Mendelssohn Octet ...4th movement played by Academy students

[Eskimviolin]

Ida Kavafian is playing Viola

[lilyofthelord]

wow - what a great performance! What academy is this?

[sarevilo31]

@lilyofthelord I think they're from Music Institute of Chicago.

[vivace1949]

@lilyofthelord It is the Music Institute of Chicago's Academy program. The student members are now at, or about to attend, Juilliard, NEC, Colburn and Curtis.

[Emusic18]

Ida's on first viola and Ani's on first violin

[concertolover81291]

ani is 1st violin ida is viola

[j72050]

...students....much more than that...they play with the fire and gusto of Toscanini first chair string players......

[songbird3rmj]

awesome, I was here :D

[sk8girl778]

my last name has two t's :)

andrea jarrett

[rxs173]

nicely done! =D

[vivace1949]

I was at this concert. It was fabulous and so much fun! These kids are great musicians.