PAST CONCERTS


The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Violincello and Piano Recital

Sunday, 10 August 2025. SOLD OUT 07:30pm.

Monday, 11 August 2025. SOLD OUT 07:30pm.

Goethe Institute, Colombo.



Ludwig van Beethoven
Seven Variations on "Bie Mannern, welche liebe Fohlen

Frank Bridge
 Cello Sonata, H. 125 (i)

Sergei Rachmaninov
Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19 (iii)

Dmitri Shostakovich
Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 40 (ii)

Frederic Chopin
Etude op. 25 no 7 (arr. Glazunov)

Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied

Manuel Ponce
Estrelita


Danushka Edirisinghe violoncello

Avishka Edirisinghe piano

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group | Asia Securities | A. Baur & Co. | Goethe-Institut, Colombo

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

An Evening with the Masters

Wednesday, 07 May 2025. 07:30pm.

Lionel Wendt Theatre.




Haydn

Cassation in G major, Hob.II:G1


J.S. Bach

Brandenburg - Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048


Mozart 

Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra 

in E flat major, K 364 (320d)


J.C. Bach

Symphony in G minor, W.C 12



Sulara Nanayakkara violin
Ilana McNamara
, viola

In memory of Frances E. Jayasinha  and Herbert W. Peris, and is made possible through the generous support of Malinee Jayasinghe-Peris.

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group | Samuel Gnanam Centre, Jaffna |  Asia Securities

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Tribute to Rohan de Saram

Benefit Recital
Thursday, 16 February 2025. 07:00pm.

Goethe Institute.  | Map



Henry Eccles - Sonata in G minor for cello and keyboard
R. Schumann - Adagio and Allegro, Op.70
S. Rachmaninoff - String Quartet no. 1 - Romance
A. Corelli (arr. F. Geminiani) - Concerto Grosso (La Folia), H. 143
D. Shostakovich - Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
(Encore) C. Saint-Saens - The Swan from Carnival of the Animals

Ruben Jayasundaram cello
Johann Peiris piano

Lakshman Joseph de Saram violin
Sulara Nanayakkara violin
Avanti Perera viola

Sponsors
Sunethra Bandaranaike Trust, Sunera Foundation, Mount Lavinia Hotel, The Sunshine Charity with the Goethe Institut, Colombo

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group | Samuel Gnanam Centre, Jaffna |  Asia Securities

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Midori in Concert

Benefit Recital
Sunday, 1 December 2024. 07:00pm.

Lionel Wendt Theatre.  | Map



Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22

Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP 119

Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 1  for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78

Maurice Ravel
Kaddish, for Violin and Piano (arr. Garban)
Tzigane, for Violin and Piano M.76

Midori violin
Özgür Aydin piano

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group | Samuel Gnanam Centre, Jaffna |  Asia Securities | SriLankan Airlines


The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Student Recital

Saturday, 02 November 2024. 07:00pm.

Goethe institute hall, Colombo 7.  | Map



Featuring Musicians of the CMSC and their students

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, Goethe-Institut, Colombo; and A. Baur & Co.

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

The Seven Last Words

Sunday, 29 September 2024. 07:00pm.

Goethe institute hall, Colombo 7.  | Map



F. Joseph Haydn
The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. XX: 1B
String quartet version with contrabass obbligato

Lakshman Joseph de Saram violin
Sulara Nanayakkara violin
Ilana McNamara viola
Rochana Ramanayaka violoncello
Nilanthi Weerakoon contrabass
Steve de la Zilwa speaker

Tickets will be available on TicketsMinistry.com

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, Goethe-Institut, Colombo; and A. Baur & Co.


The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Sujeeva Hapugalle - Piano and Chamber Music Recital

Tuesday, 03 September 2024. 07:30pm.

Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 7.  | Map


Piano Recital

Chopin - Ballade no. 1 in
Chopin - Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor, Op .23

Ravel - Sonatine
Ravel - (III) Un barque sur l'ocean, from Miroirs

Schubert/Liszt - Liebeslied, S. 566

Gershwin -  Rhapsody in Blue solo piano version

Chamber Music Recital

Mozart - Piano Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493

Mahler -  Piano Quartet movement

Encore  Piazzola - Oblivion for piano and string quintet (arr. V. Griaznov)

The Alix Cockburn and Louis Kentner Tribute Concert

Sujeeva Hapugalle
piano
Featuring
(Mozart)
Sulara Nanayakkara violin
Ilana McNamara viola
Shinichi Murata violoncello
(Mahler)
Lakshman Joseph-De Saram violin
Avanti Perera viola
Shinichi Murata violoncello

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, and A Baur & Co.
Underwritten by Prof. Malinee Jayasinghe-Peris



The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

The Art of the Lied

Saturday, 29 June 2024. 07:00pm.
Sunday, 30 June 2024. 07:00pm.

Goethe Hall, Goethe Institute, Colombo 7.  | Map


The lied of Franz Schubert

An die Musik, Gretchen am Spinnrade, Heidenröslein, Du bist die Ruh, Ständchen, Suleika II, Impromptu, Die Forelle, Nacht und Träume, Die Junge Nonne, Seligkeit, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
...and more Instrumental Schubert

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Johann A. Peiris, piano
Sureka Amerasinghe, flute (in Der Hirt auf dem Felsen)


 

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, A Baur & Co. and The Goethe Institute

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Pavans, Galliards and Almains

Sunday, 02 June 2024. 07:00pm.

Goethe Hall, Goethe Institute, Colombo 7.  | Map


Anthony Holborne - Suite for five voices

Georg Philipp Telemann - Trio Sonata for two violins, violoncello & cembalo, TWV 42:a4

Jean-Philippe Rameau - Fifth Concert in D minor, RCT 11

Georg Philipp Telemann - Overture-Suite, TWV 55:G10 'Burlesque de Quixote'

Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Othman H. Majid, viola
Avanti Perera, viola
Shinichi Murata, cello
Nilanthi Weerakoon, contrabass
Johann Peiris, blockflöte

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, A Baur & Co. and The Goethe Institute

 

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

The Goldberg Variations - Easter Recital

Sunday, 31 March 2024. 02:00pm.

Goethe Hall, Goethe Institute, Colombo 7.  | Map



Johann Sebastian Bach - The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Maria Garzón, piano

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, A Baur & Co. and The Goethe Institute

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

String Quartets of Bruckner & Glass

Monday, 25 March 2024. 07:30pm.

Goethe Hall, Goethe Institute, Colombo 7.  | Map



Anton Bruckner - String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111
Rondo in C minor, WAB 208

Philip Glass - String Quartet no. 3 'Mishima'

Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin I
Sulara Nanayakkara, violin II
Othman Hassan Majid, viola
Rochana Ramanayaka, cello

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, A Baur & Co. and The Goethe Institute


The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

A Holiday Serenade

Tuesday, 12 December 2023. 07:30pm.

Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 7.  | Map



Mendelssohn - Concerto for violin and strings in D minor, MWV O 3
    Sulara Nanayakkara, violin
Corelli -  Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 no. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Sibelius -  Impromptu for strings, Op. 5
Bartok - Ten pieces for strings, Sz. 42; BB 53
Mendelssohn - String Symphony in B minor, MWV N 10

The String Ensemble of the Chamber Music Society of Colombo
Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, artistic director

Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, A Baur & Co. and The Mohan Tissanayagam Foundation

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Music for Piano Trio- FAURE, NIELS GADE & RAVEL

Saturday, 18 November 2023. 07:00pm.

Goethe Institut Hall, Colombo 7.  | Map



G. Faure: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120

Niels Gade: Piano Trio in F major, Op. 42

Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte Piano Trio version

Johann Peiris, piano
Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Rochana Ramanayaka cello



Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, Goethe Institute, Baurs

 

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

THE QUARTETS - POPPER, NIELSEN & VILLA-LOBOS

Saturday, 23 September 2023. 07:00pm.
Sunday, 24 September 2023. 07:00pm

Goethe Institut Hall, Colombo 7.  | Map



A. Popper: String Quartet in C minor, Op. 74

C. Nielsen: Movements for two violins, viola and cello in F major, Add. 9-10

H. Villa-Lobos: String Quartet no. 1, WoO 99


Lakshman Joseph-de Saram & Sulara Nanayakkara violin
Othman Hasan Majid viola
Rochana Ramanayaka cello



Sponsors - Tokyo Cement Group, Asia Securities, Goethe Institute, Baurs

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

March Diversions

Saturday, 25 March 2023. 07:00pm.

Goethe Institute, Colombo. |

Sunday, 26 March 2023. 07:00pm.

Goethe Institute, Colombo. | Map


Joseph Haydn Divertimento in D major, Hob.III:D3

Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges String Quartet in C minor, Op. 1 no. 4

Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 4. First Movement transcription for strings

Peter Warlock Elizabethan Songs

Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Cynthia Fernando, violin
Sulara Nanayakkara, violin
Othman Hassan Majid, viola
Rochana Ramanayaka, cello
Nilanthi Weerakoon, contrabass
Harin Amirthanathan, tenor

Premier Co-Sponsors: Baurs, Tokyo Cement Group

 

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

Fighting the Stereotype

Saturday, 19 November 2022. 07:00pm.

Goethe Institute, Colombo. |

Sunday, 22 January 2023. 07:00pm.

Goethe Institute, Colombo. | Map


G.F Handel - Ombra mai fu
G.B. Viviani - Sonata Prima
J. Medins - Romance
C. Franck - Panis Angelicus
T. Albinoni - Concerto in E-flat
J.S. Bach - Prelude
A. Goedicke - Concert Etude
J. Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary

Hans Sampath Blok, trumpet
Johann A. Peiris, piano

Premier Co-Sponsors: Baurs, Tokyo Cement Group

 

The EU Delegation in Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Embassy of France in Colombo, the Goethe-Institute in Colombo and the Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

The European Union Concert

Tuesday, 06 December 2022. 07:30pm.

Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 7. | Map | Notes


W.A. Mozart - Symphony no. 25 in G minor, K. 183
A. Corelli - Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 no. 4
A. VivaldI - Concerto for two violins and cello in D minor, RV 565
W.A. Mozart - Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major, K. 488


Shani Diluka, piano
Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Sulara Nanayakkara, violin
Ruben Jeyasundaram, cello

Orchestra of the CMSC

Co-Sponsors:

Delegation of the European Union in Sri Lanka

Embassy of France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Goethe-Institute in Colombo

 

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with The Goethe-Insitute in Colombo, presents

The Piano Trio

Thursday, 29 September 2022. 07:30pm.

Saturday, 01 October 2022. 07:00pm.

Goethe Institute, Colombo. | Map


Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 5 in G minor, Hob. XV:1
William Sterndale Bennett: Chamber Trio in A major, Op. 26
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations in  E=flat major, Op. 44

Ramya Perera, piano
Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Rochana Ramanayaka, cello

Premier Co-Sponsors: Baurs, Tokyo Cement Group

BOTH CONCERTS ARE SOLD OUT!

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with The Goethe-Insitute in Colombo, presents

June Distractions

Sunday, 26 June 2022. 07:00pm. Goethe Institute, Colombo. | Map


Wolfgang A. Mozart - Divertimento in B-flat major, K.137/125b
Felix Mendelssohn - Sinfonia no. 7 in D minor for string quintet, MWV N.7
George P. Telemann - 12 Marches Heroiques, "Heldenmusik", TWV 50:31-42


Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Sulara Nanayakkara, violin II
Avanti Perera, viola
Rochana Ramanayaka, violoncello
Nilanthi Weerakoon, contrabass
Naveen Fernando, piccolo trumpet

Premier Co-Sponsors: Baurs, Tokyo Cement Group

 

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with The Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, presents

Olga Šroubková in concert

Friday, 29 April 2022. 07:30pm. Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. | Map


F.J. Haydn - Symphony no. 11 in E-flat major, Hob I: 11

W.A. Mozart - Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major, K. 219
Olga Šroubková, violin

J.S. Bach - Concerto for two violins and strings in D minor, BWV 1043
Olga Šroubková and Sulara Nanayakkara, violins

Sponsor: The Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with Embassy of Italy in Colombo, and the Goethe-Insitut, Colombo presents

UNA SERATA DI MUSICA ITALIANA

Friday, 10th April 2022 | 6:00pm. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map



Teachers listed alphabetically
Sureka Amerasinghe, teacher
Giuseppe Verdi for Four Flutes (arr. Sureka Amerasinghe)
Chanuthi Karunathlaka - Sashyani Rodrigo
Sahan Samarakoon - Nethanya Wickramaratne
Alfredo Casella: Toccata for Piano, Op. 6 - Avishka Wikramanayake, piano

Harin Amirthanathan, teacher
Ottorino Respighi: Notturno per Pianoforte, P. 44: No. 3 - Nimshi Wanniarachchi, piano
 
Haasinee Andree, teacher
Giuseppe Verdi: Va, pensiero, arr. for Violin & Piano - Nitesh de Silva, violin *
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, 1st mov. - Eshana Sugathadasa, violin +
Antonio Lotti: Pur dicesti o bocca bella - Oneli Gamagedara, voice +
Guiseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben - Ella Andree, voice +
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor, 1st mov. - Mithushi Pathmaperuma, violin *
 
Ramya de Livera-Perera, teacher
Luigi Boccherini: Minuet - Saanya Fernando, piano
 
Naveen Fernando, teacher
Giovanni Gabrieli: La Spiritata - Canzon Prima for Brass Quartet
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Ricercar del primo Touno for Brass Quartet
Dulith Perera, trumpet - Shakya Abeytunga, trumpet
Judith Raston, horn - Neranjan Karasinge, trombone
 
Kishani Jayasinghe, teacher
"L'ho perduta" from "Le nozzle di Figaro" by W.A. Mozart - Binuthi Ukwatte & Sheneth Fernando, boy soprano
"Un furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore' by Donizetti - Rashmika Ukwatte, tenor
Vaga luna by V. Bellini - Thepuli Marasinghe, mezzo & Rahula Punarjeewa, tenor
"O mio babbino Caro" - Puccini from Gianni Schicchi - Vihangana Kandaga, soprano
"O sole mio" - Neapolitan song - Harsha Kotuwegedara, tenor

Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, teacher
Handel-R. Ricci: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in F major, 1st Mov. Adagio - Shelomi Gamalathge, violin
Giovanni Battista Martini: Gavotte for Violin - Bevan Subasinghe, violin
Vittorio Monti: Csardas for Violin - Pasindu Rajapaksha, violin
 
Sulara Nanayakkara, teacher
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor, 2nd & 3rd movs. - Shaun Daniel, violin
Nicolo Paganini: Cantabile for Violin - Yashod Gamage, violin
 
Rochana Ramanayaka, teacher
Giovanni Pergolesi: 'Nina' Canzonetta for Cello - Hirunika Rajapaksha, cello

Johann A. Peiris - Official piano collaborator to the CMSC
* Ryanthie Kumarasinghe, piano accompanist
+ Dawina Edmunds, piano accompanist

Premier Sponsor:  Ambasciata Italiana in Colombo

Creative Partner: Goethe-Institut, Coombo

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with the Goethe Institute Colombo presents

WESTMINSTER TO BOHEMIA, VIA WEIMAR

Saturday 26th March 2022 | Sunday 27 March 2022. -. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map


J. Stamitz:  Orchestral Trio No. 8 in C major, for two violins, cello and piano, Op. 4 no. .3
H. Purcell: Golden Sonata in F major, for two violins, cello and cembalo, Z. 810
W.F. Bach: Trio Sonata in B=flat major for two violins, cello and piano,  FK. 50 ''Tempesta di Mare''
A. Dvorak: Bagatelles for two violins, cello and piano, Op. 47

Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Sulara Nanayakkara, violin
Rochana Ramanayaka, cello
Johann Peiris, piano

Premier Co-Sponsors:
Baurs, Tokyo Cement Group
Creative Partner: Goethe-Institut, Coombo

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with the Goethe Institute Colombo presents

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

Sunday, 19th December 2021 | Monday, 20th December 2021. -. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map


Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for two flutes, strings and cembalo in C major, RV 533
Georg P. Telemann: Overture - Suite in E minor, TWV 55: E1
Wilhelm F. Bach: Adagrio & Fugue for two flutes, strings and cembalo in D minor, F 65

Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Cynthia Fernando, violin
Avanti Perera, viola
Amasha Tissera, cello
Nilanthi Weerakoon, doublebass
Sureka Amarasinghe, flute
Sanuja Goonetilleke, flute
Johann Peiris, cembalo

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with the Goethe Institute presents

PICKING UP THE PIECES

Saturday, 19 September 2020. 7.30pm. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map

Sunday, 20 September 2020. 7.30pm. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map

Sunday, 27 September 2020. 7.30pm. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map


J.S. Bach, arr. L. Van Beethoven: Fuga 22 in B minor for Strings
J. G. Albrechtsberger arr. L. Van Beethoven: Fuga in D minor (op. 1. no. 6) for Strings
J.S. Bach: Fuga in G minor BWV 542. Jfor Strings.
L. van Beethoven: Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op.25.
Francesco Durante: Concerto for Strings no. 1 in F minor
G.F. Handel: Concerto Grosso IV Op. 6 HWV 322 for Strings.by A. Corelli
A. Salieri: Concerto da Camera for flute and strings

Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin
Cynthia Fernando, violin
Sulara Nanayakkara, violin
Haasinee Andre, violin
Othman H. Majid, viola
Amasha Tissera, cello
Ramya Perera, piano
Sanuja Goonetilleke, flute

Co-Principal Partners-
Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC
Ambasciata d'Italia di Colombo
ALL DAYS SOLD OUT ! Ausverkauft !

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo in association with the Goethe Institute presents

BEETHOVEN 250 - CHAMBER CONCERT I

Sunday, 26 January 2020. 7.00pm. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map

Monday, 27 January 2020. 7.30pm. Goethe Insitute, Colombo. | Map


The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

GALA CONCERT

Wednesday 18 December 2019. 7.30pm. Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. | Map


The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

FAURE REQUIEM

Saturday, 19 October 2019. 7.30pm. All Saint's Church Colombo, Colombo. | Map


The Chamber Music Society of Colombo presents

GALA VIOLIN AND PIANO CONCERT

Thursday, 26th September 2019. 7.00pm. Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. | Map


 

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