The CMSM opens its 2026-27 season with Concert For Peace featuring the return of Burt Hara and the world premiere of two new chamer works by Steve Heitzeg in remembrance of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and celebrating those who have fought for justice alongside works by Beethoven, Arlen, Jessie Montgomery and Ariana Kim.
Join us for Peter Child's fantastical new adaptation of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and Jon Deak's The Ugly Duckling.
The CMSM brings back, for the first time in 15 years, Franz Schubert's magnificent "Trout" quintet along with other short selections from his canon.
Bill Eddin's brand new arrangement of Copland's iconic 1946 work. Join us for this world premiere performance.
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.
Free admission
Free admission.
Free admission
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.
Celebrate the start of summer with our special event at Caffe Biaggio: 100% dinner party, 100% concert.
The CMSM welcomes for the first time Boston Symphony principal violist Steve Ansell in a program of viola quintets with Danny Kim.
Join us for our annual family concert featuring Prokofiev’s iconic work for chamber ensemble and narrator!
Exploring improvisation through the lens of 18th-century violin sonatas and world folk music, join us for Ariana’s latest album release: Uncommon Thread.
Exploring improvisation through the lens of 18th-century violin sonatas and world folk music, join us for Ariana’s latest album release: Uncommon Thread.
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.
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.
Kick-off the summer and celebrate dad with a special night, a collab between the CMSM and Caffe Biaggio: 100% dinner party, 100% concert.
A concert dedicated to the music and memory of the celebrated late composer, Paul Schoenfield.
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)!
The return of our annual family concert, this time featuring a holiday tune sing along!
K-12 students are admitted free.
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota welcomes back legendary violist, Nobuko Imai in a program of Mozart, Dvorak, and a US Premiere.
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.
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.
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.
The return of our afternoon of movies and music.
Free admission for K-12 students
A special concert featuring past and current participants of our Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute and Mozart’s divine Sinfonia Concertante.
Celebrating Maestro Skrowaczewski’s 100th birthday with SPCO Principal Clarinetist Sang Yoon Kim
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
The CMSM proudly presents a concert celebrating the music of the late George Crumb featuring his groundbreaking string quartet Black Angels.
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.
