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String Theory opens eighth season of chamber concerts on new night

If you go

› What: String Theory chamber concert featuring David Shifrin (clarinet) and Gloria Chien (piano).› When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4; preceded by Musical Dialogue with the artists at 6 p.m.› Where: Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View.› Admission: $30 Hunter members, $40 nonmembers, $10 students with ID, $25 groups of 20+; season subscriptions $160 Hunter members, $210 nonmembers.› Phone: 423-414-2525.› Website: www.stringtheorymusic.org.

photo Pianist Gloria Chien
photo Clarinetist David Shifrin

A change from Thursday to Tuesday nights isn’t the only difference as String Theory at the Hunter opens its eighth season.

The six world-class chamber music concerts, held within the Hunter Museum of American Art, will feature an unprecedented number of musicians and a collaboration with Lee University for a three-night ChamberFest.

“With the largest number of musicians and the biggest production, this is our most ambitious season to date,” says artistic director Gloria Chien, an award-winning classical pianist who founded the series in 2009.

The season kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 4, with clarinetist David Shifrin and Chien on piano.