Press Release

May 14, 2025

For Immediate Release

Cleveland Chamber Music Society announces 76th season, which begins September 16

Featured artists include James Ehnes, Jeremy Denk with Isidore String Quartet, baritone Quinn Kelsey, Takács Quartet and more

Critical acclaim for Season 75:

"Cleveland Chamber Music Society sure knows how to throw a party" - Seen and Heard International

"a pillar of classical music in Cleveland" - The Land

"one of the most respected chamber music series in the country" - Cleveland Classical

Hot on the heels of its tremendously acclaimed 75th anniversary season, Cleveland Chamber Music Society announces its programming for the 2025-2026 season. Featured artists include the Takács Quartet, pianist Jeremy Denk with the Isidore String Quartet, baritone Quinn Kelsey, and more.

The 75th Season ended triumphantly in April with the complete Shostakovich String Quartet cycle performed by the Jerusalem Quartet. Achieving a feat never before attempted in the region, the quartet performed the works in chronological order at the Cleveland Museum of Art over five nights. With masterclasses, pre-concert lectures, and a screening of Hamlet with a score by Shostakovich, the community came together to witness this historic cycle.

For the upcoming season, Cleveland Chamber Music Society presents five of the world's leading string quartets and recitals by violinist James Ehnes with pianist Orion Weiss, who open the season on September 16, and baritone Quinn Kelsey performing music by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, and Copland with pianist Craig Ketter (February 3).

In the fall, the Belcea Quartet performs Britten's Second String Quartet alongside music by Mozart and Webern (October 21) and the Takács Quartet performs quartets by Dvořák, Beethoven, and Haydn (November 11). In the spring, the Leonkoro Quartet performs music by Haydn, Schulhoff, and Webern (March 3); the Verona Quartet performs with Cleveland-based pianist Yaron Kohlberg (April 28); and the season finale features the Isidore String Quartet with pianist Jeremy Denk performing Brahms' Quintet in F minor alongside works by Ligeti and Haydn (May 19).

"As one of the most established concert presenters in Cleveland we're so proud to bring these world renowned artists from across the globe to our community. For three quarters of a century our audiences have enjoyed performances from the likes of pianist Jeremy Denk, the Takács Quartet, and baritone Quinn Kelsey" says CCMS board chair Fern Jennings. "I can't wait for this upcoming season."

Tickets are available now by phone at (216) 291-2777, and will soon be available online at ClevelandChamberMusic.org. Subscriptions from $120, single tickets are $40 for adults ($35 seniors, $5 students/anyone under 19 years old).

Tickets

Available by phone (216) 291-2777 now, and online later this summer

Subscriptions

Full series (7 concerts): $210 and includes a bonus guest ticket, good for any one concert during the season; Pick-4 (create your own series of any 4 concerts): $120

Single concerts

Regular Adult $40; Senior (Age 62+): $35; under 19 and any full time students $5

September 16, 2025 | Violinist James Ehnes with pianist Orion Weiss

Korngold: Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 

Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A minor 

Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11 No. 4

Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 

October 21, 2025 | Belcea Quartet

Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5

Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance” 

Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36

November 11, 2025 | Takács Quartet

Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3 

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74

Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 

February 3, 2026 | Baritone Quinn Kelsey with pianist Craig Ketter

 Works by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, and Copland 

March 3, 2026 | Leonkoro Quartet

Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4 

Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet

Webern: Langsamer Satz (Slow Movement) for String Quartet 

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 

April 28, 2026 | Verona Quartet with pianist Yaron Kohlberg

A. Scarlatti: Sonata a Quattro No. 4 (1720) 

Glass: String Quartet No. 2, “Company” 

Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “The Kreutzer Sonata” 

Dvořák: Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 81 

May 19, 2026 | Isidore String Quartet with pianist Jeremy Denk

Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2

Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34