Hear the world's greatest string chamber music at UChicago Presents this season, from solo recitals to trios, quartets, and octets. Save 20-25% when you sign up for a Pick 4 or Pick 6 subscription package, and receive exclusive benefits including flexible ticket exchange.
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Members of one of the world's most celebrated chamber orchestras come to Chicago for an intimate performance of youthful masterpieces including one of the most famous chamber works of all time, Mendelssohn's Octet for Strings, as well as a brand-new work by the orchestra's composer-in-residence Sally Beamish.
Vision String Quartet
The innovative young string quartet from Berlin, performing entirely from memory, makes their Chicago debut in a program ranging from the dazzling Classical counterpoint of Haydn to the Romantic expression of Schumann and the post-war exuberance of Grażyna Bacewicz.
Danish String Quartet
One of the most exciting string quartets performing today celebrates the life of one of the world's greatest composers, Ludwig van Beethoven, through the composer's early, middle, and late string quartets.
Rachel Podger: Bach and Biber
Hailed as the "unsurpassed British glory of the Baroque violin" (The Times), Rachel Podger is known for her creative arrangements for violin of some of history's most cherished music for other instruments. At UChicago Presents this season, Podger brings Bach's Cello Suites, performed on Baroque violin, alongside his solo violin partitas as well as Heinrich Biber's deeply expressive "Guardian Angel" sonata.
Musicians from Marlboro
Musicians from one of the world's great cradles of chamber music perform Barhms Piano Trio in B Major and Schubert's Notturno in E-flat Major alongside vocal works by G.F. Handel and Kate Soper.
The Montrose Trio
In a tribute to Beethoven's 250th anniversary, the Montrose Trio performs the composer's monumental "Archduke" trio alongside Schubert's Trio No. 1.