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We’re excited to present the 2025–2026 season of the Athenaeum’s Barbara and William Karatz Chamber Music Series, which features artists who have established themselves as favorites with our audiences and those we enthusiastically welcome for the first time. Our season will open on October 20 with cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia, who wowed us a couple seasons ago with a solo recital and will return with pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion in an adventurous program of duos. The season features two remarkable string quartets—longtime Athenaeum favorites the Maxwell String Quartet on November 17 and gut string heroes Diderot String Quartet on April 14—in addition to star pianist Conor Hanick on March 16 and early music experts the Artifex Consort on May 4. Andrés Cárdenes and Steven Doane will be joined by local favorite Ines Irawati on February 23. Your continued support makes these concerts possible, and we look forward to sharing more music with you, welcoming you back this October! 

The Athenaeum Friends of Chamber Music is a group of individuals who contribute especially to support the Athenaeum’s chamber music programming. The Friends of Chamber Music mission is to ensure that Athenaeum chamber concerts continue to offer a compelling mix of established performers and carefully chosen emerging stars. We present highlights of the beloved canon of chamber music repertoire, enriched by a judicious selection of new compositions and unjustly neglected gems from the past three hundred years.

Your support will play a vital role in ensuring the continued excellence of the Barbara and William Karatz Chamber Concert Series.As a Friend of Chamber Music, you will not only support the vibrant chamber music community but also access the exclusive benefits based on your level of contribution. Friends of Chamber Music is an add-on to your regular Athenaeum membership. If you would like to update your regular membership, please visit ljathenaeum.org/membership for more information.

The Athenaeum is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. Please contact the Athenaeum at (858) 454-5872 during normal library hours if you have any questions. 

The Diderot String Quartet concert is generously sponsored by Sally and Einar Gall.

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