Chamber Music Marin continues its 2024-2025 Chamber Music Concert Series at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church in Mill Valley. Since its inception in 1973, the all-volunteer nonprofit has presented hundreds of nationally and internationally recognized touring musicians to audiences totalling over 50,000 guests. Many of these musicians are rising stars, with notable musicians such as Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell and world renowned pianist Angela Hewitt having performed in past concert series.
When: Sunday, February 2, 5pm
Where: Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church in Mill Valley
What: Chamber Music Marin (CMM) presents the Tesla Quartet as part of their 2024-2025 Chamber Music Concert Series which runs through May 18, 2025. Now in its 52nd year, Chamber Music Marin will present a diverse repertoire for their new season featuring newly commissioned works and timeless classics. The season consists of five intimate concerts, all reflecting CMM’s mission of presenting world-class musicians at affordable prices.
The Tesla Quartet formed at the Juilliard School in New York in 2008. From 2009-2012 they were the Graduate Quartet in Residence with the famed Takacs Quartet at the University of Colorado Boulder. They have won top prizes in several competitions, tour widely, and commissioned 12 new works during the COVID pandemic in 2020. They will perform the popular Haydn “Joke” Quartet, Opus 33, No. 2, and the Dvorak String Quartet No. 10, Opus 51, as well as introducing the audience to String Quartet No. 3 by Polish/Lithuanian composer Grazina Bacewicz (1909-1969).
Program:
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2, “Joke”
Grazina Bacewicz: String Quartet No. 3
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E♭ Major, Op. 51
Public Information: Ticket prices are $48 GA, $130 for a 3-concert subscription (any 3 concerts), or $190 for the entire season subscription (5 concerts, an additional any concert ticket, and a free ticket to the Marin Music Chest Youth Finalist concert). Youths 18 and under are always free. All shows start at 5pm. To purchase tickets, visit www.chambermusicmarin.org
More Information: “We are particularly excited about the program diversity of this series of concerts,” said Anna Vagin, CMM Board President. “The works to be performed span a wide range from the 18th to the 21st centuries and include some of the greatest works of classical chamber music. We are also excited to be featuring women and African American composers, as well as works commissioned during the COVID shutdown.”
Since its inception in 1973, the all-volunteer nonprofit has presented hundreds of nationally and internationally recognized touring musicians to audiences totaling over 50,000 guests. Many of these musicians are rising stars, with notable musicians such as Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, world-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt, and string quartet pioneers the Kronos Quartet having performed in past concert seasons.
2024-2025 Chamber Music Marin Concert Series Line-Up also includes:
February 23, 2025 – Dalby, Costanza, and Yakushev Trio
March 30, 2025 – Frisson Nonet
May 18, 2025 – Marin Music Chest’s Young Artists Concert
Chamber Music Marin’s dedicated Board of Directors plans and produces the annual Chamber Music Marin series of five concerts. Additionally, Chamber Music Marin is dedicated to promoting classical music by educational outreach programs to Marin County school children, thus exposing the next generation to the exquisite pleasures of chamber music. Learn more at www.chambermusicmarin.org.