Become a supporting member of CMS of SF
A membership program for Chamber Music Society of San Francisco fans! Membership perks include priority seating at most events, and the opportunity to connect with other music lovers.
We have a fantastic line up of guest artists joining us for the 2018-19 season: violist, Marcel Gemperli, pianist Stephen Prutsman, cellist Hannah Addario-Berry, and violist Meena Bhasin.
Memberships are $35 or $100 for the full calendar year and can be purchased here:
Our group
Founded in the spring of 2013, the Chamber Music Society of San Francisco was born out of a collective desire to perform the great chamber music repertoire. Dedicated to bringing these masterworks to diverse audiences, CMSSF is passionate about concertizing in intimate settings, creating close connections between performers and listeners, and cultivating a relationship between music and audiences that extends far beyond the perimeter of the concert hall.
CMSSF brings together Bay Area musicians of diverse musical experience. They can be heard performing with the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony, Magik*Magik Orchestra, as well as many other chamber ensembles, including early music, jazz, tango, and pop.
Founding members Natasha Makhijani, Jory Fankuchen, Clio Tilton and Samsun van Loon came together through their mutual love of the late Beethoven String Quartets. Forming a core to collaborate with beloved Bay Area musicians as guest artists.
Tickets are now available for our March 9th Afternoon Salon Fundraiser!
Tickets: $25 General, $5 under 18
with guest pianist Stephen Prutsman
A juxtaposition of one of Shostakovich's darkest string quartets, intended to be his final work and personal musical epitaph, with Schumann's heroic piano quintet, the first major work of a genre which would become a fixture of the chamber music repertoire.
Program: Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 and Schumann Piano Quintet
Tickets: $25 General, $5 under 18
With guest pianist Stephen Prutsman
A juxtaposition of one of Shostakovich's darkest string quartets, intended to be his final work and personal musical epitaph, and Schumann's heroic piano quintet, the first major work of a genre which would become a fixture of the chamber music repertoire.
Program: Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 and Schumann Piano Quintet
Please note: Although tickets are not for sale on the Eventbrite link, a $50/person donation will be collected at the door. Thanks!
with guest pianist Stephen Prutsman
A juxtaposition of one of Shostakovich's darkest string quartets, intended to be his final work and personal musical epitaph, and Schumann's heroic piano quintet, the first major work of a genre which would become a fixture of the chamber music repertoire.
Program: Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 and Schumann Piano Quintet
Doors open at 5:30, Music begins at 6 p.m.
Wine and cheese reception with the musicians to follow.
Join us for a delightful afternoon of music, hors d'oeuvres, and wine. This year's event features a very special wine pairing concert.
Chamber Music Society of San Francisco
Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, 455 Fair Oaks St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Meet the Quartet Aimed at families with young children, we introduce the instruments of the string quartet featuring music of Mozart, Shostakovich, and Beethoven.
Bartok's String Quartet No. 1 blends sounds of his own romantic yearning for an unrequited love with the folk music of his beloved country. Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence evokes the beauty of his travels there with music that takes the listener on a journey filled with dance, lyricism, and nostalgia.
With guest artists Meena Bhasin viola, and Hannah Addario-Berry cello
Bela Bartok - String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor
Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence
Bartok's String Quartet No. 1 blends sounds of his own romantic yearning for an unrequited love with the folk music of his beloved country. Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence evokes the beauty of his travels there with music that takes the listener on a journey filled with dance, lyricism, and nostalgia.
with guest artists Meena Bhasin viola, and Hannah Addario-Berry cello
Bela Bartok - String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor
Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence
Bartok's String Quartet No. 1 blends sounds of his own romantic yearning for an unrequited love with the folk music of his beloved country. Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence evokes the beauty of his travels there with music that takes the listener on a journey filled with dance, lyricism, and nostalgia.
with guest artists Meena Bhasin viola, and Hannah Addario-Berry cello
Bela Bartok - String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor
Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence