2023-2024 Season

Sunday, September 17, 2023

CONCERTO CELEBRATION: Mozart, Beethoven, Prokofiev

Experience the solo concerto up close! Captivating transcriptions of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, featuring National Symphony Orchestra principal clarinetist Lin Ma, and Beethoven’s first piano concerto, with Efi Hackmey, pair with Prokofiev’s lively overture.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

AIZURI QUARTET: C. Schumann, Brahms, Bartók

This award-winning ensemble presents a cornerstone work by Bartók and an original transcription of a Clara Schumann song, and they collaborate in a performance of Brahms’s beloved String Sextet No. 1.

Sunday, November 19, 2023

MYTHS & MONUMENTS: Bach, Brahms, Szymanowski, Shaw

This dynamic violin and piano duo traverses the spectrum of sculptured form to the fantasies of music inspired by myths.

Sunday, February 11, 2024

FAMILY CONCERT: Harlem’s Little Blackbird

A children’s book about Jazz-Age singer and DC native Florence Mills comes to life with music! Soprano Melissa Wimbish leads listeners through American music of the 1920s and more, and you’ll also meet the instruments of the piano quartet.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

ENCHANTMENT: Ravel, Arensky, Esmail, Boulanger

Towering melodies and dramatic colors frame this program of old and new piano trios, featuring Chiarina artistic directors and violinist Domenic Salerni.

Sunday, April 14, 2024

INTERSECTIONS: Songs of the Earth

This thoughtfully curated program brings together music inspired by the different faces of the natural world. With strings, winds, and piano as vehicles, these imaginative works create an all-encompassing experience where sound, sky, and seascape collide.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

BETWEEN WORLDS: Dvořák, Ravel, Simon, Ponce

Composers who merged styles and experiences inspired this program of riveting chamber music. Featuring award-winning violinist Njioma Grevious, members of the Catalyst Quartet, and Chiarina’s artistic directors.

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