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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 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

New Milestones II: Space (Liminality in Line)
Feb 4, 2021

Front Row Mainstage: In Earnest
Feb 18, 2021

Front Row Mainstage: Modern Voices
Feb 25, 2021

The Art of Interpretation: Mozart's Divertimento
Mar 1, 2021

Front Row Mainstage: Through Schubert
Mar 4, 2021

New Milestones III: Scope (Dichotomy and Range)
Mar 11, 2021

Front Row Mainstage: Bartók and Beethoven
Mar 18, 2021

The Art of Interpretation: Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Debussy
Mar 22, 2021

Premiere: International Quartet Series: Schumann Quartet
Mar 25, 2021

New Milestones IV: Time (Stillness, Movement, and Memory)
Apr 8, 2021
Concerts

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

Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Mar 15, 2020

Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Strings, Op. 13
Mar 12, 2020
Lectures

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

Musical Heritage: Fritz Kreisler
Jul 27, 2020

Beethoven Quartet Cycle Lecture - Op. 131, 135
Feb 18, 2020

Beethoven Quartet Cycle Lecture - Op. 132, 130, 133
Feb 16, 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 22: A Trio of Cultures
Feb 24, 2021

National Radio Series Program 21: At the Mountain Top
Feb 17, 2021

National Radio Series Program 20: Macabre
Feb 10, 2021

National Radio Series Program 19: Stories and Images
Feb 3, 2021

National Radio Series Program 18: Baroque
Jan 27, 2021

National Radio Series Program 17: Love of Country
Jan 20, 2021

National Radio Series Program 16: Berg and Brahms for Strings
Jan 13, 2021

National Radio Series Program 15: Classical Evolution
Jan 6, 2021

National Radio Series Program 14: Voices of Longing
Dec 30, 2020

National Radio Series Program 13: The Inventors
Dec 23, 2020