The visionary principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic is joined by one of America’s most beloved collaborative pianists and the cellist who took top honors in the 2019 Sphinx Competition.

A recital celebrating the 150th birthday of Maurice Ravel by one of the world’s leading interpreters of the composer’s piano music, including a performance of the daunting Gaspard de la nuit accompanied by a reading of the three Aloysius Bertrand poems that inspired the piece, narrated by the legendary tenor George Shirley.

A founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet, violinist Melissa White is recognized for her “warmly expressive and lyrical” playing (Chicago Classical Review). Her recital with Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara highlights works by Brahms and Gershwin, alongside American women composers Amy Beach and Reena Esmail. The program concludes with William Grant Still’s Suite, a stunning work by the “Dean of Black American Composers”, inspired by the visual art of the Harlem Renaissance. Mahidhara explains, “We are performing works by composers who represent a diversity of backgrounds, much like the two of us.”

A founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet, violinist Melissa White is recognized for her “warmly expressive and lyrical” playing (Chicago Classical Review). Her recital with Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara highlights works by Brahms and Gershwin, alongside American women composersAmy Beach and Reena Esmail. The program concludes with William Grant Still’s Suite, a stunning work by the “Dean of Black American Composers”, inspired by the visual art of the Harlem Renaissance. Mahidhara explains, “We are performing works by composers who represent a diversity of backgrounds, much like the two of us.”

Celebrate the season with the Sebastians, the acclaimed New York early music ensemble with Michigan native harpsichordist Jeffrey Grossman, making their CM Detroit début with a spirited program of joyful Baroque works. Celebrate the season with Handel, Corelli, and others, and be swept away by Vivaldi’s infectious Folia.

Relic journeys into the Underworld, where darkness dwells and mysterious creatures lurk. Featuring music from Orphean works that span two centuries and five nationalities, this program represents an archetypal and deeply human passage into the heart of darkness and, ultimately back to the light. Music by Monteverdi, Telemann, Campra, and others

Celebrated GRAMMY Award-winning mezzo soprano Kelley O’Connor joins newly-appointed Washington National Opera director and composer Robert Spano for an exquisite evening of song.

Experience the exceptional communicative power and intoxicating stage dynamic of this unique and widely acclaimed ensemble, self-described as the world’s only “Piano Windtet.” Praised by critics as “a breath of fresh air,” ensemble 4.1 is devoted to presenting original masterpieces in a new light, while also discovering and performing rarely played compositions from the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries.

Experience the exceptional communicative power and intoxicating stage dynamic of this unique and widely acclaimed ensemble, self-described as the world’s only “Piano Windtet.” Praised by critics as “a breath of fresh air,” ensemble 4.1 is devoted to presenting original masterpieces in a new light, while also discovering and performing rarely played compositions from the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries.

The award-winning Balourdet Quartet is joined by Juilliard String Quartet cellist Astrid Schween for a performance of Schubert’s immortal Cello Quintet. Also on the program, Haydn’s “Bird” Quartet and “Strange Machines” by Canadian composer Karim Al-Zand.

Chamber Music Detroit audience favorite Zuill Bailey is joined by his long-time collaborator, Awadagin Pratt, for a glorious opening night concert with music by Beethoven, Arvo Part, Coleridge-Taylor and Brahms.