Winter Series
Outside the busy summer season, LAMF presents concerts featuring duo recitals and small ensembles of your favorite LAMF musicians. October through April LAMF presents four programs, both in Brainerd and…
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Special Events
The Lakes Area Music Festival hosts special events and fundraisers throughout the summer to support the concerts, education, and outreach activities that impact our region. Mark your calendar for our…
2023 Casual Classics
Our Casual Classics series brings our world-class roster of musicians outside the concert hall and into the community. Get to know these artists in an informal setting, and bring a…
Live Streaming
Over the past years the Lakes Area Music Festival has streamed its concerts and drawn many thousands of views from around the world. This season we remain committed to accessibility…
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Callisto Quartet in Residence (Minneapolis)
Woman's Club of Minneapolis
7:30PM, Thursday, January 25, 2024
(Free – $50)
The Callisto Quartet will brave the winter in Minnesota in LAMF's first ever winter residency! Join them for the culimination of their visit in this intimate program of string quartet repertoire. In addition to these performances their residency will include school visits and community outreach in the Brainerd Lakes Area.
Callisto Quartet in Residence (Brainerd)
Tornstrom Auditorium
2:00PM, Sunday, January 28, 2024
(Free – $50)
The Callisto Quartet will brave the winter in Minnesota in LAMF's first ever winter residency! Join them for the culimination of their visit in this intimate program of string quartet repertoire. In addition to these performances their residency will include school visits and community outreach in the Brainerd Lakes Area.
On the Road to MN Opera
The Ordway Center
2:00PM, Sunday, February 4, 2024
from $135
from $95
Join us for the Minnesota Opera's final performance of Gaetano Donizetti's "The Elixir of Love" at the Ordway Center in downtown St. Paul. Includes brunch at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis, LAMF's Twin Cities home. We'll be joined by guests from Minnesota Opera who will give a glimpse behind the scenes of this production. Coach bus transportation, leaving Brainerd at 8 a.m. and returning around 7 p.m. For those already in the Twin Cities, ticket options are available to join us at the Woman's Club and Ordway (parking not included).
Solo Spotlight: Chloe Fedor (Minneapolis)
Woman's Club of Minneapolis
7:30PM, Friday, February 16, 2024
(Free – $50)
LAMF artistic advisor Chloe Fedor returns to our winter series– this time alone with her violin. She brings a solo program featuring masterpieces from the baroque era alongside contemporary pieces drawing on the historical context of her instrument. An intimate program not to be missed!
Solo Spotlight: Chloe Fedor (Brainerd)
Trinity Lutheran
2:00PM, Sunday, February 18, 2024
(Free – $50)
LAMF artistic advisor Chloe Fedor returns to our winter series– this time alone with her violin. She brings a solo program featuring masterpieces from the baroque era alongside contemporary pieces drawing on the historical context of her instrument. An intimate program not to be missed!
On the Road to MN Orchestra
Orchestra Hall
11:00AM, Thursday, March 21, 2024
from $95
from $55
Join us at the Minnesota Orchestra! Conductor Domingo Hindoyan leads the orchestra in Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 8, alongside colorful works from Latin America and Spain with Venezuelan trumpet soloist Pacho Flores. After the concert we'll have lunch at The Local in downtown Minneapolis, joined by LAMF musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra. Coach bus transportation, leaving Brainerd around 7:30 a.m. and returning around 5:30 p.m. For those already in the Twin Cities, ticket options are available to join us at Orchestra Hall.
Loki Karuna Curation (Minneapolis)
Woman's Club of Minneapolis
7:30PM, Thursday, April 11, 2024
(Free – $50)
Artistic Advisor Loki Karuna (formerly Garrett McQueen) brings his unique and thoughtful perspective with another chamber music curation. Music and performers to be announced in early 2024. This concert marks the final cycle of the Lakes Area Music Festival's Winter Series of chamber music in Minneapolis (Woman's Club of Minneapolis) and Brainerd (Gichi-ziibi Center for the …
Loki Karuna Curation (Brainerd)
Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts
2:00PM, Sunday, April 14, 2024
(Free – $50)
Artistic Advisor Loki Karuna (formerly Garrett McQueen) brings his unique and thoughtful perspective with another chamber music curation. Music and performers to be announced in early 2024. This concert marks the final cycle of the Lakes Area Music Festival's Winter Series of chamber music in Minneapolis (Woman's Club of Minneapolis) and Brainerd (Gichi-ziibi Center for the …