The Washington Conservatory of Music presents the latest concert in its "Bach" Room Concert series featuring the Pressenda Chamber Players.

Pieces performed with include the following compositions by Beethoven:
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, op. 18
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, op. 135

The concert is non-ticketed with donations gratefully accepted to support the educational programs of the Washington Conservatory. A suggested minimum donation of $25. RSVPs are greatly appreciated by Friday, June 21, 2024 at 5:00pm. Walkups are welcome as seating allows.

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The Washington Conservatory of Music presents their last "Bach" Room Concert featuring Pianist Chengcheng Yao. 

Yao is the recent prizewinner in the 2023 Fifth Weatherford College International Piano Competition and has been the piano faculty at Washington Conservatory of Music since 2021. 

The concert is non-ticketed with donations gratefully accepted to support the educational programs of the Washington Conservatory. A suggested minimum donation of $25. Reservations close at 5 pm the Friday before the concert; however walk-ins without reservations are welcome. 

Join us for an evening of live music! Featuring: Aaron Berofsky, violin Kathryn Votapek, viola Tobias Werner, cello Genevieve Lee, piano. Admission: The concert is non-ticketed with donations gratefully accepted to support the educational programs of the Washington Conservatory. A suggested minimum donation of $25. The Pressenda Chamber Players will be performing:

• Piano Quartet in a minor – Turina
• Piano Quartet in A Major – Brahms

There is limited seating, reservations close at 5:00pm the Friday before the concert.

Tobias Werner, cello and Adam Golka, piano

• Brahms - Piano Sonata No. 2 in f♯ minor, Op. 2
• Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
• Brahms - Cello Sonata No. 1 in e minor, Op. 38

Non-ticketed - suggested $25 donation. Learn More & RSVP >>
 

Johannes Brahms - 6 Klavierstücke, Op.118 & Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 8 in B♭ major, Op. 84

No Admission charge. Donations for educational programs are gratefully accepted.

Jiacheng Xiong is from Fujian, China. Xiong began playing the piano at the age of three, and at twelve came to the United States to pursue his musical studies. Xiong’s performances have included concerts at venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, The Temple for Performing Arts in Des Moines, Hangzhou Grand Theater in China, and Cortot Hall in Paris, France. In 2013 his performance was broadcast on National Public Radio’s, “From the Top,” in Aspen, Colorado. Xiong traveled in 2018 with “Curtis on Tour” across the United States alongside Curtis Institute of Music alumni to celebrate Leonard Bernstein's centenary. In August 2022, Xiong performed Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 8 as part of the Aspen Music Festival’s Prokofiev Series. Xiong has won Second prize in the Kulangsu International Piano Competition in 2018. He has also won First Prize in The Korea International Piano Competition for Young Pianists in 2016, and Second Prize in both the Cleveland International Piano Competition For Young Artists and the First Viseu International Piano Competition. Xiong received the Paul G. Mehlin scholarship as an outstanding graduating piano student from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2020. He received his Master's degree in Music in Piano at the Juilliard School in May 2022.
 

Join us for an evening of live music! Admission: The concert is non-ticketed with donations gratefully accepted to support the educational programs of the Washington Conservatory. A suggested minimum donation of $25. Learn More & RSVP >>

Join us for an evening of live music! Featuring: Aaron Berofsky, violin, Tobias Werner, cello, and Charles Berofsky, piano. Admission: The concert is non-ticketed with donations gratefully accepted to support the educational programs of the Washington Conservatory. A suggested minimum donation of $25. The Pressenda Chamber Players will be performing:

• Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63
• Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op.70 No.2

The Pressenda Chamber Players. Tobias Werner, Artistic Director. Washington Conservatory Ensemble-in-Residence. Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 8:00 PM.

String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77 #2 - Haydn
String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 51- Dvorak

Aaron Berofsky, violin
Kathryn Votapek, violin
Ulrich Eichenauer, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Westmoreland Congregational UCC Church
1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda MD

No tickets required.($20 suggested donation to support the Washington Conservatory). Masks are required for all attendees. KN95 or N95 masks are recommended. As a safety precaution, this concert will have no intermission and end at approximately 9:10 pm. Seating is restricted to every other row.
 

The Baker's Dozen of Yale University, one of Yale's oldest a cappella groups, will be having a concert in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, March 20th. Tickets for entry are $15 -- all that's needed is to Venmo this amount to @bakersdozenyale.

Join us for an evening of live music! The Pressenda Chamber Players will perform the following: Quartet Op. 33 no. 2 by Joseph Haydn, Quartet “Mishima” (final movement) by Philip Glass and the Viola Quintet in F Major by Johannes Brahms

The concerts are free, however, donations to support the Washington Conservatory are welcome at the door. All audience members must be masked and provide proof of vaccination at the door.  This event is held that WCM's Westmoreland Circle location, not at the Park.