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Featured Playlists
Highlights of 2022
Take a moment to survey just a few performances and interviews this year. Explore music across the chamber music repertoire with a variety of instrumentations and gain insight from artists as they share their inspiration and insight.
Artist Series
The Artist Series focuses on the work of CMS musicians in a variety of ensembles, complemented by a short documentary film on their life and work.
New Milestones
New Milestones showcases more recent work by an exemplary roster of emerging and distinguished composers. Through this series, CMS commissions new works and presents iconic contemporary repertoire, ensuring that chamber music remains a fresh, evolving art form.
Composers in Focus
Enjoy a rare opportunity to sit in on intimate conversations between composers and musicians who know each other’s work, and in some cases have known each other for decades.
Musical Heritage
Explore the musical legacies of towering figures in classical music through conversations with students and colleagues along with film clips and historical photos.
Meet the Music!
Concerts for kids ages 6 and up. Now available to watch from the comfort of your home.
Inspector Pulse@Home
Join Bruce Adolphe as the world’s greatest and only Private Ear, Inspector Pulse, for short, family-friendly weekly music lessons.
The Beethoven Quartet Cycle Lectures
Pre-Concert lectures discussing all of Beethoven's String Quartets
Remembering George Crumb 1929-2022
We remember the eclectic and engaging composer George Crumb, who died February 2022 at the age of 92. CMS has been honored and privileged to have known him well, premiering severals works, first appearing in the 1979-80 season. He reshaped not only how we listen to music, but also how we look at it.
Celebrating Juneteenth
CMS salutes the contributions of Black Americans to classical music. The transformational effect on America’s history is realized in a curated list of works by Black composers that would not have been possible if it were not for the events of 1865.
Inspired by Art and Literature
The works in this week's playlist examine how music has long looked to art and literature for inspiration.
Stories and Legends
Some of the greatest stories have been told through music, as explored in this week's playlist.
The Sublime
Some chamber music works are nothing short of awe-inspiring. Hear some of the most sublime works in the repertoire in this week's playlist.
Friendship and Love
Listen to works celebrating friendship and love in this playlist.
Nature
Explore how the sound and spirit of nature is reflected in different chamber music works in this week's playlist.
The Power of Music
Music has the power to touch the soul, tell stories, and challenge the imagination. Explore the power of music in this playlist.
The Joy of Music
This week we explore music sure to brighten the mind and soul.
Transcendence
In this week's playlist we take you on a musical journey made to elevate your senses. Check back every day at 12:30 PM (ET) for a new video.
The Mighty Piano
Get your fill of piano with works that highlight this magnificent instrument.
Love Songs
Nothing conveys love quite like music. Enjoy some of the most romantic chamber music works.
Hungarian Fire
Watch and listen to Hungary's deep musical roots.
Transcending: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Celebrates 50 Years
Celebrate CMS's historic milestone and vital work as the leading global chamber music institution.
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Performances
C. Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Nov 17, 2022
Mendelssohn: Variations concertantes in D major for Cello and Piano, Op. 17
Nov 17, 2022
Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 63
Nov 17, 2022
Reicha: Quintet in E minor for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 88, No. 1
Jul 13, 2022
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 16
Jul 13, 2022
Françaix: L’heure du berger for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano
Jul 13, 2022
Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 74, “Harp” II. Adagio ma non troppo
Jul 10, 2022
Brahms: Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Op. 67
Jul 10, 2022
Mendelssohn: Quartet in B minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 3
Jul 10, 2022
Haydn: Quartet in C major for Strings, Hob. III:32, Op. 20, No. 2
Jul 10, 2022
Lectures
Art of Interpretation: Shostakovich
Apr 27, 2022
Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe: Beethoven's Trio in E-flat major
Feb 23, 2022
Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Feb 16, 2022
Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe: Tchaikovsky's Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor
Feb 9, 2022
Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe: Mozart's Quartet in G minor
Feb 2, 2022
Art of Interpretation: Haas and Schulhoff
Jan 26, 2022
Art of Interpretation: Rachmaninov
Dec 14, 2021
Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe: Fauré's Piano Quartet in G minor
Dec 8, 2021
Musical Heritage: Dorothy DeLay
Dec 8, 2021
Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe: Chopin's Sonata in G minor
Nov 17, 2021
Master Classes
James Austin Smith, oboe
May 3, 2022
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Mar 22, 2022
Colin Carr, cello
Dec 13, 2021
Frederik Øland and Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin of the Danish String Quartet
Feb 13, 2020
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Dec 4, 2019
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Feb 25, 2019
Daniel Hope, violin
Jan 28, 2019
Erin Keefe, violin
Dec 10, 2018
Calidore String Quartet
Oct 29, 2018
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Apr 9, 2018
Meet the Music! Family Concerts
Leave it to Ludwig
Jan 12, 2020
Oceanophony
Nov 10, 2019
Magical Mystical Moonlight
Apr 7, 2019
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Jan 13, 2019
Inspector Pulse: How Suite It Is
Nov 11, 2018
Inspector Pulse: Things Are Seldom What They Theme
Apr 22, 2018
Four Harmonious Friends
Mar 11, 2018
Papa and the Prince
Nov 12, 2017
Tyrannosaurus Sue: A Cretaceous Concerto
Mar 26, 2017
Inspector Pulse: Once More with Feeling
Jan 22, 2017
CMS National Radio Series
National Radio Series Program 18. Viennese Bookends
Feb 1, 2023
National Radio Series Program 17. Schubert: From Song to Instrumental Lyricism
Jan 25, 2023
National Radio Series Program 16. Schubert’s Trout Quintet
Jan 18, 2023
National Radio Series Program 15. Beethoven/Mendelssohn/Hummel
Jan 11, 2023
National Radio Series Program 14. Early and Late
Jan 4, 2023
National Radio Series Program 13. Mozart's Gran Partita
Dec 28, 2022
National Radio Series Program 12. The Genius of Mozart
Dec 21, 2022
National Radio Series Program 11. Bach Cantatas
Dec 14, 2022
National Radio Series Program 10. Mendelssohn and His Discovery
Dec 7, 2022
National Radio Series Program 9. Baroque — Focus on the Mandolin
Nov 30, 2022