Chamber Music Chas
CMC Charms with Austrian Music at Memminger
CHAMBER MUSIC CHARLESTON (CMC) continues to be one of the finest musical experiences in the region, as well as one of the best values for the money. The music and musicians are top rate, and the venues emanate a familial, relaxed ambience—the essence of “chamber” music. This is true not only of the CMC... Read »
CMC Austrian Evening to Feature Kreisler & Schubert
NEXT SATURDAY, APRIL 20, Chamber Music Charleston (CMC) will bring the spirit of Austria to Memminger Auditorium for the finale of its Kuhn & Kuhn Law Firm Memminger Concert Series. The concert will focus on Austria with special guest pianist Andrew Armstrong joining musicians of Chamber Music Charleston for a program of music by... Read »
The Diversity of American Music
CHAMBER MUSIC CHARLESTON satisfies your musical appetite without overindulging you. Their menus are hearty, but not too filling. And the size of their courses is just right: tasty, comprehensible, and memorable. They also consistently play with a clean, bright style, as demonstrated Saturday night at Memminger Auditorium by violinists Frances Hsieh and Jenny Weiss,... Read »
Chamber Music Savoir Faire
ONCE AGAIN, a (large) Charleston audience got a taste of the fine caliber of our local musicians—thanks to Sandra Nikolajevs and her efforts to see Chamber Music Charleston not only flourish but become the standard bearer of classical music as a complete cultural experience. “A Celebration of France” was presented as an evening of French... Read »
Celebrating French Music Bistro Style
WANT TO HEAR some of the best French romantic music while sipping wine in a Paris bistro? In this case, the ‘‘bistro’ will be at 56 Beaufain Street on Saturday, February 4, when Chamber Music Charleston presents its second installment of the Kuhn & Kuhn Law Firm Memminger Concert Series. Come early to sip... Read »
Beethoven’s “Women” at the Library Society
FRESH FROM THEIR PERFORMANCE in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina and Chamber Music Charleston will present “Beethoven: His Women and His Music” at the Charleston Library Society, Thursday November 3 at 7:00 P.M. This innovative musical drama combines the live classical music of Beethoven’s Archduke Piano Trio with... Read »
A Magic Moment of Live Chamber Music
WHY DIDN’T ANYONE think of this before? After all, Charleston is a Southern social town. It only makes sense that one of the best ways to present classical music is in a social context—with bistro tables wrapping around the stage, wine served beforehand, and the crowd mingling in a cheerful, festive ambiance for 45... Read »
The Art of Fine Living “Live’
THE ART OF FINE LIVING doesn’t get much better than when it combines world-class chamber music with fine wine and gourmet food. Which is what’s going to happen Saturday night, October 15 as Chamber Music Charleston presents “A Celebration of Germany,” the first of its distinctive Memminger Concert Series. What makes these concerts unique... Read »
Mozart In The South Sets the Season’s Tone
CAUGHT UP as we are in these frantic, full-bore, financially uncertain times, it is not easy to slip away, find a few minutes of outer—not to mention inner—quiet, and get away from it all. Yes, this is what we try to do on our walks, runs, and bicycle rides, or within the secret seclusion... Read »
A Musical Gallery
IT’S ONE THING to listen to chamber music in a bleak, bare-walled auditorium. It’s quite another to soak in the sounds as you sit inside an art gallery where wine and hors d’ouevres await. That’s at least four things you have to look forward to this weekend when Chamber Music Charleston presents another signature... Read »
