The St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) has established itself among the world-class chamber ensembles of its generation. In 1992, they won both the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Young Concert Artists International Auditions, launching a performing career that has brought them across North and South America, Europe and Asia. They appeared in Mill Valley in 2004, playing the spectacular "The Prayers and Dreams of Issac the Blind" from their recent recording of the music of Oswaldo Golijov with clarinetist Todd Palmer. For 2006, the Shostakovich centenary, their recording of Quartets 3, 7, and 8 was described as having "impassioned performances full of operatic lyricism and structural insight." www.slsq.com

For the 75th Anniversary of Marin Music Chest, we are delighted to have a former MMC winner, Hai-ye Ni, who won at age 13. She came into prominence via her critically praised New York debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1991. This noted performance came as a result of Ms. Ni capturing the first prize at the Naumburg International Cello Competition, and thus becoming the youngest recipient to receive this distinguished award. In 1996, Ms. Ni was the unanimous choice for first prize in the International Paulo Cello Competition in Finland. Ms. Ni, now principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra will play a concert of cello and piano music. www.haiyeni.com

Recognized as one of the world's premiere string quartets, the Takacs Quartet is renowned for gripping, unified interpretations. They perform eighty times a year around the world. In residence at U. of Colorado Boulder, they are also associate artists at South Bank Center and visiting artists at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, both in London. They have won myriad awards for their marvelous recordings. In 2005 Takacs welcomed our own Geraldine Walther from the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. www.takacsquartet.com

Formerly known as New York Lyric Chamber Players, TAGI takes its name from the 3 Russian musicians: Tatiana Goncharova, piano; Grigory Kalinovsky, violin; and Igor Begelman, clarinet. The cellist is Italian-born Francesco Mastromatteo. With innovative thematic programming featuring both classical and contemporary music, TAGI has toured North and South America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Israel. They have appeared at innumerable summer festivals and on many media shows for NPR, PBS, New York's WXQR, Japanese and Israeli networks. They have recorded for Centaur records and teach at various schools. www.tagiensemble.com

Spanning three continents, the Felici Trio is comprised of Taiwanese pianist Wen-Ting Huang, German violinist Rebecca Hang and American cellist Brian Schuldt. Felici members are graduates of the renowned School of Music of Indiana University. They have performed over 350 concerts in Europe, South America and the U.S. and have distinguished themselves as a unique presence since coming to Mammoth Lakes as grantee of Chamber Music America's Rural Residencies Program and as a California Arts Council's (CAC) Touring Roster ensemble. The ensemble has toured in Germany with Rhineland-Palatinate's Kultursommer, appeared on ZDF Television and recorded for German Southwest Radio (SWF). Felici makes a bi-yearly trip to Tuscany to coach and perform at the Montalto Castle near Siena, Italy. Along with the traditional repertoire, Felici regularly programs works by female and contemporary composers. www.felicitrio.com

Subscribers receive a free ticket to the Young Performers Concert of the Marin Music Chest with their subscription. The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society supports the goals of the Marin Music Chest and hopes that subscribers will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to hear talented young musicians.