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2025–2026 Season
Thursday, April 23, 2026 • 7:30 pm

Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Beethoven: Quartetto serioso, Op. 95, arranged by Mahler
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4

About the Program
The Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, under the direction of Kenneth Slowik, presents Edward Elgar's Serenade for Strings, Beethoven's Op. 95 Quartetto serioso as arranged by Gustav Mahler, and Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht for string orchestra, on instruments set up as they would have been ca. 1900. These SAO concerts are FREE to the public, but please register by following the TICKETS prompt.