Sundays in Charleston…
Attending a Sunday afternoon Chamber Music Charleston concert has become a cherished tradition – and this season, we have curated 14 different Sunday afternoon performances, each offering an exceptional musical experience in the beautiful venues Charleston has to offer.
Looking for the world’s top classical musicians performing alongside our very own local artists? Look no further than our Ovation Concerts, where violinists such as Stella Chen (performing on her “General Kyd” 1720 Stradivarius) and Arnaud Sussman (playing on his 1731 Stradivarius violin) join us for music of Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, and Loeffler.
Prefer a more intimate venue where you can experience chamber music as originally intended, in a historic home, surrounded by a small audience of friends? Join us for one of our Downtown House Concerts at such historic spaces as the Governor Thomas Bennett House and parsonage of the French Huguenot Church.
And to round it out, we bring masterworks of the Classical and Romantic era to life in the historic ballroom of South Carolina Society Hall for our Salon Series – of which many of the performances are already sold out.
Join us as we continue our tradition of sharing exceptional concerts performed by an internationally acclaimed roster of guest artists alongside Charleston’s finest chamber musicians. We look forward to seeing you in the audience!
TRADITION & REINVENTION
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 2 and 4pm
The Gov. Thomas Bennett House, 69 Barre St.
HANDEL Handel Trio Sonata in g minor, HWV 387
JACOB Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Clarinet
STRAVINSKY Suite Italienne
Kelly Moziek, oboe l Charles Messersmith, clarinet
Sandra Nikolajevs, bassoon l Julia Harlow, harpsichord
TANGO MEETS CLASSICAL
Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3pm
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St.
PIAZZOLLA Tango Ballet
SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major
Amy Schwartz Moretti and Frances Hsieh, violin I Ben Weiss, viola I Brannon Cho and Tim O’Malley, cello
FROM CLASSICAL TO JAZZ
Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 2 and 4pm
South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting St.
MOZART String Quintet in c Minor, K. 406
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6
BRUBECK Blue Rondo à la Turk
Anthea Kreston and Frances Hsieh, violin I Ben Weiss and Jenny Weiss, viola I Tim O’Malley, cello
LOEFFLER’S FORGOTTEN OCTET
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 3pm
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St.
MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581
LOEFFLER Octet for Two Clarinets, Harp, String Quartet, and Double Bass
Guest violinist Stella Chen, guest clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson, and musicians of CMC
AUTUMNAL SERENADES
Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 2 and 4pm
The Parsonage of the French Huguenot Church, 44 Queen Street
Beethoven Serenade in D Major, Op.25
Telemann Sonata for Flute and Violin, TWV 40:111
Reger Serenade in D Major, Op.77a
John Samuel Roper, flute l Jenny Weiss, violin I Ben Weiss, viola
A CHRISTMAS SALON
Sunday, December 13 2026 at 2 and 4pm
South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting St.
COUPERIN La Françoise
RESPHIGI L’adorazione dei Magi from “Trittico Botticelliano”
TRADITIONAL Christmas Bell Suite
Jenny Weiss, violin IRegina Helcher Yost, flute I Kelly Moziek, oboe I Sandra Nikolajevs, bassoon I Ana Hamilton, piano
DVORAK AND FAURE
Sunday, January 10, 2027 at 3pm
Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church Street
FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor, Op. 15
DVORAK Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
Michael Stephen Brown, piano I Lun Li and Frances Hsieh, violin I Ben Weiss, viola I Tim O’Malley, cello
ART OF THE STRING QUARTET
Sunday, January 24, 2027 at 2 and 4pm
Location to be announced
Beach String Quartet in One Movement, Op. 89
Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, “Emperor”
Piazzolla Four, for Tango
Frances Hsieh, violin l Tomas Jakubek, violin I Ben Weiss, viola l Timothy O’Malley, cello
SCHUBERT’S GRANDEUR
Sunday, February 21, 2027 at 2 and 4pm
South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting St.
SCHUBERT Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D.929
HANDEL/HALVORSEN Pasacaglia
Andrew Armstrong, piano I Nathan Meltzer, violin I Sara Scanlon, cello
CHAMBER MUSIC LEGACY
Sunday, March 7, 2027 at 2pm
Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church Street
DVORAK String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77
MONTGOMERY Strum
Francisco Fullana and Elaina Gable, violin I Carlos Walker, viola I Peter O’Malley, cello I Devin O’Brien, bass
GLORIOUS STRINGS
Sunday, March 21, 2027 at 3pm
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St.
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”
BRAHMS String Sextet No. 1 in B flat Major, Op.18
Arnaud Sussman and Frances Hsieh, violin I Ben Weiss and Jenny Weiss, viola I Alan Rafferty and Tim O’Malley, cello
SALON SERIES FINALE
Sunday, April 11, 2027 at 2 and 4pm
South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting St.
HAYDN Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV/25
GANGLBERGER Mein Teddybär for Bassoon and Piano Quartet
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 3 in c minor, Op. 60
Philip Bush, piano I Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin I Ben Weiss, viola I Tim O’Malley, cello I Sandra Nikolajevs, bassoon
THE VIANO QUARTET
Sunday, May 9, 2027 at 3pm
Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St.
HAYDN String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2
