BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Goings On//goingson.co//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:GoingsOn — MetroWest — Needham X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a79b3d440918c3d2@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052442Z DTSTART:20261122T200000Z DTEND:20261122T220000Z SUMMARY:String Quintet Masterpieces DESCRIPTION:The Magic of Viola Quintets Artists Peter Zazofsky\, violin Luc ia Lin\, violin Wenting Kang\, viola Cara Pogossian\, viola Ronald Lowry\, cello Needham Concert Society features two masterpieces of the string qui ntet repertoire: Mozart’s C-major quintet\, masterfully interwoven with wit and drama\, and Brahms’ G-major quintet\, filled with passion\, exub erance\, and poignant introspection. Program Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\, Str ing Quintet No. 3 in C major\, K. 515 Johannes Brahms\, String Quintet No. 2 in G major\, Op. 111 About the Artists Peter Zazofsky Violinist Peter Z azofsky has appeared as soloist with many great orchestras\, including the Boston Symphony\, the Berlin Philharmonic\, Amsterdam Concertgebouw\, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He often is a featured soloist with Israeli o rchestras. As first violinist of the Muir String Quartet\, Mr. Zazofsky is proud to have performed many complete cycles of the Beethoven quartets\, and to have promoted new works by American composers. Early in his career\ , Mr. Zazofsky won top prizes in the Queen Elisabeth and Montreal Internat ional Competitions. He is a faculty member at Boston University and also t eaches at New England Conservatory Preparatory School. Lucia Lin Violinist Lucia Lin is a longtime member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Profe ssor of Music at Boston University. She made her solo debut at age eleven\ , in a performance of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Chicago Sym phony. She won prizes in many competitions\, including the International T chaikovsky Competition. Ms. Lin served as acting concertmaster of the Milw aukee Symphony and spent two years as concertmaster of the London Symphony . Her focus on chamber music includes serving as a founding member of the Boston Trio and as a longtime member of the Muir String Quartet. Wenting K ang Violist Wenting Kang is principal violist of Orquesta Sinfónica de Ma drid at Teatro Real of Spain\, as well as one of the founding members of t he Madrid Soloists Chamber Orchestra. Her debut CD recording with pianist Sergei Kvitko\, Mosaic\, was released in 2022 to critical acclaim\, winnin g the gold medal in the Melómano Magazine in Spain. Its tracks were selec ted for the “Best New Classical” playlist on Spotify and the “New Mu sic Friday” playlist of the American Society of Composers and Publishers . Ms. Kang is on the faculty at New England Conservatory. Cara Pogossian V iolist Cara Pogossian is principal violist of the Portland Symphony Orches tra. She has appeared as a guest artist with the Boston Symphony\, the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. In 2022 she won the Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award\, and her quartet received hon ors at New England Conservatory. Her summer festival participation has inc luded the Marlboro Festival\, Ravinia Steans Music Institute\, and the Tao s School of Music. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and New Eng land Conservatory\, she recently won the NEC Concerto Competition with a p erformance of Bartók’s Viola Concerto. Ronald Lowry Needham Concert Soc iety artistic director Ronald Lowry is principal cellist of the Boston Pop s Esplanade Orchestra and the Boston Ballet Orchestra. He performs frequen tly with the Boston Symphony\, both at home and on international tours. He has presented solo recitals at Jordan Hall and at the Isabella Stewart Ga rdner Museum\, and he has been a guest artist with the Boston Chamber Musi c Society\, the New England Conservatory First Mondays concert series\, an d the Muir String Quartet. Mr. Lowry teaches at the New England Conservato ry Preparatory School\, Walnut Hill School for the Arts\, and the Rivers S chool Conservatory. Buy Tickets LOCATION:Carter Memorial United Methodist Church\, 800 Highland Avenue\, Ne edham\, MA\, Needham URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/needham/carter-memorial-united-method ist-church/string-quintet-masterpieces-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu m=referral END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR