Washington Classical Review

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November 29 – Nov 26, 2025

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

November 30

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Dan Schlosberg, pianist
Songs by Berlioz, Duparc, Purcell, Spears, Handel, others
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

December 2

Guevara and Zhelezova Piano Duo
Music by Price, Larsen, Piazzolla, Schubert, Zilber
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Gil Shaham, violinist
Akira Eguchi, pianist
Leclair: Violin Sonata in D Major (“Tombeau”)
Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 4
Fauré: Violin Sonata in A Major
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

December 4

Fortas Chamber Music Concerts–CANCELLED
Jennifer Koh, violinist
Thomas Sauer, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1
Iyer: Bridgetower Fantasy
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 (“Kreutzer”)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Russian Chamber Art Society
Katerina Burton, soprano
Fanyong Du, tenor
Denis Sedov, bass
Igor Zubkovsky, cellist
Artyom Pak, pianist
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Music by Rachmaninoff
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

December 5

Washington National Cathedral Choir
WNC Baroque Orchestra
Dana Marsh, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

December 6

Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
2 and 8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Washington National Cathedral Choir
WNC Baroque Orchestra
Dana Marsh, conductor
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
3 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Bach: The Art of Fugue
3:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Betinis: Hail, Christmas Day!
Music by Palestrina, others
4:30 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Wuorinen: Fifty – Fifty
Seo: “Winter-Spring, Fall-Winter” from Infinite Season
Alberga: Two Piano Suite
Crumb: Little Suite for Christmas
Pärt: Da Pacem Domine
Adams: Hallelujah Junction
5 p.m. Hirshhorn Museum
Free admission

Washington National Cathedral Choir
WNC Baroque Orchestra
Dana Marsh, conductor
Handel: Messiah
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater

Georgetown Chorale
Sam Bonds Chorale
Andrew Smith, conductor
Bonds: Ballad of the Brown King
Davison: The Dream Keeper
Thomas: In Time of Silver Rain
Gordon: Three By Langston
Dilworth: Give Us Our Peace
Strayhorn: Lotus Blossom
7:30 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Raven Chacon, sound artist
Other musicians
Music by Chacon
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
Sibelius: Finlandia
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

December 7

Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
2 and 7:30 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
2:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater

Polinger Artists of Excellence
William Hagen, violinist
Albert Cano Smit, pianist
C. Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano
R. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 3
Korngold: Suite from Much Ado About Nothing
R. Strauss: Violin Sonata In E-Flat Major
3 p.m. Bender JCC

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
3 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Embassy of the Dominican Republic
Trinity Chamber Orchestra
Darwin Aquino, conductor
Nathalie Peña-Comas, soprano
Music for Christmas
3:30 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

Chamber Music Maryland
Benjamin Grosvenor, pianist
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
4 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia
chambermusicmaryland.org

Ensemble FIRE
Yulan Piao, soprano
Woo Young Yoon, tenor
Zhou Yi, pipa player
Stephen Buck, pianist
Selected opera arias by Ruo
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Ellie Yeonjung Kim, soprano
Ethan Ellis, tenor
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (sixth cantata)
Vivaldi: Gloria
4 p.m. First Lutheran Church, Ellicott City

Music at Emmanuel
Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Sheehan: A Christmas Carol
4 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Choralis and Ēchos, chamber choirs
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Rutter: Gloria
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Washington Douglass Chorale
Theodore Thorpe III and Scott Tucker, conductors
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Silver Spring

Washington National Cathedral Choir
WNC Baroque Orchestra
Dana Marsh, conductor
Handel: Messiah
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Bach: The Art of Fugue
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Chiarina Chamber Players
Catalyst Quartet
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Perkinson: String Quartet No. 1 (“Calvary”)
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Montgomery: Build
Montgomery: Strum
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
chiarina.org

December 8

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

December 9

Epiphany Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jinsun Cho, conductor
Vivaldi: Gloria
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Gut, Wind, and Wire
Mark Cudek, bass viol player
Ronn McFarlane, lutenist
Mindy Rosenfeld, flutist
Renaissance music for Christmas
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

December 11

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
7:30 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

December 12

Counterpoint
Rob McGinness, baritone
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Laitman: The Seed of Dream
C. Schumann: Three Romances
Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
6:30 p.m. S Street Salon

Washington National Opera
Portman: The Little Prince
WNO Youth Chorus
Cafritz Young Artists
Micah Gleason, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Maryland Opera
James Harp, conductor and pianist
Nina Evelyn, soprano
Min Jin, tenor
Cailey Jones, soprano
Puccini: La Bohème (excerpts)
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards Barn

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater

Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
David Kirven, conductor
Abigail Seymour, soprano
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Manassas

December 13

Washington National Opera
Portman: The Little Prince
WNO Youth Chorus
Cafritz Young Artists
Micah Gleason, conductor
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Cathedral Choral Society
Steven Fox, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 and 7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
2 and 8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Classical FX
Denise Gulley, soprano
Terri Malone, mezzo-soprano
Spencer Adamson, baritone
Joe Minor, bass-baritone
May Lim, pianist
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
4 and 7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Tyler Duncan, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Music at Emmanuel
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Music by Mozart
7 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Free admission

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater

Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore

Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
David Kirven, conductor
Abigail Seymour, soprano
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Christ Chapel Church, Woodbridge

December 14

Washington National Opera
Portman: The Little Prince
WNO Youth Chorus
Cafritz Young Artists
Micah Gleason, conductor
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Folger Consort
Music for Christmas by Lusitano, Morales, Willaert, others
2 and 7:30 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
2:30 p.m. Pop-Up Theater

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. St. Bernadette Catholic Church

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Church of the Resurrection, Timonium

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Mt. Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
Music by Mozart
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Bang on a Can All-Stars
Music by Sakamoto
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Ethan Ellis, tenor
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (sixth cantata)
Vivaldi: Gloria
4 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore

Lorelei Ensemble
Beth Willer, conductor
4 and 7 p.m. The Mansion at Strathmore

Cantate Concert Choir
Victoria Gau, conductor
Anthony D. Anderson, baritone
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Music by Sweelinck, Forrest, Kirchner
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Cathedral Choral Society
Steven Fox, conductor
Music for Christmas
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

December 15

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 17

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Patrick Quigley, conductor
Maya Kherani, soprano
James Reese, tenor
Charpentier: Prelude from Te Deum
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

December 18

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Isidore String Quartet
Misha Amory, violist
Nina Lee, cellist
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Music of Bach
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

December 19

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Grieg: Ave Maris Stella
Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
Leighton: A Hymn of the Nativity
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church

Voces8, vocal ensemble
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. 2640 Space, Baltimore

Opéra Comique de Washington
Simon Charette, conductor
Mizuho Takeshita, soprano
Allison Deady, mezzo-soprano
Joe Haughton, tenor
Raymond Ghattas, baritone
Opera selections, music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. The United Church

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Isidore String Quartet
Misha Amory, violist
Nina Lee, cellist
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Music of Bach
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

December 20

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Fairfax Ballet
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. National City Christian Church

National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Sarah Hayashi, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Edmund Milly, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Voces8, vocal ensemble
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
7:30 p.m. 2640 Space, Baltimore

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Cantate Chamber Singers
BalletNova
Victoria Gau, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Gabriela Montero at Prager
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Erin Morley, soprano
Bryan Wagorn, pianist
Opera arias and duets
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton

National Chamber Ensemble
Voce Chamber Singers
David Mann, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

December 21

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

IN Series
Geter: The Delta King’s Blues
Melissa Wimbish, Albert Lee, Christian Simmons
Matthew Lynch, conductor
2:30 p.m. 2640 Space, Baltimore

Music at Emmanuel
Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Chuyoung Suter, organist
Erik Wm. Suter, organist
Music for Christmas
6:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Free admission

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Cantate Chamber Singers
BalletNova
Victoria Gau, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

Fairfax Ballet
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Handel: Messiah
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Grieg: Ave Maris Stella
Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
Leighton: A Hymn of the Nativity
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 22

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Rod Vester, pianist
Paul Byssainthe, Jr, organist
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 23

December 24

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 28

Strauss Symphony of America
Europaballet St. Pölten
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Rebecca Nelsen, soprano
Thomas Weinhappel, baritone
Music by Johann Strauss, Jr.
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

November 26 – Oct 23, 2025

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

November 28

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

November 29

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

November 30

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Dan Schlosberg, pianist
Songs by Berlioz, Duparc, Purcell, Spears, Handel, others
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

October 23 – Sep 24, 2025

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Tartini: Violin Sonata in G Minor (“Devil’s Trill”)
Prokofiev: Diabolical Suggestions
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Francesca Dego, violinist
Simpson: Israfel
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

French-American Piano Society
Célimène Daudet, pianist
Lamothe: Feuillet d’album No. 1
Élie: Chants de la montagne (Echo-Isma o)
Lamothe: Danza No. 404:17
Élie: Méringue populaire haïtienne No. 2
Saintonge: Élégie – Méringue
Lamothe: Danza No. 1 (“Habanera”)
Élie: Méringue populaire haïtienne No. 4
Lamothe: Icônes vaudouesques (“Loco”)
Élie: Chant de la montagne (Nostalgie)
Lamothe: Feuillet d’album No. 2
Élie: Méringue populaire haïtienne No. 1
Lamothe: Danza No. 3
Chopin: Chant Polonais (arr.)
8 p.m. La Maison Française

October 24

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

New Boys Choir Hamburg
Jens Baudtiz, conductor
Music by Schütz, Mendelssohn, Beach, Ticheli
7:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Francesca Dego, violinist
Simpson: Israfel
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
8 p.m. The Clarice

October 25

Washington Performing Arts
Avery Gagliano, pianist
Schumann: Novelletten (selections)
Barber: Nocturne
Coleman: Music in Timelapse
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major
Rachmaninoff: Selected Preludes
2 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Cantate Chamber Singers
Rock Creek Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville

Georgetown Chamber Players
Andrés Cárdenes, violinist
Isabel Cárdenes, harpist
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2
Ravel: Tzigane
7 p.m. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church
georgetownchorale.org

National Philharmonic
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Juliet Schlefer, soprano
Shabnam Abedi, mezzo-soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Jacob Perry, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Amit Kavthekar, tabla player
Rajib Karmaker, sitar player
Bach: Magnificat
Esmail: This Love Between Us
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Dumbarton Concerts
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 17
Barber: Adagio from String Quartet in B Minor
Piazzolla: Four, for tango
Gershwin: Lullaby
Dvorák: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

October 26

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Francesca Dego, violinist
Simpson: Israfel
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Seyoung Jeong, soprano
Edwin Kim, pianist
DoYeon Kim, cellist
R. Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben
C. Schumann: Three Romances for Cello and Piano
Korean art songs
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
umbc.edu

Cantate Chamber Singers
Rock Creek Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
4 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville

Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Kerry Wilkerson, bass
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms: Variations on Theme by Joseph Haydn
Elgar: “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Eric Jacobsen, cellist
Alex Sopp, flutist
Austin Wulliman, violinist
Kyle Armbrust, violist
Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Villa Lobos, Sopp
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

October 27

Eric Jacobsen, cellist
Alex Sopp, flutist
Austin Wulliman, violinist
Kyle Armbrust, violist
Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Villa Lobos, Sopp
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

Washington Performing Arts
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson, pianist
Ortiz: New work
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

October 28

Eunju Kwak, violinist
Albert Hunt, clarinetist
Jeongseon Choi, pianist
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du soldat
Khachaturian: Clarinet Trio
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
Robin McGinness, baritone
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church

October 29

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

[Canceled]
Baroklyn, string ensemble
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Jennifer Johnson Cano, soprano
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Music of J.S. Bach
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Jader Bignamini, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, pianist
Marsalis: Herald, Holler, and Hallelujah
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Strauss: Don Juan
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Benjamin Appl, baritone
James Baillieu, pianist
Lieder and art songs
7:30 p.m. The Mansion at Strathmore

[Canceled]
Tambuco, percussion ensemble
Music by Latin-American composers
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Capriccio Baroque
Carole Cerasi, harpsichordist
Music of J.S. Bach
8 p.m. La Maison Française
capricciobaroque.org

October 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Jader Bignamini, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, pianist
Marsalis: Herald, Holler, and Hallelujah
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Strauss: Don Juan
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Annapolis Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Efraín Solís, Charles Calotta, Sofia Scattarreggia, Johanna Will
Craig Kier, conductor
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

September 26 – Aug 15, 2025

Counterpoint
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Eric Lee, audiovisual electronics artist
Ravel: Miroirs (selections)
Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
6:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 95
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
7 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Hayoung Choi, cellist
Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Brenda Rae, Minghao Liu, Ben Brady
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music

September 27

Counterpoint
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Eric Lee, audiovisual electronics artist
Ravel: Miroirs (selections)
Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
1:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 95
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
3 p.m. National Museum of American History

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yuja Wang, pianist
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Simon: Warmth of Other Suns
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Dvořák: Largo from Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Michelle Cann, pianist
Berko: Unstrung
Amado: En Conga pa’ La Habana
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Chesapeake Music
Renaissance String Quartet
Catherine Cho, violist
Zhu Wang, pianist
Price: String Quartet in G Major
Mozart: String Quintet No. 4
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor
7:30 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

Bel Cantanti Opera
Ravel: L’Enfant et les Sortilèges
Ravel: L’Heure Espagnole
Jordan Seguin-Gascoigne, Hannah Wardell, Matteo Adams, Monique Galvao
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. The Writer’s Center, Bethesda

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 95
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
7:30 p.m. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

September 28

Vocal Arts DC
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Erin Morley, soprano
Gerald Martin Moore, pianist
Opera excerpts by Rossini, Verdi, Bizet, Delibes, Bellini, Donizetti
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Brenda Rae, Minghao Liu, Ben Brady
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. Academy of Music

Constellations Chamber Concerts
Chee-Yun, violinist
Ellen Hwangbo, pianist
Music by Brahms, Beach, Fauré, Ravel
3 p.m. Constellations Music Salon, Potomac

Hui-Chuan Chen, pianist
Pesca: Impromptu No. 2 (after Beethoven)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Hammerklavier”)
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
umbc.edu

American Brass Quintet
Phile: The President’s March
Reinagle: Selected Dances
Barfield: Samsāra
Biedenbender: Sacred Geometry
Snow: Dance Movements
Lasser: Common Heroes, Uncommon Land
Tower: Copperwave
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Elijah McCormack, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Andrew Bearden Brown, tenor
Edward Vogel, bass
Bach: Cantata No. 79 (Gott, der Herr ist Sonn und Schild)
Bach: Cantata No. 103 (Ihr werdet weinen und heulen)
Bach: Cantata No. 74 (Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten)
Bach: Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

September 30

Agita Arista, flutist
Rudolf Ozolins, pianist
Music by Čiurlionis, Vasks, Pärt
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Young Concert Artists
James Baik, cellist
Bogang Hwang, pianist
Boccherini: Cello Sonata in G Major
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Britten: Cello Sonata
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
yca.org

August 15 – Jun 29, 2025

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Bizet: Carmen
Elissa Pfaender, Daniel O’Hearn, Amanda Batista, Laureano Quant
José Luis Gómez, conductor
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

August 16

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Schifrin: La Nouvelle Orléans
Amado: La Danza de los Fugitivos
Beethoven: Trio for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano
Puts: Three Nocturnes (selections)
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major (selections)
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

August 17

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Ahreum Kim, violinist
Hye Sung Hwang, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Dohnányi: Sextet for Winds, Strings, and Piano
3 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

August 19

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Schubert: “Shepherd on the Rock”
Schumann: Frauenliebe und -Leben
Instrumental duos by Clara Schumann, Jessica Meyer
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

August 22

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2
Bruce: Steampunk
Clearfield: Spirit Island
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

August 23

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Amado: New work (world premiere)
Scott: Startin’ Somethin’
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

August 24

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
John Sutherland Earle, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Music for Labor Day
8 p.m. U.S. Capitol, West Lawn
Free admission

June 29 – May 22, 2025

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

June 30

PostClassical Ensemble
Ángel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Netanel Draiblate, violinist
David Jones, clarinetist
Audrey Andrist, pianist
Bartók: Contrasts
Stravinsky: A Soldier’s Tale
6 p.m. Hay-Adams Hotel

May 22 – Apr 23, 2025

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

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

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

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

April 23 – Mar 21, 2025

Orchestra National Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor and violinist
Bologne: Overture from The Anonymous Lover
Crawford Seeger: Andante for Strings
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5
Zehetmair: Passacaglia, Burlesque and Chorale
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

Joel Sachs, pianist
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2
Ives: Selections from Piano Sonata No. 1 (“Concord, Mass., 1840-1860”)
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

April 24

New Orchestra of Washington
Ahmed Alabaca, conductor
Dvořák: Humoresque
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Grieg: Anitra’s Dance
Britten: Playful Pizzicato
Carreno: Serenade for Strings (“Finale: Tempo di Marcia”)
6:30 p.m. Room and Board
Free admission

April 25

Maryland Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Chrystal E. Williams, Victor Starsky, Gustavo Feulien, Colleen Daly
James Harp, conductor
7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore

L’Opéra Comique de Washington
Natalia Pérez, soprano
Simon Charette, pianist
Selections of art song, zarzuela
7 p.m. National League of American Pen Women

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Paul Huang, violinist
Danbi Um, violinist
Matthew Lipman, violist
Timothy Ridout, violist
David Finckel, cellist
Sihao He, cellist
Bach: “Ricercar a 6” from The Musical Offering
Haydn: String Trio in G major
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat major
Strauss: String Sextet from Capriccio
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Hélène Grimaud, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30
Brahms: Three Intermezzos, Op. 117
Brahms: Seven Fantasies, Op. 116
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor from Violin Partita No. 2
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Opera Philadelphia
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Timothy Murray, Olivia Smith, Khanyiso Gwenxane, Elizabeth Reiter
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music, Philadelphia

April 26

Concerts from Kirkwood
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

Maryland Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Chrystal E. Williams, Victor Starsky, Gustavo Feulien, Colleen Daly
James Harp, conductor
7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Sofya Gulyak, pianist
Assad: Brazilian Fanfare
Rossini: Overture from William Tell
Simon: “Ring Shout” and “Holy Dance” from Four Black American Dances
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Horszowski Trio
Clarke: Piano Trio
Wuorinen: Piano Trio No. 1
Wuorinen: Piano Trio No. 2 (world premiere)
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

April 27

Paragon Philharmonia
Miriam Burns, conductor
Nick Thompson, clarinetist
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Adrover: Imágenes (world premiere)
Pirotti: Inesita
Copland: Three Latin American Sketches
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Opera Philadelphia
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Timothy Murray, Olivia Smith, Khanyiso Gwenxane, Elizabeth Reiter
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music, Philadelphia

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eva Ollikainen, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Petrushka
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Chamber Music Maryland
Living Arts Collective Ensemble
Danielle DeSwert Hahn, pianist
Duparc: “L’invitation au voyage”
Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonata No. 1
Fauré: La Bonne Chanson
N. Boulanger: Trois pièces pour violoncelle et piano
3 p.m. Peale Museum

Juan Sebastián Delgado, cellist
Kristhyan Benitez, pianist
Piazzolla: Serenade from Tres Piezas Breve
Lavista: Quotations
MIgnone: Modinha
Chavez: Madrigal
Piazzolla: Escualo
Ponce: Cello Sonata
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Alexander Kobrin, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Yunchan Lim, pianist
Lee: …round and velvety-smooth blend…
Bach: Goldberg Variations
4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
Miguel da Silva, violist
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 1
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Andrew Fouts, violinist
Laura Choi-Stuart, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Hill, tenor
Jonathon Adams, bass
Bologne: Violin Concerto No. 10
Mozart: Requiem
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

April 29

Esencia Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 62 (“Emperor”)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Takács Quartet
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
Ngwenyama: Flow
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

April 30

Opera Baltimore
Britten: Albert Herring
Hope Briggs, Eric Finbarr Carey, Scott Hetz Clark, Elizabeth Sarian
Joshua Horsch, conductor
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

March 21 – Feb 20, 2025

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D Major
Bach-Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria

New Orchestra of Washington
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Dvořák: Serenade for Wind Ensemble
Misra: Selected Poems
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

March 22

Hélène Papadopoulos, pianist
Bach: Toccata in D Minor
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21
2 p.m. An die Musik Live

Washington International Piano Series
Wael Farouk, pianist
4 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University
Free admission

Carmina and Illuminare, choirs
Richard W. Robbins, conductor
Music by Casulana, Aleotti, others
7 p.m. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Roberto González-Monjas, conductor
Yeol Eum Son, pianist
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”)
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Washington Men’s Camerata
Young Men’s Ensemble of Children’s Chorus of Washington
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music by Fauré, Poulenc, d’Indy, Gounod, Duruflé, Milhaud, others
8 p.m. Live at 10th and G

March 23

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

Escher String Quartet
Brandon Patrick George, flutist
Beach: Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet
Ravel: String Quartet in F
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Mozart: Flute Quartet No. 1
Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Concertos by Endler, Vivaldi, Bach, Telemann
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

City Choir of Washington
Erin Freeman, conductor
Music by Copland, Barber, Duson, Barnwell, Gershwin, Ellington
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Capital City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Sophia Lin, pianist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Bonds: Montgomery Variations
5 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Grieg: Piano Sonata in E minor
Tveitt: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Sonata etere”)
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

March 25

Acis Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 66
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
Ah Young Hong, soprano
Music by Hildegard von Bingen, Hersch
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
emmanueldowntown.org

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

French-American Piano Society
Lise de la Salle, pianist
Chopin: Ballade No. 1
Chopin: Ballade No. 4
Liszt: Cantique d’Amour
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

March 26

Julia Fischer, violinist
Jan Lisiecki, pianist
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 26
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 (“Spring”)
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 27

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Borromeo Quartet
Sanlikol: The Demons and Humans of Siyah-Kalem
Schuller: “Canzona” from String Quartet No. 3
Beethoven: “Grosse Fuge”
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 28

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Four Latin Masses
7:30 p.m. Virginia Theological Seminary

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
inseries.org

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 29

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
2 and 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
inseries.org

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Ivalas Quartet
Golijov: Tenebrae
Alberga: String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13
3 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
Free admission

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Naoko Takao and Kenneth Slowik, fortepianists
Schubert: Music for piano, four hands
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Four Latin Masses
7:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Capitol Hill

Martin Fröst, clarinetist
Antoine Tamestit, violist
Shai Wosner, pianist
Music by Dvořák, Brahms, Bizet
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

March 30

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
1:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Conrad Tao, pianist
Caleb Teicher, tap dancer
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bach: Aria from Goldberg Variations
Music by Schoenberg, Tao, others
3 p.m. The Clarice

Symphony on the Potomac
Joel Lazar, conductor
Karen Walwyn, pianist
Goins: Reverie and Celebration
Price: Piano Concerto
MacDowell: “Indian” Suite
3 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College

Emmanuel Choir
Peabody Children’s Chorus
Christian Lane, conductor
Adam Detzner, organist
Daley: Prayer for Peace
Music by choral composers
4 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Stile Antico, chamber choir
Motets by Palestrina, Lassus, Victoria, Josquin, Arcadelt, Anerio, Allegri
Frances-Hoad: A Gift of Heaven
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Naoko Takao and Kenneth Slowik, fortepianists
Schubert: Music for piano, four hands
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Kyle Tomlin, tenor
Joseph Lattanzi, bass
Haydn: The Creation
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Four Latin Masses
7:30 p.m. Chevy Chase United Methodist Church

March 31

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist
Bach: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross
Bach: Fugue in G Minor
Bach: Cantata No. 42 (Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats)
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Free admission

February 20 – Jan 11, 2025

Members of Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Chamber music selections
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cellist
Lyadov: Kikimora
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington International Piano Series
Francesca Hurst, pianist
Music by Chernin, Foumai, Price, Field, Chopin, Debussy, others
7 p.m. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University
Free admission

Vocal Arts DC
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
John Churchwell, pianist
Heggie: New song cycle
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39
Music by Handel, Korngold, Brahms, Price, Adams
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

Musicians from Marlboro
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinetist
Evren Ozel, pianist
Maria Ioudenitch, violinist
Stephanie Zyzak, violinist
Hiroki Kasai, violist
Natalie Loughran, violist
Peter Stumpf, cellist
Schumann: Märchenerzählungen
Schumann: String Quartet No. 2
Kurtág: Hommage à R. Sch.
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

February 21

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1
Music by Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion
Jackson: To the Field of Stars
7:30 p.m. Virginia Theological Seminary

Opéra Comique de Washington
Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
Melanie Ashkar, Danny Leclerc, Hayley Abramowitz, Raymond Ghattas
Simon Charette, conductor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

February 22

Capitol City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Visser: A Palestinian Wedding
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Elgar: Enigma Variations
7 p.m. Atlas Center

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion
Jackson: To the Field of Stars
7:30 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cellist
Lyadov: Kikimora
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

February 23

Choir and Chamber Players of Saint Peter’s
Kevin O’Brien, conductor
Music by Schütz, Schein, Bach, Mendelssohn
2 p.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cellist
Lyadov: Kikimora
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Natalie Joachim, vocalist and flutist
Joachim: Ki moun ou ye (selections)
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Capitol Early Music
Abella Harp Consort
Olivia Castor, harpist
Sarah Shodja, recorder player
Adrienne Hyde, viol player
William Simms, lutenist
Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano
3 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

Brentano String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Lei Liang: Madrigal Mongolia
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion
Jackson: To the Field of Stars
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Benjamin Appl, baritone
Bryan Wagorn, pianist
Schubert: Winterreise
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

February 25

Laurent Jochum, organist
Boëllmann: Suite gothique
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata No. 6 (“Vater unser im Himmelreich”)
Bédard: Variations sur Christus Vincit
Franck: Pièce héroïque
Takle: Power of Life
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Ginger Hildebrand, violinist
David Hildebrand, pianist
Selections of American and French music from time of Lafayette
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

February 26

Opera Baltimore
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Chelsea Lehnea, Sarah Coit, Peter Drackley, Eric McKeever
Husan Chun-Novak, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

February 27

National Symphony Orchestra
Lorelei Ensemble, vocal group
Marin Alsop, conductor
Wolfe: Her Story
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Montgomery: Five Freedom Songs
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Paul Taylor Dance Company
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Music by Boyce, Bach, others
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

February 28

Members of National Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Ross, flutist
Regino Madrid, violinist
Chiara Dieguez, violist
Ariana Nelson, cellist
Adriana Horne, harpist
Dvořák-Koncz: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
Jongen: Concert à Cinq
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Counterpoint
Zachary Good, clarinetist
Katie Hyunn, violinist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Khachaturian: Trio for violin, clarinet, and piano
Simon: Sleep Well
Saariaho: Tocar
Ustvolskaya: Trio for clarinet, violin, and piano (second movement)
Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata
Singleton: Jasper Drag
Bartók: Contrasts
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, pianist
Alon Goldstein, pianist
Julietta Curenton, flutist
Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 68
Chopin: Variations on a theme by Rossini, for Flute and Piano
Chopin: Variation No. 6 from Hexaméron
Chopin: Variations in D major on a National Air by Thomas Moore, for Piano Duet
Chopin: Rondo for Two Pianos
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 1
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violinist
Bernstein: Serenade
Beethoven: Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Ginastera: Estancia
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

Opera Baltimore
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Chelsea Lehnea, Sarah Coit, Peter Drackley, Eric McKeever
Husan Chun-Novak, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Montgomery: Five Freedom Songs
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. The Clarice

Paul Taylor Dance Company
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Music by Boyce, Bach, others
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

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