Welcome to the home page of the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia. Join us this year as we continue to present the world’s most beloved and unusual chamber music in venues throughout the metro Richmond area.

Dobner

Francis

Keefe

Manzo

Pascal

Schmidt

Tapping

Wilson

Please join us in April for the 2010 Richmond Festival of Music celebrating The Musical Worlds of Dvorák and Brahms, a week of events celebrating the lives and music of two cornerstones of Romantic chamber music.

For this event, CMSCVA will welcome musical guests from Europe and the United States:
Gabriel Dobner, piano
Lily Francis, violin and viola
Erin Keefe, violin and viola
Anthony Manzo, bass
Diane Pascal, violin
Carsten Schmidt, piano
Roger Tapping, viola
James Wilson, cello

Concerts
Master Pieces
A concert combining two famous works, the C Major Piano Trio of Brahms and the E-flat Piano Quartet of Dvorák, along with music by two of their protegees; Heinrich von Herzogenberg and pioneering African –American composer Harry Thacker Burleigh.

Sunday, April 18, 4pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Avenue, Richmond

Brahms Goes Dancing
Hear the astounding G major viola quintet by Brahms, plus three of his musical passions - Hungarian music, J.S. Bach and the “Blue Danube Waltz” by Johann Strauss Jr.

Tuesday, April 20, 7:30pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Avenue, Richmond

The Bohemian Soul
Heart-warming Czech chamber music played by string quartet and double bass – Dvorák’s quintet and waltzes, and music of his pupil Josef Suk. Plus the enchanting Fairy Tale for cello and piano by Leoš Janácek.

Thursday, April 22, 7:30pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1000 Blanton Avenue, Richmond

Click here to download our brochure for the entire 2009-2010 season.

Save the dates for the 2010 Richmond Festival of Music celebrating The Musical Worlds of Dvorak and Brahms.

Go to our Concerts & Events page to view what is coming up in the 2010 Richmond Festival of Music.

The 2010 Richmond Festival of Music is partially supported by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.