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The Emerson String Quartet
Sun., Sept. 26; Sat., Oct. 30; Sun., Dec. 19, 2010; Sat., Jan. 15; Sun., May 8, 2011, 6 p.m.
After more than 31 years of extensive touring and recording, the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet continues to perform with the same benchmark intensity, integrity, energy and commitment that it has demonstrated since it was formed in 1976. This five-concert series features music by Dvorak, Webern, and more.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Chamber Works
Sun., Sept. 26; Sat., Oct. 30; Sat., Nov. 20, 2010; Sat., Feb. 19; and Sun., May 1, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The 2010-2011 season is Kenneth Slowik's 25th year as the Artistic Director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society. To mark this event, this concert series features many of Johann Sebastian Bach's greatest chamber works.

Masterworks of Three Centuries
Sun., Oct. 3; Sun., Dec. 5, 2010; Sat., Jan. 8; Sun., Feb. 6; and Sun., April 17, 2011, 7:30 p.m. (pre-concert talks at 6:30 p.m.)
The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 33rd season with an appropriately eclectic repast, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected oeuvres perdues. This series includes five concerts featuring music by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and more.

The Axelrod String Quartet Saturday Series
Sat., Oct., 16, 2010; Sat., Jan. 29; Sat., Mar., 5, 2011, 8 p.m. (pre-concert talks at 7 p.m.)
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society audiences are privy to the unparalleled experience of hearing two magnificent quartets of instruments—one made by Antonio Stradivari, the other by his teacher Nicolo Amati—in this popular three-concert series featuring music by Haydn, Bartok, Mozart, and more.

The Axelrod String Quartet Sunday Series
Sun., Oct., 17, 2010; Sun., Jan. 30; Sun., Mar. 6, 2011, 7:30 p.m. (pre-concert talks at 6:30 p.m.)
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society audiences are privy to the unparalleled experience of hearing two magnificent quartets of instruments—one made by Antonio Stradivari, the other by his teacher Nicolo Amati—in this popular three-concert series featuring music by Haydn, Bartok, Mozart, and more.

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Sat., Oct. 23; Sat., Dec. 4, 2010; Sat., Feb. 12; and Sat., April 9, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Led by Artistic and Musical Director, David N. Baker, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra delves into jazz's greatest works and performers in history in groups, both large and small. This series includes four concerts.