Press Release

June 26, 2024

For Immediate Release

The Cleveland Chamber Music Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary

2024-25 season highlights include the complete Shostakovich string quartets played by Jerusalem Quartet - a rare performance of the entire cycle

Season also includes Grammy winners Imani Winds, Chanticleer, guitarist Jason Vieaux with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and flutist Emmanuel Pahud

In 1949, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine wanted to be able to experience the kind of first rate chamber ensembles he was used to hearing back home in New York. He, along with some of his medical school colleagues, persuaded the venerable Budapest Quartet to perform three concerts in Cleveland. The wildly enthusiastic audience response set the stage for the founding of the Cleveland Chamber Music Society the following year. 

The 2024-25 season marks Cleveland Chamber Music Society's 75th anniversary. "As one of the most established concert presenters in Cleveland we're so proud to be able to bring these world renowned artists from across the globe to our city. For three quarters of a century our audiences have enjoyed performances by artists like Chanticleer, guitarist Jason Vieux, and the Jerusalem Quartet," says CCMS board chair Fern Jennings. "I'm so thrilled for this upcoming season."

A rare performance of all 15 Shostakovich string quartets by the Jerusalem Quartet is the highlight of the season. It is likely the first time the complete cycle has been performed in Cleveland. Praised by BBC Magazine as "an absolute triumph," the world-renowned Jerusalem Quartet performs Shostakovich's string quartets at the Cleveland Museum of Art in five concerts April 21-30, 2025.

Cleveland CMS season also includes performances by Chanticleer (September 24), Imani Winds with Michelle Cann (October 14) Cuarteto Casals (November 12), flutist Emmanuel Pahud (January 21), and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with guitarist Jason Vieaux (February 11). Complete programs and details are below.

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

*excluding Chanticleer

Pictured (top to bottom): Jerusalem Quartet (credit: Felix Broede); Dmitri Shostakovich (credit: Deutsche Fotothek)

The Cleveland Chamber Music Society brings the top performers from around the world to intimate venues in Cleveland since 1949. CCMS highlights its 75th anniversary in the 2024-2025 season with the internationally renowned Jerusalem Quartet’s complete cycle of Dmitri Shostakovich’s string quartets. Other highlights in this special season include the Grammy-award winning Imani Winds, vocal ensemble Chanticleer and guitarist Jason Vieaux with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Beyond the concert stage, the CCMS’s guest artists give master classes at conservatories in Northeast Ohio that are open to the public.

September 24 | Chanticleer

October 14 | Imani Winds with pianist Michelle Cann

November 12 | Cuarteto Casals

January 21 | Flutist Emmanuel Pahud

February 11 | CMS Lincoln Center with guitarist Jason Vieaux

April 21-20 | Jerusalem Quartet plays all 15 Shostakovich string quartets

All concerts begin at 7:30 pm.

Concerts are at Disciples Christian Church (3663 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights), except Jerusalem Quartet performances (at Cleveland Museum of Art)

Tickets

Available now by phone (216) 291-2777 and online at ClevelandChamberMusic.org

Subscriptions

Full series (10 concerts): $250 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; Full Shostakovich 5-concert series: $140; Shostakovich Week 1 (3 concerts): $90; Shostakovich Week 2 (2 concerts): $60

Single concerts (excluding Chanticleer)

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

Chanticleer Single tickets

Regular Adult $50; Senior: $45; Student: $10

September 24, 2024 – Chanticleer  "Music of a Silent World"

Majel Connery: The Rivers are our Brothers

Tom Petty: Wildflowers

Lawrence (band): The Weather

Ayanna Woods: New work

And music by William Byrd, Heinrich Isaac, and Robert Schumann

October 15, 2024 – Imani Winds with Michelle Cann, piano

Paquito D'Rivera: A Little Cuban Waltz

Viet Cuong: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano (co-commissioned by CCMS)

Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano

Valerie Coleman: Portraits of Langston for flute, clarinet, piano & narrator

Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds

November 12, 2024 – Cuarteto Casals

W.A. Mozart: Quartet in D Major, K.499 “Hoffmeister”

Sofia Gubaidulina: Reflections on a Theme B-A-C-H

Johannes Brahms: Quartet in c minor, Op. 51, no. 1

January 21, 2025 – Emmanuel Pahud, flute

W.A. Mozart (arr. Pahud): Sonata K304 in E minor   

Clara Schumann (arr. Pahud): Three Romances, Op.22 

J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in B-minor BWV 1030            

Nicolas Bacri: Sonata No.3 for flute and piano, Op.156   

Cesar Franck (arr.Pahud): Sonata in A major

February 11, 2025 – Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with Jason Vieaux, guitar “Spanish Journey”

Fernando Obradors: Canciones Espanolas

Isaac Albéniz: Mallorca

Enrique Fernández Arbós: Three Original Pieces in Spanish Style

Manuel De Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole

Pablo Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza

Joaquín Rodrigo: Tres Canciones

Joaquín Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in b minor, op. 76

April 21, 22, 23, 29 & 30 – Jerusalem Quartet Complete Shostakovich String Quartets over five concerts

Cleveland Museum of Art (11150 East Blvd, Cleveland)



April 21: String Quartets 1-3

April 22: String Quartets 4-6

April 23: String Quartets 7-9

April 29: String Quartets 10-12

April 30: String Quartets 13-15