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
fairfaxsymphony.org
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
June 1
Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music for a cappella choir
3 p.m. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church
Apollo Orchestra
David Chan, conductor
Leah Hawkins, soprano
Verdi: Prelude to Aida
Verdi: “Ritorna vincitor” from Aida
Verdi: “Ave Maria” from Otello
Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
Verdi: “Pace, pace, mio Dio” from La forza del destino
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
4 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
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Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Zoe Zdrojewski, soprano
Marjorie Sheiman, mezzo-soprano
Jason Gonzalez, tenor
Michael Pistorio, baritone
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor
Bach: Sinfonias from Cantata No. 21 and No. 75
Bach: Selected Arias
4 p.m. Bel Air United Methodist Church
Davies Concert Series
Francesca Hurst, pianist
Kats-Chernin: Reflections
Barker: Moana
Price: “Moon behind a cloud” (from Snapshots)
Foumai: The Burning Heart
Field: Nocturne No. 5
Chopin: Nocturne in B-Flat Minor
Debussy: Nocturne
Brubeck: Nocturnes (“Upstage Rhumba” and “Nostalgia de Mexico”)
Tann: Light from the Cliffs
Botterill: Nocturne in F Minor
4 p.m. Davies Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Temple Hills
City Choir of Washington
City Choir Orchestra
Erin Freeman, conductor
Beethoven: Mass in C Major
Bach: Cantata No. 4 (Christ lag in Todes Banden)
Bonis: Adoro te
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church
Richard Goode, pianist
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles, Op. 119
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall
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
June 3
The Beethoven Project
Ahreum Kim, violinist
HyeSung Hwang, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 (“Kreutzer”)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
June 5
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
Lee: Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere)
Smetana: “The Moldau” from Ma Vlast
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
June 6
Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
7:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
emmanueldowntown.org
June 7
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
Lee: Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere)
Smetana: “The Moldau” from Ma Vlast
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
June 8
Jennifer Koh, violinist
Bach: Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas (complete)
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
A! Chamber Music Series
Francesca Hurst, pianist
Kats-Chernin: Reflections
Barker: Moana
Price: “Moon behind a cloud” (from Snapshots)
Foumai: The Burning Heart
Field: Nocturne No. 5
Chopin: Nocturne in B-Flat Minor
Debussy: Nocturne
Brubeck: Nocturnes (“Upstage Rhumba” and “Nostalgia de Mexico”)
Tann: Light from the Cliffs
Botterill: Nocturne in F Minor
2 p.m. McLean Community Center
mcleancenter.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
Lee: Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere)
Smetana: “The Moldau” from Ma Vlast
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music for a cappella choir
3 p.m. Church of the Holy Comforter, Vienna
Symphony of the Potomac
Joel Lazar, conductor
Fauré: Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (“Romantic”)
3 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
WMPA Summer Chamber Music Series
Elizabeth Kluegel, soprano
Erin Ryan, violinist
Helen Fall, violist
Kenneth Law, cellist
Laurel Kuxhaus, oboist
Angela Murakami, clarinetist
Bernard Baiden, horn player
Walter D. Wynn III, bassoonist
John Sutherland Earle, pianist
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major
Schubert: “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen”
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Alon Goldstein, pianist
Bach/Busoni: Choral Prelude
Mendelssohn: Song Without Words
Mozart/Generani: Andante from Divertimenti, Op. 138
Janáček: Piano Sonata (“1. X. 1905”)
Debussy: Preludes (selected)
Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse
Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major
7 p.m. Bender JCC
June 12
National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Korngold: “Main Title” from The Sea Hawk
Copland: Music for Movies
Howard: Violin Concerto No. 2 (world premiere)
Nino Rota: Suite from The Godfather
Bernstein: On the Waterfront
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
National Chamber Ensemble
Leonid Sushansky, violinist and leader
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
June 13
Members of National Symphony Orchestra
Marissa Regni, violinist
Benjamin Scott, violinist
Lauren Scott, violist
Mark Evans, cellist
Schulhoff: String Quartet No. 1
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10
Puccini-Scott: “Musetta’s Waltz” from La Bohème
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org
18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
Gjeilo: Sanctus
Gjeilo: Pulchra es
Trumbore: Listening in Deep Space (world premiere)
Matney: Where Does Your Body End
Das: Go Down, Death
Lloyd: So Breaks the Sun
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Free admission
National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Ying Fu, violinist
Dayna Hepler, violinist
Abigail Kreuzer, violist
David Teie, cellist
Korngold: “Main Title” from The Sea Hawk
Copland: Music for Movies
Abels: Delights and Dances
Nino Rota: Suite from The Godfather
Bernstein: On the Waterfront
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Limmie Pulliam, tenor
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone
Mark S. Doss, bass
Verdi: Aida
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
June 14
18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
Gjeilo: Sanctus
Gjeilo: Pulchra es
Trumbore: Listening in Deep Space (world premiere)
Matney: Where Does Your Body End
Das: Go Down, Death
Lloyd: So Breaks the Sun
4:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Free admission
National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Abel Pereira, horn player
Korngold: “Main Title” from The Sea Hawk
Copland: Music for Movies
Williams: Horn Concerto
Nino Rota: Suite from The Godfather
Bernstein: On the Waterfront
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
June 15
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Tiffany Choe, soprano
Leah Heater, mezzo-soprano
Jonny Kaufman, tenor
Hunter Enoch, bass
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (excerpts)
Mozart: Requiem (excerpts)
Verdi: Missa da Requiem (excerpts)
Brahms: A German Requiem (excerpts)
Choi: “To Imagine Creation” (world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Limmie Pulliam, tenor
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone
Mark S. Doss, bass
Verdi: Aida
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
WMPA Summer Chamber Music Series
Fifth Floor Ensemble
Music for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
NOI Festival Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Marin Alsop, conductor
Midori Marsh, soprano
Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”)
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
June 17
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Ross, flutist
Wei-Han Wu, pianist
Taffanel: Fantasy on Themes from Der Freischütz
Dohnányí-Ross: Violin Sonata (arr. for flute)
Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures, Op. 29
N. Boulanger-Ross: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano (arr. for flute)
Connesson: Flute Sonata No. 2
7 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
June 20
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
June 22
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
WMPA Summer Chamber Music Series
Crystal Lee, flute
Brittany Pemberton, clarinetist
Dr. Hill, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
June 24
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Tanya Blaich, pianist
Songs by Hahn, Bolcom
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
June 26
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
June 28
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
Gabriel Montero at Prager
Paul Merkelo, trumpeter
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Music by Gershwin
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton
Capriccio Baroque
Jory Vinikour, harpsichordist
D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (selected)
8 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
capricciobaroque.org
June 29
WMPA Summer Chamber Music Series
The Aloha Players
Music for woodwind ensemble
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
NOI Festival Philharmonic
David Danzmayr, conductor
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Cuong: John and Jim
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
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