The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is one of eleven constituents of the largest performing arts complex in the world, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, which includes the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center Theater, and The Metropolitan Opera. Through its many performance, education, recording, and broadcast activities, it brings the experience of great chamber music to more people than any other organization of its kind. Under the artistic leadership of David Finckel and Wu Han, CMS presents a wide variety of concert series and educational events for listeners of all ages, appealing to both connoisseurs and newcomers. The performing artists constitute a revolving multi-generational and international roster of the world's finest chamber musicians, enabling CMS to present chamber music of every instrumentation, style, and historical period. CMS's incomparable digital presence, which regularly enables CMS to reach hundreds of thousands of listeners around the globe annually, includes: A growing number of live-streamed programs; more than 750 hours of performance and education videos free to the public on its website; a 52-week public radio series across the US; radio programming in Taiwan and mainland China; appearances on American Public Media; the new monthly program "In Concert with CMS" on the ALL ARTS broadcast channel; and performances featured on Medici.tv, Tencent, and SiriusXM's Symphony Hall channel. CMS thanks the following for their leadership support: Ann S. Bowers, the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, The Achelis and Bodman Foundation, Carmel Cultural Endowment for the Arts, Judy and Tony Evnin, the Marion Goldin Charitable Gift Fund, the Irving Harris Foundation, Elinor and Andrew Hoover, the Estate of Andrea J. Klepetar-Fallek, The New York Community Trust, Mr. and Mrs. James P. O'Shaughnessy, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc., the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Foundation, and the Howard Gilman Foundation. CMS digital initiatives are supported, in part, by The Alphadyne Foundation, The Hauser Foundation, the Sidney E. Frank Foundation, and MetLife Foundation. CMS education and outreach programs are made possible, in part, with support from the Chisholm Foundation, Colburn Foundation, the Tiger Baron Foundation, Con Edison, the Hearst Foundations, Alice Ilchman Fund, the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund, and The Frank and Helen Hermann Foundation. CMS new music programming is supported, in part, by Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Public funds are provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.