Become a member and save up to 22% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Masterworks of Five Centuries Series Smithsonian Chamber Music Society In-Person Concert Weekend Performance Sunday, February 28, 2027 - 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET Code: 1P0919 Location: Location To Be Sent Separately Registration Options $32 Member $36 Gen. Admission Log in to register for this program or to add it to your wishlist! Log in Save when you purchase this program as a part of one of these series! 7 Program Series: Masterworks of Five Centuries Series View series details Resize text (Photo: Jaclyn Nash/Smithsonian) Featuring musical masterpieces from the first decade of the 17th century to the early 21st, the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society (SCMS) celebrates its 50th season with performances on some of the world’s most highly prized musical instruments. The repertoire ranges from acclaimed masterpieces to undeservedly obscure gems by frequently overlooked composers. Veteran musicians of the Society, some returning to the series after many years, are joined by emerging artists on several programs in this 7-concert series. Concert Program Another masterful song cycle, Gustav Mahler’s autumnal Das Lied von der Erde (“The Song of the Earth”), brings back members of the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra in a chamber arrangement completed by the Dutch composer Reinbert de Leeuw shortly before his death six years ago. Gustav Mahler, arr. Reinbert de Leeuw: Das Lied von der Erde (1908–09/2019) Rhianna Cockrell, mezzo soprano; Gene Strenger, tenorwith members of the Smithsonian Academy OrchestraCatherine Manson, concertmaster; Kenneth Slowik, conductor Note: This performance will not have a pre-concert talk. Additional Masterworks of Five Centuries Series Concerts September 13, 2026 September 27, 2026 November 22, 2026 April 7, 2027 April 18, 2027 May 9, 2027 Other Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performances The Axelrod String Quartet 2026-2027 Saturday concert series The Axelrod String Quartet 2026-2027 Sunday concert series General Information This program and its artists are subject to change. This concert's location is TBD. Advanced sales will close at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, February 26, 2027. Within 24 hours of the concert, this page will be updated if tickets will be available for purchase at the door. If available, mobile device and credit card transactions will apply (no cash allowed).
