Washington Classical Review

Calendar

August 12 – Jun 27, 2022

Classical Movements
Cole Manel, lutenist
Mara Yaffee, soprano
Sarah Shodja, recorder player
6 and 7:30 p.m. The Rectory, Alexandria

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

August 13

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
L. Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Ravel: Chansons Madécasses
Wuorinen: Songs from the Glogauer Songbook
M. Haydn: Divertimento for oboe, viola, and double bass
Argento: Six Elizabethan Songs
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis

August 14

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

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Pärt: Pari Intervallo
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6
Simon: An Elegy: a Cry from the Grave
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 (“Ghost”)
3 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Sam Runolfson, cellist
Anna Henke, cellist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 16

Lourdes de la Peña, cellist
Yechan Lim, pianist
Music by Chopin, Brahms, Schumann
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

August 18

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
d’Rivera: Aires Tropicales
Akiho: Revolve
Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Annapolis

August 19

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

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

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

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 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

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

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
candlelightconcerts.org; 410-997-2324

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

January 23 – Dec 22, 2021

Sharon Isbin, guitarist
Music by Spanish composers
3 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org; 703-255-1868

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Robert Trevino, conductor
Wordsmith, spoken word artist
Strauss: Don Juan
Lee: Freedom’s Genuine Dawn (world premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Odeon Concert Series
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
4 p.m. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Falls Church
Free admission

[Canceled]
Danish String Quartet
Schumann: String Quartet No. 3
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15
Dances by Charpentier, Adams, Blumenfeld
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

[Canceled]
Capital City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Beach: Symphony No. 2 (Finale)
Simon: The Block
Music by Villa-Lobos, Tian, Marquez
5:30 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Chiarina Chamber Players
Nimrod David Pfeffer, conductor
Laura Strickling, soprano
Adria Sternstein Foster, flutist
David Jones, clarinetist
Ko Sugiyama, violinist
Carrie Bean Stute, cellist
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Schoenberg: Four Songs, Op. 2
Villa-Lobos: The Jet Whistle
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Church, Capitol Hill

Scott Dettra, organist
Music by Franck
7:30 p.m. St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill

January 25

Beau Soir Ensemble
Music by Debussy, Rameau, Glinka, Babcock
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Jaime Laredo, violinist
Cathy Meng, violinist
Hsin-Yun Huang, violist
Sharon Robinson, cellist
Keith Robinson, cellist
Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello
Danielpour: A Shattered Vessel (String Quintet)
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

January 27

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beethoven: The Consecration of the House (Overture)
Walker: Sinfonia No. 4
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

January 28

Bel Canto in Tuscany
Giovanni Reggioli, conductor
Victoria Cannizzo, soprano
Geoffrey DiGiorgio, baritone
Shana Fishman, mezzo-soprano
Eugenia Forteza, mezzo-soprano
Cara Schaefer, mezzo-soprano
Karen Fried, soprano
JP Gorski, baritone
Julie Huang Tucker, pianist and organist
Patrick O’Donnell, pianist
Opera arias and ensembles
7:30 p.m. The Falls Church
belcantointuscany.com

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beethoven: The Consecration of the House (Overture)
Walker: Sinfonia No. 4
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violinist
Castelló: Star Washers (world premiere)
Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

January 29

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beethoven: The Consecration of the House (Overture)
Walker: Sinfonia No. 4
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

January 30

[Canceled]
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
2 p.m. Miller Library, Ellicott City
Free admission

Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Columbia String Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 (“Dissonance”)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 (“Rosamunde”)
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

Conrad Tao, pianist
Jay Campbell, cellist
Lamb: The Additive Arrow
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

December 22 – Nov 23, 2021

The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Music for Christmas
3 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 23

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

National Philharmonic
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Suzanne Karpov, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
Brandon Hendrickson, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall

December 24

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Children’s Concert
Music for Christmas
11 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Scott Tucker, conductor
Esther Heideman, soprano
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

November 23 – Oct 25, 2021

Catherine Lan, pianist
Tao Lin, pianist
Debussy: Petite Suite
Poulenc: Melancholy
Bizet: Jeux d’Enfants
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

November 24

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

November 26

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

November 27

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

November 28

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

November 30

Tzuyi Zoe Chen, pianist
Liszt: Valse oubliée
Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Liszt: Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

October 28 – Sep 23, 2021

National Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Bizet: L’Arlésienne, Suites Nos. 1 and 2 (selections)
Negrón: En otra noche, en otro mundo
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

October 29

Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Alessandro Buslje, conductor
Rodolfo Zanetti, bandoneon player
Pablo Estigarribia, pianist
Music by Piazzolla
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Opera Bel Cantanti
Verdi: La Traviata (selections)
Danielle Talamantes, Han Jeong Wook, Kerry Wilkerson;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. JCCGW

Stream
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 (“Pathétique”)
Grieg: Lyric Pieces (selections)
Dvořák: Poetic Tone Pictures (selections)
8 p.m. Library of Congress

IN Series
Bohème in the Heights
Film Screening with live music
Alex Alburqueque, Louis Riva, Melissa Wimbish, Judy Yannini;
Carlos C. Rodríguez, pianist and conductor
8 p.m. Patterson Theater, Baltimore
inseries.org

October 29 to November 9

Stream
Vocal Arts DC
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Maciej Pikulski, pianist
Music by Bellini, Puccini, Donizetti, Gounod, Saint-Saëns
vocalartsdc.org; 202-669-1463

October 30

Classical Movements
David Kim, violinist
Jeffrey DeVault, pianist
Handel: Violin Sonata in D major
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2
Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List
Kreisler: Preludium and Allegro
5 and 6:30 p.m. Secret Garden, The Rectory

Russian Chamber Art Society
Timothy Mix, baritone
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Sviridov: Petersburg
6 p.m. Private residence

Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Victoria: Missa O quam gloriosum
Byrd: All Saints Propers
Motets by Lassus and Palestrina
7 p.m. St. Bernadette Church

Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus
Scott Tucker, conductor
Elizabeth Bishop, mezzo-soprano
Copland: In the Beginning
7 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Candlelight Concert Society
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Shai Wosner, pianist
Bach: Keyboard Concerto in F Minor
Dean: Approach: Prelude to a Canon
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Norman: Gran Turismo
Bach: Bourée from English Suite in A Minor
Wiancko: Blue Bourée
Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D Major
7:30 p.m. St. Louis Catholic Church

IN Series
Bohème in the Heights
Film Screening with live music
Alex Alburqueque, Louis Riva, Melissa Wimbish, Judy Yannini;
Carlos C. Rodríguez, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. GALA Hispanic Theatre
inseries.org

Opera Bel Cantanti
Verdi: La Traviata (selections)
Danielle Talamantes, Han Jeong Wook, Kerry Wilkerson;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. JCCGW

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Steve Hackman, conductor
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Holst: “Mars” from The Planets
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (last movement)
Music by Post Malone, Muse, Drake, West
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Stream
Third Coast Percussion
Glass/TCP: Aquas da Amazonia: Metamorphosis
Jlin: Perspective: Obscure; Dissonance
Glass/TCP: Aquas de Amazonia: Amazon River
Jlin: Perspective: Paradigm
Braxton: Sunny X
Jlin: Perspective: Embryo; Fourth Perspective; Duality; Derivative
Peacocke: The threshold we cross with closed eyes (world premiere)
8 p.m. Library of Congress

October 31

IN Series
Bohème in the Heights
Film Screening with live music
Alex Alburqueque, Louis Riva, Melissa Wimbish, Judy Yannini;
Carlos C. Rodríguez, pianist and conductor
2 p.m. GALA Hispanic Theatre
inseries.org

NSO Family Concert
Lefrak: Sleepover at the Museum
2 and 4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Livestream
Aaron Diehl, pianist
Tyshawn Sorey, multi-instrumentalist
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Suzanne Karpov-Seigart, soprano
Roger Isaacs, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
James Shaffran, bass
Todd Fickley, pianist
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Mozart: Requiem
5 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

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