Vivaldi: The Four Seasons & Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

The National Chamber Orchestra presents a program pairing Antonio Vivaldi’s *The Four Seasons* with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s *Serenade for Strings*. Violinist Joshua Brown is the featured soloist for Vivaldi’s celebrated concerto cycle, performing on the “Lord Newlands” Stradivarius, which is provided through a long-term loan from Japan’s Sasakawa Music Foundation.

Brown received a 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant and attracted international attention after earning second prize and both audience awards at the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. The Stradivarius takes its name from Lord Newlands, who owned it in the late 19th century; the instrument later passed through several owners and collections before being acquired by the Nippon Music Foundation in 2002.

When: Saturday, October 3, 2026

Showtimes: 7:30 PM–10:00 PM

Program: Vivaldi’s *The Four Seasons* and Tchaikovsky’s *Serenade for Strings*

Featured artist: Violinist Joshua Brown

Instrument: The “Lord Newlands” Stradivarius, on long-term loan from the Sasakawa Music Foundation in Japan

Venue: Holy Trinity Catholic Church

Address: 1315 36th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

Parking: Free parking will be available one block away at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th Street NW.

Tickets: Price not available