Current Season

Embassy String Quartet – Valentine’s Eve Concert at Vantage Point

📅 Saturday, February 14, 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Residences at Vantage Point
5400 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, MD 21044

🎥 A live stream video will appear here on the day of the concert.

Program

  • Richard Strauss – String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2

  • Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade

  • Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130

About the Performance

Join the Embassy String Quartet for an evening of lyrical elegance and emotional depth in the cozy and sophisticated setting of the Vantage Residences.

Cellist Jacques-Pierre Malan leads the ensemble on a journey from the youthful radiance of Strauss’s early quartet, through the charm and wit of Wolf’s Italian Serenade, to the transcendent vision of Beethoven’s monumental Op. 130.

This Valentine’s Eve performance offers a rare blend of intimacy and artistic power — the perfect gift for lovers of chamber music.

Embassy String Quartet — Sundays at Three: Romantic Evolution

📅 Sunday, February 15, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Christ Episcopal Church
6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD
Presented by the Sundays at 3 Concert Series

🎥 A live stream video will appear here on the day of the concert.

FOR TICKETS:  https://sundaysatthree.org/february-15-2026/

Program

  • Richard Strauss – String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2

  • Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade

  • Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130

About the Performance

From the youthful exuberance of Strauss’s early quartet to the lyrical wit of Wolf’s Italian Serenade, the concert culminates in Beethoven’s monumental Op. 130 — one of the most profound and visionary works ever written for string quartet.

Led by cellist Jacques-Pierre Malan, this performance invites audiences on a journey through passion, poetry, and transcendence — all within the intimate acoustics of Christ Episcopal Church, as part of the Sundays at 3 Concert Series.

Embassy String Quartet — Academy Art Museum Residency Concert

📅 Tuesday, February 17, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM
📍 Academy Art Museum
106 South Street, Easton, Maryland

🎥 A live stream video will appear here on the day of the concert.

Program

  • Richard Strauss – String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2

  • Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade

  • Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130

About the Performance

As part of their 2026 residency, the Embassy String Quartet brings a program of sweeping Romantic color and emotional depth to the Academy Art Museum.

Featuring cellist Jacques-Pierre Malan, the ensemble showcases its refined blend and interpretive insight — from Strauss’s radiant youth, through Wolf’s charm, to the spiritual breadth of Beethoven’s late quartet.

Presented in the Museum’s intimate setting, this concert invites listeners into a world of beauty, complexity, and human connection through music.