Aug
19
7:00 PM19:00
Aug
18
7:00 PM19:00
Aug
17
7:00 PM19:00
Aug
9
to Aug 19
NLCMI 2026
You are invited to participate in 11 fun-filled days of invigorating music making in a warm, nurturing environment. Experience exciting outdoor activities including hiking, canoeing, swimming, campfires, and sauna in your free time.
Jun
14
6:30 PM18:30
Annual Benefit - Concena!
Celebrate the start of summer with our special event at Caffe Biaggio: 100% dinner party, 100% concert.
May
10
4:00 PM16:00
Viola Fest with Danny Kim and Special Guest Steve Ansell
The CMSM welcomes for the first time Boston Symphony principal violist Steve Ansell in a program of viola quintets with Danny Kim.
Mar
1
4:00 PM16:00
Annual Family Concert - Peter & the Wolf
Join us for our annual family concert featuring Prokofiev’s iconic work for chamber ensemble and narrator!
Dec
7
4:00 PM16:00
Ariana Kim Album Release Preview
Exploring improvisation through the lens of 18th-century violin sonatas and world folk music, join us for Ariana’s latest album release: Uncommon Thread.
Dec
7
4:00 PM16:00
Ariana Kim Album Release Preview
Exploring improvisation through the lens of 18th-century violin sonatas and world folk music, join us for Ariana’s latest album release: Uncommon Thread.
Oct
26
4:00 PM16:00
Season Opener with Clarinetist Burt Hara
After 25 years as principal clarinet of the Minnesota Orchestra and 12 seasons with the LA Phil, clarinetist Burt Hara is back for a special concert featuring Mozart’s Kegelstatt trio and Debussy’s Premiere Rhapsodie.
Aug
10
to Aug 20
NLCMI 2025
The Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute (NLCMI) offers a unique artistic experience of intense chamber music study for advanced high school through graduate school age violinists, violists, and cellists set in the pristine and breathtaking Boundary Waters.
Jun
15
6:30 PM18:30
Concena!
Kick-off the summer and celebrate dad with a special night, a collab between the CMSM and Caffe Biaggio: 100% dinner party, 100% concert.
Apr
6
4:00 PM16:00
Rembering Paul
A concert dedicated to the music and memory of the celebrated late composer, Paul Schoenfield.
Feb
23
4:00 PM16:00
Welcome Back, Burt Hara!
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota welcomes back clarinetist Burt Hara in a program of Brahms Clarinet Trio, two cello works with Tony Ross, Beth Rapier, and Mary Jo Gothmann, and a sample from our Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute (NLCMI)!
Dec
15
4:00 PM16:00
Annual Family Concert - Holiday Sing Along
The return of our annual family concert, this time featuring a holiday tune sing along!
K-12 students are admitted free.
Oct
20
4:00 PM16:00
Welcome Back, Nobuko!
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota welcomes back legendary violist, Nobuko Imai in a program of Mozart, Dvorak, and a US Premiere.
Aug
22
7:00 PM19:00
Aug
13
to Aug 22
NLCMI
The Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute (NLCMI) offers a unique artistic experience of intense chamber music study for advanced high school through graduate school age violinists, violists, and cellists set in the pristine and breathtaking Boundary Waters.
Jun
2
6:30 PM18:30
Concena!
Back by popular demand: Concena! A special evening of live music performed between a three-course dinner + wine menu to celebrate the start of summer.
Apr
7
4:00 PM16:00
Renowned Jazz Pianist Aaron Diehl
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota presents renowned jazz pianist Aaron Diehl in a program of jazz duo and quartet, and Gunther Schuller’s landmark “Third Stream” work Conversations For String Quartet and Jazz Quartet.
Feb
11
4:00 PM16:00
Annual Family Concert - Movie Matinee
The return of our afternoon of movies and music.
Free admission for K-12 students
Dec
3
4:00 PM16:00
NLCMI Turns 20!
A special concert featuring past and current participants of our Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute and Mozart’s divine Sinfonia Concertante.
Oct
22
4:00 PM16:00
Minnesota Magic
Celebrating Maestro Skrowaczewski’s 100th birthday with SPCO Principal Clarinetist Sang Yoon Kim
Aug
12
to Aug 21
NLCMI 2023
The Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute (NLCMI) offers a unique artistic experience of intense chamber music study for advanced high school through graduate school age violinists, violists, and cellists set in the pristine and breathtaking Boundary Waters.
Jun
11
6:30 PM18:30
Concena! - SOLD OUT
Back by popular demand: Concena! A special evening of live music performed in-between a three-course dinner + wine menu to celebrate the start of summer.
May
7
4:00 PM16:00
Pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute
The return of renowned pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute in the Minnesota premiere of Maksimal by Dan Temkin. The artists of the CMSM will also join Ieva in a performance of Schumann’s piano quintet.
Feb
26
4:00 PM16:00
Evan Price - Jazz & Folk Fiddler
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota invites you to join us in an afternoon of Grapelli-esque jazz, Monroe-esque fiddling, and original compositions by the Hot Club of San Francisco violinist, Evan Price!
Dec
4
4:00 PM16:00
Annual Family Concert
Join us for a Sunday “Movie Matinee” featuring music from Dumbo, Bambi, the Wizard of Oz, and Mishima and Fievel (Going West). The concert will conclude with the finale of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet
Free Admission for all K-12 students!
Oct
16
4:00 PM16:00
George Crumb Retrospective
The CMSM proudly presents a concert celebrating the music of the late George Crumb featuring his groundbreaking string quartet Black Angels.
Aug
12
to Aug 21
NLCMI 2022
The Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute (NLCMI) offers a unique artistic experience of intense chamber music study for advanced high school through graduate school age violinists, violists, and cellists set in the pristine and breathtaking Boundary Waters.