Linton Chamber Music will return to its devoted fans. But, like everything else these days, the 2020-21 season has been “re-imagined.”

Live performances will be streamed online from the Linton stage at First Unitarian Church. Besides that, Linton Chamber Music will be making a small, limited amount of seating available to subscribers and donors.

Starting Oct. 4, concerts will be streamed Live on Sundays at 4 pm on the Linton Chamber Music YouTube Channel, with audio engineering performed by WGUC (90.9) FM. Artists include co-artistic directors Sharon Robinson and Jaime Laredo, violinist Jennifer Koh, the return of the New York Philharmonic Quartet, the Miami String Quartet, faculty members from CCM and principal players from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

The musical lineup — as always — is enticing, including an all-Bach program for solo violin (Jennifer Koh), piano trios by Mendelssohn and Schumann, Bartok “Contrasts,” the Beethoven Septet in E-flat major and the Cincinnati premiere of a work by Richard Danielpour, String Quintet, A Shattered Vessel.”

You’ll be able to view programs on your flat-screen TV or your computer. Scroll to the end of this post for instructions.

The online performances are FREE. Donations are welcome, with a support button for each program on the website.

More about the programs:

Oct. 4: Artistic Directors Jaime Laredo & Sharon Robinson launch the all-online season with Cathy Meng Robinson, Hsin-Yun Huang, and Keith Robinson. The program features the Cincinnati premiere of “A Shattered Vessel”, a new work by Richard Danielpour co-commissioned by Linton Chamber Music as well as Schubert’s sublime String Quintet in C Major.

Nov. 1: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center artist member, Danbi Um makes her Linton debut. The acclaimed violinist will share the stage with an array of Cincinnati’s world-class musicians including, clarinetist Christopher Pell, cellist Ilya Finkelshteyn, and pianist Ran Dank performing works by Bartók, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Mendelssohn.

Dec. 6: Beethoven’s Septet was arguably one of his most famous works during his lifetime. This masterpiece for winds and strings is paired with the work that served as its inspiration, Mozart’s Divertimento. Outstanding members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will perform with The Cleveland Orchestra’s Principal Violist and Cincinnati native, Wesley Collins, and Linton’s Artistic Directors, Laredo & Robinson.

Jan. 10 (usually the bonus concert): Linton Chamber Music begins the year 2021 with the purity of Bach. Recognized for commanding performances delivered with dazzling virtuosity, violinist Jennifer Koh presents a very special all-Bach, solo violin program.

Jan. 31: New York Philharmonic String Quartet members Frank Huang, Sheryl Staples, Cynthia Phelps, and Carter Brey perform a program showcasing works by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Webern, and Beethoven.

March 21: Esteemed pianist Sandra Rivers is called back to the Linton stage to perform alongside Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Stefani Matsuo and principal cellist Ilya Finkelshteyn. The program features sonatas by Barber and Prokofiev as well as Schumann’s Piano Trio in d minor.

May 2: The virtual season closes with the celebrated Miami String Quartet performing with Eric Kim, former principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. This vibrant program features Slavic works by Martinů and Dvořák as well as Glazunov’s treasured String Quintet.

For flat screen TV: You will need to make sure the   app has been downloaded onto your Smart TV or “Not-So-Smart” TV with a streaming device such as a Fire or Roku TV Stick connected via an HDMI input to your home internet. Just prior to the date and time of the live performance, open the YouTube app on your TV. Search for and select the “Linton Chamber Music” channel, and then just scroll to the appropriate program to open the livestream performance.