Celebrate 80 years of the Chamber Arts Series and the Chamber Arts Society of Durham at Duke with a season of extraordinary performances, including Rachel Barton Pine with Gilles Vonsattel, the Takács Quartet with Jordan Bak, and the return of the world-renowned Doric String Quartet!

2025-26 Chamber Arts Series

Rachel Barton Pine with Gilles Vonsattel, piano
September 6, 2025 | 7:30pm

Takács Quartet with Jordan Bak, viola
September 27, 2025 | 7:30pm

Trio con Brio Copenhagen
October 11, 2025 | 7:30pm

Castalian String Quartet
November 2, 2025 | 7:00pm

Akropolis Reed Quintet
January 23, 2026 | 7:30pm

Cuarteto Casals
February 14, 2026 | 7:30pm

Manhattan Chamber Players with Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
March 8, 2026 | 7:00pm

Doric String Quartet
March 27, 2026 | 7:30pm

2025–26 Chamber Arts Series

Akropolis Reed Quintet

Akropolis Reed Quintet

Described by BBC Music Magazine as a ‘sonically daring ensemble’, the Akropolis Reed Quintet has commissioned more than 150 new works by living composers for their distinctive instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. This program pairs exciting new works with arrangements of Gershwin and Ravel.

Manhattan Chamber Players

Manhattan Chamber Players

Manhattan Chamber Players bring together accomplished soloists and ensemble musicians, combining their talents in a flexible line-up that brings fresh vitality to chamber music. They present a pair of piano quintets by Weinberg and Brahms.

Doric String Quartet

Doric String Quartet

Praised for their ‘sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity’ (BBC Music Magazine), Doric String Quartet has earned international acclaim. Tracing a lineage of musical invention, the quartet’s program spans the work of Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven.

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