Today’s Video of the Day is a performance of Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major at the Seattle Chamber Music Society’s 2024 Summer Festival. The performers include pianist Andrew Armstrong, violinists James Ehnes and Amy Schwartz Moretti, violist Che-Yen Chen, and cellist Edward Arron.

The Seattle Chamber Music Society Festival returns on June 20 and announced today the programming for its 2025 Summer Festival. The five-week celebration takes place June 20–August 1, with 12 mainstage concerts at Nordstrom Recital Hall and at Benaroya Hall, each including a free pre-concert recital; two outdoor concerts in parks in Seattle and Bellevue; 18 concerts aboard The Concert Truck; the live music and cooking event Tasting Notes; and an a variety of community and education programs.

Among the renowned artists participating this year are violinists James Ehnes, Elena Urioste and Noah Bendix-Balgley; pianists Yulianna Avdeeva and Inon Barnatan; and cellists Bion Tsang and Sterling Elliott.

‘I want every single program to be the kind of concert that if I saw it listed, I would say “I have to go to this!”,’ says James Ehnes, the Gilbert Omenn and Martha Darling Artistic Director of SCMS. ‘We have an incredible collection of the world’s greatest musicians coming to Seattle to play works that are close to their hearts. Each program is designed to show off the range of what chamber music can communicate, and the incredible artistry of our players.’