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Special Events at CMS

CMS Opening Night 2010: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Gil Shaham joins Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han and Artists of the Society for a splendid evening of Haydn, Dohnányi, and Brahms.

Reserve Now: 212-875-5216

Prime concert seating and post-concert reception with the artists: $250.
(Includes $100 tax-deductible contribution)



On Thursday, April 29, 2010 CMS Board Member Priscilla Kauff hosted an evening of music in her home for fellow Board Members and Patrons of CMS. The concert program included works by Ravel and Dohnányi and was performed by Artists of the Society Ani Kavafian, Paul Neubauer and Fred Sherry.

CMS Executive Director Norma Hurlburt, CMS Board Member Priscilla Kauff, Marei von Saher

Ani Kavafian, Fred Sherry, CMS Board Member Priscilla Kauff and Paul Neubauer
CMS Board Member Suzanne Cohn Simon and Judy Sloan
Ani Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, Fred Sherry




On Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Karen and Dennis Mehiel hosted a musical evening in their home for fellow OPUS Members, Contemporary Patrons of The Chamber Music Society, and friends.

Marie Samuels, Lori Greene, OPUS Member Karen Mehiel
OPUS Member Saar Banin, Judi and Joseph Flom, OPUS Member Dennis Mehiel
Theodore Dogonniuck, Sharon Weinstein, Richard Gillette
CMS Board Member Richard J. Miller and Brian Owens
Bill and Rhea Grous, George and Antonia Makkos
CMS Artists of the evening Erin Keefe, Kristin Lee, Wu Han, Fred Sherry, Paul Neubauer




On Sunday, March 7, 2010, CMS presented MEET THE MUSIC! LEAVE IT TO LUDWIG a family concert featuring Bruce Adolphe, Resident Lecturer and Director of Family Programs, as Beethoven. The educational event included a pre-concert instrument petting zoo where children experienced a hands-on exhibition of the instruments.

Bassoonist Adrian Morejon
Cellist Nicholas Canellakis

Bruce Adolphe as Beethoven and pianist Orion Weiss


Inquiries: please contact Fred Murdock, Manager of Special Events, at 212-875-5216 or fmurdock@chambermusicsociety.org

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