière’s Ten Duos for Two Cellos highlights a rich interplay of resonant melodies between the two instruments. Amy Beach’s Romance for Violin and Piano envelops listeners in lush, lyrical beauty, while Schumann’s Märchenbilder paints a series of fantastical scenes for viola and piano. The program concludes with Beethoven’s Piano Quartet in E-flat major, a work that embodies both balance and charm. It marks a transitional moment in Beethoven’s career, bridging the Classical elegance of his early works with the bold, expressive style that would define his Romantic-era compositions.

Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass Concert I

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

CYS will present its final season concert featuring both the Associate Orchestra and the Virtuosi and Intermezzi String Ensembles at 1:00 PM on May 18 at Smithwick Theater, Foothill College. Maestra Kati Kyme will conduct works by Gabriel Fauré, C.P.E. Bach, and Joseph Haydn with the Virtuosi String Ensemble. Haydn composed his Symphony No. 45 in 1768 during his “Sturm und Drang” (Storm and Stress) period, and it carries the subtitle “La Passione”. The Intermezzi Strings will perform works by Mozart and Schubert, as well as selections from Gustav Holst’s St. Paul Suite.

String Ensembles and Associate Orchestra

Foothill College

“This first-time collaboration between SCMR and Rochester City Ballet presents a brand new ballet based on the story of Anastasia. The family-friendly production will feature the gorgeous music of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence as well as Glière along with the late Ukrainian composer, Hanna Havrylets.” -Juliana Athayde and Erik Behr, Artistic Directors

Anastasia Re-Imagined with Rochester City Ballet

Nazareth University

The members of the Orchestral Academy participate in rehearsals, concerts, recording projects and tours of the Czech Philharmonic, play educational and chamber concerts, learn from the orchestra's leading players and gain invaluable experience. Come and hear them in concert, where they take a journey from classical to more recent music.

Czech Philharmonic • Concert by members of the Orchestral Academy

Rudolfinum

A spotlight shines on the best Shepherd School musicians as they compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto with a Shepherd School ensemble the following school year. 

Winds, Brass, Percussion, & Harp Concerto Finals

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Pre-College Student Recital: Cadentia Piano Quartet

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Pre-College Faculty Recital: Yueh Chou, baroque and modern bassoons

Paul Huang was a recipient of a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists. Huang makes recent and forthcoming appearances with the Mariinsky Orchestra with Valery Gergiev, Detroit Symphony with Leonard Slatkin, Houston Symphony with Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Rotterdam Philharmonic with Lahav Shani, Seoul Philharmonic with Markus Stenz, and return to the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan as its artist-in-residence. A frequent guest artist at music festivals worldwide, he recently stepped in for Anne-Sophie Mutter at Bravo! Vail Music Festival playing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 with Chamber Orchestra Vienna-Berlin as well as recital debuts at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland and Aspen Music Festival, both to critical acclaim. He is an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and plays on the legendary 1742 ex-Wieniawski Guarneri del Gesù on loan through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

PAUL HUANG, violin DANBI UM, violin AMY YANG, piano

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Classical music is rarely experienced in such a relaxed, informal setting. The lunch concerts of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra make it possible: On a flying visit to Hamburg? A bit of time during your lunch break? Looking for an idea for a group outing? Every one or two months, you can simply drop by the Brahms Foyer of the Laeiszhalle on a Tuesday afternoon. You don't even need a ticket for these chamber music delicacies. Entry is free, but places are limited (and the seats even more limited!). There is just a donation box at the exit - for anyone who enjoyed it.

violin and cello

Laeiszhalle Hamburg

Alison Balsom and Tine Thing Helseth have shown the way, and now Matilda Lloyd is the next trumpeter to sound the fanfare for more female power. Critics are particularly praising the British up-and-comer's exceptional musicality and flawless technique.

Rising Stars: Matilda Lloyd & Jonathan Ware

Museum Ludwig

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg Philharmonia 

Chamber concert

Colosseum Lübeck

Zaryadye Concert Hall

Duo Bassalto welcomes pianist Lucian Amette Crosby for a concert with movement-inspired music written by Glière, Brazilian artist Luis Fonseca, and a world première by Sina Salour.

RNCM Spotlight: Sama

RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)

This symphony concert features Jennifer Montone performing Mozart's Horn Concerto. Also on this concert is Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture- Romeo and Juliet and Symphony No. 2 by Reinhold Glière.

Timeless Melodies Symphony Concert

Neumann University

**Event: Virtuoso Winds - Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center**

**Date & Time:** Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 5:00 pm  
**Duration:** 2 hours, including intermission  
**Venue:** Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway at W 65th St, New York, NY 10023  

**Description:**  
Immerse yourself in an evening of exquisite chamber music at Alice Tully Hall, as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents "Virtuoso Winds." This concert showcases an outstanding collection of internationally renowned wind players, including the celebrated pianist Anne-Marie McDermott. Together, they will perform ensemble classics spanning from the 18th through the 20th centuries, culminating in Poulenc’s effervescent Sextet. Described by Poulenc as an homage to the wind instruments he adored from the onset of his composing career, this Sextet promises to be a highlight of the evening.

**Program Highlights:**  
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Duo No. 3 in B-flat major for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27  
- Reinhold Glière: Four Pieces for Horn and Piano, Op. 35  
- Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon  
- Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for Flute and Piano  
- Carl Reinecke: Trio in A minor for Oboe, Horn, and Piano, Op. 188  
- Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano  

**Featured Artists:**  
- Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano  
- Adam Walker, Flute  
- James Austin Smith, Oboe  
- David Shifrin, Clarinet  
- Marc Goldberg, Bassoon  
- Radek Baborák, Horn  

Join us for a memorable night that celebrates the beauty and versatility of wind instruments through the ages. This performance is not just a concert but a journey through the evolution of chamber music, highlighted by the talents of some of the most distinguished musicians in the classical music world today.

**Tickets:** Available for purchase. Choose your performance date and secure your seats for an unforgettable musical experience.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's website or the Alice Tully Hall box office.

Virtuoso Winds

Lincoln Center

Join the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for their first Harris Theater appearance of the season. Acclaimed pianist Anne-Marie McDermott takes the stage with a group of world-class wind players, offering classics written for various combinations of instruments. To close the program, the full cast gathers for Poulenc’s effervescent Sextet for Winds and Piano, which the composer described as “an homage to the wind instruments I have loved from the moment I began composing.”

Harris Theater

An outstanding assembly of internationally renowned wind players join Chamber Music Society favorite and acclaimed pianist Anne-Marie McDermott to perform ensemble classics from the 18th through the 20th centuries. The program begins with sonatas and smaller ensembles before all gather for Poulenc’s effervescent Sextet, which he described as “an homage to the wind instruments I have loved from the moment I began composing.”

Beethoven, Glière, Poulenc, Reinecke

The Barns At Wolf Trap

All University of Texas at Austin students are allowed one free ticket as long as they are available. Student tickets must be picked up at the Box Office with valid student I.D. Seating is unassigned.

Bion Tsang, cello & Anton Nel, piano

The University of Texas at Austin

Relive this performance exclusively on West Virginia Public Broadcasting! Stream online or tune in state-wide on your local radio dial.

Encore: Wvso Radio Broadcast

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

The string octet offers the best of both worlds, combining the full resonance of a string orchestra with the soloistic virtuosity and clarity of a chamber music ensemble. Max Bruch, an incurable romantic, composed his swansong, the String Octet in B-Flat Major, towards the end of his life. A few years later, Dimitri Shostakovich would embrace modernity in his Prelude and Scherzo, opus 11. Reinhold Glière’s String Octet in D Major strikes a compromise between the two. While the fiery temperament is indisputably Russian, the lyricism harks back to German romanticism. Enjoy three key early 20th-century chamber pieces.

Chamber music: Three string octets

AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen)

Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. This afternoon will no doubt be a defining experience at the start of their already illustrious careers.

RNCM International Artist Diploma finals

MediaCityUK

Join us for an enchanting evening of bassoon mastery featuring James Smelley, a talented Master of Music student under the guidance of David McGill. This recital is set to take place on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room, located within the prestigious Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208.

The evening's program promises a rich exploration of the bassoon's lyrical and expressive capabilities, showcasing works by W.A. Mozart, Johann Baptist Vanhal, Reinhold Glière, and Eugène Bozza. Highlights include Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191, and Vanhal's Concerto for Two Bassoons in F Major, offering a rare treat with Alexander Lake joining Smelley for a captivating dual performance. Glière's Deux morceaux, Op. 35, Nos. 8 and 9, and Bozza's Fantaisie for bassoon and piano, with Nathan Canfield on piano, will further display the instrument's versatility and the performers' technical prowess.

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring no one misses out on this remarkable display of musical talent. Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging artists and experience the profound beauty of bassoon music performed by James Smelley and his talented colleagues.

James Smelley, bassoon

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts

Join us for an enchanting evening of double bass performances by Leo Buckman, a talented Bachelor of Music student under the guidance of Ian Hallas. This recital is set to take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room, located within the prestigious Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208.

Leo Buckman will showcase his exceptional skills through a carefully selected repertoire that includes Xavier Foley's poignant "Etude No. 3, Lament," the timeless "Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007" by J.S. Bach, the deeply moving "Kol Nidrei, Op. 47" arranged by Stuart Sankey from Max Bruch's original composition, and Reinhold Glière's "2 Pièces pour contrebasse et piano, Op. 32." Accompanying Leo on the piano will be Nathan Canfield, adding depth and harmony to the evening's performances.

This event is free and open to the public, offering a unique opportunity to experience the rich tones of the double bass in a repertoire that spans genres and eras. No tickets are required for attendance, and those unable to join in person can enjoy the live stream of the performance, ensuring no one misses out on this musical treat.

Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging talent and immerse yourself in the profound musical expressions of Leo Buckman and Nathan Canfield.

Leo Buckman, double bass

Brahms And Glière

Ithaca Commons

This concert will feature the 2024 winners of the Whit Phillips Memorial Young Artist Competition and Student Melody Challenge winners, as well as the winner of the 2024 BSO Composition Competition, Jordan Jinosko, presenting Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth.

Legends

Brazosport College

This concert will feature the 2024 winners of the Whit Phillips Memorial Young Artist Competition and Student Melody Challenge winners.

“Legends” concert

The Penn State Bass Day is an event open to bassists at all levels and all ages. Activities include, solo and jazz masterclasses, bass ensemble, instrument exhibits, performances, and much more. Join us for a full day of Bass love!

Recital at Penn State Bass Day

Penn State School of Music

Join the Charleston Symphony for an exquisite Chamber experience this season! Indulge in an exceptional evening with intimate ensemble music at the prestigious Charleston Liberal Society, presented by your esteemed CSO musicians. The programming will consist of riveting works from composers such as Brahms, Gilére, and Cabaniss!

Brahms String Quintet with FOUR ELEMENTS

Charleston Library Society

You will want to be present as we highlight one of our own—principal horn, Richard Britsch—who will take the limelight for Glière’s Horn Concerto with YOUR Grand Rapids Symphony. Considered the most important work for horn of the 20th Century, you will be mesmerized by the beautiful melodies and colorful orchestration. The program opens with Grażyna Bacewicz's Overture—an energizing work that was written in 1943, during World War II. Its bold melodies, driving rhythms, and expressive orchestration evoke hope and resilience in the face of adversity. The evening will close with Prokofiev’s last symphony—written when the composer was 61 years old.

Prokofiev Symphony No. 7

DeVos Performance Hall

A junior recital presented by Sophie Griffith-Oh, horn in Warner Concert Hall.

Junior Recital: Sophie Griffith-Oh, horn

Oberlin College

The Well-Tempered Pianists, Debi Adams and Michael Serio, will perform for the first time since 2018. This four-hand piano program will include souvenirs from past performances as well as a few new pieces in their repertoire. Works include pieces by Chee, Cabaniss, Barber, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Brahms, and more.

Staff Recital: Souvenirs, a Four-Hand Piano Program

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Richard Stinson, Trumpet

The Juilliard School

Lon Fon Law, Double Bass

Conrad Cornelison is the first new principal bassoonist in the DSO since the early 1970s. His Nightnotes debut will give clear testimony to his incredible musical talent and personal charm.

Introducing Conrad Cornelison

Hagopian World of Rugs

2023 Summer Festival 9

Benaroya Hall

Performers include: Megan Chang and Ethan Lee, violins; Ryan Butler, bass; Jisue Choi, piano; and trio with Aimee Co, violin; Andrew Kim, cello; and Simon Shelley, piano. Plus, Melina Soberg, soprano and Bijan Emiliano Ferdows, baritone/bass. Jennie Jung is the assisting pianist.

Student Recital 2023 Concert 2

Pomona College

Join us on your lunch break! A part of our new choose-what-you-pay series, this concert features NY Phil musicians playing works by Dvořák, Glière, and Mozart in the intimate yet contemporary Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio — our brand-new, street-level event space.

NY Phil @ Noon

Graduation recitals display the skill and passion of Curtis Institute of Music students on the cusp of professional musicianship. Members of the current class will share the breadth of their talent through a culminating graduation recital. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Martina Adams, horn

Curtis Institute of Music

First-year students of Professor Rhonda Rider's cello studio perform works by various composers.

Ascension

Lauren Wilson (B.M. '25) and Zeynep Yigitoglu (B.M. '25) present a viola recital.

Student Recital: Lauren Wilson and Zeynep Yigitoglu, Viola

2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. To honor the historic milestone, the La Mirada Symphony will perform the West Coast premiere of Maria Newman’s “Our Rights, and Nothing Less,” written in honor of Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday. The program will also feature “Lyric for Strings” by George Walker, who was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. 

“OUR RIGHTS AND NOTHING LESS” Featuring Maria Newman

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

Chamber Concert 4 »String Trio Profound«

Oper Graz

With spectacular mountain ranges and magnificent nature in the background, the title character in Lord Byron's drama Manfred wanders around and tries to forget. But not even magic can help him forget the past and his deceased beloved. In his Manfred symphony, Tchaikovsky gives musical expression to the torments of the soul, angels and demons, but also to rural idyll and the great, lost love.

Matvienko & Tchaikovsky

DR Koncerthuset

Picturesque Italian images of Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Glière – filled with soul and voice.
A concert full of images: Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn paint incomparable pictures of the Italy they both loved – and Glière transforms the human voice into a concert instrument.

Mendelssohn 4

Aarhus Music Hall

A musical journey of emotion and virtuosity as well as remarkable orchestral movements awaits you at this concert, which will offer works from Czech and foreign music. The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Jiří Habart, will present three compositions.

Rachmaninoff's Second

Municipal House

The Center continues its journey through the cosmos with an awe-inspiring evening of music and imagery. Experience Cosmic Cycles, an immersive work by Henry Dehlinger that blends breathtaking NASA visuals with a powerful cinematic score. The evening begins with Midland Symphony Orchestra Principal Horn Kurt Civilette performing Glière’s stunning Horn Concerto, setting the stage for an unforgettable night of exploration and discovery.

Cosmic Cycles

Midland Center for the Arts

"Man only plays when he is in the full sense of the word a human being, and he is only fully a human being when he plays." These famous words come from Friedrich Schiller, and the program under the direction of our honorary conductor Christoph Eschenbach inspires us to many musical flourishes – with our wind players repeatedly shining through with their playful spirit. And the instrumental pieces hit the mark perfectly, for example in the overture from Weber's opera "Der Freischütz" from 1821: Here, bullets cursed by demonic powers decide the love life of a young hunter in a competition – but "the whole thing ends joyfully," as the composer noted. Afterwards, together with our solo horn player Andreas Kreuzhuber, we perform a fascinating concerto by Reinhold Glière: Although this virtuoso piece was composed in 1950, it is entirely imbued with a romantic spirit.

Visiting Innsbruck

Congress Innsbruck

Christoph Eschenbach, Andreas Kreuzhuber

Bamberger Symphoniker

Since 2010, Anneleen Lenaerts has been the principal harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic, and in 2024 she visited the Musikkens Kammerklub in a concert with the Swiss flutist Emmanuel Pahud. Now she is the soloist in Glière's rarely performed but very beautiful harp concerto. Here the composer truly shows the full potential of the harp in a work that is both technically demanding and delightfully catchy.

Sibelius & Gliére's Harp Concerto

Aalborg Central Waterfront

5th Music Association Concert

Stefaniensaal

Born into a family of musicians in Munich, her career began at an early age. Her breakthrough came at the latest with numerous prizes at the Sarasate, Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, which quickly took her to the world's most important stages as a soloist. As a soloist and chamber musician, Yuki Manuela Janke also inspires as concertmaster of the most traditional orchestras. Her interpretation of Richard Strauss' "Heldenleben" in the Golden Hall in Vienna with the Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann attracted particular attention.

Chamber Music Evening N° 8

Semperoper Dresden

The Orchester der Oper Zürich starts the concert season under a new, old name. After thirteen years as Philharmonia Zurich, the orchestra will return to its original moniker. The Philharmonic Concerts will once again alternate between the Opernhaus and the Tonhalle Zürich.

Reinhold Glière

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 27, 2025 - Apr 11, 2026

Klangzeit · Elbphilharmonie

Oct 19, 2025 - Feb 15, 2026

Chamber concerts in the foyer · Stadttheater Klagenfurt

Dec 22, 2025

Chamber Concert 4 »String Trio Profound« · Oper Graz

15 - 16 Jan, 2026

Matvienko & Tchaikovsky · Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Jan 22, 2026

Mendelssohn 4 · Aarhus Symfoniorkester

Past events

Oct 19, 2025 - Feb 15, 2026

Chamber concerts in the foyer · Stadttheater Klagenfurt

Oct 5, 2025

Everything But Standard · Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg

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