“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

“Celebrate the opening of the 50th anniversary season of Chamber Music Rochester with a radiant program spanning generations of string masterworks, from the shimmering elegance of Richard Strauss’s Capriccio Sextet to the vibrant lyricism of young Spanish composer Javier Martínez Campos’s Serenata para Cuerdas. The afternoon concert culminates in the exuberant brilliance of Felix Mendelssohn’s beloved Octet, one of the most thrilling and joyous works in all chamber music.”

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The Marvelous Mr. Mendelssohn

Glazer Music Performance Center

“Please join us in celebrating the close of Chamber Music Rochester’s 50th anniversary season with a program overflowing with warmth, virtuosity, and the rich sonorities of two violas, from the elegance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s radiant Horn Quintet, performed on natural horn, to the expansive drama of Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quintet, Op. 29. The concert also features the world premiere of Zachary Wadsworth’s expressive Oboe Sonata, commissioned by Alan Curle and Andrew London, and performed by Erik Behr and pianist Chiao-Wen Cheng.”

Rebecca Christainsen

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 18, 2026

The Marvelous Mr. Mendelssohn · Society for Chamber Music in Rochester

Jun 6, 2027

Beethoven and Mozart’s Viola Fever · Society for Chamber Music in Rochester

Past events

9 - 11 May, 2025

Anastasia Re-Imagined with Rochester City Ballet · Society for Chamber Music in Rochester

Future and recently performed repertoire

Viola in Horn Quintet by Mozart

Society for Chamber Music in Rochester

Viola in Octet by Mendelssohn

Society for Chamber Music in Rochester

Viola in String Quintet by Beethoven

Society for Chamber Music in Rochester

Viola in Capriccio Sextet by Strauss

Society for Chamber Music in Rochester

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