Violist

To quote Will Rogers, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” This free event showcases the first string quartets of composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Richmond’s Riley Peters. Hear the great pieces that started it all!

Free Concert – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Richmond Main Public Library

CMSCVA honors the 150-anniversary year of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a concert of his music and that of his friends and teachers. The program includes Coleridge-Taylor’s jubilant Nonet, and the ultimate friendship tribute piece, Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, in an arrangement by CMSCVA Artistic Director James Wilson.

Circle Of Friends

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond

Indulge in the timeless melodies, rich harmonies, and profound depth of chamber music by Mendelssohn and Brahms, two composers who span the range of the Romantic era, performed by alumni of Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program.

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Chamber Feast

Venetian Theater at Caramoor

The Musicians from Marlboro touring program has been lauded as a “virtual guarantee of musical excellence” (Washington Post). Some of the most outstanding Marlboro performances from recent years share this program with compelling contemporary works by Amy Beth Kirsten and past Marlboro participant Paul Wiancko.

Musicians from Marlboro III

American Philosophical Society

Originally composed for the short film of the same name by artist Jyll Bradley, Woman Holding a Balance evokes the interplay of light, space, and geometry through the medium of the string quartet. Musical cycles, metamorphosis, and the “self” surge forth in Strange Loops, inspired by the 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter. Rounding out the program is the much-loved Septet by Ludwig van Beethoven. Filled with youthful exuberance, this chamber music classic shows the composer on the verge of his early symphonic successes and command of musical vivacity.

Violist

Tanner Menees

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Past events

Feb 21, 2026

Free Concert – FIRST IMPRESSIONS · Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia

Sep 15, 2025

Circle Of Friends · Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia

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