Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s virtuosic musicians serve as musical tour guides for “In Focus,” the Orchestra’s newest chamber music series curated by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, which launches on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Moss Theatre, 3131 Olympic Blvd. in Santa Monica, followed on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Rothenberg Hall, The Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road in San Marino. Rothenberg Hall is a new venue for LACO, which features Calder tapestries inside the 400-seat auditorium.

“In Focus” provides insights into the quintessence of some of the great chamber music repertoire through the lens of LACO’s artists in an intimate setting. During LACO’s 50th anniversary 2017-18 season, “In Focus” highlights the remarkable chamber works of Mozart and Brahms and launches with Brahms’ Horn Trio and String Sextet in B-flat major and Mozart’s D Major Flute Quartet. Featured LACO artists are Batjer, violin Jacqueline Brand, associate principal Viola Victoria Miskolczy, viola Robert Brophy, principal cello Andrew Shulman, cello Trevor Handy, principal flute Joachim Becerra Thomsen, principal horn Michael Thornton and guest Bernadene Blaha, piano.

“In Focus” continues on April 4 and April 5 with clarinet quintets of Mozart and Brahms featuring principal clarinet Joshua Ranz, and concludes May 9 and May 10 with principal oboe Claire Brazeau and special guest pianist Robert Theis featured on Mozart’s Oboe Quartet, Brahms’s Piano Quartet and works by Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann. At both concerts, NPR’s Renée Montagne moderates a discussion at the conclusion of the program.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), ranked among the world’s top musical ensembles, marks its 50th anniversary in the 2017-18 season. Beloved by audiences and praised by critics, the Orchestra is known as a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks as well as a champion of contemporary composers.

Tickets, starting at $49, are available online at laco.org or by calling LACO at (213) 622-7001. Single tickets can also be purchased at the venue box office on the night of the concert, if tickets remain. Discounted tickets are available by phone for groups of 12 or more. College students with valid student ID may purchase tickets for $8, subject to availability.