Aug
17
5:30 PM17:30
Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu perform 'Down and Dirty'
Performance at the 2026 Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Filtering by: Chamber Music
Sep
18
5:00 PM17:00
Harmonaire Musique performs 'Silhouettes'
About Dreaming in North America / Rêver en Amérique du Nord
Dreaming in North America is part of The Two Faces of the Dream, a national concert series presented by Harmonaire Musique across Canada throughout 2026. The project explores the relationship between classical music and the inner psychological world of composers, inviting audiences to experience music not as distant historical art, but as deeply human expressions shaped by memory, imagination, movement, and emotional life.
This Vancouver program brings together works spanning more than three centuries, from Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary North American voices such as Jessie Montgomery and Vivian Fung. Though separated by time, geography, and musical language, these composers share a common thread: the transformation of inner experience into sound.
At the center of the project lies the imaginative world of Robert Schumann, whose artistic identity was famously divided between the fictional figures Florestan and Eusebius. These imagined alter egos represented two opposing yet inseparable forces within the composer’s mind — passion and reflection, impulse and introspection, turbulence and lyricism. Schumann’s “two faces” serve as a symbolic framework for this series, reflecting the emotional dualities that continue to shape artistic expression across generations.
Each concert in the series combines live performance with spoken interaction before and during the performance. Through storytelling, commentary, and introduction, audiences are invited into the emotional, psychological, and physical worlds behind the music and its creators. By breaking down traditional barriers between performers and listeners, The Two Faces of the Dream seeks to make classical music more accessible, personal, and connected to contemporary life.
Sep
26
2:00 PM14:00
Midwest Premiere of 'Lamenting Earth'
Gods of the Earth explores nature not as backdrop but as divine force — elemental, mysterious, and alive with spiritual presence. Featuring songs from Mahler to Monteverdi, this program reveals what happens when humankind confronts a natural world that is sacred, untamed, and ultimately beyond our control.
A highlight of this program is the Midwestern premiere of Vivian Fung's Lamenting Earth, which was premiered in 2023 at New York’s Kaufman Music Center. The cycle is scored for tenor, string quartet, and piano. Anchored by a poem by climate activist-poet Claire Wahmanholm's "O", it’s expanded through high-school students' voices on climate change with poetry that was commissioned from the extraordinary students of the Kaufman school. It foregrounds youth perspectives often left unheard, transforming lament into testimony.
Performance by Nicholas Phan, Jasper Quartet, and Brent Funderburk.
Nov
15
2:00 PM14:00
Prometheus String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 2'
Program
Vivian Fung: String Quartet No. 2 (2009)
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op. 33, No. 3, “The Bird” (1781)
Lei Liang: Gobi Gloria (2006)
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1 (1873)
Mar
13
7:00 PM19:00
Jasper String Quartet performs "Lamenting Earth"
MOcact presents: Jasper string quartet
One of America’s most celebrated quartets — and its most imaginative.
A great quartet doesn’t just play the notes — it makes you hear why they matter. The Jasper String Quartet, praised by Gramophone as “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced,” has built its reputation on programs that connect the great canon to the living composers shaping music right now. In MoCACT’s galleries, surrounded by contemporary art and seated steps from the players, you’ll experience that artistry the way it lands best: up close, where the drama is impossible to miss.
Recipients of Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award, the Jasper String Quartet was named CMA’s 2025 Album of the Year for Insects and Machines: Quartets of Vivian Fung — music The Strad called “sonically delightful and expressively compelling.” At this performance, they preview their 2026 release Lamenting Earth, a luminous meditation on humanity and the natural world. Expect an evening as intellectually alive as it is profoundly moving — the work of one of the preeminent American quartets of the twenty-first century.
Apr
3
4:00 PM16:00
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performs 'String Quartet No. 4'
Program:
Ruo, Chamber Concerto No. 3: Divergence
Fung, String Quartet No. 4: “Insects & Machines”
Takemitsu, And Then I know, ‘Twas Wind
Gubaidulina, Garden of Joy and Sorrow
Ruo, Chamber Concerto No. 2: The Lost Garden
Apr
3
7:30 PM19:30
Jon Nakamatsu performs 'Down and Dirty: III.'
Program
Saturday, April 3rd, 2027- 7:30 PM at Sunset Center
With a pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM.
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Two Chorale Preludes (trans. Ferruccio Busoni)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Sonata No. 13 in Eb major, Op. 27 no. 1 “Quasi una Fantasia”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27 no. 2 “Quasi una Fantasia” (“Moonlight”)
Intermission
Elena Ruehr (b. 1963) The Gork (2024)
Vivian Fung (b. 1975) Down and Dirty (2023) – Third Movement
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab major, Op. 61 (1846)
Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 (1841)
Performers
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Apr
4
5:00 PM17:00
Jon Nakamatsu performs 'A Little Down-and-Dirty'
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) / Ferruccio Busoni (1866 - 1924): Two Chorale Preludes
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Op. 27 “Quasi una Fantasia”
Elena Ruehr (b. 1963): The Gork
Vivian Fung (b. 1975): A Little Down-and-Dirty
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Fantaisie, Op. 49
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
Performers
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Apr
24
7:30 PM19:30
Prince George Symphony Orchestra String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 1'
Program
Vivian Fung, String Quartet No. 1
George Walker, String Quartet No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet No. 6
Chamber Socials are an intimate evening out by candlelight with food, drink, and spectacular live music performed by the principal players of the PGSO. Appetizers are included with table seats, and a cash bar is available to all. Doors open at 6:30pm and patrons are encouraged to arrive early to find a seat.
Apr
25
2:00 PM14:00
Prince George Symphony Orchestra String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 1' (Copy)
Program
Vivian Fung, String Quartet No. 1
George Walker, String Quartet No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet No. 6
Chamber Socials are an intimate evening out by candlelight with food, drink, and spectacular live music performed by the principal players of the PGSO. Appetizers are included with table seats, and a cash bar is available to all. Doors open at 6:30pm and patrons are encouraged to arrive early to find a seat.
Jul
15
7:00 PM19:00
Chamber Music Northwest performs 'Rhapsody' for Chamber Music Northwest
Every one of our composers for this special New@Night brings us music from the many corners and traditions of the Americas—north to south, east to west. We’ll hear selections from the great Brazilian master Heitor Villa-Lobos and Chinese Canadian composer Vivian Fung, plus dynamic new works by seven-time Grammy nominee Curtis Stewart, rising-star pianist/composer Clayton Stephenson, and the esteemed David Serkin Ludwig.
Come join our artists for lively conversation about these exciting contemporary works both before and after their performances.
Jul
9
8:00 PM20:00
Co-Commission Premiere of Goddess//Insect
Described as “exhilarating” by The New York Times and “utterly mesmerizing” by The Guardian, GRAMMY® Award-nominated Sandbox Percussion is committed to highlighting living composers with fearless, boundary-pushing performances. Since their 2011 debut, they’ve wowed audiences worldwide with visually striking, sonically thrilling concerts that showcase the excitement and innovation of contemporary chamber music. Joining them is violinist Kristin Lee, praised in The Strad for her “elegance” and “vivacity and electric energy and founder and artistic director of Seattle’s Emerald City Music. Together at The Breakers mansion, they present a program featuring a new work by Vivian Fung titled “Goddess//Insect, co-comissioned by Newport Classical. Derived from the term ‘God-Bug Syndrome’ where a “’god complex’ (inflated self-importance) acts as a defense against deep-seated feelings of worthlessness,” says Fung. “I believe our world right now is facing these conflicting emotions.” Exploring the vibrant dialogue between violin and percussion, Lee and Sandbox Percussion bring this dynamic new work to The Breakers, along with music by two other women composers, Gabriella Smith and Joan Tower.
Program:
GABRIELLA SMITH FIVE
VIVIAN FUNG Goddess // Insect [Regional Premiere, Newport Classical Co-Commission]
INTERMISSION
JOAN TOWER To Sing or Dance
Jul
8
5:00 PM17:00
Monteaux School & Music Festival perform "Pizzicato"
Welcome to our 'Mainely' Chamber Music Opener! This week's chamber music concert features Bartok's Divertimento for String Orchestra, plus works by Schubert, Beach, and Brahms.
Composed during a brief peaceful period approaching the fraught final years of his life, Bartók’s Divertimento for String Orchestra is a genre-defying work which infuses the form of a Baroque concerto grosso with Modernist elements. Polyrhythm and folk elements—hallmarks of Bartók’s works—invigorate a traditional compositional form.
Jul
4
7:00 PM19:00
Tanner Lapointe performs "Six Haiku" at Centric MusicFest
Prairie Portraits: Art & Art Song
Megan Wittig, Tanner Lapointe & Carolyn Herrington
PMA Scholarship Winner pianist Keitaro Tatsuno
Live art & gallery display with a celebration of prairie composers
Jun
27
5:00 PM17:00
Jun
9
8:00 PM20:00
Brightwork Ensemble performs "Corona Morphs"
Don’t miss our 2025-26 season finale, curated and performed by the world-class musicians of Brightwork Ensemble, with special guest artists and friends from the LA new music community.
Jun
7
4:00 PM16:00
newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble performs 'String Quartet No. 5: "Spiraling"'
Program
Estro Poetico-armonico III, Yotam Haber
Conductor, Anya Pogorelova
Soprano Soloist, Jennifer Weiman
Soprano and chamber orchestra
Searching for Sophia, Elizabeth Raum
Oboe and string quartet
Mirage, Shulamit Ran
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
String Quartet No. 5, Vivian Fung
Jun
4
7:00 PM19:00
Luna Lab performs 'Down and Dirty: II. and III.'
Join Luna Composition Lab and International Contemporary Ensemble for an evening of world premieres by Luna Lab's 2025-26 Fellows!
Luna Composition Lab is proud to present a night of six world premieres by the 2025-26 Fellows—Chloe Kirk, Christabelle Kirkham, Anchi Wang-Hall, Andromeda Wen, Faith Wesley, and Madeline Yang—performed by the renowned International Contemporary Ensemble in the Weill Music Room in Carnegie Hall's Resnick Education Wing. Alongside these premieres, International Contemporary Ensemble will perform work by Luna Lab mentor composers Vivian Fung, Brittany J. Green, and Angélica Negrón.
PROGRAM
CHLOE KIRK, A Foreign Form*
VIVIAN FUNG, Down and Dirty (Mvmnt. II & III)
FAITH WESLEY, I Have Come to Set Fire*
ANCHI WANG-HALL, Negative Spaces*
BRITTANY J. GREEN, Living is the journey of answering
CHRISTABELLE KIRKHAM, (when the leaves turn)*
MADELINE YANG, though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea*
ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN, A Través Del Manto Luminoso
ANDROMEDA WEN, Echoes*
*world premiere
Jun
1
7:00 PM19:00
New York Festival of Song performs 'Pot Roast a la RBG'
In June 2026, NYFOS Next’s latest collaboration presents a meditation on possibility and impossibility in The Same River Twice, featuring three world premieres of new songs by Luna Composition Lab alumni Alicia Erlandson, Elisa Johnson, and Devon Lee, commissioned by NYFOS and celebrating the tenth anniversary of Luna Lab’s founding. Soprano Jennifer Zetlan and mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson will work closely with these young composers on works written for their voices, and the program will be filled out by selections from Luna Lab’s roster of superstar mentors.
May
7
7:30 PM19:30
Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 5: "Spiraling"'
Program
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2 (1787)
Vivian Fung: Quartet "Spiraling"
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36 (1945)
Apr
30
7:30 PM19:30
Sandbox Percussion and Kristin Lee perform "Goddess//Insect"
SONIC SPECTRUM IV
Kristin Lee, Violin
Sandbox Percussion (Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian David Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Rose Studio at CMS
Program
Vivian Fung, Goddess//Insect
Joan Tower, Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra
Harrison, Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra
Apr
28
10:30 AM10:30
Sandbox Percussion: Open Rehearsal for Students
Ever wonder how professional musicians prepare for a concert? What does a professional rehearsal look and feel like? We invite you and your high school or middle school students to attend a working rehearsal as artists prepare for their upcoming concert at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Open Rehearsals include a pre-rehearsal discussion, rehearsal, and Q&A session with the artists. Attendees are also provided with a resource guide prior to the rehearsal to familiarize themselves with the repertoire they are about to experience.
All Open Rehearsals take place from 10:30 am–12:00 pm in the Rose Studio at CMS or Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
Events are free with registration.
Apr
26
2:00 PM14:00
Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 5: "Spiraling"'
Program
Vivian Fung: Quartet "Spiraling" - New York Premiere
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2 (1787)
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 (1825)—with members of the Ulysses Quartet
Concert will also be livestreamed
Apr
18
3:00 PM15:00
Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 5: "Spiraling"'
Program
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2
Fung: String Quartet No. 5"Spiraling"
Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Apr
18
3:00 PM15:00
Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 5: "Spiraling"
Program
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2
Fung: String Quartet No. 5"Spiraling"
Traditional Quebecois, arr. Katarina String Quartet, L’Acadien d’Acadie
Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Apr
17
7:30 PM19:30
New work Ensemble 4 These Times, premiere by Haruka Fujii and Stacey Pelinka
WOMEN CROSSING/ LIMINALITY
Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Cha Chi Ming Hall, Bowes Center, SF Conservatory of Music, 200 Van Ness, SF and livestreamed on SFCM's Vimeo channel
FREE
Pre-concert talk at 7:00 p.m.
The culmination of E4TT's two-year exploration of women's immigration and identity and our sixth collaboration with the SF Conservatory of Music Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Department, featuring:
Commissions by Juhi Bansal, Vivian Fung, and Pamela Z
Apr
14
7:00 PM19:00
Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble perform "Ominous"
Curated and conducted by Brian Current, this special concert honours the extraordinary legacy of Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–2025) with a performance of Introitus, her deeply spiritual concerto for piano and chamber orchestra. Also featured are two bold contemporary works: Black Ice by Rashaan Allwood, a visceral reflection on unseen danger and structural inequality, and Ominous by Vivian Fung, a tense, vibrant work that explores precariousness and urgency through vivid textures. Together, these pieces explore vulnerability, voice, and transcendence through three distinct and powerful lenses.
Apr
13
7:30 PM19:30
Co-Commission Premiere of new work for Kristin Lee and Sandbox Percussion
Experience a bold new fusion of percussion and violin as Kristin Lee and Sandbox Percussion perform the DMV premiere of a new work by Vivian Fung, co-commissioned by Constellations.
Program:
Joan Tower To Sing or to Dance (Seattle Premiere) ECM co-commission
Gabriella Smith FIVE (World Premiere)
Vivian Fung New Work (World Premiere) ECM co-commission
Kristin Lee, violin | Sandbox Percussion, Ensemble in Residence: Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney, percussion
Apr
11
7:30 PM19:30
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players perform "Ominous"
Program
Ruth Crawford Seeger - Music for Small Orchestra (1926)
Seare Ahmad Farhat - Muzzahaimat (2023) - Bay Area premiere
Vivian Fung - Ominous (2024) - West Coast premiere
Steve Reich Jacob’s Ladder (2023) - West Coast pemiere
Apr
4
7:30 PM19:30
Seattle Symphony musicians perform "Frenetic Memories"
From Ruth Gipps to Vivian Fung
Program
Gipps, Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, and String Trio
Hindemith, Morgenmusik
Day, Ignition
Fung, Frenetic Memories for clarinet and string quartet
Mar
14
12:00 PM12:00
Facing the Moon with Del Sol Quartet & SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim
A live performance of music and poetry by Del Sol Quartet and poet Genny Lim, co-author of ISLAND, the first book of Angel Island poetry. This performance will amplify the experience of the Chinese diaspora on Angel Island through excerpts of their new project "Facing the Moon." The 45- minute concert includes new poetry by Genny Lim & music by Vivian Fung, Meilina Tsui, Theresa Wong, and Chinary Ung.
There will be one performance at 12:00 in the Detention Barracks Museum. Please note that the start time of this performance is subject to change.
There will be shuttles from Ayala Cove to the Immigration Station at 10:30 and 11:30 for the concert.
The performance is included in your $5 admission to the Detention Barracks Museum. Sign up below to let us know you’re attending.
Mar
8
2:00 PM14:00
NZTrio performs "Ominous Machine"
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
Mar
7
7:30 PM19:30
World Premiere of "Goddess//Insect" with Kristin Lee and Sandbox Percussion
Artistic Director Kristin Lee teams up with our three-time GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble-in-residence, Sandbox Percussion, for a groundbreaking performance featuring three new premieres. This cutting-edge program showcases the dynamic blending of violin and percussion quartet- an unforgettable experience that pushes the boundaries of chamber music.
Program:
Joan Tower To Sing or to Dance (Seattle Premiere) ECM co-commission
Gabriella Smith FIVE (World Premiere)
Vivian Fung Goddess//Insect (World Premiere) ECM co-commission
Kristin Lee, violin | Sandbox Percussion, Ensemble in Residence: Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney, percussion
Mar
7
6:00 PM18:00
NZTrio performs "Ominous Machine"
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
Mar
6
8:00 PM20:00
World Premiere "Goddess//Insect" with Kristin Lee and Sandbox Percussion
Artistic Director Kristin Lee teams up with our three-time GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble-in-residence, Sandbox Percussion, for a groundbreaking performance featuring three new premieres. This cutting-edge program showcases the dynamic blending of violin and percussion quartet- an unforgettable experience that pushes the boundaries of chamber music.
Program:
Joan Tower To Sing or to Dance (Seattle Premiere) ECM co-commission
Gabriella Smith FIVE (World Premiere)
Vivian Fung Goddess//Insect (World Premiere) ECM co-commission
Kristin Lee, violin | Sandbox Percussion, Ensemble in Residence: Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney, percussion
Mar
6
7:00 PM19:00
Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 5: "Spiraling"' (Copy)
Program
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2 (1787)
Vivian Fung: Quartet "Spiraling"
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36 (1945)
Mar
6
6:00 PM18:00
NZTrio performs "Ominous Machine"
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
Mar
1
6:00 PM18:00
NZTrio performs "Ominous Machine"
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
Feb
28
6:00 PM18:00
NZTrio performs "Ominous Machine"
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
Feb
27
6:00 PM18:00
NZTrio performs "Ominous Machine"
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge