2026–27
Chamber Arts Series

Join us for an extraordinary 81st season of the Chamber Arts Series, featuring the Schumann Quartett, a series debut by Andrew McGill and Sphinx Virtuosi, the return of the Escher Quartet, and the world-renowned Camerata Nordica.

2026-27 Chamber Arts Series

Salix Piano Trio
September 20, 2026 | 2:00pm

Mozart: Piano Trio No. 5 in C Major, op. 15, no. 3, K. 548
Frank Bridge: Selections from Miniatures for Piano Trio
Shostakovich: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 8
Jennifer Higdon: “Pale Yellow” from Piano Trio
Brahms: Piano Trio in B major, op. 8

Camerata Nordica
October 4, 2026 | 7:00pm

Hanna Helgegren: Excerpts from “The Nordic Seasons”
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings
Additional works TBD

Schumann Quartett
November 6, 2026 | 7:30pm

Haydn: Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2
Ives: Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

Pacifica Quartet
January 10, 2027 | 2:00pm

George Walker: Lyric for Strings
Gabriela Lena Frank: New Work for narrator and string quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130, with Finale

Escher Quartet with David Fung, piano
January 31, 2027 | 7:00pm

Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Korngold: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 45
Schumann: Piano Quintet

Sphinx Virtuosi
February 21, 2027 | 7:00pm

“AMERICAN250: SOUNDS OF UNITY”

Rachel McFarlane: American Dialogues
Florence Price: String Quartet No. 2, II. Andante Cantabile
Roberto Sierra: Sinfonietta for Strings
Jessie Montgomery: Banner!
Maurice Ravel arr. Mladen Miloradovic: Blues from Violin Sonata
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D for string orchestra, “Basle”

Quatuor Van Kuijk
March 5, 2027 | 7:30pm

“Masterworks”

Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”

Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 III. Quasi minuetto, moderato
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76 No. 5 II. Molto adagio – Largo cantabile e mesto
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 I. Allegro vivace assai
Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 “From My Life” I. Allegro vivo appassionato
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4 IV. Allegretto pizzicato
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major “American”, Op. 96 II. Lento
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73 III. Allegro non troppo
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 “Razumovsky” II. Molto adagio
Schumann: String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1 IV. Finale

Anthony McGill, clarinet and Conrad Tao, piano
April 11, 2027 | 7:00pm

Brahms: Sonata in E-flat for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2
Alban Berg: Vier Stücke (Four Pieces)
TBD: Additional New Works

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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.