The Program
Stunning Soloists,
Passion and Pathos
SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1, mvmt 1
Jaden Mills, cello
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1, mvmt 1
Kendra Frey, violinTCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No, 6 “Pathetique”
Conducted by Domenico Boyagian
SATURDAY February 7, 2026 |7:00pm
Beachwood High School | 25100 Fairmount
The Hype
Two spectacular soloists open this emotional program. Cellist Jaden Mills makes a statement with melodic Saint-Saens First Cello Concerto, while violinist Kendra Frey brings technical brilliance and sensitive interpretation to Prokofiev’s captivating First Violin Concerto.
Grab your Kleenex and get ready for an emotional roller coaster! Tchaikovsky’s passionate final symphony takes you on a heart-wrenching journey to an unexpected and daringly tragic destination. He famously passed away just nine days after the premiere; so… did he see this future as he wrote, or was he just composing with a really bad feeling about those clams…?
The Artists
Kendra Frey has been playing violin as a member of the Suburban Symphony Orchestra since 2022. As the daughter of two musicians, she began playing violin at age 4 in Fairbanks, Alaska. She performed as the concertmaster of the Fairbanks Youth Symphony Orchestra (2010-2012), the Alaska All-State Honor Orchestra (2010, 2011), the MENC/NAfME National High School Honor Orchestra (2011), and the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra (2013-2016). In addition to the SSO, she currently performs with the Orchard String Quartet.
Kendra has a B.A. in Chemistry and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology from Gustavus Adolphus College, and received her M.D. from the University of Iowa. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She moved to Cleveland in the summer of 2020, and once vaccines were rolled out, fell in love with all Cleveland has to offer. She completed her internal medicine residency at CWRU / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in June 2023, then served as Chief Resident until June 2024. She will be completing fellowship training in endocrinology at Cleveland Clinic in June of 2026, and looks forward to practicing in Northeast Ohio after graduation.
Kendra heard Prokofiev’s first violin concerto performed while in middle school, and has been hoping for a chance to learn and perform it since then. She is honored and grateful for the opportunity to perform it with the Suburban Symphony.
Jaden is a 2025 graduate from Berea-Midpark High School and The Academy at The Cleveland Institute of Music. He regularly plays with Suburban Symphony, The Cleveland Philharmonic, and subs with Mansfield Symphony. In his free time, Jaden likes to take long walks around his local lake, bake different sweet treats, and watch movies. Jaden doesn’t have a set school for the 26-27 school year but regularly studies with faculty from The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, The Curtis Institute of Music, and Rice University.