Back to List
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors
May 2026
CMS Concert Calendar
May 3
VERDI AND SIBELIUS QUARTETS
Verdi, Grieg, Granadas, Sibelius
May 17
SCHUBERTIADE
Season Finale
Sunday May 3, 2026, 5:00 PM
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center • Alice Tully Hall
VERDI AND SIBELIUS QUARTETS: Northern Lights, Southern Sun
Does climate affect the way music is composed? This unusual program juxtaposes works composed near Earth’s 45th and 60th parallels, where temperatures and daylight hours differ dramatically. The Escher Quartet offers its signature performances of Verdi and Sibelius, while the indomitable duo of Alexander Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian provide bracing cold and soothing warmth with Verdi and Granados.
Event Page
Verdi Quartet in E minor for Strings
Grieg Sonata No. 3 in C minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 45
Granados Romanza for Violin and Piano*
Sibelius Quartet in D minor for Strings, Op. 56, “Voces intimae”
Wu Qian, PIANO • Alexander Sitkovetsky, VIOLIN • Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Bryan Lee, VIOLIN • Pierre Lapointe, VIOLA • Brook Speltz, CELLO)
Anne-Marie McDermott (left) and Wu Han | Photo: Amelia Panico Photography
Sunday May 17, 2026, 5:00 PM
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center • Alice Tully Hall
SCHUBERTIADE – Sold Out / Press Tickets Available
The “Schubertiade” was a concert invented during Franz Schubert’s lifetime by his friends, who would gather for long evenings to enjoy their favorite composer’s music. CMS offers a season-closing Schubertiade exploring Schubert in three different settings: his inimitable four-hand piano music, performed by Anne-Marie McDermott and Wu Han; his virtuosic vein with a violin-and-piano showpiece with McDermott and violinist Benjamin Beilman; and the epic and profound Trio in E-flat major -- which took the genre to unparalleled levels of complexity and emotional intensity -- performed by Wu Han, Beilman and cellist David Finckel.
Event Page
All-Schubert Program
Fantasie in F minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940
Rondo in B minor for Violin and Piano, D. 895
Trio No. 2 in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, D. 929
Anne-Marie McDermott, Wu Han, PIANO • Benjamin Beilman, VIOLIN • David Finckel, CELLO
And still to come in April!
Apr 10: LISZT & BARTÓK / A NIGHT IN BUDAPEST
Liszt, Bartók, Ligeti, Dohnányi
Apr 12: FAURÉ'S C-MINOR PIANO QUARTET / PARISIAN DELIGHTS
Soprano Erika Baikoff Performs Ravel and Duparc
Apr 19: THE SHANGHAI QUARTET
Only NYC Appearance this Season
Apr 23: MOZART, FOOTE, & RAFF / ROSE STUDIO SERIES V
Apr 25: INVITATION TO THE DANCE
Works Composed for Dance, from Mozart to Shostakovich
Apr 28: ARENSKY AND SAINT-SAËNS / EXCEPTIONAL PIANO QUINTETS
Leclair, Arensky, Viotti, Saint-Saëns
Apr 30: SONIC SPECTRUM IV / Sold Out, Limited Press Seats Available
New York Premieres by Gabriella Smith and Vivian Fung