PROGRAM

Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Strauss, Tchaikovsky

We celebrate the conclusion of our 65th season with an impressive variety of sextets and trios from monumental composers, performed by six superstar musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Balourdet Quartet

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Beethoven

Balourdet Quartet opens the season with a tour of Beethoven’s substantive string quartet landscape: #3, #11, and #16, the shortest of Beethoven’s late quartets and his last complete major work.

Dover Quartet with Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Haydn, Pierre Jalbert, Mozart

Dover Quartet performs a Haydn's Quartet #27, followed by two Clarinet Quintets: one with guest clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois playing a new CMH-co-commissioned work by Rice composer Pierre Jalbert, then Mozart's K.581 after.

Castalian Quartet

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Beethoven

Castalian Quartet returns with three notable works by Mendelssohn and Dvořák, plus Beethoven’s very favorite of his own quartets.

Modigliani Quartet

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms

Modigliani Quartet performs works by a trio of giants of the string quartet: Haydn, young Beethoven, and Brahms.

Canadian Brass

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Selected Works

For more than 50 years, the seasoned musicians of Canadian Brass still manage to sound fresh, entertaining audiences across the globe with their beloved sense of humor and masterful playing.

Merz Trio

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Beethoven, Schoenberg, Dvořák

Merz Trio brings another powerful program with Beethoven, Dvořák, and Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht.

Cuarteto Casals

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Haydn, Arriaga, Shostakovich

Founded in 1997 in Madrid, Cuarteto Casals offers a robust program of Haydn’s “Largo”, Arriaga, and Shostakovich.

Goldmund Quartet with Gloria Chien, piano

CMH Emerging Young Ensemble of the 2025-2026 Season

Thursday, March 5, 2026

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Schubert, Weinberg, Amy Beach

Goldmund Quartet debuts with an early Schubert quartet, followed by Weinberg’s masterful #5; then pianist Gloria Chien joins with Amy Beach’s landmark quintet.

Doric Quartet

2025-2026 Season

Thursday, March 26, 2026

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Haydn, Andrea Tarrodi, Beethoven

Doric Quartet debuts with Haydn’s Quartet #23, Tarrodi’s Light Scattering, and Beethoven’s "Harp" Quartet.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

2025-2026 Season

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PROGRAM

Leclair, Arensky, Viotti, Saint-Saëns

CMSLC musicians close our 66th season with two pairs of works: Leclair's and Viotti's pieces for Two Violins, plus a Piano Quintet each from Saint-Saëns and Arensky.