Young Chamber Musicians

05/11/2026

Now Hiring: Administrative Director at Young Chamber Musicians

04/19/2026

Congratulations ORENDA QUARTET on your Gold Medal win in the St Paul String Quartet Competition! Your performances told amazing musical stories today!

03/27/2026

Congratulations to YCM’s Orenda Quartet - Euisun, Kayla, Hyesun, Fiona!
2026 Finalist - St. Paul String Quartet Competition!
Good luck on April 18!
(Orenda Qt photo by Rick Gydsen)

03/04/2026

Have you wanted to join YCM? We are now accepting applications for our 2026-2027 season! Applications close on April 14.

https://www.youngchambermusicians.org/program

12/09/2025

YCM's Winter Concerts and End of Year Events! -

On February 28, David and Wu Han will be joined by Dmitri Atapine and Hyeyeon Park for a exquisite program of cello and piano works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Kreisler, and more. A catered reception follows, so raise a glass to the spectacular new season and uncover fascinating facts about the music to c...

11/11/2025

Masterclasses with Trio Bohémo and Melinda Lee Masur -

09/22/2025

Our director and founder, Susan Bates, Featured in SF Classical Voice!

The award, given by the Klein String Competition, honors the musical educator for creating and guiding the successful training organization.

08/21/2025

YCM Celebrates Susan Bates and YCM Alumni -

05/15/2025

Aves Trio wins the Gold Medal in the 52nd annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (Jr. Division)!

05/08/2025

Correction: YCM's 2025 Finale Concerts - May 20th and 24th -

In April, YCM's Zapdós Quartet (Isaiah Iny-Woods, Andre Lu, Connor Chin, Irei Fromme) participated in the festival and residency of The Verbier Chamber Orchestra presented by Stanford Live and the Stanford Music Department.