Washington Classical Review

Calendar

September 4 – Aug 17, 2026

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

IN Series/Georgetown Chorale
DC-Metro Arts Organizations
Bernstein: MASS
Robin McGinness, baritone
Heather Adelsberger, conductor
7 p.m. Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
Free admission

September 5

IN Series/Georgetown Chorale
DC-Metro Arts Organizations
Bernstein: MASS
Robin McGinness, baritone
Heather Adelsberger, conductor
7 p.m. Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
Free admission

September 6

National Cathedral Organists
Music for Labor Day
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

National Symphony Orchestra
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Ender Thomas, vocalist
Music by Price, Holland, Coleman, Williams, others
8 p.m. DAR Constitution Hall
kennedy-center.org

September 9

Opera Philadelphia
Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto
Lawrence Brownlee, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Lauren Snouffer
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
7 p.m. Academy of Music, Philadelphia

September 10

Millennium Stage
Lions Gate Trio
Music for piano trio
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Justice Forum
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Washington Bach Consort
Danqi Zeng, baroque violinist
Music of J.S. Bach
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria

Opera Philadelphia
Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto
Lawrence Brownlee, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Lauren Snouffer
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
7 p.m. Academy of Music, Philadelphia

September 11

Washington Bach Consort
Danqi Zeng, baroque violinist
Music of J.S. Bach
6 p.m. Live! At 10th & G

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano
Tatiana Chulochnikova, violinist
Music of Monteverdi
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

September 12

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano
Tatiana Chulochnikova, violinist
Music of Monteverdi
2 and 8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Lorna McGhee, flutist
Max Levinson, pianist
Liebermann: Sonata for solo flute (world premiere)
Music honoring James Galway
7 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

September 13

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano
Tatiana Chulochnikova, violinist
Music of Monteverdi
2 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Opera Philadelphia
Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto
Lawrence Brownlee, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Lauren Snouffer
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. Academy of Music, Philadelphia

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Smithsonian Consort of Viols
Lucas Harris, lutenist
Dowland: Lachrimæ, or Seaven Teares
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

September 15

Music at Emmanuel
Michael Kannen, cellist
HieYon Choi, pianist
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas (Part 1)
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

September 18

Counterpoint
Rob McGinness, baritone
Katie Hyun, violinist
Miho Saegusa, violinist
Allyson Goodman, violist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in B minor
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte
Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor
Auerbach: Piano Trio No. 2 (“Triptych – This Mirror Has Three Faces”)
6:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

September 19

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Turina: Círculo
Turina: Piano Trio No. 2
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 (“Dumky”)
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Gabriela Montero at Prager
Hayato Sumino, pianist
Music of Bach, Handel, Purcell, Chopin, Fauré, Zimmer, others
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton

September 20

Castleton Festival
Sujari Britt, cellist
Jared Alan Yoakem, pianist
Silvestrov: The Messenger
Tsintsadze: Sachido
Khachaturian: Rêve
Kapustin: Burlesque, Op. 97
Massanet: “Meditation” from Thaïs
2 p.m. Theatre House, Castleton

St. Ann Concert Series
Jenny Lin, pianist
Music by Philip Glass
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

September 22

Music at Emmanuel
Michael Kannen, cellist
HieYon Choi, pianist
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas (Part 2)
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

September 24

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

September 25

Music at Emmanuel
The Emmanuel Choir
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
Mozart: Missa Brevis in G
Mozart: Requiem
12 p.m. Enoch Pratt Central Library, Baltimore
Free admission

September 26

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
Simon: Monuments: A Suite for D.C.
Respighi: La boutique fantasque [after Rossini] – Suite
7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
kennedy-center.org

Music at Emmanuel
The Emmanuel Choir
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
Mozart: Missa Brevis in G
Mozart: Requiem
7 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Free admission

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Louis Lohraseb, conductor
Chee-Yun Kim, violinist
Wagner: Overture from Tannhäuser
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Bizet: Entr’acte to Act III from Carmen
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

September 27

Capitol Early Music
Severall Friends, early music ensemble
Christa Patton, harpist
Sian Ricketts, recorder player
Mark Rimple, lutenist
Mary Springfels, viola da gambist
Renaissance chansons of 14th and 15th centuries
3 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

St. Ann Concert Series
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Mt. Vernon Virtuosi Orchestra
Christian Lane, conductor and organist
Mozart: Missa Brevis in G
Mozart: Requiem
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Ariel Quartet
Orion Weiss, pianist
Shaw: Blueprint
Brahms: String Quartet No. 1
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in C minor
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Priscilla Herreid, oboe and recorder player
Edwin Huizinga, violinist
Kenneth Slowik, viola da gamba player
Webb Wiggins, harpsichordist
Telemann: Suites and Concerti
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

September 29

Young Concert Artists
Trio Azura
Ravel: Piano Trio
Higdon: Piano Trio
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2
7 p.m. Phillips Collection

August 21 – May 25, 2026

Millennium Stage
Achille Gallo, pianist
Music of Liszt, Chopin, Grieg, Rachmaninoff
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Justice Forum
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Honstein: Patter
Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio
Bunch: Summer Hours
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

August 22

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter,” chamber version)
Works for large chamber ensemble by Lutoslawski, Coleman, Poulenc
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

August 23

Live at the Lyceum
Susan Sandler, violinist
Mike Garrahan, violist
Susan Alexander, pianist
Music by Schumann, Hovhaness, Khachaturian
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 28

Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Chamber music by Dvořák
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Justice Forum
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

August 30

Live at the Lyceum
Piano and Strings
Music by Beach, Brahms
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

May 26 – Apr 21, 2026

PostClassical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Music by Gluck, Offenbach, Mahler, Stravinsky, others
6:30 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center

May 27

Baroklyn, string ensemble
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Music by J.S. Bach
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
loc.gov

May 28

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Elena Urioste, violinist
Smyth: Overture to The Wreckers
Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto
Elgar: Enigma Variations
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

May 29

Counterpoint
Zachary Good, clarinetist
Katie Hyun, violinist
Brook Speltz, cellist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Messiaen: Melody on a Theme of Mozart
Biber: Passacaglia for solo violin
Akiho: Lost on Chiaroscuro Street
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
6:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Ives: Three Places in New England
Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

May 30

Polyhymnia, chamber choir
Steven Beck, conductor
Motets, madrigals by Palestrina
Music by Evett, Hagen
8 p.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Free admission

May 31

Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Bach-Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
Dvořák: String Quintet No. 2
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Matthew Guard, conductor
Poulenc: Figure Humaine
Songs from the American Civil War
2:30 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square

Washington Men’s Camerata
Children’s Chorus of Washington, Young Men’s Ensemble
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music by Thompson, Dawson, Foster, Conte, others
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church

Symphony of the Potomac
Joel Lazar, conductor
Francine Kay, pianist
Franck: Le chasseur maudit
Falla: Nights in the Garden of Spain
Chausson: Symphony in B-Flat
3 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College

Washington Piano Society
3 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University of America
Free admission

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Claire Huangci, pianist
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
fairfaxsymphony.org

City Choir of Washington
City Choir Orchestra
Erin Freeman, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Gabriela Estephanie Solís, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Hill, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Bach: B Minor Mass
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
Robert Moody, conductor
Bryan Cheng, cellist
Zappa: G-Spot Tornado
Ingram: Animals of The Solstice: Calm of the Equinox
Bates: Cello Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

April 21 – Mar 24, 2026

Loïc Georgeault Florence Rousseau, organist
Bach: Fantasia in G
Bach: Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot
Franck: Deuxième Choral
Franck: Pièce héroïque
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Brandon Acker, lutenist
Douglas Balliett, viola da gamba player
Music by Purcell, Morelli, Dowland
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
loc.gov

April 22

Opera Philadelphia
Spears: Sleepers Awake
Susanne Burgess, Jonghyun Park, Brian Major
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
7 p.m. Academy of Music

Opera Baltimore
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

April 23

Washington Performing Arts
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Debussy: Préludes, Books I & II
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
washingtonperformingarts.org

April 24

Counterpoint
Gabriel Cabezas, cellist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2
Loggins-Hull: Stolen
Weinberg: “Shimmer” from Pieces of Light
Wiancko: Cello Sonata No. 1 (“Shifting Baselines”)
Debussy: Cello Sonata
6:30 p.m. The Powerhouse

Maryland Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Yulan Piao, Isaac Hurtado, Kate Jackman
James Harp, conductor
7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Leclair: Sonata for Two Violins in E Major
Arensky: Piano Quintet in D Major
Viotti: Duo in G Major for Two Violins
Saint-Saëns: Piano Quintet in A Minor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Opera Baltimore
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

NSO Presents—Canceled
Khatia Buniatishvili, pianist
Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major
Schubert-Liszt: “Gretchen am Spinnrade”
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Liszt: Consolation No. 3
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
Leshnoff: Starburst
Bloch: Schelomo
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Spears: Sleepers Awake
Susanne Burgess, Jonghyun Park, Brian Major
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music

April 25

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Amy Nicole Broadbent, soprano
Chelsea Helm, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
James Reese, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
Bach: Mass in B Minor
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Cantate Chamber Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Mallonee: Dona Nobis Pacem
O’Regan: All Things Common and Blessed are They
Ešenvalds: Paradisum
Garza: New work (world premiere)
5 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Kensington

Maryland Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Yulan Piao, Isaac Hurtado, Kate Jackman
James Harp, conductor
7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violinist
Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Hall

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
Leshnoff: Starburst
Bloch: Schelomo
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

April 26

Young Concert Artists
YCA on Tour
Elizondo: Latin American Dances
Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Music at Alden
Main Street Chamber Players
Music by women composers
2 p.m. McLean Community Center

Opera Philadelphia
Spears: Sleepers Awake
Susanne Burgess, Jonghyun Park, Brian Major
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. Academy of Music

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
Leshnoff: Starburst
Bloch: Schelomo
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

St. Ann Concert Series
AGMA Relief Fund Concert
Members of Washington National Opera Chorus
Steven Gathman, conductor
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church

The Soldiers’ Chorus
Music by Bellini, Bizet, Danielpour, Delibes, Donizetti, others
3 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
Free admission

Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club
Robert Moody, conductor
Tin: The Drop That Contained The Sea
3 p.m. LeClerc Hall, Notre Dame of Maryland University

Opera Baltimore
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Turina: La oración del torero
Arnold: Sinfonietta No. 1
Mozart: Symphony No. 29
3:30 p.m. Byzantium Event Center

Steven Isserlis, cellist
Connie Shih, pianist
Beethoven: 12 Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute
Schumann: Three Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Kabalevsky: Cello Sonata
Kaprálová: Ritournelle
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

April 28

Hanna Lee, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

April 29

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Sabrina Gárdez, soprano
Erika Grimaldi, soprano
Agnieszka Rehlis, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Kunde, tenor
Roman Burdenko, baritone
Puccini: Il Trittico
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

April 30

Opera Lafayette
Patrick Quigley, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Arias by Martines, Walpurgis, Gluck, J.C. Bach
7:30 p.m. Sixth & I
operalafayette.org

Capriccio Baroque
Benjamin Alard, harpsichordist
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
Bach: Concerto in D Minor (after Marcello)
Bach: Concerto in F Major (after Vivaldi)
Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor
Bach: Jesu meine Freude
Bach: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele
Bach: Concerto in G Minor (after Vivaldi)
Bach: Concerto in C Major (after Vivaldi)
8 p.m. Live! At 10th & G

March 24 – Feb 22, 2026

Ham Chan, pianist
Debussy: Études, Book 1
Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Fortas Chamber Music Concerts
Viano Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Haydn: String Quartet No. 64 (“Largo”)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 25

Washington National Opera
Ward: The Crucible
J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Lauren Carroll, Ronnita Miller
Robert Spano, conductor
7 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

March 26

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eun Sun Kim, conductor
Javier Perianes, pianist
Paradis: Overture to Der Schulkandidat
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

French-American Piano Society
Jean-Baptiste Doulcet, pianist
Music by Schumann, Grieg
Improvisations by Doulcet
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

March 27

Washington National Opera
Ward: The Crucible
J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Lauren Carroll, Ronnita Miller
Robert Spano, conductor
7 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

Chamber Music at the Barns
Ani Aznavoorian, cellist
Marta Aznavoorian, pianist
Komitas: Music of Armenia
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnol
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1
Paganini: Variations on One String on a Theme by Rossini (“Moses”)
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (excerpts)
Richter: Four Seasons Recomposed (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Mind on Fire
Pique Collective
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Lyons: Procedures
8 p.m. 2640 Space

March 28

Chamber Music Maryland
Anderson & Roe, piano duo
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (for two pianos)
Holst: Nocturne on Neptune
Bizet: Carmen Fantasy (for two pianos)
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
chambermusicmaryland.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eun Sun Kim, conductor
Javier Perianes, pianist
Paradis: Overture to Der Schulkandidat
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

March 29

National Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Merrill, conductor
Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Ward: The Crucible
J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Lauren Carroll, Ronnita Miller
Robert Spano, conductor
2 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

Music at Alden
Solomon Eichner, pianist
2 p.m. McLean Community Center

Terra String Quartet
Jacob Kellerman, guitarist
Malats: Serenata Española
Falla: 7 Canciones Populares Españolas
Albéniz: España No. 2 (Tango)
Albéniz: España No. 3 (Malagueña)
Music by Francisco Coll
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Music at Emmanuel
Parker Ramsay, harpist
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Muhly: The Street
7:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

March 31

Alexei Romanenko, cellist
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor (“The Guardian Angel”)
Bach: Chaconne in D Minor
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 6
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Young Concert Artists
Kiron Atom Tellian, pianist
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Sonata-Fantasy”)
Chopin: Etudes (selected)
Scriabin: Etudes (selected)
Schumann: Symphonic Etudes
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

February 22 – Jan 23, 2026

Music at Alden
Borisevich Duo
Music for violin and piano
2 p.m. McLean Community Center

National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Lin Ma, clarinetist
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Boyer/Sohm: American Mosaic (world premiere)
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Annapolis Opera
Maryland Opera Studio
Craig Kier, conductor
Cárdenas: The Alchemists
3 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, Annapolis

Toomai String Quintet
Music by Villa-Lobos, Mompou, Ponce, León, others
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Chamber Music Maryland
Chanticleer, vocal ensemble
4 p.m. First Lutheran Church, Ellicott City

Apollo Orchestra
David Chan, conductor
Romain-Olivier Gray, cellist
Britten: Prelude and Fugue in 18 Parts
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (“London”)
4 p.m. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
The Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Music by Muhly, Stucky, Briggs, Byrd, Tallis, others
4 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Angela Hewitt, pianist
Bach: Toccata in D Major
Rameau: Suite No. 2
D. Scarlatti: Selected Sonatas
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Thalea String Quartet
Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Haydn: String Quartet No. 32 (“The Bird”)
Music by Purcell, Smith, Yee
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

Mind on Fire
Icarus Quartet
Fulton: Wilderness Suite
8 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

February 23

Thalea String Quartet
Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Haydn: String Quartet No. 32 (“The Bird”)
Music by Purcell, Smith, Yee
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

February 24

Naho Bessho, pianist
Schubert: Adagio
Saint-Saëns: Waltz
C. Schumann: Nocturne
R. Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze
MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 4
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

February 26

National Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Orli Shaham, pianist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Esmail: Double Concerto (world premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Edouard Beyens, percussionist
L. Boulanger: D’un Matin de printemps
Dun: The Tears of Nature
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

February 27

National Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Orli Shaham, pianist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Esmail: Double Concerto (world premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington Bach Consort
James O’Donnell, organist
Bach: Clavierübung III
7 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church

Washington Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
washingtonperformingarts.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Olga Kern, pianist
Revueltas: Janitzio
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

Mind on Fire
Young: Lancelot Chimera
8 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

February 28

Maryland Opera
Boykin: Oshun
Amukele: Kandake
Jouelle Roberson, Daniel J. Smith, Taylor Boykins
Anoa Green, conductor
7 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore

Dumbarton Concerts
Anne Akiko Meyers, violinist
Jason Vieaux, guitarist
Handel: Violin Sonata in D Major
Bates: Three Arias
Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda)
Glass: New Chaconne
Lauridsen: Sure On This Shining Night
Merlin: Suite del Recuerdo
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Olga Kern, pianist
Revueltas: Janitzio
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

Bel Cantanti Opera
Opera selections by Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Rubinstein
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Third Practice, vocal ensemble
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Niccolo Seligmann, viol player
Schütz: Musikalische Exequien
7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore

National Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Orli Shaham, pianist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Esmail: Double Concerto (world premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Mind on Fire
Young: Lancelot Chimera
8 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

January 23 – Dec 25, 2025

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Emi Ferguson, flutist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Erika Gray, violist
Poulenc: Flute Sonata
Prokofiev: Flute Sonata
Burleigh: Songs arranged for flute and piano
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

The Night Suite
Stephen Solook, vibraphonist
Saunders Smith: The Deep
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
music.umbc.edu

Bel Cantanti Opera
Zoya Gramagin, soprano
Nina Mutalifu, soprano
Hannah Wardell, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Lustgarten, tenor
Rob McGinness, baritone
Christian Simmons, bass
Katerina Souvorova, pianist
Igor Zubkovsky, cellist
Music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Brahms: Schicksalslied
Vivaldi: Sinfonia “Al Santo Sepolcro”
Brahms: Nänie
Bach: Sinfonia from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
Brahms: Gesang der Parzen
Schumann: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Martines: Sinfonia in C Major
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 (“Military”)
Brahms: Violin Concerto
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Ray Chen, violinist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

January 24

[CANCELED]
Washington National Opera
American Opera Initiative
Ragland: Mickey Dee and The Eclipse
Dietz: The Curse of the Magi
Vanhassel: The Mold and I
Viviana Goodwin, Anneliese Klenetsky, Lauren Carroll
Robert Spano, conductor
7 and 9 p.m. Venue TBA

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
7 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

Chamber Music Maryland
Parker Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 (“Serioso”)
Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia

The Night Suite
Jude Traxler and Richard Putz, vibraphonists
Saunders Smith: My Romance
Saunders Smith: Alone
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
music.umbc.edu

National Philharmonic
Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Beach: Symphony in E minor (“Gaelic”)
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music by Gibbons, Farrant, Tye, Reger, Poulenc
8 p.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church

January 25

Chiarina Chamber Players
Ricardo Morales, clarinetist
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Bancks: the dream forgotten…
d’Rivera: Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2
2 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
chiarina.org

The Night Suite
Lee Hinkle, vibraphonist
Lisa Cella, flutist
Yoshi Horiguchi, double bassist
Thomas Moore, pianist
Airi Yoshioka, violinist
Saunders Smith: Commune
3 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
music.umbc.edu

Paul Wiancko, cellist
Alexi Kenney, violinist
Ayane Kozasa, violist
Gabriel Cabezas, cellist
Silvie Cheng, pianist
Music by Wiancko
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
4 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

Music at Emmanuel (rescheduled to February 1)
Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Music of Barber, Thompson, others
4 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
emmanueldowntown.org

City Choir of Washington
Erin Freeman, conductor
Berko: Sacred Place
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

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

Washington Performing Arts
Ruckus, early music ensemble
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Eastman, Dickinson, Balliett
7:30 p.m. Sixth and I
washingtonperformingarts.org

January 27

Robert Cart, flutist
Regina DiMedio Marrazza, pianist
Music by Barber, Benedict, Shapiro, Heggie, Price
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

January 29

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
David Hardy, cellist
Brahms: Double Concerto
Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 (“Le Poème Divin”)
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Tambuco Percussion Ensemble
Music by Latin American composers
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

January 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
David Hardy, cellist
Brahms: Double Concerto
Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 (“Le Poème Divin”)
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Danbi Um, violinist
Julian Rhee, violinist
Paul Neubauer, violist
Nicholas Canellakis, cellist
Jonathan Swensen, cellist
Boccherini: String Quintet in G minor
Beethoven: String Trio in G major
Barrière: Sonata in G major for Two Cellos
D’Ambrosio: Suite for Strings, Op. 8
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Strauss: Don Juan
Copland: Suite from Billy the Kid
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

January 31

Shriver Hall Concert Series
David Manzanares-Salguero, guitarist
Music by D. Scarlatti, Ponce, Takemitsu, Henze, others
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art

Cantate Chamber Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
VaShawn Savoy McIlwain-Lightfoot, bass-baritone
Bonds: Credo
Lang: If I Am Silent
5 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Kensington

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Dvořák: Serenade, Op. 44
Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Georgetown Chamber Orchestra
Heather Adelsberger, conductor
Jason Solounias, pianist
Martin Labazevitch, pianist
Andrés Cárdenes, pianist
Agata Miklavc, violinist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 10 for two pianos
Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn
J. Haydn: Symphony No. 45 (“Farewell”)
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
David Hardy, cellist
Brahms: Double Concerto
Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 (“Le Poème Divin”)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music by Gibbons, Farrant, Tye, Reger, Poulenc
8 p.m. Church of the Holy Comforter, Vienna

December 28 – Nov 26, 2025

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

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