The popular series of monthly concerts in the galleries featuring young artists from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the joint program with Case Western Reserve University’s early and baroque music programs enters its fifth season. Outstanding conservatory musicians present mixed programs of chamber music amid the museum’s collections for a unique and intimate experience—concerts that regularly feature instruments from the museum’s keyboard collection.

From standard repertoire to unknown gems, these early-evening, hour-long performances are a delightful after-work encounter or the start of a night out. Programs announced the week of the performance.

Free, no tickets required.

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K. 590
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante (Allegretto)

Performed by Rebecca Benjamin and Yu Ming Ma, violins; Mark Liu, viola; Sarah Miller, cello

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Leoš Janáček (1854–1928)
String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
I. Adagio con moto
II. Con moto

Performed by Carter Coleman and Colin Laursen, violins; Chloé Thominet, viola; David Olson, cello

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Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884)
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, JB 1:105
I. Allegro vivo appassionato
II. Allegro moderato a la Polka

Performed by the Belka Quartet
Beatrice Hsieh and Charles Gleason, violins; Matthew Geise, viola; Daniel Blumhard, cello