Welcome to our arts event calendar! This calendar supports arts programs and events in Monterey County. Find your next creative adventure, or submit your event to be added here upon approval.
Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm. Program includes pieces by Gabriela Lena Frank, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Antonin Dvořák. FULL DESCRIPTION Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas mvts. II & IV Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel String Quartet in E-flat Major Grażyna Bacewicz String Quartet No. 3 Antonin Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, op. 105 Performers Eric Chin, violin […]
Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm. The program features works by Mozart, Shostakovich and a world-premiere composition by Andrea Casarrubios. FULL DESCRIPTION Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K.478 Andrea Casarrubios Piano Quintet (CMMB commission) Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G Minor, op. 57 Artistic Director and violist Luke Fleming formed […]
Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Haydn, Howells, MacMillan, and Mendelssohn. FULL DESCRIPTION Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major op.74 no. 1 Anonymous Scottish work songs Herbert Howells Fantasy Quartet James MacMillan Memento Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, op. 80 Performers Colin Scobie, violin George Smith, […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes Debussy, Chopin, Milhaud, Stravinsky, and Novacek pieces. FULL DESCRIPTION Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140 Claude Debussy Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, L.116 Frédéric Chopin Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante, op. 22 Darius Milhaud Suite for violin, clarinet and […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Turina, Cras, and Brahms. FULL DESCRIPTION Joaquín Turina Piano Quartet Jean Cras String Trio Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, op. 60 Performers Desiree Ruhstrat, violin Aurelien Fort Pederzoli, viola David Cunliffe, cello Marta Aznavoorian, piano About the Performers Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Samuel, George and Antonín. Performers Simin Ganatra, violin Austin Hartman, violin Mark Holloway, viola Brandon Vamos, cello About The Ensemble Formed in 1994, the Pacifica Quartet quickly won chamber music’s top competitions, including the 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Award. In 2002 the ensemble was honored […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Erwin, Felix, Gabriella, and Maurice. Erwin Schulhoff Five Pieces for String Quartet Felix Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op.44 No.3 Gabriella Smith Carrot Revolution for String Quartet Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F Major Performers Adrian Steele, violin Phoenix Avalon, violin Devin […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Antonín, Leoš, and Ludwig. Antonín Dvořák Cypresses (1887) Leoš Janáček String Quartet No. 2: Intimate Letters (1928) Ludwig Van Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, op. 130, with Große Fuge, op. 133 (1825) Performers Areta Zhulla, violin Ronald Copes, violin Molly Carr, viola […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Franz H, Astor, Kevin, Franz S, and Sergei. Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in F Major op. 77 no. 2 Astor Piazzolla Resurrección del Ángel Kevin Lau String Quartet No. 5: The Train to Impossible Places Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by David and Samuel. David Bruce “Gumboots”(2008) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Quintet in F-sharp Minor for Clarinet and Strings, op. 10 Performers Karla Donehew Perez, violin Abi Fayette, violin Paul Laroia, viola Karlos Rodriguez, cello Todd Palmer, clarinet About the Performers The Catalyst Quartet, known for “perfect ensemble […]
The extraordinary Escher String Quartet will open our 59th Season at Sunset Center on November 1st, and will be joined by violist Luke Fleming for a program of Haydn, Rogerson, and Brahms. Described by the Guardian as “one of the finest quartets of their generation,” we welcome the Escher back for their third performance for […]
Chamber Music Monterey Bay (CMMB) announces its 59th season, presenting five evening concerts by world-class ensembles at the historic Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Concerts will be held on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., preceded by complimentary pre-concert lectures at 6:30 p.m., offering audiences deeper engagement with the repertoire and performers. The 2025–2026 season continues CMMB’s mission […]
The incredible Lysander Piano Trio, known for their “polished and spirited interpretations” (New York Times), will continue our 59th Season at Sunset Center on January 10, 2026. The Lysander has spent over a decade performing around the United States, with more than 100 highly-acclaimed appearances at notable venues. They are now performing for the first […]
Chamber Music Monterey Bay (CMMB) announces its 59th season, presenting five evening concerts by world-class ensembles at the historic Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Concerts will be held on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., preceded by complimentary pre-concert lectures at 6:30 p.m., offering audiences deeper engagement with the repertoire and performers. The 2025–2026 season continues CMMB’s mission […]
On February 28, the Morgenstern Trio returns to Carmel for their eagerly-awaited sixth performance for Chamber Music Monterey Bay audiences. Within two years of the Trio’s formation in Germany, they had amassed a number of top prizes and awards, including the prestigious Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Award in 2010. This prize introduced the Morgenstern Trio to the […]
Chamber Music Monterey Bay (CMMB) announces its 59th season, presenting five evening concerts by world-class ensembles at the historic Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Concerts will be held on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., preceded by complimentary pre-concert lectures at 6:30 p.m., offering audiences deeper engagement with the repertoire and performers. The 2025–2026 season continues CMMB’s mission […]
Chamber Music Monterey Bay is thrilled to present as our fourth concert of the season the extraordinary Dover Quartet, which BBC Music Magazine pronounced as “one of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years.” They have frequently been favorably compared to the great American string quartets of years past, such as the Emerson or […]
Chamber Music Monterey Bay (CMMB) announces its 59th season, presenting five evening concerts by world-class ensembles at the historic Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Concerts will be held on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., preceded by complimentary pre-concert lectures at 6:30 p.m., offering audiences deeper engagement with the repertoire and performers. The 2025–2026 season continues CMMB’s mission […]
