May 3
National Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio
Beethoven: Romances Nos. 1 & 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Last Stand Quartet
Joel Fuller, violinist
Derek Powell, violinist
Mahoko Eguchi, violist
Rachel Young, cellist
Seo: Respiri
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
Opera Lafayette
Mouret: Les Fêtes de Thalie
Jonathan Woody, Angel Azzarra, Pascale Beaudin, Scott Brunscheen;
Christophe Rousset, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
operalafayette.org
Opera Philadelphia
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karen Chia-ling Ho, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Kristen Choi;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. The Academy of Music
May 4
Members of Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Selections of chamber music
3 p.m. Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Annapolis
Opera Lafayette
Mouret: Les Fêtes de Thalie
Jonathan Woody, Angel Azzarra, Pascale Beaudin, Scott Brunscheen;
Christophe Rousset, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
operalafayette.org
Loudoun Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Mark Irchai, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Landsdowne Woods of Virginia, Leesburg
National Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio
Beethoven: Romances Nos. 1 & 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Bach: Oboe Concerto in F
Handel: Suite from Water Music
Grétry: Ballet Suite from Zémire et Azor
Mozart: Ballet Music from Idomeneo
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
May 5
Opera Philadelphia
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karen Chia-ling Ho, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Kristen Choi;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. The Academy of Music
Tesla Quartet
Knox: Satellites
Coleman: Moonshot
Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 (Molto adagio)
Ge: Celeste Forma
3 p.m. The Clarice
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Bach: Oboe Concerto in F
Handel: Suite from Water Music
Grétry: Ballet Suite from Zémire et Azor
Mozart: Ballet Music from Idomeneo
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
F-PLUS Trio
Members of Thalea Quartet
Kate Dreyfuss, violinist
Erin Cameron, clarinetist
Josh Graham, percussionist
Tsontakis: Low Bar
Peacocke: Flight Recorder
Tsontakis: Portraits of El Greco
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission
Golda Vainberg-Tatz, pianist
Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude on “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland”
Bach: Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother
Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2
Šenderovas: Dedication
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26
Chopin: Ballade No. 4
3 p.m. Saint Ann Catholic Church
Free admission
Eclipse Flute Trio
Alice Kogan Weinreb, flutist
Sue Midkiff, violinist
Chiara Kingsley Dieguez, violist
Music by Beethoven, Pleyel, Mozart, Reger
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Livia Sohn, violinist
Ayane Kosaza, violist
Gabriel Cabezas, cellist
Pedja Mužijević, pianist
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 23
Berger: Nach Rechts, Nach Links (After Paul Klee)
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Kate Vetter Cain, soprano
Claire Galloway, mezzo-soprano
Eric Carey, tenor
Rob McGinness, bass
Bach: Cantata No. 51 (Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen)
Bach: Cantata No. 153 (Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind)
Telemann: Suite in D minor
4 p.m. Church of the Resurrection, Lutherville-Timonium
Loudoun Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Mark Irchai, pianist and conductor
4 p.m. Landsdowne Woods of Virginia, Leesburg
Capital City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Romain-Olivier Gray, cellist
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Smetana: The Moldau
Price: The Mississippi River
5 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center
Horszowski Trio
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 25
Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor
Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor
7 p.m. Bender JCC
May 6
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Blake Beckemeyer, tenor
Ross Tomaccio, bass
Jinsun Cho, organist
Bach: Cantata No. 103 (Ihr werdet weinen und heulen)
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission
May 7
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Blake Beckemeyer, tenor
Ross Tomaccio, bass
Jinsun Cho, organist
Bach: Cantata No. 103 (Ihr werdet weinen und heulen)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
May 8
Mateusz Krzyżowski, pianist
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
May 9
National Symphony Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, pianist
Dessner: Mari
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
PUBLIQuartet, string quartet
Vijay Iyer, pianist
Music by Iyer, Threadgill, Diabaté, Mitchell
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
May 10
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (“London”)
Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall
Washington Chamber Orchestra
Jun Kim, conductor
Judith Ingolfsson, violinist
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (“London”)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
7:30 p.m. Annunciation Catholic Church
National Symphony Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, pianist
Dessner: Mari
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
May 11
Washington Performing Arts
Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27
Chopin: Nocturne in F-sharp Minor
Chopin: Fantaisie in F Minor
Brahms: Four Ballades, Op. 10
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Cantate Chamber Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Music by Parker, Walker, Whitacre, Barber
5 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Kensington
cantate.org
Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Abela: New work (world premiere)
Vuichard: Zephyr Rounds
Mokráňová: Let Them Not Say
Music by Runestad
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Washington National Opera
Puccini-Tin: Turandot (world premiere of new ending)
Ewa Plonka, Yonghoon Lee, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Source Theatre
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (“London”)
Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall
National Philharmonic
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Colleen Daly, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Music, tenor
Soloman Howard, bass
L. Boulanger: Psalm 24
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Beethoven: Missa in C
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Loudoun Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Mark Irchai, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. St. James’ Episcopal Church, Leesburg
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Handel Period Instrument Chamber Ensemble
Third Practice
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Katelyn Jackson, soprano
Shauna Kreidler Michels, soprano
Joshua Bornfield, tenor
Daryl Yoder, bass
Bach: Cantata No. 150 (Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich)
Barnes: New work (world premiere)
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Monteverdi: Gloria à 7
Handel: O Praise the Lord with One Consent
7:30 p.m. Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore
Bel Cantanti Opera
Strauss: Die Fledermaus
Alina Tamborini, Margarita Parsamyan, Aaron McKone, Hunter Patrick Shane;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC
National Symphony Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, pianist
Dessner: Mari
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Washington Chamber Orchestra
Jun Kim, conductor
Judith Ingolfsson, violinist
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (“London”)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
8 p.m. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Ellicott City
May 12
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2 p.m. Source Theatre
Bel Cantanti Opera
Strauss: Die Fledermaus
Alina Tamborini, Margarita Parsamyan, Aaron McKone, Hunter Patrick Shane;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
3 p.m. Bender JCC
Capitol Early Music
Camerata Transcontinental
Letitia Berlin, recorder player
Frances Blaker, recorder player
Lawrence Lipnik, recorder and viola da gamba player
Amy Domingues, viola da gamba player
Jessica Powell Eig, viola da gamba player
Ronn McFarlane, lutenist
Selections of Renaissance music
3 p.m. Saint George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington
Candlelight Concert Society
Imani Winds
D’Rivera: La Fleur de Cayenne
León: De Memorias
Villa-Lobos: Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
Pixinguinha-Scott: Um a Zero
Águila: Wind Quintet No. 2
Piazzolla: Suite de Piazzolla
4 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia
Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Barber: Adagio for Strings
5 p.m. Capital One Hall
Loudoun Lyric Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Mark Irchai, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. St. James’ Episcopal Church, Leesburg
May 13
Washington National Opera
Puccini-Tin: Turandot (world premiere of new ending)
Ewa Plonka, Yonghoon Lee, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Vocal Arts DC
Erin Morley, soprano
Gerald Martin Moore, pianist
Songs by Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, others
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org
May 14
Max Foster and Alex Raineri, piano duo
Music for piano, four hands
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
May 16
National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Randall Goosby, violinist
Clyne: This Moment
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Coleridge-Taylor: Danse nègre
Elgar: Enigma Variations
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
May 17
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Source Theatre
Washington National Opera
Puccini-Tin: Turandot (world premiere of new ending)
Ewa Plonka, Yonghoon Lee, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Poulenc: Figure Humaine
Purrington: New work (world premiere)
Van: A Procession Winding Around Me
7:30 p.m. Washington Street Church, Alexandria
Takt Trio
Austin Wulliman, violinist
David Byrd-Marrow, horn player
Conor Hanick, pianist
Balter: New work
Paredes: Koan
Ligeti: Trio
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
May 18
Carmina and Illuminare, choirs
Vera Kochanowsky, conductor
Italian and French madrigals
4 p.m. Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arlington
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Source Theatre
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Poulenc: Figure Humaine
Purrington: New work (world premiere)
Van: A Procession Winding Around Me
7:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Georgetown
Bel Cantanti Opera
Strauss: Die Fledermaus
Alina Tamborini, Margarita Parsamyan, Aaron McKone, Hunter Patrick Shane;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC
National Chamber Ensemble
Leonid Sushansky, violinist and conductor
Carlos César Rodríguez, pianist
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“The Emperor”)
Music by Bologne
7:30 p.m. Ballston Center, Marymount University
National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Randall Goosby, violinist
Clyne: This Moment
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Coleridge-Taylor: Danse nègre
Elgar: Enigma Variations
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Tan Dun, conductor
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Tan: Five Muses of Dunhuang
Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale
Tan: Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Inbal Segev, cellist
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes
Clyne: Dance
Stravinsky: Orchestral Suite
Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
Takt Trio
Austin Wulliman, violinist
David Byrd-Marrow, horn player
Conor Hanick, pianist
Brahms: Trio
Ligeti: Trio
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
May 19
Washington National Opera
Puccini-Tin: Turandot (world premiere of new ending)
Ewa Plonka, Yonghoon Lee, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2 p.m. Source Theatre
National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Randall Goosby, violinist
Clyne: This Moment
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Coleridge-Taylor: Danse nègre
Elgar: Enigma Variations
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Tan Dun, conductor
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Tan: Five Muses of Dunhuang
Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale
Tan: Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Prince George’s Philharmonic
Jesus Manuel Berard, conductor
Annelle K. Gregory, violinist
Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
3 p.m. The Clarice
Washington Piano Society
Music by Rota, Shaw, Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Schubert
3 p.m. Calvary Lutheran Church
Free admission
Cathedral Choral Society
Heritage Signature Chorale
Pershing’s Own U.S. Army Blues
Steven Fox, conductor
Ellington: Sacred Concert
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Poulenc: Figure Humaine
Purrington: New work (world premiere)
Van: A Procession Winding Around Me
5 p.m. River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Bethesda
Bel Cantanti Opera
Strauss: Die Fledermaus
Alina Tamborini, Margarita Parsamyan, Aaron McKone, Hunter Patrick Shane;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
6 p.m. Bender JCC
Chiarina Chamber Players
Njioma Grevious, violinist
Karla Donehew Perez, violinist
Paul Laraia, violist
Carrie Bean Stute, cellist
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Ponce: Sonata a duo
Simon: Between Worlds
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7: 30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
May 21
Mandy Brown, soprano
Albert Hunt, clarinetist
Patrick O’Donnell, pianist
Music by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Lanchner, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
May 22
Washington National Opera
Puccini-Tin: Turandot (world premiere of new ending)
Ewa Plonka, Yonghoon Lee, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Emi Ferguson, flutist
Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinetist
David Shifrin, clarinetist
Rémy Taghavi, bassoonist
Anni Hochhalter, horn player
Bridget Kibbey, harpist
Stella Chen, violinist
Siwoo Kim, violinist
Matthew Lipman, violist
Samuel DeCaprio, cellist
Sam Suggs, contrabassist
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Loeffler: Octet
Schubert: Octet
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
May 24
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Source Theatre
Washington National Opera
Puccini-Tin: Turandot (world premiere of new ending)
Marjorie Owens, Jonathan Burton, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
David Kirven, conductor
Marc Ramirez, violinist
Olivia Hajioff, violist
Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino
Stamitz: Sinfonia Concertante No. 20
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas
May 25
Washington National Opera
Puccini-Tin: Turandot (world premiere of new ending)
Ewa Plonka, Yonghoon Lee, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Source Theatre
Gabriela Montero at Prager
Members of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Hugo Valverde, horn player
Music for horn and string sextet
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts
May 26
Memorial Day Festival Chorus
United States Air Force Band
Col. Donald Schofield, conductor
Music for Memorial Day
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Free admission
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Memorial Day
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2 p.m. Source Theatre
May 27
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2 p.m. Source Theatre
May 28
Maurice Clerc, organist
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
May 30
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Capriccio Baroque
Pierre Hantaï, harpsichordist
Music by John Bull
8 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
capricciobaroque.org
May 31
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Musicians of the NSO
Natasha Bogachek, violinist
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Ruth Wicker, violist
Lysenko: Trio in A Major
Fuchs: Terzetto in E Major
Bogachek: Theme and Variations
Bogachek: Tempo di Blues
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Price: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Leave a Comment
