Mimir Chamber Music Festival

The Mimir Chamber Music Festival proudly celebrates its 24th anniversary season in 2021, with an exciting series of concerts, as we again take the Festival online for four unique performances by our renowned Mimir professional musicians. We invite you to join us for performances on July 8, 10, 15 and 17, all at 7:30 pm CT in the USA and the time zone associated with Melbourne, Australia. These pre-recorded performances were commissioned by Mimir and will feature artists performing from the stages of fine concert halls in Chicago, Melbourne and Helsinki. On opening night, we also have a special performance of Caravan for Two Cellos, by cellist/composer Tanya Anisimova, performed by Mimir Artist Brant Taylor and (new to Mimir) Kenneth Olsen, Associate Principal of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also featured on this program is the glorious Arensky Cello Quartet, written as a tribute to the composer’s ...

Thank You Mimir Fans!

Thank you for joining us at the 2021 Mimir Chamber Music Festival.

What an experience!

As we savor the festival's exceptional chamber music concerts, you can still go to the Mimir Online Concert Hall where you can still watch our available concerts.

We look forward to Mimir Australia 2021, and hope to see you all next year in Fort Worth, TX for Mimir's 25th season.

Emerging Artists Program 2022

We'll be posting application details for the 2022 Emerging Artists Program soon. We welcome your application!

Mimir Festival Artists

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Josephine Vains is a versatile and engaging performer, heard regularly in concert around Australia and overseas as a cellist and chamber musician. She has worked with myriad artists on diverse projects including piano trio / quartet / quintet, string quartet, opera, baroque ensembles, contemporary and electronic music, and Argentine tango music. She is a passionate educator, currently training the next generation of musicians at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary...

Jill Griffiths began her musical career at the age of five on piano. She also had a brief flirtation with the recorder and clarinet, and at the age of 13 took up the cello. Piano continued to be Jill’s main focus, and she went on to study piano at Queensland Conservatorium of music. After a year and a bit, she decided the life of a pianist wasn't her cup of tea, and dropped out. While trying to decide what to do with her life, Jill thought she might take up the double...

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