Though Latvians seem to prefer sweeping and monumental music, the intimate chamber style also has its aficionados and experiences a new surge of popularity every September with the opening of the new season. The perfect venue for performing this kind of music was the Wagner Hall, the former Riga German Theatre established on September 15, 1782 where Richard Wagner was the director and conductor for a period of two years. After many years of silence, the first concert took place on September 15, 1986in the newly restored hall. In recent years, chamber music has also been played at other locations — the Opera, theatres, etc.

A talented and creative propagator of 20^th century music is conductor Normunds Šnē with his orchestra Rīgas kamermūziķi (Riga chamber  players) founded in 1987.  Now the followers of the chamber players is the new foudned State Chamber Orchestra  (2006) - a professional and fixed unity of musicians led by Normunds Šnē

Riga Saxophone Quartet, the first promoter of saxophone music in Latvia led by Artis Sīmanis, always sounds fresh and artistically accomplished. Other active proponents of chamber music are the Riga String Quartet, piano duo Antra and Normunds Vīksne, Ensemble Nove, Rix Piano Quartet, Chamber Ensemble of Jānis Bulavs, trombone and tuba quartet Shady Brass Q, sax quartet Next, clarnet quartet Quattro Differente, and the string quartet Diference. Unique among them is the ensemble Altera Veritas stands out as , in addition to the more traditional instruments, it includes a concerto kokle, a bass kokle, a flute, and an accordion. The ensemble has enjoyed great success both at home and at international festivals and competitions. The soloists Dzintars Beitāns (violin), Ēriks Kiršfelds and Ivars Bezprozvanovs (cello), Anrijs Pitans (clarinet), Pēteris Plakidis, Aldis Liepiņš and Herta Hansena (piano), Viesturs Jansons and Ieva Parša (voice) are also among the most accomplished performers of chamber music, not to forget our rising stars,– pianist Vestards Šimkus and violinist Baiba Skride, who,together with her sisters pianist Lauma and violist Linda, has founded the ensemble Sisters Skride.