SPAC Announces Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 2024-25 Season at Spa Little Theater 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Performing Arts Center will welcome the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center back to Spa Little Theater for its 2024-2025 fall and spring seasons from Oct. 26, 2024- April 26, 2025. 

As part of its year-round presence in Saratoga Springs, the three-concert series kicks off with “Beethoven with the Calidore Quartet,” (Oct. 26) featuring the composer’s legendary string quartets. The dynamic young Calidore Quartet is CMS’s featured quartet this season, performing the entire cycle at Lincoln Center. 

In the spring, CMS Artistic Director, pianist Wu Han, will lead “Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet” (March 29) in the iconic and charismatic work that has become a fixture of the chamber repertoire. 

Closing the season is “Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence” (April 26) featuring cellist and CMS Artistic Director David Finckel in a program that showcases six of CMS’s finest musicians. 

“Featuring some of the most beloved chamber works of Beethoven, Schubert and Tchaikovsky, the concerts will anchor our robust year-round programming in Spa Little Theater,” said Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center.  

Artistic Directors Wu Han and David Finckel will highlight the season alongside guest artists including Calidore String Quartet; violinists Julian Rhee, Arnaud Sussmann, Paul Huang and Danbi Um; violists Paul Neubauer, Matthew Lipman, and Timothy Ridout; cellists Sterling Elliott and Sihao He; and double bassist Anthony Manzo. 

 All CMS events will take place at the Spa Little Theater (19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs). There is one performance of each program at 3 p.m. Doors open at 2 and the house opens at 2:30. Visit spac.org for more information