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Featured Playlists
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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.
The Art of Interpretation
Combining discussion and performance elements, this series reveals how artists arrive at their interpretations of specific musical passages and give audiences a sense of the artists’ process as they prepare to perform a piece of music.
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
Inspector Pulse@Home
Join Bruce Adolphe as the world’s greatest and only Private Ear, Inspector Pulse, for short, family-friendly weekly music lessons.
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.
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.
The Beethoven Quartet Cycle Lectures
Pre-Concert lectures discussing all of Beethoven's String Quartets
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.
Meet the Music!
Concerts for kids ages 6 and up. Now available to watch from the comfort of your home.
Livestreams
Artist Series: Ida Kavafian
May 6, 2021
Front Row Mainstage: International Voices
May 13, 2021
Front Row Mainstage: Everybody Loves the Cello
May 27, 2021
Front Row Mainstage: Metamorphosis
Jun 3, 2021
Artist Series: Gilles Vonsattel
Jun 17, 2021
Front Row Mainstage: Bohemian Masters
Jun 24, 2021
Front Row Mainstage: Carnival of Concertos
Jul 1, 2021
Concerts
InspectorPulse@Home: Parallel Universe
Mar 26, 2021
InspectorPulse@Home: Listening to Colors!
Mar 5, 2021
Front Row Mainstage: The Inventors
Nov 22, 2020
Front Row Mainstage: SextetFest
Nov 17, 2020
Front Row Mainstage: Exceptional Trios
Nov 6, 2020
Front Row Mainstage: A Trio of Quartets
Oct 25, 2020
Front Row Mainstage: Compelling Quintets
Oct 23, 2020
Transcending: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Celebrates 50 Years
Sep 10, 2020
Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence”
Mar 15, 2020
Dohnányi: Serenade in C major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 10
Mar 15, 2020
Lectures
Musical Heritage: Pablo Casals
Apr 5, 2021
Musical Heritage: William Primrose
Mar 15, 2021
Musical Heritage: Guarneri Quartet
Feb 22, 2021
Musical Heritage: Oscar Shumsky
Jan 25, 2021
Musical Heritage: Paganini
Nov 30, 2020
Musical Heritage: Rostropovich
Oct 28, 2020
Inside Chamber Music Plus IV
Sep 30, 2020
Inside Chamber Music Plus III
Sep 23, 2020
Inside Chamber Music Plus II
Sep 16, 2020
Inside Chamber Music Plus I
Sep 9, 2020
Master Classes
Radovan Vlatković, horn
Feb 26, 2020
Frederik Øland and Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin of the Danish String Quartet
Feb 13, 2020
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Dec 4, 2019
Tony Arnold, soprano
Nov 7, 2019
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
Apr 17, 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 32: 20th Century Master Trios
May 5, 2021
National Radio Series Program 31: America’s Musical Roots
Apr 28, 2021
National Radio Series Program 30: Baroque Collection
Apr 21, 2021
National Radio Series Program 29: Thoughtful and Grand
Apr 14, 2021
National Radio Series Program 28: Brahms / Dvorák
Apr 7, 2021
National Radio Series Program 27: France, Russia, Italy
Mar 31, 2021
National Radio Series Program 26: Haydn and Mendelssohn
Mar 24, 2021
National Radio Series Program 25: Ingenuity for the Ages
Mar 17, 2021
National Radio Series Program 24: Courageous Women
Mar 10, 2021
National Radio Series Program 23: High Drama
Mar 3, 2021