A note about this season’s programming…

If there were one piece of advice for one planning to attend the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, it would be: “Expect the unexpected.” Just after hearing, say, a brilliant performance of a familiar Beethoven trio, the next piece might suddenly involve jazz, Dixieland, or even Finnish tangos. Or just after seeing a group of musicians playing their traditional instruments, the audience might then see a stage filled with drums, or an instrument that is made from a cardboard tube, or an electric violin, or musicians wearing masks.

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