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2026 Summer Music Festival & School Admissions
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Up Close &
Unforgettable
An Invitation to the Extraordinary
The Takács Quartet
- Thu, Jan 22, 2026
- 5–9 PM
- Hahn Hall Stage
- $500–750
Step into the jewel box. For one unforgettable night, Hahn Hall transforms into a glittering on-stage dinner party where lively conversation, a one-night-only menu, and world-class music come together. With only 70 seats, you’ll sip, laugh, and dine on the stage before the legendary Takács Quartet fills the room with sound—and yes, we want you dressed to dazzle in your boldest jewel tones! This is the Music Academy turned inside out: vibrant, electric, and anything but ordinary.
$500 General Admission includes cocktail hour, dinner, and performance.
$750 Premium Seating & Experience adds front-section seating, reserved parking, sommelier-selected wines with dinner, and an exclusive post-performance champagne reception with the Takács Quartet
Program & Ticketing
Evening Schedule
5 PM Cocktail Hour in the Garden
6 PM On-Stage Dinner & Performance
7:30 PM Dessert & Mingling
Dress Code: Come dressed to dazzle in your boldest jewel tones to become part of the night’s color and light.
Ticket Levels
$500 General Admission
Includes cocktail hour, dinner, and performance seating on the Hahn Hall stage.
$750 Premium Seating & Experience (Limited Availability)
Front-section seating, reserved parking, sommelier-selected wines with dinner, and an exclusive post-performance champagne reception with the Takács Quartet.
Proceeds from this extraordinary evening support the Music Academy’s String Leadership Program, which trains the next generation of orchestral leaders and concertmasters.
We estimate the value of goods and services to be $250 per guest.
Program
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106