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James Ehnes leads Mendelssohn’s Octet © Jena Poppe

Four hands, 32 strings and shared fire at Seattle Chamber Music Society’s opener

By Thomas May, 07 July 2026

An evening of piano four-hands and Mendelssohn’s Octet launch Seattle Chamber Music Society’s summer festival, with distinct personalities repeatedly braiding into something larger.

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Seattle

07 Jul 2026

Four hands, 32 strings: Seattle Chamber Music Society’s opener

By Thomas May

Dominic Armstrong sings “Oh, my son...” © Gary Adams

Cleveland

A ChamberFest Cleveland premiere offers a powerful lament

By Frank Kuznik, 20 June 2025

Contemporary programming at this year's festival brings a sensitive social issue close to home, culminating in Judith Markovich's “Oh, my son…”

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Cleveland

20 Jun 2025

A ChamberFest Cleveland premiere offers a powerful lament

By Frank Kuznik

Montreal

Brandenburg brilliance: Denis Brott's pièce de résistance at Montreal Chamber Music Festival

By Laurence Vittes, 23 June 2024

With the audience sitting on stage with the performers and in the choir loft, this feels like the kind of communal experience that Bach would have recognized.

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Montreal

23 Jun 2024

Brandenburg brilliance at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival

By Laurence Vittes

Cleveland

"Fantastic Tales" come to life at Chamberfest Cleveland

By Frank Kuznik, 15 June 2024

Smart sophistication and creepy entertainment go hand-in-hand in an excursion to odd corners of the chamber repertoire.

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Cleveland

15 Jun 2024

"Fantastic Tales" come to life at Chamberfest Cleveland

By Frank Kuznik