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We are thrilled to introduce our 2024 summer season, August 8-17! ▪️ 8/8: Perfect Fifths ▪️ 8/10: Musique Fantastique ▪️ 8/11: Nate's World: Songs of Love ▪️ 8/15: Universal Resonance ▪️ 8/17: Virtuosity Join us for another summer of world-class chamber music in Maine!

To celebrate Earth Day today, we're releasing this recording of Michi Wiancko's kaleidoscopic work for string quartet that celebrates the vitality and resilience of the natural world, performed at our 2022 Festival by the Jupiter Quartet. youtube.com/watch?v=A5R8b8…

Tune in to Maine Public Classical's "Maine Stage" tomorrow (4/17 at 8 PM), for an encore performance of selections from last year's "Summer Dreams" program, recorded on 8/12/23, featuring music by Beach, Gershwin, and Dvorak. mainepublic.org/listen-live

We're hiring! Interested in working with a small team to present world-class chamber music concerts in Portland this summer? We're looking to hire a Summer Associate to assist with our annual two-week Festival at USM's Hannaford Hall. More details at pcmf.org/employment.

Please join us on 5/11 for an exclusive preview and celebration of PCMF's 2024 summer season ! Enjoy informal performances and conversation with extraordinary musicians, drinks and light refreshments, and the company of fellow chamber music enthusiasts. pcmf.org/2024-5-11

This year we celebrate Bruckner's 200th birthday! You won't want to miss violist Kim Kashkashian and the Borromeo String Quartet performing his beautiful String Quintet on Saturday (3/9) at 3 PM. Our inaugural Winter Warmer Festival kicks off TOMORROW! youtube.com/watch?v=r-JwG1…

PCMF Artistic Director and Borromeo String Quartet violist Melissa Reardon takes us through the programs of PCMF's inaugural Winter Warmer Festival, which kicks off this week, March 7-9. More info + tickets at pcmf.org.

Borromeo Quartet violinist Nicholas Kitchen offers a preview of what to expect at his artist talk at the Portland Public Library on Thursday, 3/7 from 12-1 PM. PCMF's inaugural Winter Warmer Festival kicks off this week, March 7-9! More info + tickets at pcmf.org

Did you know that all of our upcoming Winter Warmer Festival events are FREE for those ages 21 and under?! More details about the Winter Warmer Festival programs at pcmf.org. Opening night (3/7) is less than one week out!

Join us at the Portland Public Library next Thursday (3/7) at 12 PM as violinist Nicholas Kitchen distills his study of original manuscripts at the Bartók Archive into a multimedia tour, centered around rediscovered alternate movements that Bartók drafted for his string quartets.

Thank you @PressHerald for this story about our inaugural Winter Warmer Festival next week, March 7-9. We're so excited have the Borromeo String Quartet back in town, and are looking forward to welcoming violist Kim Kashkashian to the PCMF stage! pressherald.com/2024/02/26/por…

Grammy award-winning violist Kim Kashkashian has been hailed as “an artist who combines a probing, restless intellect with enormous beauty of tone.” You won't want miss Kim's performance of Bruckner's String Quintet with the Borromeo Quartet on 3/9. Do you have your tickets yet?!

MEET THE BORROMEO QUARTET: Hailed for her "focused intensity" and "remarkable" performances, cellist Yeesun Kim enjoys worldwide acclaim as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Our inaugural Winter Warmer Festival is only two weeks away! Do you have your tickets yet?!

MEET THE BORROMEO QUARTET: PCMF Artistic Director and Grammy-nominated violist Melissa Reardon is an internationally renowned performer whose solo and chamber playing spans all musical genres. Tickets are on sale now to PCMF's inaugural Winter Warmer Festival, March 7-9!

MEET THE BORROMEO QUARTET: Violinist Kristopher Tong has been hailed as a performer of "exceptional insight and creative flair" (Boston Globe). Tickets are on sale now at pcmf.org/2024-season to PCMF's inaugural Winter Warmer Festival, March 7-9.

MEET THE QUARTET: Nicholas Kitchen‘s musicianship has been hailed by the NYT as “thrilling, vibrant and captivating.” Also Artistic Director of the Heifetz International Music Festival, Nick is one of the most active and innovative performers in the music world today.

Ethereal beauty, profound majesty, and flashes of warmth... this delightful matinée is like hot cocoa by the fire after a wintry walk. Sibelius transports us to a world of shimmering Nordic landscapes, while Bruckner's string quintet brings rich textures and expansive flourishes.

Our Winter Warmer Festival opens with two masterworks brimming with kaleidoscopic colors. Bartok’s String Quartet No. 5 is an avant-garde marvel blending folk motifs with modernist sophistication. Beethoven’s legendary Op. 127 is a profoundly emotional sonic exploration.

PCMF's inaugural Winter Warmer Festival with the Borromeo String Quartet and Grammy-winning violist Kim Kashkashian is just weeks away—do you have your tickets yet? Immerse yourself in extraordinary artistry, and gain fascinating insights at free events!

We are so excited to announce our new Winter Warmer Festival, March 7-9! The inaugural season includes two concerts of chamber music masterworks performed by the visionary Borromeo String Quartet with guest violist Kim Kashkashian. Tickets + more info at pcmf.org!