May 22
Classical Arts Society
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Erika Gray, violist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington
Russian Chamber Art Society
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
Russian opera arias and songs
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française
May 23
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
John Holiday, countertenor
Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, pianist
Music by Price, Bonds, Morris, Gershwin
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
Washington Opera Society
Bizet: Carmen
Lisa Chavez
Julien Benichou, conductor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française
May 24
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Music at Emmanuel
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
Music by composers from Maryland
7 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
David Kirven, conductor
Debora Madsen, soprano
Lisa Mitchell Tyler, organist
Liszt: Les Préludes
Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
8 p.m. All Saints Catholic Church, Manassas
Free admission
May 25
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Constellations Chamber Concerts
Randall Scarlata, baritone
Gilbert Kalish, pianist
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
3 p.m. Constellations Music Salon
Free admission
Memorial Day Festival Chorus
Capital Wind Symphony
Craig Jessop and William L. Lake Jr., conductors
Music for Memorial Day
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Free admission
St. Ann DC Concert Series
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission
May 27
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Ira Gold, double bass player
Susan Archibald, pianist
Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 73
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 1
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3
Gubaidulina: Etudes for Solo Double Bass
Schubert: Arpgeggione Sonata
7 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
May 28
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
May 29
National Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Xian Zhang, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Yi: Landscape Impression
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
May 30
Accio piano trio
Selections for piano trio
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest 2025
Marcolivia Duo, violinist and violist
Leah Claiborne, pianist
Ami Dang, sitarist
New Choir of Mt. Vernon
Boyd Meets Girl, guitarist and cellist
Alex Hamburger Quartet
Music by women composers
7:30 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore
IN Series
Gill: Ethiopia
Sophia Early, Ezinne Elele, Elise Jenkins, Shana Oshiro
Janelle Gill, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
National Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Loadbang
Adrian Sandi, bass clarinetist
Andy Kozar, trumpeter
Ty Bouque, baritone
William Lang, trombonist
Christopher Otto, violinist
Ning Yu, pianist
Currier: Cognitive Dissonance
Paredes: New Work
Otto: New Work
Finnissy: Dear Pete—Dear Walt
Cetilia: Breath of Cinder Depth of Moss
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
May 31
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest 2025
PUBLIQuartet
Seraph Brass
Boyd Meets Girl, guitarist and cellist
Music by women composers
2 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore
Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
IN Series
Gill: Ethiopia
Sophia Early, Ezinne Elele, Elise Jenkins, Shana Oshiro
Janelle Gill, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
National Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Ning Yu and Cory Smythe, pianist
Levy Lorenzo and Jeff Svatek, computer and sound musicians
Christopher Otto, violinist
Muntendorf: Trilogy for Two Pianos
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Xian Zhang, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Yi: Landscape Impression
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Chee-Yun and Kit Zimmerman, violinists
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Leshnoff: Concertante for two violins and orchestra
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music by Morley, Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Hindemith, others
8 p.m. Live at 10th and G
Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music for a cappella choir
8 p.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church
