2024 – 2025 Season
Upcoming Concert
Northern Lights: Music for Strings and Piano
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2 p.m.
CSD is proud to welcome cellist Dmitry Kouzov – praised as “a true artist” by the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich – to join Grammy-winning Icelandic violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson (Best Chamber Music Performance: Pacifica Quartet) and CSD pianist Pauline Martin for an atmospheric program including two Icelandic Nocturnes for violin and piano, and piano trios by Beethoven (“Ghost”) and Shostakovich (No.2).
CSD News
Three’s a Charm
Out & About Spring Tour 2024
CSD’s whirlwind spring tour became a reality last March, to the delight of four Michigan presenters. Returning from Germany, Detroit’s own cellist Erik Asgeirsson joined Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra concertmaster Eliot Heaton and pianist Pauline Martin for a whirlwind 5-day concert tour. An inspiring program of piano trio gems – Beethoven Trio, Op.1, No. 1 in E-flat Major, Fauré Piano Trio, Op. 120 and Smetana Piano Trio in G minor – captivated audience members of the Fair Lane Music Guild, Kerrytown Concert House, Grove Festival (Midland) and Grosse Pointe Memorial. Truly, a season highlight for all!
Welcome to Chamber Soloists of Detroit
Chamber Soloists of Detroit has proudly created a tradition of presenting the area’s finest virtuosi in collaboration with emerging and renowned guest artists. Its vigorous pursuit of international outreach and touring opportunities enhances Detroit’s global image as a cultural leader.
Founded in 2012 by artistic director, pianist Pauline Martin, Chamber Soloists of Detroit was launched with the blessing of her teacher and mentor, pianist Menahem Pressler, whose unforgettable performance ushered in an auspicious opening season. CSD has since been greeted with warm enthusiasm by audiences in Canada and Europe, leading to its celebratory 10th anniversary debut performance at the famed Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 2022.
Michigan audiences can hear live CSD performances at our partner venues, The Hawk Mainstage Theater in Farmington Hills and Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor; CSD is also available for guest appearances at venues in the area and beyond.
Our Mission
To promote appreciation of chamber music and to advance the global image of Detroit as a world-class cultural center through the presentation and broadcast of concerts and educational events, featuring the area’s finest musicians in collaboration with emerging and renowned international guest artists.