A Fortas favorite since its Kennedy Center debut, Dover Quartet joins our season-wide Ellington 125 celebration with an arrangement of “In a Sentimental Mood.” Two piano quintets complete the program, featuring guest pianist Leif Ove Andsnes.

Join in an evening of performances by graduating seniors of the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship program as they take the stage performing a wide range of solo and chamber pieces.

Experience a captivating performance by internationally acclaimed Belgian pianist and composer Daniel Verstappen, together with violinist Marina Barskaya. The Reconnection World Tour has crossed famous concert halls such as Carnegie Hall New York, Sydney Opera House, and Harpa Iceland, among others.

The vibrant self-conducted string orchestra Sphinx Virtuosi returns. Heralded for its kaleidoscopically varied repertoire, the group brings another bold thematic program, featuring emerging percussion soloist Britton-René Collins.

Isidore String Quartet, winners of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2022, makes its Terrace Theater debut.

Comprising titled musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, this acclaimed ensemble presents classics from four centuries of chamber music.

Sounds of US is an immersive new music festival created and curated by Jennifer Koh, violinist and Artistic Director of Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. Filled with nonstop music and visual art, the festival features over 40 world premiere commissions by ARCO Collaborative, in both paid concerts and free performances.

Sounds of US is an immersive new music festival created and curated by Jennifer Koh, violinist and Artistic Director of Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. Filled with nonstop music and visual art, the festival features over 40 world premiere commissions by ARCO Collaborative, in both paid concerts and free performances.