The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, lauded by the St. Paul Pioneer Press as “...a jewel in the state’s cultural crown.” is dedicated to presenting superb and poignant chamber music events featuring the most distinguished guest artists performing together with Minnesota’s finest musicians.  In addition to subscription concerts, the Society presents numerous outreach concerts, workshops  and master classes by all visiting guest artists during the season. Such guests include violinists Robert Mann, Joseph Silverstein, Arnold Steinhardt; violists Cynthia Phelps, Samuel Rhodes; cellists Timothy Eddy, Gary Hofmann, Joel Krosnick, Yo-Yo Ma, pianists Leon Fleisher, Gilbert Kalish; clarinetists Charles Neidich, David Shifrin, composers George Crumb, Andrew Imbrie, Gunther Schuller, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Michio Mamiya, Chen Yi; jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano and many others.

The CMSM has also appeared nationally in Boston, Boulder, San Francisco and on the college campuses of Harvard, MIT, Skidmore, Davies, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Carleton, Wisconsin and others. In addition, each August, the CMSM presents the Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute in Ely, MN as the main arm of its educational mission.

Founded in 1992 by violinist Young-Nam Kim as the Artistic Director with its core ensemble consisting of his esteemed colleagues of the region, the Society takes humble pride in striving to preserve the noble spirit of a similar society that Mr. Kim’s mentor Louis Krasner with Dimitri Mitropoulos created a half a century ago in Minneapolis. The CMSM, just as then, is devoted to the highest musical integrity and in that ethos presents many new works and world premieres, along with the master works of the past.

The Society proudly begins its 16^th season on October 28, 2007.

Concert I

Minnesota History Center
345 Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN

Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. with Stanislav Skrowaczewski Maestro as Our Guest Composer

Fanfare for Ken for String Quartet

Trio for clarinet, bassoon, piano

Fantasie per Sei for oboe, violin, viola, cello, bass, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata Arias

Maria Jette, soprano

Anton Bruckner: Adagio for String Quintet

Jean Philip Rameau: Pieces de clavecin en concert

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Viennese New Year’s Eve Gala Benefit

December 31, 2007 — 8:00 pm

Reserve Your Place Now!

At the beautiful St. Paul College Club

990 Summit Avenue . Saint Paul, MN 55105

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Concert II

First Lutheran Church
1555 40th Ave. NE
Columbia Heights, MN

Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. with Pro Arte Piano Trio

The CMSM at “Music At First” Pro Arte Trio, CMSM debut

Antonio Vivaldi:  Concerto Grosso in d minor for Strings and Continuo

Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op.50

Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op.57

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Concert III

Minnesota History Center
345 Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN

Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. with Robert Mann, Eminent Violinist of the Juilliard Quartet

Robert Mann: Bombax for violin and viola

Premiere TBA

Bela Bartok/Robert Mann: StringTrio

Cesar Franck: Piano Quintet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet in Bb major, K.178

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Concert IV

Minnesota History Center
345 Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN

Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. with Gary Hoffman

Distinguished cellist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Gary Hoffman, Guest Cellist

Richard Strauss: String Sextet from Capriccio

Max Reger: Sonata for solo cello

Johanes Brahms: String Sextet in G major, Op.36

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Master Classes

The CMSM proudly presents – in partnership with the Schubert Club and MacPhail Center for the Performing Arts – a series of master classes by our distinguished guest artists.

October 27, 2007 – Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

composition and conducting

March 29, 2008 – Robert Mann

violin and chamber music

May 4, 2008–Gary Hoffman

cello and chamber music

Classes are held on Saturdays at 3:00pm At MacPhail Center for the Performing Arts 1128 Lasalle Avenue, Minneapolis

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Season tickets are $80 for general admission,$65 for seniors, and $50 for students.

Single tickets are $25, $20, $15. For further information call: 651-450-0527