Chamber Concert at Bethesda Presbyterian Church – Bethesda, MD
Chamber Concert at Bethesda Presbyterian Church – Bethesda, MD
Chamber Concert
Get ready for an amazing evening filled with beautiful chamber music performed live! Join us in person to experience the intimate vibes and stunning harmony of talented musicians coming together. It’s the perfect chance to enjoy some great tunes and connect with fellow music lovers. Don’t miss out on this delightful night of melodies and good company!
Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra
Presents Chamber concert
7611 Clarendon Ra, Bethesda, MD 20814
June 27, 2027 at 8:00 pm
Bethesda Presbyterian Church,
Mei Mei Wei has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra concertmaster. She appeared as soloist with many orchestras such as the Phoenix Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Chamber Orchestra, Shanghai Baroque Chamber Orchestra, etc. She has played chamber music with world -class artists such as Shmuel Ashkenasi, Alexander Shtarkman, Kevork Mardirossian, Dennis Parker and was invited to play chamber music with Vermeer Quartet at the summer music festival in Maine.
Mei Mei Wei earned her bachelor’s degree at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, masters degree at the University of Southern California, and a doctor of musical arts degree at Louisiana State University. She was on the faculty of Louisiana State University, The Colburn School of Music, the Idyllwild Summer Music Festival in California, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Currently she is also Concertmaster/Artistic Director/Soloist of Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra in Washington DC. Every summer she teaches at the Manhattan International Music Festival in Shanghai China and New York where she is the Artistic Director and violin faculty member. She also teaches at the Montecito International Music Festival in California and Euro Music Festival & Academy in Poland. She gave violin master classes around the world such as Sydney Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatory,Louisiana State University and University of Maryland etc.
Lily Wei Ye was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the daughter of Mei Mei Wei. She was introduced to the violin when she was six years old. In 2008, Lily moved to Shanghai and attended Concordia International School Shanghai, graduating in 2013. She participated in Concordia’s APAC string festivals and became one of the soloists in her senior year.
Lily attended the Meadowmount School of Music in Westport, New York during the summers of 2012 to 2015. She won first prize in the Hong Kong International Youth Music Competition in 2015. In the same year, she placed second at the 19th International Violin Competition in Bari, Italy. In 2016, Lily attended the New York International Music Competition and Festival in Taiwan and received Gold.
Lily also attended the Aspen Music Festival in summer of 2017 and studied with Cornelia Heard and Naoko Tanaka. She graduated with her Bachelor Degree at the New School’s Mannes College of Music. Lily recently received her Dual Masters Degree both in Classical Violin Performance and in Music Education at the Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University’s Teacher College respectively. She has played in the Lincoln Center and made her solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 2019. She has performed solo recitals at the UN Headquarters in NYC，The Shanghai Oriental Arts Center and Shanghai Ploy Grand Theatre since then. As a soloist, she also toured in Boston, New Orleans, North Carolina and other cities in U.S as well as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and other countries in Asia. Early 2020, She was invited to play as a soloist with New York Chamber Players Orchestra at the Cary Hall of DiMenna Center in Manhattan.
Currently she is music teacher and teaching in Washington DC and at the same time she is doing her PHD in music at Columbia University. Lily is also Co-Concertmaster of Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra in Washington DC and Assistant Artist-Director of the Manhattan International Music Festival where she teaches and plays both solo and chamber music with world-class musicians.
THOMAS PANDOLFI is one of the leading pianists of our time, hailed a ”phenomenon”, he began his career early on while at The Juilliard School (BM & MM).
Since then he has been an audience favorite, selling out the world’s most prestigious stages, including Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Strathmore, The Kennedy Center, Kiev Opera House, Bucharest’s Athenaeum and London’s Cadogan Hall.
Mr. Pandolfi is a Steinway Artist, and his latest
recording is the world premiere of Polo Piatti’s
Bohemian Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with The National Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by John Andrews. During the 2025/26 season, Mr. Pandolfi’s busy concert touring schedule will continue worldwide.
Matthew Maffett is an active soloist, orchestral and chamber musician throughout the Washington DC area. Since 2011 he has been a section violist in the United States Air Force Band’s String Ensemble, regularly performing at the White House and other high-profile government events. After receiving degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the prestigious Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA, Matthew appeared at numerous festivals around the globe, including the Schleswig-Holstein, Manchester, and Norfolk festivals, among others. Since residing in Washington DC, Matthew has regularly performed with the IBIS Chamber Music Society, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony, National Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra. His principal teachers include Csaba Erdélyi, Atar Arad, and Paul Coletti.
Gita Ladd
Noted by the Baltimore Sun as a “superb cellist”, and heralded by the Washington Post as one “whose cello sings as
poignantly as any voice, a defining glory”, Gita Ladd is one of the most sought after cellists of the Baltimore-
Washington, D.C. area. For most of that time she performed as a titled member of the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra, including several appearances as Principal Cello for the annual “Messiah” performances and at the
SummerMusicFest Series. She has also performed as Principal Cello with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, the
Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Baltimore Opera Company, Concert Artists of Baltimore, Post Classical Ensemble of
Washington D.C., Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and as Assistant Principal Cello of the Knoxville Symphony. Ms. Ladd
has also been a member of the Cincinnati Symphony Pops, and has played frequently at the Kennedy Center with various
ensembles including the Washington Opera, Washington Ballet, Washington Chorale and American Ballet Theatre. Ms.
Ladd has toured with Tony Bennett, Henry Mancini, Clay Aiken and Mannheim Steamroller, and has performed with
Renee Fleming, El Divo, Christina Aquilera, Vince Gil and the Three Irish Tenors.
Ms. Ladd has a long standing commitment to the education of young musicians. She was on the Peabody Conservatory
faculty in the spring of 2002, and joined the UMBC faculty in 2006. Beside her cello studio, faculty recitals, and
performances with the contemporary music ensemble, “Ruckus”, and frequently appeared in many Baltimore area schools as a clinician and soloist, and coach.
Besides her musical talents, Ms. Ladd has devoted much time and energy to human service work at local agencies,
through Anne Arundel Mental Health Agency, and volunteerism at the Ordnance Road Correctional Facility.
Ms. Ladd received a diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and has attended the Cleveland Institute of
Music and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Album release October 2022, Ms. Ladd is featured as one of three cello soloists on Scott Ordway’s The Outer Edge of Youth available on all major platforms.
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