"One of the top 10 Musical Events of the Year..."

The 2009 Mimir Chamber Music Festival features a stellar line-up of internationally recognized artists.

About Mimir

The Mimir Chamber Music Festival, named for the Norse god of wisdom, features outstanding artists from the world’s leading orchestras and music schools who share a love for chamber music.

  Mimir is the premiere Festival in the South Central United States dedicated exclusively to the study and performance of chamber music. Artists are selected not only for their superb performing skills, but also for their ability to teach.

  Throughout the two-week Festival, guest artists hold master classes for aspiring pre-professional musicians, selected for participation through a rigorous audition process. In the evenings, guest artists present a series of five exciting and distinctly different musical performances.

  The 2008 season marks the 11th Anniversary of the Mimir Chamber Music Festival. Founded in 1997, the Festival is hosted by the TCU School of Music on the university’s beautiful campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Concerts take place at the Walsh Center for Performing Arts in the PepsiCo Recital Hall, an intimate setting, perfect for enjoying the art of chamber music.

  This year’s exceptional guest artists include members of the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, Winners of the Van Cliburn and Leeds International Piano Competitions, outstanding TCU faculty and other internationally acclaimed musicians.

Concert Dates

"Fort Worth's premier summertime chamber
music festival turns 10
this year. Why it's hot:
The quality of the playing remains this fesival's big draw."- Fort Worth
Star-Telegram,
June 1, 2007

Rachel Arcega—

Mimir Young Artist

Mimir Young Artists 2009

The Mimir Chamber Music Festival offers aspiring young artists a unique opportunity to enhance their skills through the intensive study of chamber music with some of the world’s leading concert artists. Each year, 20 pre-professional stringed instrumentalists and pianists are selected to participate in the two-week Festival, hosted on the campus of TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.

From the moment the Mimir Young Artists arrive, each day is packed with coaching, rehearsals, Master Classes and concerts. In recent years, tuition for Mimir Young Artists has been fully underwritten by our generous sponsors. Read More...