Music

Chamber Music at the Clark
Professor Rogers Brubaker, Artistic Director

An annual series established in 1994, Chamber Music at the Clark presents internationally acclaimed ensembles and soloists in the drawing room of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. The series, which usually hosts seven concerts each year, honors the musical passion of William Andrews Clark Jr., an accomplished violinist and founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Chamber Music at the Clark is made possible by The Ahmanson Foundation, under the auspices of Lee Walcott; The Colburn Foundation; Martha Bardach; Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Ph.D. and Barbara Timmer; Dr. Rogers Brubaker; Dr. Susan Harris and Mark Harris; Judy Hellinger; Henry J. Bruman Endowment for Chamber Music; Dr. Sheldon H. Kardener and Monika Olofsson Kardener; Elaine and Bernie Mendes; Janet Minami; Bette I. and Jeffrey L. Nagin; Dr. Jeanne Robson; Carol E. Sandberg; Charles H. and Carol “Jackie” Schwartz; Dr. Patricia Bates Simun and Mr. Richard V. Simun Memorial Fund; Patricia Waldron, M.D., and Richard Waldron; and Roberta and Robert Young.

2023–24 Season
Notos Piano Quartet – Sunday, October 29, 2023
Modigliani Quartet – Saturday, November 4, 2023
Takács Quartet – Sunday, December 10, 2023
Zodiac Trio with Wolfram Koessel – Sunday, January 7, 2024
Dover Quartet – Sunday, March 17, 2024
Gryphon Trio – Sunday, April 14, 2024
Doric String Quartet – Saturday, May 4, 2024

Please scroll down for links to the concert webpages featuring ensemble biographies, program details, and seating information. To receive announcements when concert seats go on sale for each concert, please sign up for our mailing list.

Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
This annual festival was founded in 1988 by Professor Henry J. Bruman (1913–2005), who sought to introduce new audiences to chamber music at informal concerts on the UCLA campus. Each summer, we present 4–5 free lunchtime concerts featuring acclaimed local musicians, including former UCLA music students.  In recent years, the concerts have been held in the Powell Library Rotunda.

The festival is made possible by the Henry J. Bruman Chamber Music Series Fund, the Jeffrey Family Trust (established by the late Professors Wendell E. Jeffrey and Bernice M. Wenzel), by a gift in memory of Raymond E. Johnson, and with support from the UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies and Powell Library. Past seasons can be viewed below.

Past Events


Upcoming Events

  • 14 Apr

    Gryphon Trio, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, April 14, 2024
    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Seats will be available for purchase on Tuesday, March 12 at 12:00 noon, via a link posted here at that time. General admission seats are $40, and UCLA student seats (for UCLA students only, valid UID for each student required) are $10. Purchases are non-refundable. To receive announcements when concert seats go on sale, please sign up for our mailing list. SOLD...

  • 4 May

    Doric String Quartet, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Saturday, May 4, 2024
    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Seats will be available for purchase on Tuesday, April 2 at 12:00 noon, via a link posted here at that time. General admission seats are $40, and UCLA student seats (for UCLA students only, valid UID for each student required) are $10. Purchases are non-refundable. To receive announcements when concert seats go on sale, please sign up for our mailing list. Seating...