Fischoff Chamber Music Academy

07/09/2026

Congratulations to the Telegraph Quartet for winning Chamber Music America’s Best Album of the Year!

07/07/2026

⏰ The early-bird deadline for the 2026-27 Fischoff Chamber Music Academy is TOMORROW! ⏰

Established in 1999, the Fischoff Academy is a ten-month program for local junior high and high school students who want to become more advanced musicians and explore chamber music repertoire. Students receive ten professional coaching sessions per Academy year, performance opportunities, audition prep, masterclasses, workshops, and more 🎶

Applications must be submitted before 11:59 PM (Eastern) for the $25 application fee to be waived. Email [email protected] with questions!

07/03/2026

Fischoff Chamber Music Academy students - remember the wonderful masterclass you had with the Verona Quartet last November? They're back in town performing as part of the Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival next week! Don't miss their concert on July 15 (Scarlatti, Augusta Reed Thomas, Janáček and Beethoven) and then a masterclass on July 16.

Also performing as part of this festival, is the incredible Viano Quartet, 2018 Fischoff Silver Medalist. Since then they have soared to international acclaim after such accolades as First Prize at the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition, as a recipient of a 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant, and as Bowers Program Artists at The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center through 2027. They will be performing July 11.

The wonderful The Euclid Quartet, hosts of this awesome festival, will kick-off the week on July 9 with a concert.

The festival runs from July 9-19th at Indiana University South Bend

It's almost here! The 2026 Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival has an absolutely stellar lineup of events planned for all to enjoy! Mark your calendars - ten days of amazing performances across South Bend!

05/12/2026

Congrats to the Yimmy Quartet, Sejune Kang (volin), Artyom Ryzhkov (violin), Joshua Jong (viola), Sonya Cheng (cello), from Penn High School - for winning the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association's Kenneth Geoffroy Prize, awarded to the highest ranking junior ensemble from the Michiana region (a sixty-mile radius of South Bend).

Connecticut-based ensemble ZaRiah received the Grand Prize.

04/20/2026

The Yimmy Quartet had a blast with our friends at ECoSistema Music last week.

They talked about shaping characters in music, how Dvorak captured the sounds of America, and even got to play with both the Crescendo and Presto musicians. The finale of the Brazilian Habenero was a real highlight!

04/15/2026

📣 4 Days Left to Apply! Applications are still open for the 4th annual Fischoff Summer Chamber Music Intensive, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame Arts Initiative! 📣
Fischoff's Summer Intensive supports young musicians as they dive deeply into the world of chamber music. Students will work intimately in small ensembles to strengthen both performance and life skills such as collaboration, communication, leadership, respect, and creative problem-solving through chamber music.
The program is open to students entering grade 6+ who are intermediate to advanced players of strings, brass, winds, and piano. Enrollment is limited to 34 students, ensuring that each participant receives a personalized experience in a collegial atmosphere.
Students will work closely with Fischoff’s quartet-in-residence, the Telegraph Quartet, and professional musicians in a variety of settings, including chamber music coaching sessions, masterclasses, workshops, solo and ensemble performances, and community engagement opportunities. Students receive free admission to all faculty concerts, and the program finale will be a capstone performance of all participating ensembles in the LaBar Recital Hall at the University of Notre Dame’s O’Neill Hall of Music.
To view audition requirements and apply for the program, visit www.fischoff.org/education/summer-intensive. The deadline to apply is Sunday, April 19, at 11:59 PM (EST).
Many thanks to the University of Notre Dame Arts Initiative, University of Notre Dame Department of Music, and Sacred Music at Notre Dame for making this program possible, with support from the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association Stickley Scholarship Fund.

03/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art this past Sunday and in February for our concert series performances! Don't miss our last one of the year on April 19, 1 pm.

03/10/2026

📣 Applications for the 4th annual Fischoff Summer Chamber Music Intensive, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame Arts Initiative, are now open! 📣

Fischoff's Summer Intensive supports young musicians as they dive deeply into the world of chamber music. Students will work intimately in small ensembles to strengthen both performance and life skills such as collaboration, communication, leadership, respect, and creative problem-solving through chamber music.

The program is open to students entering grade 6+ who are intermediate to advanced players of strings, brass, winds, and piano. Enrollment is limited to 34 students, ensuring that each participant receives a personalized experience in a collegial atmosphere.

Students will work closely with Fischoff’s quartet-in-residence Telegraph Quartet and professional musicians in a variety of settings, including chamber music coaching sessions, masterclasses, workshops, solo and ensemble performances, and community engagement opportunities. Students receive free admission to all faculty concerts, and the program finale will be a capstone performance of all participating ensembles in the LaBar Recital Hall at the University of Notre Dame’s O’Neill Hall of Music.

To view audition requirements and apply for the program, visit www.fischoff.org/education/summer-intensive. The deadline to apply is Sunday, April 19, at 11:59 PM (EST). A $50 early bird discount is available through Sunday, March 22. Submit your application early to reserve your spot in the 2026 Intensive!

Many thanks to the University of Notre Dame Arts Initiative, University of Notre Dame Department of Music, and Sacred Music at Notre Dame for making this program possible, with support from the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association Stickley Scholarship Fund.

03/06/2026

A big thank you to The Euclid Quartet for sharing their artistry and insight in a wonderful Chamber Music Academy masterclass last night! 🎻

We are grateful to the South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras for generously underwriting this event and to Indiana University South Bend for the use of their facilities.

03/04/2026

Applications are open for Fischoff's Chamber Music Summer Intensive! This five-day intensive program for chamber music study is open for intermediate to advanced strings, brass, wind, and piano students in grades 6-12. Hosted at the University of Notre Dame, students will receive daily chamber music coaching sessions with faculty artists, participate in workshops, community engagement, and performances. Applications are due on April 19, with an early-bird discount available until March 22. Faculty Artists include the Telegraph Quartet, in residence at the University of Michigan School of Music and Dance, and Grammy-nominated pianist on faculty at the University of Notre Dame, Daniel Schlosberg.

Please visit our website for more information and spread the word! https://www.fischoff.org/education/summer-intensive/