Washington Classical Review

December 7 – Nov 22, 2022

Air Force Strings
12:15 p.m. St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square
Free admission

Russian Chamber Art Society
Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Music by Tchaikovsky, Gavrilin
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

December 8

Vocal Arts DC
Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano
Brian Zeger, pianist
Schumann: Maria Stuart-Lieder
Ravel: Chants Populaires
Ravel: Shéhérazade
Songs by Brahms, Bizet, Aubert, Golijov, Ricketts
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

December 9

New Orchestra of Washington
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Bach/Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
6:15 p.m. Evermay

Emerson String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap

National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Sarah Chang, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Bernstein: Suite from West Side Story
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Folger Consort
Eric S. Brenner, countertenor
Paul Greene-Dennis, bass
Linda Lee Jones, soprano
Christina Kay, soprano
Wilson Nichols, tenor
David Vanderwal, tenor
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal, Capitol Hill

December 10

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Peter Burrough, Michael Nansel, Christian Simmons, Melanie Ashkar;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
2 p.m. Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church

Cathedral Choral Society
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Edward Nassor, carillonneur
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Castleton Chamber Players
Eric Silberger, violinist
Orion Weiss, pianist
3 p.m. Castleton Festival

Folger Consort
Eric S. Brenner, countertenor
Paul Greene-Dennis, bass
Linda Lee Jones, soprano
Christina Kay, soprano
Wilson Nichols, tenor
David Vanderwal, tenor
Music for Christmas
4 and 7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal, Capitol Hill

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Elijah McCormack, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
Jacob Perry, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

National Chamber Ensemble
Leonid Sushansky, violinist and conductor
Nancy Peery Marriott, soprano
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Anderson: Chanukkah Festival
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Handel Period Instrument Orchestra
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Cara Gabrielson, soprano
Patrick Dailey, countertenor
Derrick Miller, tenor
Curtis Streetman, bass
Handel: Messiah
Handel: Concertos (selections)
7:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church

Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts

December 11

Baltimore Consort
Music from Renaissance Venice
1 and 3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Folger Consort
Eric S. Brenner, countertenor
Paul Greene-Dennis, bass
Linda Lee Jones, soprano
Christina Kay, soprano
Wilson Nichols, tenor
David Vanderwal, tenor
Music for Christmas
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal, Capitol Hill

Alarm Will Sound, contemporary music ensemble
Pyper: Cradle
Loggins-Hull/Reagon: Love Always
3 p.m. The Clarice

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Peter Burrough, Michael Nansel, Christian Simmons, Melanie Ashkar;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 p.m. Asbury Methodist Village

Sundays at Three
Beau Soir Ensemble
Tsuna Sakamoto, violist
Carole Bean, flutist
Michelle Lundy, harpist
Music for flute, viola, and harp
3 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Columbia
Free admission

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Handel Period Instrument Orchestra
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Cara Gabrielson, soprano
Patrick Dailey, countertenor
Derrick Miller, tenor
Curtis Streetman, bass
Handel: Messiah
Handel: Concertos (selections)
3 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Anna Binneweg, conductor
Michael Stephen Brown, pianist
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Brown: Concerto for Piano and Strings
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
​3 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

Junction Trio
Conrad Tao, pianist
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Jay Campbell, cellist
Tao: Eventide
Ives: Piano Trio
Ravel: Piano Trio
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Cathedral Choral Society
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Edward Nassor, carillonneur
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music of Marks, Baker, Tormé, Styne, Berlin, Mendelssohn
4 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Amit Peled, cellist
Mount Vernon Virtuosi Cello Gang
4 p.m. Bender JCC
Free admission

Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, conductor
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

Cantate Chamber Choir
Victoria Gau, conductor
Mechem: Seven Joys of Christmas
Chilcott: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Music by Garrett, Larsen, Gjeilo
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
cantate.org

ModernMedieval Voices
Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano
Martha Cluver, soprano
Chloe Holgate, soprano
English medieval and Renaissance carols
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

December 12

ModernMedieval Voices
Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano
Martha Cluver, soprano
Chloe Holgate, soprano
English medieval and Renaissance carols
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

December 13

Epiphany Choir
Jinsun Cho, conductor
Handel: Dixit Dominus
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

December 15

Washington Arts Ensemble
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Joseph Gotoff, violinist
Julia Angelov, violinist
Bach: Solo Cello Suites (selections)
Messiaen: Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus (selections)
Albéniz: Corpus Christi en Sevilla
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 16

Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (selections)
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
Bach: Magnificat
Vivaldi: Gloria
7:30 p.m. Episcopal High School Chapel
thethirteenchoir.org

Pascal Rogé, pianist
Barbara Binet, pianist
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
Satie: Gnossienne No. 3
Debussy: Estampes
Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye
Barber: Souvenirs
Debussy: Petite Suite
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

December 17

Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
1 and 4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

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

Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
Bach: Magnificat
Vivaldi: Gloria
7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
thethirteenchoir.org

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Peter Burrough, Michael Nansel, Christian Simmons, Melanie Ashkar;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Gaithersburg Arts Barn

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
BalletNova
James Ross, conductor
Helena Colindres, soprano
Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (selections)
Ellington: The Nutcracker Suite (selections)
Morricone: “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission
Handel: Messiah (selections)
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

National Philharmonic
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
nationalphilharmonic.org

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Aizuri Quartet
Jaeger: we were happy were we
R. Schumann: String Quartet No. 1
Songs by Newsom, Schubert, C. Schumann, Debussy, Chaminade, others
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

December 18

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
Handel: Messiah
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Inscape Chamber Orchestra
Richard Scerbo, conductor
Wu Fei, guzheng player
Shanir Ezra Blumenkrantz, oud player
Fei: Hello Gold Mountain
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

National Philharmonic
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
nationalphilharmonic.org

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Helena Colindres, soprano
Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (selections)
Ellington: The Nutcracker Suite (selections)
Morricone: “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission
Handel: Messiah (selections)
3 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Peter Burrough, Michael Nansel, Christian Simmons, Melanie Ashkar;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 p.m. Temple Emanuel

Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (selections)
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Baltimore

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

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Poulenc: Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël
Victoria: Missa O Magnum Mysterium
Music of Howells, Willan, others
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
Bach: Magnificat
Vivaldi: Gloria
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
thethirteenchoir.org

Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 19

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus
Choral Arts Youth Choir
Choral Arts Orchestra
Jace Kaholokula Saplan, conductor
Brandon Straub, conductor
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 23

Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
11 a.m. Music Center at Strathmore

National Philharmonic
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Capital One Hall

December 24

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus
Choral Arts Brass Ensemble
Jace Kaholokula Saplan, conductor
Brandon Straub, conductor
Children’s music for Christmas
11 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus
Choral Arts Youth Choir
Choral Arts Orchestra
Jace Kaholokula Saplan, conductor
Brandon Straub, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 25

Thomas Sheehan, organist
Rebecca Ehren, organist
Music for Christmas
1:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

December 30

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Peter Burrough, Michael Nansel, Christian Simmons, Melanie Ashkar;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 and 7:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church

November 22 – Oct 24, 2022

Patrick Merrill, harpsichordist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

November 23

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

November 25

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

November 26

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

November 27

Seraph Brass
1 and 3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Music by women composers
Free admission

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Bridget Kibbey, harpist
Alexi Kenney, violinist
Clara Schumann: Three Romances
Larsen: Sun Strider
Music by Biber, Messiaen, Rodrigo, Clarke, others
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

November 29

Jinsun Cho, organist
Music for Advent and Christmas
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Smithsonian Chamber Players
Dvořák: Bagatelles
Brahms: Serenade in D Major (nonet version)
7 p.m. National Museum of American History

Éva Polgár, pianist
László Borbély, pianist
Gábor Varga, pianist
“Carpathian Impressions”: music of Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center
kennedy-center.org

Washington Performing Arts
tenThing, brass ensemble
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
8 p.m. Sixth & I

October 25 – Sep 23, 2022

Chuck Seipp, trumpeter
Randall Sheets, organist
Music by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

October 26

Capriccio Baroque
Jean Rondeau, harpsichordist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
8 p.m. Live at 10th & G
capricciobaroque.org

October 27

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violinist
Respighi: Burlesca
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Casella: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

October 28

Washington Arts Ensemble
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Katie Hyun, violinist
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Funeral March”)
Wieniawski: Faust Fantasy
Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
Chausson: Poème
6:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

28 Chairs
Ignacio Prego, harpsichordist
Music by Bach, Froberger, Purcell
7 p.m. The Athenaeum, Alexandria

The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Élise Sharp, cellist
Nicole Joseph, soprano
Geter: Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow
7 and 8:30 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Latonia Moore, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Christopher Maltman;
Michele Gamba, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Anne-Marie McDermott, pianist
Stella Chen, violinist
Arnaud Sussmann, violinist
Paul Neubauer, violist
Nicholas Canellakis, cellist
Dvořák: Violin Sonatina in G Major
Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet in G Minor
Ysaÿe: Rêve d’enfant
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violinist
Respighi: Burlesca
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Casella: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

October 29

Concerts at Kirkwood
Martin Labazevitch, pianist
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18
Music by Chopin
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

Washington Arts Ensemble
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Katie Hyun, violinist
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Funeral March”)
Wieniawski: Faust Fantasy
Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
Chausson: Poème
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Washington National Opera
Strauss: Elektra
Christine Goerke, Sara Jakubiak, Katarina Dalayman, Štefan Margita;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Élise Sharp, cellist
Nicole Joseph, soprano
Geter: Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow
7 and 8:30 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ

Candlelight Concert Society
Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Hammerklavier”)
Fauré: Barcarolle No. 1
Fauré: Nocturne No. 2
Fauré: Nocturne No. 12
Fauré: Barcarolle No. 6
Hamelin: Suite à l’ancienne
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
candlelightconcerts.org

Yuja Wang, pianist
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts (Easton, Md.)

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violinist
Respighi: Burlesca
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Casella: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Sarah Fleiss, soprano
Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Tancredi, tenor
Eric Owens, bass-baritone
Miloš Repický, pianist
Ting Ting Wong, pianist
Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder Walzer (selections)
Coolidge: “Thy soul hath snatched up mine”
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 30

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Latonia Moore, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Christopher Maltman;
Michele Gamba, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Ignacio Prego, harpsichordist
Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, Soler
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Brentano String Quartet
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
M. Wagner: Dido Reimagined
3 p.m. The Clarice

Bel Cantanti Opera
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Laura Zahn, Emily Casey, Nicholas Hudak, Andrew Boisvert;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
3 p.m. Bender JCC

National Philharmonic
Rebecca Bryant Novak, conductor
Jinan Laurentia Woo, violinist
Emad Zolfaghari, violist
Luka Coetzee, cellist
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Matthew Loyal Smith, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Jason Widney, bass
Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day)
Purcell: My heart is inditing
Purcell: Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem
Purcell: O sing unto the Lord
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Miloš Karadaglić, guitarist
Sor: Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Bach: Chaconne from Solo Violin Partita No. 2
Albéniz: “Sevilla” from Suite española
Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes
Arlen-Takemitsu: Over the Rainbow
Duplessy: Amor Fati
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Apollo Orchestra
David Neely, conductor
Roberto Diaz, violist
Adams: The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Sheng: Of Time and Love
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
4 p,m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com

Choralis, chamber choir
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Dehlinger: Requiem
Pott: The Lost Wand
5 p.m. Schlesinger Hall

Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Josquin: Ave Maria, Virgo serena
Palestrina: Missa brevis
Victoria: O magnum mysterium
Byrd: O magnum mysterium
Guerrero: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Gibbons: First Service Magnificat
Gibbons: Nunc dimittis
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Peñalosa: Ave verum corpus
Victoria: O vos omnes
Croce: O vos omnes
Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est
Byrd: Hodie Christus natus est
7 p.m. St. Bernadette Church, Silver Spring

Washington Performing Arts
Midori, violinist
Music by Bach, contemporary composers
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

October 31

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Samantha Scheff, organist
Bach: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major
Bach: Cantata No. 80 (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal, Capitol Hill
Free admission

Washington National Opera
Strauss: Elektra
Christine Goerke, Sara Jakubiak, Katarina Dalayman, Štefan Margita;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

September 23 – Aug 19, 2022

Washington Concert Opera
Matt Hill, tenor
Jessica Harika, soprano
David Hanlon, pianist
6 p.m. Union Market
Free admission

Washington Arts Ensemble
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Kobi Malkin, violinist
Allyson Goodman, violist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Bonis: Soir
Bonis: Matin
Bonis: Piano Quartet
Fauré: Piano Quartet in C Minor
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

IN Series
INnovātiō Baroque Orchestra
Theatre Nohgaku
Monteverdi: The Nightsong of Orpheus (adaptation)
Tony Boutté, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Janna Critz, Gayssie Lugo, Cara Schaefer;
Tim Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

Maryland Lyric Opera
Verdi: Macbeth
Lester Lynch, Jill Gardner, Andrea Silvestrelli, Yi Li;
Joseph Colaneri, conductor
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
mdlo.org

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Otello
Khanyiso Gwenxane, Lawrence Brownlee, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. The Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Saraswathi Ranganathan, veena player
Sruti Sarathy, violinist and vocalist
Baroque and Carnatic music
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

September 24

U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Modern Flute Ensemble
Ewazen: Harmony in Blue and Gold
1 and 2 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Saraswathi Ranganathan, veena player
Sruti Sarathy, violinist and vocalist
Baroque and Carnatic music
4 and 7 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Smetana: Vltava
Simon: This Land
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Hosokawa: The Raven
Kristen Choi, Joseph Ahmed, Ang(ela) Bey, Vitche Boule-Ra;
Eiki Isomura, conductor
7 p.m. Miller Theater
operaphila.org

IN Series
INnovātiō Baroque Orchestra
Theatre Nohgaku
Monteverdi: The Nightsong of Orpheus (adaptation)
Tony Boutté, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Janna Critz, Gayssie Lugo, Cara Schaefer;
Tim Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series
Latonia Moore, soprano
Laura Ward, pianist
Verdi: “Son giunta!….Madre, pietosa Vergine” from La forza del destino
Rachmaninoff: Six Songs, Op. 38
Massenet: “Pleurez mes yeux” from Le Cid
Songs by Quilter, Davis, Watts, R. Strauss
8 p.m. Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church

September 25

Washington Concert Opera
Matt Hill, tenor
Jessica Harika, soprano
David Hanlon, pianist
11 a.m. Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park
Free admission

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Otello
Khanyiso Gwenxane, Lawrence Brownlee, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. The Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Maryland Lyric Opera
Verdi: Macbeth
Lester Lynch, Jill Gardner, Andrea Silvestrelli, Yi Li;
Joseph Colaneri, conductor
2 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
mdlo.org

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Saraswathi Ranganathan, veena player
Sruti Sarathy, violinist and vocalist
Baroque and Carnatic music
2:30 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
West Shore Piano Trio
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

IN Series
INnovātiō Baroque Orchestra
Theatre Nohgaku
Monteverdi: The Nightsong of Orpheus (adaptation)
Tony Boutté, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Janna Critz, Gayssie Lugo, Cara Schaefer;
Tim Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

September 29

National Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violinist
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”)
Adams: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Hosokawa: The Raven
Kristen Choi, Joseph Ahmed, Ang(ela) Bey, Vitche Boule-Ra;
Eiki Isomura, conductor
7 p.m. Miller Theater
operaphila.org

Capriccio Baroque
Naoko Akutagawa, harpsichordist
Music by Georg and Gottlieb Muffat, Mattheson, Buxtehude, Handel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Parish Church, Dupont Circle
capricciobaroque.org

Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano
Natalie Groom, clarinetist
Music by Leiter, Szeghy, Stevenson, Day, Fitzhugh, Bond
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

September 30

National Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violinist
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”)
Adams: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Otello
Khanyiso Gwenxane, Lawrence Brownlee, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. The Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano
Copland: El Salón México
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Copland: “Zion’s Walls” from Old American Songs
Smith: “This Little Light of Mine” from Four Negro Spirituals
Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream of America
8 p.m. Maryland Hall

August 19 – Jun 27, 2022

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Bacewicz: Quintet for Wind Instruments
Kodály: Serenade for two violins and viola
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Annapolis

August 20

Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Joel Harder, pianist
Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared
2 p.m. Castleton Festival

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Floyd: Susannah
Ann Toomey, Christian Pursell, Robert Stahley, Joseph Leppek;
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conductor
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Villa-Lobos: Ciranda da sete notas
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
Brahms: Serenade No. 2
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Annapolis

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

August 21

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Alexandria Baroque
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 23

Matthew Barker, trumpeter
Jinsun Cho, organist
Alicia Barker, violinist
Music by Eben, Williams, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

August 28

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Heather Vaughn, violinist
Jay DeWire, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 30

John Wolfe, organist
Music by Bach, Messiaen, de Grigny
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 27 – May 24, 2022

Ludovico Einaudi, pianist
Music by Einaudi
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

June 28

Army Band Clarinet Quartet
Music for Independence Day
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 29

Maryland Lyric Opera
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Hunter Enoch, Nayoung Ban, Javier Arrey, Mary Feminear, Allegra da Vita;
Louis Salemno, conductor
7 p.m. The Clarice
mdlo.org

May 24 – Apr 20, 2022

[Canceled]
Beau Soir Ensemble
Angulo: New work
Music for flute, viola, and harp
7:30 p.m. Mexican Cultural Institute

May 25

Washington National Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Isabel Leonard, Michael Fabiano, Ryan Speedo Green, Vanessa Vasquez;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Washington Performing Arts
Michelle Cann, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 3, no. 2
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp minor
Chopin: Ballade No. 3
Price: Piano Sonata in E Minor
Price: Fantasie Nègre No. 1
Bonds: Troubled Water
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
8 p.m. Sixth and I
washingtonperformingarts.org

May 26

New Orchestra of Washington
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Yoshimatsu: Threnody to Toki
Turrin: Equinox
Turrin: That Thing, which makes the vastness bearable
Copland: Appalachian Spring
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

May 27

Washington National Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Isabel Leonard, Michael Fabiano, Ryan Speedo Green, Vanessa Vasquez;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest
Atlantic Reed Consort
Balance Campaign
7:30 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Bel Cantanti Opera
Olney Ballet
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Robert McGinness, baritone
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
7:30 p.m. JCCGW

May 28

Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest
Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw, mezzo-soprano
8 p.m. AMP by Strathmore

May 29

Kimberly Marshall, organist
Willis: Exodus Suite
Alain: Deuils
Franck: Pièce héroïque
Sandresky: Organ Mass: L’homme armé
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

Bel Cantanti Opera
Olney Ballet
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Robert McGinness, baritone
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
3 p.m. JCCGW

United States Marine Band
Music for concert band
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
Free admission

May 31

Brian Strawley, trumpeter
Magda Adamek, pianist
Music by Bach, Purcell, Enescu, Piazzola
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

April 20 – Mar 22, 2022

Music in McLean
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
12 p.m. St. Luke Catholic Church, McLean
Free admission

PostClassical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
David Taylor, bass trombonist
Madeleine Murnick, soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 1: Funeral March
Mahler: “Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht” from Songs of a Wayfarer
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
postclassical.com

Danish String Quartet
Schumann: String Quartet No. 3
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 (“Death and the Maiden”)
Music by Charpentier, Adams, Blumenfeld
7:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Orchestra of Terezín Remembrance
American University Chamber Singers
Catholic University of America Verdi Choir
Longwood University Camerata
University of Virginia Chamber Singers
Virginia Commonwealth University Commonwealth Singers
Virginia State University Concert Choir
Murry Sidlin, conductor
Jennifer Check, soprano
Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano
Cooper Nolan, tenor
Nathan Stark, bass-baritone
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
strathmore.org

April 21

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Verbytsky: Ukrainian National Anthem
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Smetana: “The Moldau” from Má vlast
Silvestrov: Hymn – 2001
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) – Finale: Allegro molto
Mussorgsky: “The Great Gate of Kiev” from Pictures at an Exhibition
7 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Takács Quartet
Julien Labro, bandoneón player
Dessner: New Work for Quintet
Assad: New Work for Quintet
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Kronos Quartet
Music by Crumb, Anderson, Zorn, Vrebalov
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

April 22

Baltimore Concert Opera
Laurie Rogers, conductor
Joy Schreier, pianist
Leah Hawkins, soprano
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Vickers, tenor
Benjamin Taylor, baritone
Brian Wallin, tenor
Jesús Vicente Murillo, baritone
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
7:30 p.m. The Engineers Club

St. Lawrence String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in G major, Op. 76, No. 1
Golijov: Ever Yours
Franck: String Quartet in D Major
8 p.m. The Clarice

Folger Consort
Peter Becker, bass-baritone
Music from the Roman de Fauvel
Seo: New works (world premiere)
8 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Capitol Early Music
Farallon Quartet
Music for recorders
8 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

April 23

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Jacqueline Audas, violinist
Wan-Chi Su, pianist
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3
Bach: Solo Violin Partita No. 2 (Chaconne)
Auerbach: par.ti.ta
Kancheli: Miniatures for Violin and Piano (selections)
Ravel: Tzigane
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art
Free admission

Folger Consort
Peter Becker, bass-baritone
Music from the Roman de Fauvel
Seo: New works (world premiere)
4 and 8 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Candlelight Concert Society
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Campa: Trois Miniatures
Ponce: Estrellita and Gavota
Revueltas: Música de Feria
Chávez: String Quartet No. 3 (1st movement)
Ortiz: La Calaca
7:30 p.m. Smith Theatre, Howard Community College

Dumbarton Concerts
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Anna Polonsky, pianist
Hailstork: Three Smiles for Tracey
Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata
Copland: Clarinet Sonata
Montgomery: Peace
Lee: Ad Anah
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Prechtl: Tribute
Barber: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Arts Center

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Carl: White Heron
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

April 24

Folger Consort
Peter Becker, bass-baritone
Music from the Roman de Fauvel
Seo: New works (world premiere)
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Baltimore Concert Opera
Laurie Rogers, conductor
Joy Schreier, pianist
Leah Hawkins, soprano
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Vickers, tenor
Benjamin Taylor, baritone
Brian Wallin, tenor
Jesús Vicente Murillo, baritone
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
3 p.m. The Engineers Club

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Prechtl: Tribute
Barber: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
3 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

Jorge Luis Prats, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Helena Brown, soprano
Andrew Bidlack, tenor
Chrystal Williams, mezzo-soprano
3 p.m. Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Vision Duo
Ariel Horowitz, violinist
Britton-René Collins, marimba player
Seyfried: Blues Train
Ysaÿe: Solo Sonata No. 3: Ballade
Mantovani: Moi, Jeu
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 2
Thomas: Merlin: Beyond the Faint Edge of the World
Marsalis: Fiddle Dance Suite: Sidestep Reel
Cheung: Etude in E minor
Garner: “Misty”
Chee: Coyotes
Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Bojan Čičić, conductor and violinist
Tatiana Chulochnikova, violinist
Carmen Johnson Pájaro, violinist
Geoffrey Burgess, oboist
Margaret Owens, oboist
Josh Cohen, trumpeter
Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in D Minor
Bach: Concerto for 3 Violins in D Major
Bach: Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A Major
Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Cello, Trumpet, and Strings
4 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Ian Koziara, tenor
Bradley Moore, pianist
Brahms: Die schöne Magelone
4 p.m. Castleton Festival

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Jeffrey Williams, baritone
Sprenkle: Go Down Death
Brahms: A German Requiem
4 p.m. Towson United Methodist Church

Friends of Music and the Arts at St. Andrew’s
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
4 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Burke

Washington Concert Opera
Gluck/Berlioz: Orphée
Kate Lindsey, Jacquelyn Stucker, Helen Zhibing;
Antony Walker, conductor
6 p.m. Lisner Auditorium
concertopera.org

Washington Performing Arts
Il Pomo d’Oro, chamber orchestra
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Music by Handel, Ives, Gluck, Mahler, Portman, Cavalli, Gluck
7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
washingtonperformingarts.org

Ying Quartet
Masumi Per Rostad, violist
Haydn: String Quartet in D Major (“Frog”)
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 (“Slavonic”)
Mozart: String Quintet No. 3
7 p.m. JCCGW

April 26

Sandro Russo, pianist and organist
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2
Chopin: Scherzo No. 3
Chopin Scherzo No. 4
Liszt: Fantaisie et Fugue sur le nom de BACH
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

April 27

Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, conductor
Brumel: Missa Et Ecce terræ motus
Lang: sun-centered (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

April 28

Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
6:10 p.m. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Annapolis
Free admission

Washington Ballet
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Charles Barker, conductor
Adam: Giselle
7 p.m. Warner Theatre

Washington International Piano Series
Boris Berman, pianist
7:30 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University of America

Ariel Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet in C Major (“Dissonance”)
Porat: Four Ladino Songs
Bartók: String Quartet No. 5
8 p.m. Kreeger Museum

April 29

Washington Ballet
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Charles Barker, conductor
Adam: Giselle
7 p.m. Warner Theatre

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Tao: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

April 30

Washington Ballet
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Charles Barker, conductor
Adam: Giselle
2 and 7 p.m. Warner Theatre

NSO Family Concert
Folds: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
2 and 4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Handel Choir of Baltimore
UMBC Camerata Chamber Choir
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Handel: My Song Shall Be Alway
Mozart: Coronation Mass
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Chalice Concert Series
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Tao: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

UrbanArias
Eddins: Why I Live at the P.O. (world premiere)
Emily Pulley, Kyaunnee Richardson, Melissa Wimbish, Eric McKeever;
Robert Wood, conductor
8 p.m. The Keegan Theatre

March 22 – Feb 25, 2022

Jinsun Cho, organist
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata No. 6
Liszt: Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
Music of Bach
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Classical Movements
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Natasha Bogachek, violinist
Eric DeWaardt, violist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Music by Smetana, Skoryk, Bogachek
5 and 6:30 p.m. The Rectory, Alexandria

Sacred Music on the Hill
Jeremy Filsell, organist
Messiaen: Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité
7 p.m. St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill
Free admission

March 23

Washington National Opera
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Laura Wilde, Rihab Chaieb, Ana María Martínez, Kang Wang, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Ferruccio Furlanetto;
Erina Yashima, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
David Shifrin, clarinetist
Mozart: Piano Trio No. 3
Zwilich: Abgang and Kaddish
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Titilayo Ayangade, cellist
8 p.m. AMP at Strathmore

March 24

Seth Parker Woods, cellist
Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichordist
Music by Perkinson, Walker
7:30 p.m. AMP at Strathmore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Percussion Collective
Michael Francis, conductor
Theofanidis: Drum Circles
Stravinsky: The Firebird
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

March 25

Washington National Opera
Moran: Chantal
Ruo: The Rift
Sankaram: Rise
Simon: it all falls down
J’Nai Bridges, Alicia Hall Moran, Rod Gilfry, Daryl Freedman, Danielle Talamantes;
Robert Spano, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

National Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
Mikaela Bennett, soprano
Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano
Ruggles: Angels
Thomas: Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind
Copland: Appalachian Spring
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Stream
Catalyst Quartet
Imani Winds
Coleridge-Taylor: Fantasiestücke, Op. 5
Price: Five Folk Songs in Counterpoint
Perkinson: String Quartet No. 1 (“Calvary”)
Montgomery: Sergeant McCauley
8 p.m. Library of Congress

Capitol Early Music
CEM Dance Band
Music for Baroque dancers
8 p.m. Saint George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

March 26

Vitali Quartet
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

Washington National Opera
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Laura Wilde, Rihab Chaieb, Ana María Martínez, Kang Wang, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Ferruccio Furlanetto;
Erina Yashima, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

Opera Bel Cantanti
Kalman: Mister X of Operetta
Emily Casey, Suzanne Karpov, Elizebeth Barnes, Han Jeong Wook;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. JCCGW

Congressional Chorus
NESS
Bonds: Credo
Bussewitz-Quarm: Where We Find Ourselves
7:30 p.m. National City Christian Church

National Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
Mikaela Bennett, soprano
Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano
Ruggles: Angels
Thomas: Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind
Copland: Appalachian Spring
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

National Philharmonic
National Philharmonic Chorale
The Washington Chorus
Howard University Chorale
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Kenneth Overton, baritone
Hailstork: A Knee on The Neck
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Virginia Chamber Orchestra
William and Mary Symphony
David Grandis, conductor
Benny Netzer, violinist
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto in D Minor (Allegro moderato)
Copland: Quiet City
8 p.m. Capital One Hall

March 27

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Percussion Collective
Michael Francis, conductor
Theofanidis: Drum Circles
Stravinsky: The Firebird
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Candlelight Concert Society
Dénes Várjon, pianist
Bach: English Suite No. 2
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major
Mozart: Rondo in D Major
Chopin: Piano Sonata in No. 3
3 p.m. Smith Theatre, Howard Community College
candlelightconcerts.org

Ensemble Variances
Pécou: Outre-mémoire
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Cathedra, chamber choir
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Allegri: Miserere Mei
Nystedt: Miserere Mei
Weston: Miserere Mei (world premiere)
Josquin: Miserere Mei
MacMillan: Miserere Mei
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

City Choir of Washington
Robert Shafer, conductor
Britten: Jubilate Deo in C
Shafer: In Memoriam (Super Flumina Babylonis)
Fauré: Requiem
4 p.m. Saint Luke Catholic Church

Paul Huang, violinist
Helen Huang, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major
7 p.m. JCCGW

March 28

National Philharmonic
National Philharmonic Chorale
The Washington Chorus
Howard University Chorale
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Kenneth Overton, baritone
Hailstork: A Knee on The Neck
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor
7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall

March 29

Joseph Ripka, organist
Music by Vierne, Bach, Liszt
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

American Ballet Theatre
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Music by Bernstein, Bennett
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Washington Performing Arts
Hilary Hahn, violinist
Seth Parker Woods, cellist
Andreas Haefliger, pianist
Simon: Be Still and Know
Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

March 30

American Ballet Theatre
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Music by Bernstein, Bennett
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Harlem Quartet
Joseph Kalichstein, pianist
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor
Montgomery: Strum
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

March 31

Classical Movements
Shana Oshiro, soprano
Brian Bartoldus, pianist
Jodi Beder, cellist
Music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Heggie, Price, Barnes
5 and 6:30 p.m. The Rectory, Alexandria

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ying Fang, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”)
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

American Ballet Theatre
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Minkus: Don Quixote
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Washington International Piano Series
Steven Spooner, pianist
7:30 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University of America

Washington National Opera
Cafritz Young Artists
8 p.m. Kreeger Museum

February 25 – Jan 23, 2022

Washington Bach Consort
Andrew Gonzalez, violoncello da spalla player
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 1
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 6
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Maryland Lyric Opera
Puccini: Turandot
Alexandra LoBianco, Jonathan Burton, Nicole Heaston, Morris Robinson;
Louis Salemno, conductor
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Troupe Vertigo
Jack Everly, conductor
Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

[Canceled]
IN Series
Theater Alliance
Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Emily Baltzer, conductor
8 p.m. Anacostia Playhouse

February 26

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Jordan Bak, violist
Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano
Wynona Wang, pianist
Adams: L’extase d’Amour
Mumford: Wending
Meyer: ‘On fire…no, after you’ (world premiere)
Brahms: Two Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, and Piano
Bax: Viola Sonata
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

PostClassical Ensemble
Elizabeth G. Hill, pianist
Steven Mayer, pianist
Melissa Constantin, soprano
Music by Gottschalk, Price, Bonds, Tatum, Joplin, Gershwin, others
3 p.m. THEARC Black Box Theater

‍Washington Bach Consort
Andrew Gonzalez, violoncello da spalla player
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 1
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 6
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria

Capital City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Deepak Ram, bansuri player
Noah Getz, saxophonist
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Ram: Ishkar (world premiere)
Villa Lobos: Fantasia
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Getz: Concerto for Bansuri, Saxophone, and Orchestra
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Katerina Burton, soprano
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Capriccio Baroque
Anastasia Antonova, harpsichordist
Music by Bach, L. Couperin, F. Couperin, Marchand
8 p.m. Aberfoyle Place

National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, pianist
Chopin: Contredanse in G-Flat Major
Chopin: Mazurkas (selections)
Chopin: Waltzes (selections)
Chopin: Polonaise in D Minor
Chopin: Polonaise in A-Flat Major (“Heroic”)
Chopin: Nocturnes (selections)
Chopin: Ballade No. 2
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Troupe Vertigo
Jack Everly, conductor
Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

[Canceled]
IN Series
Theater Alliance
Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Emily Baltzer, conductor
8 p.m. Anacostia Playhouse

February 27

Maryland Lyric Opera
Puccini: Turandot
Alexandra LoBianco, Jonathan Burton, Nicole Heaston, Morris Robinson;
Louis Salemno, conductor
2 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

[Canceled]
IN Series
Theater Alliance
Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Emily Baltzer, conductor
2 p.m. Anacostia Playhouse

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Katerina Burton, soprano
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Candlelight Concert Society
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianist
Mozart: Fantasie No. 3
Sweelinck: Fantasia Chromatica
Mozart: Fantasie in C Minor
Volkonsky: Musica Stricta
Mozart: Fantasie in F
C.P.E. Bach: Fantasia in C Major
Mozart: Fantasie in C Minor
Beethoven: Fantasia
Benjamin: Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Troupe Vertigo
Jack Everly, conductor
Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Maki Namekawa, pianist
Guarnieri: Sonatina No. 3
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Ligeti: Musica ricercata
Glass: Piano Sonata
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Chiarina Chamber Players
Todd Phillips, violinist
Carrie Bean Stute, cellist
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2
Ravel: Piano Trio
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

February 28

Washington Bach Consort
Reginald Mobley, conductor and countertenor
Benjamin LaPrairie, organist
Bach: Cantata No. 54 (Widerstehe doch der Sünde)
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Free admission

Emerson String Quartet
Renée Fleming, soprano
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Uma Thurman, actress
Barber: String Quartet in B minor
Walton: String Quartet in A major
Previn: Penelope
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater