Experience the timeless beauty of Franz Schubert's compositions live in Berkeley and San Francisco. From Lester Lynch's debut recital at Hertz Hall to the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble's profound performances of Schubert's final works, and the Alexander String Quartet's precision, these events promise to captivate your soul. Join us for a season of deeply moving music exploring themes of love, loss, and the human spirit.

Franz Schubert's Masterpieces in Berkeley and San Francisco: A Melodic Journey Through Time

The Berkeley Chamber Performances is set to enchant audiences in 2025 with an impressive lineup featuring the renowned Alexander String Quartet, the illustrious cellist Jennifer Kloetzel, and the distinguished pianist Dr. Gwendolyn Mok. These artists will grace both the Berkeley City Club and the Lafayette Library with performances that promise to captivate and inspire. From Schubert and Haydn to the evocative dances of Ravel, these events offer a rich tapestry of sound that celebrates the beauty and depth of chamber music.

A Harmonious Tapestry: Berkeley Chamber Performances 2025

Berkeley Chamber Performances is set to captivate music aficionados with a series of enthralling events featuring accomplished musicians Jennifer Kloetzel and Gwendolyn Mok. These performances, scheduled in March and May 2025, will bring a blend of soulful cello and piano compositions to venues across Lafayette and Berkeley. Join us for an exploration of classical music, from the solo brilliance of Jennifer Kloetzel to the intricate notes of Maurice Ravel performed by Gwendolyn Mok, alongside esteemed members of the San Francisco Symphony.

A Journey Through Music: Berkeley Chamber Performances with Jennifer Kloetzel and Gwendolyn Mok

Step into a world where classical meets contemporary, and strings harmonize with brass. Berkeley Chamber Performances, renowned for its commitment to musical excellence, presents a captivating series of concerts featuring the HWM Quartet, Brass Over Bridges, the Jeff LaDeur Piano Trio, Circadian Quartet, and Strobe Quartet. Each ensemble brings its unique flair, promising an unforgettable auditory experience. Set in the historic Berkeley City Club and Lafayette Library, audiences are invited to explore the rich tapestry of chamber music across these distinguished events.

Berkeley Chamber Performances: A Journey Through Diverse Musical Landscapes

Strobe Quartet Strobe, formed in 2016, is an award-winning oboe quartet (oboe, violin, viola, and cello), receiving grants from Chamber Music America, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, InterMusicSF, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation. Strobe’s mission to expand the repertoire for quartet has resulted in six new works and a CD, and performances in places as varied as Herbst Theater and San Quentin.

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Strobe Quartet

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Circadian Quartet Circadian Quartet Bay Area based Circadian String Quartet was founded in 2013 to perform classical and contemporary repertoire of folkloric or cultural significance. CSQ has become known for bold high-quality programming ideas that break boundaries or reach across cultures. Circadian will perform a program of modern and traditional quartets interspersed with delightful klezmer music selections.

Circadian Quartet

Lafayette Library - Contra Costa County Library

Jeff Ladeur and fellow performers have maintained an international concert schedule, including the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival,Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, and WFMT Chicago, and have concertized throughout the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium.

Jeff LaDeur Piano Trio

A leading brass quintet and recipients of the Aspen Music Festival’s “American Brass Quintet Fellowship” Brass Over Bridges combines the sensitivity and expression of chamber music with the resonance and color of brass instruments.

Brass Over Bridges

The Hiraga Wyrick Merks (HWM) String Quartet brings together recently retired SFS musicians Amy Hiraga and Peter Wyrick, SF Ballet violinist Mayumi Hiraga Wyrick, and SF Ballet concertmaster Cordula Merks.

HWM Quartet

Join us for an evening of Ravel, presented by distinguished pianist and scholar, Gwendolyn Mok. She will be joined by two members of San Francisco Symphony, violinist Florin Parvulescu, and cellist David Goldblatt.

Berkeley Chamber Performances presents Dancing with Ravel in Lafayette

Berkeley Chamber Performances presents Dancing with Ravel

A graduate of The Juilliard School and a Fulbright Scholar, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. A founding member of the San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet (1996-2016), Ms. Kloetzel has toured the globe and performed at such renowned venues as Lincoln Center, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Chautauqua Institute and the Ravinia Festival, and the Lobkowicz Palaces.

Berkeley Chamber Performances presents Jennifer Kloetzel

Berkeley Chamber Performances presents Jennifer Kloetzel in Lafayette

The Alexander String Quartet stands among the world’s premier ensembles, having performed in the major music capitals of five continents. The quartet is a vital artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, serving since 1989 as Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet’s recordings have won international critical acclaim.

Berkeley Chamber Performances presents Alexander String Quartet in Lafayette

“They played as a tight group, carefully responding to each other, balancing lines, mirroring attacks. At times, they were as ferociously impressive as a small group of precision fighter pilots going through aerial maneuvers at breakneck speeds.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES

Berkeley Chamber Performances presents Alexander String Quartet

GRAMMY-nominated ensemble ZOFO" class="css-u850">ZOFO" class="css-u850">ZOFO, with internationally acclaimed pianists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi, have electrified audiences from Carnegie Hall to Japan. One of only a handful of duos worldwide devoted exclusively to piano duets, ZOFO is blazing a bold new path for four-hands groups with their adventurous programming and dazzling artistry.

ZOFO Duet

Berkeley Chamber Performances is proud to present Franz Schubert’s rarely played masterpiece, the Octet, performed by our phenomenal San Francisco Chamber Musicians. In celebration of the 200th anniversary of this exquisite work, experience an intimate performance that highlights Schubert's lyrical beauty and rich textures, blending strings and winds in perfect harmony.

San Francisco Chamber Musicians

“A hip, unstuffy, and malleable group of high-quality chamber musicians” SF Classical Voice.
Founded in 2013, Ensemble San Francisco is a collective of musicians dedicated to inspiring a more inclusive world through art.

Ensemble SF

Berkeley Chamber Performances is excited to welcome Deborah Pittman and Friends to our series on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 7:30 p.m at the Berkeley City Club. Join us for a multimedia evening featuring African American composers. Deborah Pittman is an acclaimed classically trained clarinetist, performance artist and writer. Pittman is also Professor Emeritus of clarinet and studies in American music at CSUS Sacramento.

Deborah Pittman and Friends

A unique and versatile cello quintet, hailed as “brilliant” and “superb” by Mark Swed in the Los Angeles Times, the SAKURA Cello Quintet is built on the artistry and virtuosity of its members: Stella Cho, Michael Kaufman, Benjamin Lash, Yoshika Masuda, and Peter Myers. Playing by memory, this group has a very expressive sonority and an eclectic mix of repertoire from classical to modern, from Dowland and Boccherini to Brahms to Bernstein and Star Wars.

Sakura Cello Quintet

The internationally-acclaimed Del Sol Quartet champions music by living artists, exploring social change, technology, and artistic innovation. They believe that live music can, and should, happen anywhere.

Del Sol String Quartet

Berkeley Chamber Performances is excited to welcome the Alexander String Quartet back to our series on November 1. “This is a group deep in its element, firm in its stride.” LA Times.

Alexander String Quartet

Concerts are Tuesday nights and begin at 7.30 p.m. in the second floor Ballroom of Julia Morgan's gorgeous <a>Berkeley City Club</a>, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley.

Berkeley Chamber Performances

17 - 20 Oct, 2026

Telegraph Quartet

Dec 1, 2026

Sixth Station Trio

23 - 26 Jan, 2027

Ensemble Ari

20 - 23 Feb, 2027

Ensemble San Francisco

Apr 27, 2027

Windsync

May 12, 2026

Strobe Quartet

10 - 14 Mar, 2026

Circadian Quartet

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