September 2024

Hello Friends, We are delighted to invite you to the Opening Concert of Chamber Music Society of St. Louis with “Open Strings”, marking the start of an extraordinary musical journey for Season 16! Please join us Monday evening for “Open Strings”, an evening of captivating music by Beethoven, Borodin, Mozart and one of the most popular works we have ever performed, Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings. Musicians performing Monday are Xiaoxiao Qiang, Jessica Cheng Hellwege, Jesse Chen, Hannah Ji, Alejandro Valdepeñas, Chris Tantillo, Susan Gordon, Bjorn Ranheim and Davin Rubicz. The Prelude portion will feature a performance by our student musicians of the Lyra String Quartet, Zoe Baldwin, Hayden Baker, Reid Huntley and Sylvia Kennedy. Celebrate the power of music with us in our cabaret-style seating while enjoying a beverage from STL Barkeep at your table. There are just a few seats left so secure your tickets soon. We look forward to sharing the music with you. TICKETS Want to have some irreverent fun with music? Tune your radio or navigate your browser to Classic 107.3 for our final The Chamber At Home broadcast of the season on Saturday at 5pm and repeated on Monday at 10am. This week’s encore concert is “A Frivolous First”. As I warned the audience that night…I take no responsibility for what went on in the performance. Happy listening, Marc

Hello Friends, Monday night’s “Vintage Gala” celebrating Leonard Slatkin’s 80th birthday and The Chamber’s 15th Anniversary Season is a wrap. We thank everyone who championed and attended the event. We are very grateful for our Presenting Sponsor Noémi Neidorff and Artists Sponsor Dr. Tai Lin of Ariel Premium Supply. Thank you to our Mary Strauss and Tom and Carol Voss for serving as Honorary Chairs and their generous support. We appreciate the herculean efforts of Event Chair Miran Halen and her Co-Chairs Becky Domyan and Amalia Pfannenstiel. Special thanks to Miran for her video shown during the performance. If you would like to view the 5-minute video on the Slatkin family heritage, you can view it HERE. We greatly appreciate the artistry of the musicians who performed so beautifully. Ozzie Smith gave a delightful performance in presenting the Louisville Slugger custom baseball bat The Chamber had made for Leonard. Thanks also to Joan Berkman and our Media Advisory friends for their coverage of the Vintage gala and certainly to our Rader Young Artist student ensemble, The Lyra Quartet for their excellent performance during the cocktail hour.We are indebted to Ellen Condie for her expertise in guiding our team in planning the event and all the volunteers who made things work. To get a taste of the Monday night excitement, you can experience some videos and photos by visiting THIS PAGE. The Chamber At Home summer season is winding down. This week’s broadcast “Everything but the Kitchen Sink” is a ton of fun with Martinu’s La Revue De Cuisine and our dear friends, jazz piano duo Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi. While you will enjoy listening to the music from these two wonderful musicians, if you have not seen them in person, watching them is just as much fun. You can do that when they join CMSSL for their 5th year in February with “4 Hands, 88 Keys”. The Chamber At Home broadcasts air on Classic 107.3 Saturdays at 5pm and Mondays at 10am. Happy listening, Marc