National Symphony Orchestra (In-Person and Livestream)

NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Recital V

Millennium Stage

Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform works by Rossini, Bacewicz, and Brahms in the final of five free chamber concerts as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

Free concert! No advance registration required.

Tue. Jul. 15, 2025

  • Tue. Jul. 15, 2025 6p.m.

  • Genre

    Chamber Music

Program

Free concert! No advance registration required.

GIACHINO ROSSINI
Duet for Cello and Double Bass in D Major
     I. Allegro
     II. Andante molto
     III. Allegro

Caleb Fan, cello, MD
Ethan Abrahams, bass, TX

GRAYŻNA BACEWICZ
Quartet for Four Violins
     I. Allegretto
     II. Andante tranquillo
     III. Molto allegro

Derek Hou, violin, NJ
Isaac Mina, violin, Panama
Eliza Hunt, violin, VA
Bright Wang, violin, MD

JOHANNES BRAHMS
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51
     I. Allegro

Antonio Aviles Figueroa, violin, Puerto Rico
David Wang, violin, MD
Benjamin Wells, viola, KY
Elena Kim, cello, MD


This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees Summer Music Institute (SMI), a four-week festival of orchestral and chamber music for young people ages 15–20 at the Kennedy Center.

Musicians from 19 states, Puerto Rico, and 5 countries are participating in this year’s SMI. The program consists of orchestral and chamber music coached by NSO and Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra musicians; conducting and master classes; private lessons with NSO and KHOCO musicians; a side-by-side rehearsal with the NSO; and enrichment sessions concentrating on music literature, health and wellness, entrepreneurship, and Citizen Artistry.

This performance is the final of five chamber music recitals performed by SMI musicians. 


Special thanks to coaches from the National Symphony Orchestra and Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra: Michael Marks and Rachel Young

Watch SMI Performances

  • National Symphony Orchestra (Livestream)

    NSO SMI Full Orchestra 1

    Filmed July 6, 2025

    The National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Orchestra performs works by Brahms, Coleridge-Taylor, Webern, and Rimsky-Korsakov in the first of two full orchestra concerts as part of its annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

    Digital Program cover showing the National Symphony Orchestra on stage

  • Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)

    NSO SMI - Chamber Recital I

    Fri. Jul. 11, 2025

    Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform works by Bax, Montgomery, Ligeti, and Schubert in the first of five free chamber concerts as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

  • Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)

    NSO SMI Chamber Recital II

    Sat. Jul. 12, 2025

    Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform works by Kodály, Brahms, and Milhaud in the second of five free chamber concerts as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

  • National Symphony Orchestra (In-Person and Livestream)

    NSO SMI Chamber Recital III

    Sun. Jul. 13, 2025

    Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform works by Mendelssohn, Barfield, Berlin, and Shostakovich in the third of five free chamber concerts as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

  • National Symphony Orchestra (In-Person and Livestream)

    NSO SMI Chamber Recital IV

    Mon. Jul. 14, 2025

    Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform works by Stevens, Ravel, and Barber in the fourth of five free chamber concerts as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

  • National Symphony Orchestra (In-Person and Livestream)

    NSO SMI Chamber Recital V

    Tue. Jul. 15, 2025

    Musicians of the NSO Summer Music Institute perform works by Rossini, Bacewicz, and Brahms in the final of five free chamber concerts as part of an annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

  • National Symphony Orchestra (In-Person and Livestream)

    NSO SMI Full Orchestra 2

    Sun. Jul. 20, 2025

    The National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Orchestra performs works by Wagner, Mazzoli, Shostakovich, Simon, and Dvořák in the second of two full orchestra concerts as part of its annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival.

    Digital Program cover showing the National Symphony Orchestra on stage

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