Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The world’s largest presenter and producer of chamber music. 📍Alice Tully Hall and Rose Studio at CMS, New York ✈️ And on tour worldwide

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Congratulations to our incredible Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, who have led the organization since 2004, on renewing their contract until 2032!

Read more: https://t.co/YAxBqEHJvs

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Happy birthday to Johannes Brahms, born today in 1833. Follow along with the rousing finale of his Sextet No. 2 (1865) here.

This 2025 performance features violinists Stella Chen and Lun Li, violists Paul Neubauer and Jimmy Thompson, and cellists David Finckel and Paul Watkins.

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Tune into CMS's Master Class series to watch two sessions led by renowned horn player David Byrd-Marrow. Explore Byrd-Marrow's master class—and our entire free playlist of CMS Master Classes—at the link in our bio.

#musiceducation #masterclass #frenchhorn #classicalmusic

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The newest issue of our newsletter The Art of Listening is out now! This issue is all about visionary composer Béla Bartók and his indelible string quartets. Read and subscribe to The Art of Listening at the link in our bio.

#musichistory #musiceducation #bartok #classicalmusic

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CMS is adding two newly discovered Bach organ works to our upcoming Four Seasons concerts on Dec. 6 & 7. These pieces were unheard for 300 years until last month. Read more in our bio.

#bach #baroque #organ #musichistory #nycmusic

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Happy birthday to Claude Debussy (1862–1918), a towering icon of French music who reshaped the course of modern composition.

Read our essay on Debussy, written by Stephen Walsh: https://t.co/mN9iJlHB0j

#happybirthday #onthisday #classicalmusic

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Tickets for our 25-26 season are on sale today! 🎻

Beginning on Oct. 19, experience the music of over 100 composers from across four centuries, featuring the world’s most renowned violinists. Reserve now in our bio.

#nycmusic #classicalmusic #lincolncenter #nycconcerts #violin

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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center mourns the passing on May 29, 2025, of the great Charles Wadsworth, its revered Founding Artistic Director who led the organization for two decades.

Read our full remembrance of Charles: https://t.co/XplH1Oygjm

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The Calidore String Quartet discusses the timeless power of Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge,” op. 133—one of the composer’s richest and most unprecedented achievements.

#beethoven #stringquartet #classicalmusic #musiceducation #chambermusic

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Today, CMS presents Elegant Winds, the fourth album released as part of our Apple Music Classical partnership. Curated by CMS Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, it highlights landmark chamber works by Beethoven and Mozart. Listen at the link in our bio.

#NewMusicFriday

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Brett Dean’s String Quartet No.2 ("And once I played Ophelia") incorporates lines spoken to Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, as well as her own words. See the piece at our Montgomery, Widmann, and Tan Dun concert on Tuesday (May 13).

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CMS is eagerly preparing for our 41st annual Young Musicians Concert, taking place this Thursday at 11AM at Alice Tully Hall. This year, we are proud to showcase 15 outstanding student ensembles. The concert is free. RSVP and learn more about the program at the link in our bio.

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CMS’s beloved summer tradition returns for its 10th year. Summer Evenings brings chamber masterworks to the cool atmosphere of Alice Tully Hall for six concerts in July. All tickets are ✨just $20✨ and on sale today. Secure your spot now at the link in our bio.

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Wishing a very happy birthday to Franz Joseph Haydn, born this day in 1732 in Austria.

Here, the Orion Quartet performs the first movement of one of the visionary Classical composer's finest pieces of chamber music: the fifth of his Op. 20 ("Sun") string quartets.

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Robert Schumann composed the whimsical Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) near the end of his creative life, leaving no clues as to which fairy tales—if any—inspired it.

See more Schumann chamber music masterworks on Schumann and Saint-Saëns on May 2: https://t.co/I8sHBPlXFW

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Soprano Vanessa Becerra makes her CMS debut at our Spanish Journey concert this Saturday (February 1). She will be performing vibrant works by legendary Spanish composers Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Rodrigo, and Fernando Obradors.

Book now at the link in our bio.

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Welcome to CMS's 2025–2026 season, THE MAGNIFICENT VIOLIN.

The season showcases violin works spanning 345 years, featuring two dozen violinists and over 100 composers.

Subscriptions are available now. Explore the season in our bio.

#classicalmusic #lincolncenter #violin

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Today we revisit this stunning 2013 performance of Debussy’s Première rapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, recorded live in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio. Anthony McGill and Gloria Chien bring Debussy’s lush harmonies to life in this unforgettable interpretation.

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The Calidore String Quartet continues their journey through Beethoven’s string quartets in January. Explore the Beethoven Trilogy concerts in our bio.

#classicalmusic #beethoven #stringquartet #lincolncenter

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Today, we remember this exquisite 2022 performance of Handel’s Sonata in D major for Violin and Continuo, Op. 1 No. 13, HMV 371 by violinist Ani Kavafian, cellist Keith Robinson, and harpsichordist Paolo Bordignon.

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