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Dover Quartet: Triumphant Return & Range

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Since their summer at CMNW as our 2013 Protégé Ensemble, the dynamic precision and power of the two-time Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet has made them one of the world’s most lauded chamber ensembles. After being named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine,...

David Finckel & Wu Han: Russian Revelry

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
When it comes to the greatest chamber musician pairings, few can hold a candle to the incomparable powerhouse duo of the esteemed cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han! Indefatigable titans of American chamber music as the Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2004, and...

Hagen Quartet: Pinnacle of Musicality

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Like American 21st century superstars, the Emerson Quartet, Europe’s Hagen Quartet has attained an unparalleled position among the finest chamber ensembles in the world. Declared “the pinnacle of musicality” (Die Presse) their European preeminence is resolute. Comprised of siblings Lukas, Veronika, and Clemens Hagen, with violinist Rainer Schmidt, this four-decades-strong...

Soovin Kim: Bach’s Complete Solo Sonatas & Partitas Part 1

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
When the world shut down in 2020, one of the first musicians in the nation to step onto a stage to share desperately needed music with the world was our own artistic director, acclaimed violinist Soovin Kim. CMNW streamed his monumental performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo...

Soovin Kim: Bach’s Complete Solo Sonatas & Partitas Part 2

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
When the world shut down in 2020, one of the first musicians in the nation to step onto a stage to share desperately needed music with the world was our own artistic director, acclaimed violinist Soovin Kim. CMNW streamed his monumental performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo...

Lost Freedom: A Memory with George Takei

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Inspired by autobiographical accounts of the incarceration of Japanese-American citizens in World War II, Lost Freedom: A Memory weaves together music and spoken word in a profound exploration of a chilling time in American history. Actor, author, and activist, George Takei (Star Trek), narrates his own story as one of...