Maestro Chamber Music Society
For thirty-six years, Maestro's generous membership has celebrated the tradition of chamber music and shaped its future. Whether underwriting a concert series populated with established musicians or providing gifted young artists with quality instruments to match their potential, Maestro members have been nurturing generations of classical musicians and ensuring the longevity of the art form.
Join us for Maestro's 36th Season and enjoy the concerts as benefits of membership. Tickets are never sold. You'll have a first-class seat to a world-class series.
2025-2026 Concert Season
Saturday | October 18, 2025 | 4pm
Jerusalem Quartet
“Superlatives are inadequate in describing just how fine this playing was from one of the young, yet great quartets of our time.”
—The Strad
Jubilee Program:
Mozart: String Quartet in C-Major, KV 465 (“Dissonance”)
Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Große Fuge, Op. 133
Saturday | November 15, 2025 | 4pm
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
“…one of the world’s most acclaimed living pianists.”
—Canberra City News
All Ravel Program:
Sérénade grotesque, M. 5
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Miroirs, M. 43
Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68
Sunday | December 7, 2025 | 4:00pm
Takács Quartet
with Jordan Bak, viola
“Classical music doesn’t get much more life-enhancing than this.”
—The Guardian
Program:
Schubert: String Quartet in C minor, D.703, “Quartettsatz”
Mozart: String Quintet No. 3 in C Major, K.515
Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K.516
Saturday | January 24, 2026 | 4 pm
Sitkovetsky Trio
“Like three good friends enjoying a glass of wine and intimate conversation, the Sitkovetsky Trio sparkle with conviviality.”
—BBC Music Magazine
Program:
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97
Schubert: Notturno for Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 148, D. 897
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929
SPONSORED BY THE HAUSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
Sunday | February 15, 2026 | 4pm
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
“A genius who has reached the height of his interpretive powers.”
—The Spectator
Program:
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, “Moonlight”
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
SPONSORED BY THE HAUSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
Saturday | March 21, 2026 | 4pm
Ehnes Quartet
with Orion Weiss, piano
“Virtuosity and elegance beyond belief.”—La Presse
Program:
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Saturday | April 25, 2026 | 4pm
Tallis Scholars
Director Peter Phillips
“The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music.”—The New York Times
Mysteries and Miracles:
Giovanni Gabrieli: O magnum mysterium
Victoria: Missa O magnum mysterium (Kyrie and Gloria)
Wert: Egressus Jesus
Victoria: Missa O magnum mysterium (Credo)
Wert: Ascendente Jesu
Victoria: Missa O magnum mysterium (Sanctus and Agnus)
Allegri: Miserere mei
Tallis: Videte miraculum
Gallus: Mirabile mysterium
Guerrero: Maria Magdalena
Photo Credits: Mendelsohn Hall: Ron Lebel | Jerusalem Quartet: Felix Broede | Jean-Efflam Bavouzet: Benjamin Ealovega | Takács Quartet: Amanda Tipton | Jordan Bak: Titilayo Ayangade | Sitkovetsky Trio: Vincy Ng | Benjamin Grosvenor: Kaupo Kikkas | James Ehnes: Benjamin Ealovega | Amy Schwartz Moretti: Leah Yetter | Che-Yen Chen: Darin Fong | Edward Arron: Dan Lenore | Orion Weiss: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco | Tallis Scholars:
Rodrigo Perez