The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center bringing music to Alice Tully Hall and The Rose Studio

08/20/2026

William Bolcom arranged Three Rags for String Quartet in 1989 from three of his own piano works: Poltergeist, Graceful Ghost, and Incineratorag. The American composer became interested in writing rags in 1967 after tracking down the score of Scott Joplin's then-obscure opera Treemonisha.

This 2017 Alice Tully Hall performance features the Escher String Quartet: Adam Barnett-Hart and Aaron Boyd, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; and Brook Speltz, cello.

08/19/2026

Happy birthday to George Enescu, revered Romanian composer, violinist, and conductor, born on this day in 1881.

He completed his dazzling String Octet in 1900 at age 19, the year following his graduation from the Paris Conservatoire. The piece premiered nearly a decade later in 1909, with the composer himself conducting.

This 2022 Alice Tully Hall performance features Kristin Lee, Danbi Um, Soovin Kim, and Sean Lee, violins; Paul Neubauer and Arnaud Sussmann, violas; and Nicholas Canellakis and Keith Robinson, cellos.

08/18/2026

Completed in 1890—the year of his death—César Franck's first and only string quartet ranks among the French Romantic composer's most vital and ambitious compositions. Though it was one of his last pieces, the quartet also stands as one of only a few Franck works that found significant acclaim during his lifetime.

This 2025 Alice Tully Hall performance features the Miró Quartet: Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer, violins; John Largess, viola; and Joshua Gindele, cello.

08/13/2026

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the Ricercar a 6 after visiting Frederick the Great in Potsdam in May 1747. After improvising a three-voice fugue on the King's theme on the spot, Bach later returned to Leipzig to develop it into the Musical Offering.

This 2025 Alice Tully Hall performance features Paul Huang and Danbi Um, violins; Timothy Ridout and Matthew Lipman, violas; and David Finckel and Sihao He, cellos.

Most of the concerts in our 2026–2027 series of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, performed by Gilles Vonsattel, hav...
08/13/2026

Most of the concerts in our 2026–2027 series of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, performed by Gilles Vonsattel, have already sold out, but today we’re pleased to announce six added performances!

The journey from Beethoven’s first piano sonata to his last is among the most astonishing and consequential achievements in the history of music. CMS is thrilled to give our audience a chance to experience it all.

Act soon to secure your seats—link in bio. Swipe for the full list of dates.

08/10/2026

Béla Bartók completed his inventive Piano Quintet in 1904 at the age of 23, premiering it in Vienna that fall. The unpublished work was believed to have been destroyed for decades, until Bartók scholar Denijs Dille discovered the score in 1963.

This 2024 Alice Tully Hall performance features Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Ida Kavafian and Benjamin Beilman, violins; Yura Lee, viola; and David Requiro, cello.

The newest issue of CMS’s newsletter, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, is out now!This installment looks at one of the undersung co...
08/07/2026

The newest issue of CMS’s newsletter, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, is out now!

This installment looks at one of the undersung composers of the early 20th century: Harry Burleigh (1866–1949).

Born the grandson of a slave who purchased his own freedom, Burleigh learned spirituals from his grandfather and mother. He was later encouraged by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák to incorporate these spirituals into his own compositions. Burleigh thus bridged the worlds of spirituals and classical music, making art song into a uniquely American form of musical expression.

Read and subscribe at Substack—link in our bio.

08/04/2026

French composer Guillaume Connesson composed Techno-Parade in 2002, describing the piece as seeking to capture “the brutal energy of techno music.”

This 2024 Rose Studio performance features Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; and Sahun Sam Hong, piano.

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