Chamber Music Concerts and Events
Music at Kohl Mansion (MAKM) presents an annual series of international chamber concerts featuring some of the world’s most celebrated ensembles at the magnificent Kohl Mansion in Burlingame. Alongside the mainstage concert series, MAKM hosts events and offers music in San Mateo and surrounding cities in San Mateo County. The concerts always feature professional musicians and include a range of events, from free Family Concerts to musical conversations in libraries, senior centers, and various community venues across the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula.
Past Chamber Concerts
Alexander String Quartet with pianist Jeffrey LaDeur
The Alexander String Quartet stands among the world’s premier ensembles, ...
Ariel Quartet
Distinguished by its virtuosity, probing musical insight, and impassioned, fiery performances, the Ariel Quartet has garnered critical praise worldwide...
Aris Quartet
Expressive, dynamic, spectacular – the Aris Quartet of Germany has been at home on international stages ...
Trio Karénine
Founded in Paris in 2009, Trio Karénine bears the name of Tolstoy’s beautiful and emotionally honest heroine. The French trio is acclaimed by critics and audiences ...
Reverón Piano Trio
Founded in 2017, the Reverón Piano Trio has quickly established itself as one of the most important chamber music ensembles from Latin America.
San Francisco Girls Chorus – SOLD OUT (WAIT-LIST)
Celebrate the Holidays with the San Francisco Girls Chorus and baritone Bradley Kynard...
Gryphon Trio
Canada’s endlessly inventive Gryphon Trio has impressed international audiences and the press for the past twenty-five years ...
Borromeo String Quartet
Each visionary performance of the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet strengthens...
Pianist JOYCE YANG in Recital
Dazzling Korean-American pianist Joyce Yang returns with a selection of preludes by Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Family Series — Free Concerts for All Ages
Family Concerts are fun, interactive concerts that expose audiences of all ages to the music, poetry, language, history, and customs of many world cultures. Each one-hour concert, performed without intermission, offers audience members an opportunity to hear and interact with distinguished, award-winning musical ensembles in an informal, family-friendly setting. Admission is free to these lively, engaging concerts aimed at youth of all ages, families and adult audiences.
Family Concerts
Music at Kohl presents a FREE Concert For All Ages at the San Mateo Public Library – Saturday, November 23, 3pm
In partnership with the San Mateo Public Library, Music at Kohl presents a free Concert for All Ages with the lively San Francisco-based quartet GRUPO FALSO BAIANO. Grupo Falso brings the joy of Brazilian choro music to audiences in Northern California. Choro, one of Brazil’s earliest popular musics originating in the 1870s, remains a vibrant, evolving style in Brazil and beyond.
A fun afternoon for the whole family! Learn more.
Past Family Concerts
GRUPO FALSO BAIANO
FREE Family ConcertSaturday, November 23, 3 p.m.
Grupo Falso Baiano brings the joy of Brazilian choro music to audiences ...
BRASS OVER BRIDGES
FREE Family ConcertSaturday, March 30, 3 p.m.
Join us for a free family concert featuring Brass Over Bridges, a collective of musicians ...
Sound Impact Family Concert
Saturday, June 10, 3 p.m.
Join us for a family concert featuring Sound Impact, a collective of musicians dedicated to serving communities and igniting positive change in the US and abroad through live performances and education programs in schools
Hola-Yallah! Free Family Concert
Saturday, May 6, 3 p.m.
Hola-Yallah! is Georges Lammam, violin, and Gabriel Navia, guitar - a Latin-Arabian Duo sharing classic and new ...
Brass Over Bridges – Free Family Concert
Inspired by the cultural diversity of the San Francisco Bay Area, Brass Over Bridges seeks to engage audiences ...
Music in Schools
Our musicians are visiting your schools this spring.
Sound Impact – Free Family Concert
The musicians of Sound Impact travel back in time to unlock musical treasures of the past! This unique program showcases music from 1263 to present day ...
Musicians from the Valley of the Moon Music Festival – Free Family Concert
Cellist Tanya Tomkins and pianist Eric Zivian, co-founders of Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon Music Festival, will offer a program ...
Grupo Falso Baiano – Free Family Concert
Grupo Falso Baiano is a choro group that offers a window into the history and diverse culture of Brazil ...
Huckleberry Quartet – Free Family Concert
The Huckleberry Quartet takes young audiences on a whirlwind tour of musical styles and cultural traditions ...
Past Special Events
San Francisco Girls Chorus – SOLD OUT (WAIT-LIST)
Celebrate the Holidays with the San Francisco Girls Chorus and baritone Bradley Kynard...
HOLIDAY ROULETTE: A MEZZO MASH-UP!
SF Opera artists offer classic holiday arrangements and medleys...
NEW PODCAST: Fauré Piano Quartett & Frederica von Stade
Listen to Frederica von Stade and the Fauré Piano Quartett interviewed by Music at Kohl Mansion in advance of this Sunday's concert. Now available on Spotify.
Transform your living room into the Great Hall at Kohl Mansion
Play Music at Kohl's 40th Anniversary Concert in your living room February 14 through February 28 ...
Mesa-Yakushev Duo On Demand Broadcast
Available 6 days only! Friday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 16.
Harlem Quartet On Demand Broadcast
with pianist-composer Aldo López-Gavilán ON DEMAND BROADCAST available 5 days only! November 24 - 28
Violins of Hope
From January 16 through March 14, 2020, an immersive multi-week celebration of the remarkable resilience of the human spirit.
Gala Concert – Preview Songs from the Violins of Hope
A Gala Concert Evening -- Special Preview Preview of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope
Musicians from the Valley Moon Music Festival
Celebrate the season in the lavishly decorated Kohl Mansion for our beloved Holiday Gala Concert ...
