This live concert by the Pressenda Chamber Players, Ensemble-in-Residence at the Washington Conservatory of Music, is a musical family affair with family members Aaron Berofsky, violin, Kathryn Votapek, viola and Charles Berofsky, piano joining Tobias Werner, cello to perform the Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, K. 478 by Mozart and the Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 87 by Dvorak on  Tuesday, June 15, at 7 pm. The concert will take place at Westmoreland Congregational Church, One Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD. Admission is free, with a suggested minimum donation of $20.

The Pressenda Chamber Players, founded by Artistic Director and cellist Tobias Werner is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Washington Conservatory of Music. It was formed in 2016 and made its debut on the Washington Conservatory concert series that same year. The ensemble is comprised of a rotating membership of chamber musicians who have for many years enjoyed performing together in various ensembles and festivals in the United States and Europe. It is named for the Italian stringed instrument maker Giovanni Francesco Pressenda (1777 –1854), on whose instruments Werner and violinist Aaron Berofsky play — and it is very likely that their violin and cello were sitting in Pressenda’s shop at the same time in 1844.

The Washington Conservatory is one of 15 nationally accredited community music schools in the U.S. for students of all ages. WCM Concerts are donation-funded and presented free of charge to allow people of all ages and economic means to enjoy outstanding live classical music in the community. For those able, a minimum $20 donation is suggested. Families are welcome at all concerts.

For more information: 301-320-2770 or https://www.washingtonconservatory.org