the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School. She currently plays with the Eclipse

Chamber Orchestra and the 21st Century Consort at the Smithsonian American Art

Museum. She frequently performs with the Last Stand Quartet and is a teaching artist for

the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Symphony's Youth Fellowship program.

Lisa Emenheiser

Pianist Lisa Emenheiser has been heralded for her "intense music-making and pianism"

(Washington Post). She has been performing with the National Symphony Orchestra for

the past twenty-five years. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Emenheiser is a past winner

of the "Young Artist in Recital" and "National Arts Club" competitions.

Emenheiser has appeared as soloist with the National and Baltimore Symphony 

Orchestras, the Fairfax and Richmond Symphonies, the Kennedy Center Opera House,

McLean and Virginia Chamber Orchestras and was one of the featured soloists for the 

Kennedy Center's Piano 2000 Festival. Emenheiser was also a soloist for the Kennedy

Center's Journey to America Festival and the National Symphony Orchestra's Composer

Portrait: Mozart.

Emenheiser is an established chamber musician and appears regularly with musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra. Recently she shared the stage with Christoph

Eschenbach as part of the Kennedy Center's Iberian Festival and is looking forward to

performing four-hand music with pianist Joseph Kalichstein at the Kennedy Center's 

Terrace Theater in October.

J. Cartwright after George Beck, Georgetown and the Federal City of Washington (detail), 1801,

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Otis T. Bradley

75TH SEASON

OF CONCERTS

MARCH 22, 2017 • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
MARCH 22

12:10 • West Building, East Garden Court

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

Sponsored by the Billy Rose Foundation

Alexandra Osborne, violin

Rachel Young, cello

Lisa Emenheiser, piano

Music of Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Three by Three

Five Pieces For Cello and Piano

La Captive

Berceuse

Mazurka

Dreaming

Pastorale

Violin Sonata in A Minor, op. 34 

Allegro moderato

Scherzo: Molto vivace

Largo con dolore

Allegro con fuoco

Piano Trio in A Minor, op. 150

Allegro

Lento espressivo 

Allegro con brio

The Musicians

Three by Three celebrates women in the arts by presenting three women of the National

Symphony Orchestra performing three romantic works of composer Amy Beach. Violinist

Alexandra Osborne, cellist Rachel Young, and pianist Lisa Emenheiser are frequent

collaborators and have performed together in many Washington, DC, venues. Although

they work together in the National Symphony Orchestra, they also collaborate through the 

21st Century Consort, performing at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Additionally,

they are in their second season as chamber musicians of the Mason Bates KC Jukebox

series at the Kennedy Center. Other chamber performances include the Lyceum, the

Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium at Mount Vernon, and the Millennium Stage.

Rachel Young

A National Symphony cellist since 1998, Rachel Young brings a diverse musical background

to her work, ranging from an avid engagement in chamber music to a strong interest in

new music. She is a member of the Last Stand Quartet and the 21st Century Consort.

Prior to joining the symphony, Young was principal cellist of the Kennedy Center Opera

House Orchestra. She has performed with many groups, including the Smithsonian

Chamber Music Society, the Embassy Series, the Washington Music Ensemble, and the

Contemporary Music Forum. She has appeared on WGMS and WGBH radio broadcasts, 

at the Garth Newel Music Center, Strathmore Mansion, the Kennedy Center, the White

House, and the Odeon Chamber Series.

Young has made solo appearances with the National Philharmonic, the Columbia 

Orchestra, the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, the New England Conservatory Chamber 

Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Music Institute. Her discography 

includes performances with the 21st Century Consort and the Smithsonian Chamber Players.

Young also enjoys venturing into new arenas, collaborating with the Paul Taylor Dance

Company, movie producer Bill McKenna, songwriter Randy Barrett, and saxophonist Al Regni.

Alexandra Osborne

Australian violinist Alexandra Osborne was appointed to the National Symphony Orchestra

by Christoph Eschenbach as the youngest member of the violin section in 2009. Currently,

she is the acting assistant concertmaster. Prior to this, she performed regularly with the

Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Philly Pops, the

Delaware Symphony, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for two recent European

festivals tours, playing at the Lucerne, Bonn, and Grafenegg festivals, and the BBC Proms.

Osborne has appeared as soloist with all of the major Australian orchestras, the 

Auckland Philharmonia, the SBS Radio and Television Orchestra, the University of Melbourne Symphony, and the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra. She made her U.S. solo debut in

2004 with the South Bend Symphony. A chamber music lover, she has appeared at the Taos,

Pan Pacific, Kneisel Hall, Sarasota, and Colorado music festivals, the Philadelphia Chamber

Music Society, the Fortas Chamber Music Series and has been named a featured artist in

Symphony Magazine. Osborne graduated with bachelor and master of music degrees from