About Us
The Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra unites, educates, and enriches our community through the entrancing and transformative power of orchestral music experiences. We are committed to being a first-class orchestra and a cultural leader in the Washington DC area creating extraordinary musical experiences for all, to presenting a wide variety of exciting chamber music and developing new chamber music audiences of all ages. While we showcase the great masters, we also seek out new voices that speak to the current culture.
We will create a new era of musical excellence and community engagement that will inspire and enrich the lives of all who experience the Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra
Our new Concertos for Violin with String Orchestra & Piano Solo Concert
Featuring Max Richter’s recomposed Four Seasons and solo piano works by J.S. Bach and Frédéric Chopin.
Starts on Sunday, April 14 · 7pm EDT. at North Bethesda United Methodist Church 10100 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814
Call 332-203-1297
Artistic Director/ Concertmaster:
Mei Mei Wei
Mei Mei Wei was a winner of the Artists International Violin Competition in New York, where she was invited to play solo recital at Carnegie Hall. Her performance was highly praised by the “New York Concert Review.”
As an active recitalist and chamber musician, Mei Mei Wei has performed on four continents including North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. She has played with many orchestras such as the Phoenix Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Chamber Orchestra, the Chamber Music Festival in Main with Vermeer Quartet. She recently has performed solo recital tours in Germany, China, South Korea, Japan, Australia and other countries as well.
Mei Mei Wei held the positions of Associate Concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for 5 years, First Violin Section of the Phoenix Symphony for 8 years and Concertmaster/ /Artistic Director of Shanghai Baroque Chamber Orchestra for 12 years.
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, and the Music School of East China Normal University.
After returning to China, where she resided from 2008-2020, she was invited to teach at the Shanghai Conservatory and East China Normal University and was appointed the Music Director, Soloist, and Concertmaster of the Shanghai Baroque Chamber Orchestra. Over those 12 years, she successfully led the orchestra, playing at the most renowned concert halls in China, where she has gained popularity among Chinese audiences. Under her leadership, the orchestra has become one of the best chamber orchestras in China. In recognition of her achievements, she was selected as a “Specially Recruited Expert”, under the prestigious “Thousand People Plan”, sponsored by the Chinese government.
Every summer she teaches at the Manhattan International Music Festival where she is the Artistic Director, a violin faculty member, and performs extensively solo and chamber music with world- class artists such as Shmuel Ashkenasi, Alexander Shtarkman, Kevork Mardirossian, Dennis Parker, and many others. She also teaches at the Montecito International Music Festival in California. She conducted violin master classes at many universities such as Louisiana State University, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, East China Normal University and Sydney Conservatory and other institutions. Dr. Wei is also Music Director/Concertmaster/ Soloist of both the Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra in Washington DC and the Shanghai Baroque Chamber Orchestra.
