Last Stand Quartet performs Schumann's Piano Quartet No. 1

Joel Fuller, violin | Derek Powell, violin | Mahoko Eguchi, viola|
Rachel Young, cello | Natalia Kazaryan, piano

The Last Stand Quartet brings together four of The National Symphony Orchestra’s musicians who each enjoy sharing their passion for chamber music and performing for a wide range of audiences. Commended by The Washington Post for their “consistent refinement and interpretive restraint”, The Last Stand Quartet’s performance at The Rectory on Princess Street will include Natalia Kazaryan joining the quartet to perform Schumann’s Piano Quartet No. 1 as well as additional chamber works to be announced.

Founded in 2010, The Last Stand Quartet brings together four of The National Symphony Orchestra’s musicians - violinists Joel Fuller and Derek Powell, violist Mahoko Eguchi and cellist Rachel Young - who each enjoy sharing their passion for chamber music and performing for a wide range of audiences.
Commended by The Washington Post for their “consistent refinement and interpretive restraint”, The Last Stand Quartet’s performance highlights have included a sold-out concert for the Kennedy Center’s Fortas Chamber Music Series, the Odeon Chamber Music Series, a collaborative performance with Kentucky Shakespeare entitled Sonnets and Soliloquies, shows at the DC gathering place Busboys and Poets, Hip Hop Collaborations through The National Symphony Orchestra’s In Your Neighborhood initiative, frequent appearances on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, and the Chamber Music Series at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
​Along with many National Symphony colleagues, the quartet has collaborated with pianist Christoph Eschenbach, bassist Anthony Manzo, hip hop artist Asheru, and actors Reiko Aylesworth, Andre Braugher, Rob Clare, and Liev Schreiber.
The Last Stand Quartet’s members hold degrees in performance from the Indiana University, Juilliard, New England Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory, Rice University - Shepherd School of Music, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Yale University. The LSQ’s name is inspired from its members (at the time of founding) being the most recent hires in each string section of The National Symphony, and sitting ‘in the last stand’ for the NSO’s official photographs based on seniority.
The LSQ’s mission is to share their genuine passion for chamber music, inspire new interest in classical music by performing in a wide range of venues, and to engage new listeners and reinvigorate familiar audiences through the string quartet art form.​​

Learn More: www.laststandquartet.com

Please note: Seating will be assigned by the presenters.

Tickets are non-refundable.

Classical Movements has a small fund to offer limited discounted tickets to veterans, students, underprivileged families, and disabled concert-goers, with the generous support of John H. Hart. Please contact us for more information.

For ticket requests and wheelchair accessibility; please contact [email protected] or call (703) 683-6040, ext. 1005 for special accommodations.

Tickets and seating assignments will be communicated by email the day prior the concert. All seats have a clear view of the stage.

Classical Movements will provide more information about alternative forms of transportation to access The Rectory on Princess Street, 711 Princess St by email before the event. You can also go to https://www.alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for more information about available options. We encourage all patrons to park off-street through the provision of nearby garages or lots. Many parking garages and lots are located conveniently in the area. There is a parking garage at N. Alfred St Garage, 117 N. Alfred St, $5/hr ($25 daily max, $10 evening max) and a surface parking lot at Cameron/St Asaph Lot, 517 Cameron St, $2.50/hour ($10 daily max, $5 evening/weekend max). Visitors are encouraged to bike, walk or take the Metrorail Yellow or Blue lines to the King Street Station and take the free King Street Trolley, or DASH or Metro buses. For DASH schedule information visit, www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, visit www.wmata.com. Bicyclists may visit www.alexandriava.gov/GOAlex for the City’s Bikeways Map, which features the City's best on-street and off-road bikeways, as well as locations of grouped bicycle parking.

We discourage you from using on-street parking. To ensure legal parking, read all posted signs before parking.

Limited off-street private parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis at the following locations:

Classical Movements, 711 Princess Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Fitness Together Alexandria’s main entrance, 300 N Washington Street building, Alexandria, VA 22314

Seasons Culinary Services, 715 Princess Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Concerts are presented at 5pm and 6:30pm. This event will take place at the Rectory inside the Atrium.

This is one of many programs being offered in the 2024-2025 season.

About the Rectory

Built in 1785 and the home of Classical Movements’ offices since 2014, the building formerly served as the rectory of the nearby historic Christ Church, once the church of George Washington. Since then, it has been owned by several distinguished Virginians and has been a commercial space since the 1960’s.

Located in the heart of beautiful Old Town Alexandria at 711 Princess Street, the Rectory is minutes away from the shops and restaurants of bustling King Street and is easily accessible by bus and metro.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Secret Garden at the Rectory, 711 Princess Street, Alexandria, United States