The 10th Biennial Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition for Young Professionals

The 10th Biennial Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition for Young Professionals will be held live on April 2, 2022 at 1 p.m. at the Ebenezer Theater in Easton, Maryland and live-streamed all day. This exciting daylong celebration of chamber music will feature five of the most distinguished young ensembles competing for the Lerman Gold ($10,000) and Silver ($5,000) prizes.

This year’s finalists come not only from the U.S. but also from Austria and Switzerland and have studied and prepared at distinguished schools and conservatories. The average age of an ensemble must be under 31, and some include members as young as 21.  The applicants represent a wide range of instrumental combinations: winds, strings, brass, and mixed instruments, including percussion. The preliminary judging panel reported this to be a particularly talented group of young musicians. The five finalists are the Abeo String Quartet from the University of Delaware, the Aero Quartet from Bloomington, Indiana, the Elless Quartet from the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Terra String Quartet from New York City, and Trio Colores from Zurich, Switzerland.

The Competition will last all day and prizes are announced following the final performance before 9:00 pm.  There will be Sunday afternoon concerts on April 3 by the ensembles.  Visit the website chesapeakemusic.org/competition for further information about venues and times. The Competition is a program of Chesapeake Music. Tickets for this all-day extravaganza will be available in late February. The cost is $20 for the entire day. Children are admitted free but must obtain a ticket at no charge. For those who cannot attend, live streaming will be available at $5 per household. The recording will be available both the day of the performance and for the week following. For further information about attending the Competition events, visit chesapeakemusic.org/competition or call 410-819-0380.