Washington Classical Review

Calendar

October 18 – Sep 23, 2026

Castleton Festival
Chenyu Wang, pianist
2 p.m. Theatre House, Castleton

IN Series
Biern/Nelson: ‍The M.A.K.A.do: ‍Make America Kingly Again!
Music by Sullivan
Hayley Abramowitz, Andrew Adelsberger, Melanie Ashkar, Greg Sliskovich
Dana Scott, conductor
2:30 p.m. Arena Stage
inseries.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Takács Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 66
Simon: Warmth from Other Suns
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 (“Death and the Maiden”)
3 p.m. The Clarice

Wagner Society of Washington DC
Jeffrey Swann, pianist
Jennifer Mondie, violist
Maisy Parker, mezzo-soprano
Eugene Mondie, clarinetist
Mozart: Trio in E-flat Major (“Kegelstatt”)
Brahms: Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano
Wagner: Sonate für das Album von Frau Wesendonck
Wagner: Elegy in A-flat
Wagner: Porazzi Theme
Wagner-Swann: Loge’s Narrative from Das Rheingold
3 p.m. Katzen Arts Center, American University

Chamber Music Maryland
Quatuor Danel
Natalie Clein, cellist
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major
4 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia
chambermusicmaryland.org

Apollo Orchestra
David Chan, conductor
Noelle Drewes, oboist
Bach: Concerto in C Minor for Oboe and Violin
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (“Romantic”)
4 p.m. Church of the Little Flower
Free admission

Sandbox Percussion
Torke: BLOOM
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Edward Washington II, tenor
Evelyn Simpson Curenton, organist
Andrew Rosenblum, pianist
Dvořák: Four Choruses
Bartók: Four Slavic Folk Songs
Ešenvalds: Northern Lights
Dett: The Chariot Jubilee
Vinson: All Creatures of Our God and King (world premiere)
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Brian Ganz and Eric Conway, pianists
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Bonds: Credo
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
thethirteenchoir.org

Music at Emmanuel
VOCES8, chamber choir
Music by Gibbons, Sheppard, Whitacre, Walker
7 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
emmanueldowntown.org

Washington Performing Arts
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles
Lasser: Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach
Ludwig-Leone: Prelude to Liquid Days
Bach: Fifteen Sinfonias
Jarrett/Karcher: Encore from Tokyo
7:30 p.m. Sixth & I

October 19

Musicians from the Teatro Real of Spain
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
Arriaga: String Quartet No. 1
Beach: String Quartet
7 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 20

Una Tone, violinist
Rudolf Ozolins, pianist
Beethoven: Romance, Op. 50
Jenkins: Sarikiz
Music by Vasks, other Latvian composers
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Italian Cultural Institute
Modern Musick, early music ensemble
Georgetown University Chamber Singers
Frederick Binkholder, conductor
Cimarosa: La ballerina amante
5 p.m. Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University

October 21

U.S. Marine Band Chamber Orchestra
Music by American composers
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 22

National Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Steven Banks, saxophonist
Slatkin: Schubertiade
Tower: Love Returns
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Schlesinger Hall, Alexandria
kennedy-center.org

Opera Philadelphia
Bryan: Suddenly Last Summer
Mikaela Bennett, Stephanie Roth Haberl, Branden Lindsay
Nathan Koci, conductor
7 p.m. Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia

Livewire 16: We the People
newRUCKUS, contemporary music ensemble
Bunch: New work (world premiere)
Music by Cuong, Green, Smith
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC

October 23

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Ginastera: Estancia: Four Dances
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 (“Paris”)
Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires
11 a.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

National Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Steven Banks, saxophonist
Slatkin: Schubertiade
Tower: Love Returns
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
11:30 a.m. Schlesinger Hall, Alexandria
kennedy-center.org

Washington Bach Consort
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Music by Peri, Caccini, Monteverdi, d’India, Strozzi
7 p.m. Live! At 10th & G

Dumbarton Concerts
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Oliver Wass, harpist
Songs by Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Schubert, Beach, others
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

Livewire 16: We the People
newRUCKUS, contemporary music ensemble
Zohn Collective
Chacon: Voiceless Mass
Reich: Double Sextet
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC

Opera Philadelphia
Bryan: Suddenly Last Summer
Mikaela Bennett, Stephanie Roth Haberl, Branden Lindsay
Nathan Koci, conductor
8 p.m. Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia

October 24

Shriver Hall Concert Series
OAK Trio
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 32
Frank: Four Folk Songs for Piano Trio
Schoenfield: Café Music
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 (“Dumky”)
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art

Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Walker: A Heart in Hiding
Barber: The Coolin
Marsh: Everlasting Covenant
Music by LaVoy, others
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Livewire 16: We the People
Zohn Collective
5 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC

Washington Concert Opera
Haydn: Armida
Lauren Snouffer, Fran Daniel Laucerica, Shannon Crowley
Antony Walker, conductor
6 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Francine Kay, pianist
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Debussy: Three Preludes
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie
Chopin: Two Mazurkas
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Justice Forum
Free admission

Washington Bach Consort
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Music by Peri, Caccini, Monteverdi, d’India, Strozzi
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Anna H. Wang Concert Series
Sphinx Virtuosi
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
McFarlane: American Dialogues
Sierra: Sinfonietta for Strings
Geter: Declaration
Montgomery: Banner!
Ravel-Miloradovic: “Blues” from Violin Sonata
Stravinsky: Concerto in D for string orchestra (“Basle”)
7 p.m. Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church

National Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Steven Banks, saxophonist
Slatkin: Schubertiade
Tower: Love Returns
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
kennedy-center.org

Capriccio Baroque
Jory Vinikour, harpsichordist
Music by L. Couperin, Rameau, Duphly
8 p.m. Live! At 10th & G

October 25

Opera Philadelphia
Bryan: Suddenly Last Summer
Mikaela Bennett, Stephanie Roth Haberl, Branden Lindsay
Nathan Koci, conductor
2 p.m. Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia

Radu Ratoi, accordionist
Benett Tsai, cellist
Music by Rameau, Bach, Enescu, Bartók, others (arranged)
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Chamber Ensemble and Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Shaw: To the Hands
Buxtehude: Ad Manus (selections)
Brahms: An die Heimat
Derus: Whoever You Are
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Choralis
Todd Fickley, conductor
Bach: Cantata No. 190
Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Cathedral Choral Society and Orchestra
Steven Fox, conductor
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Eric Jacobsen, cellist
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
Dana Kelley, violist
Steve Beck, pianist
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
Duos by Mozart
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

October 26

Eric Jacobsen, cellist
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
Dana Kelley, violist
Steve Beck, pianist
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
Duos by Mozart
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

October 27

Áron Dóbisz, organist
Dvořák-Scott: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
Andrew Sords, violinist
Dariusz Skoraczewski, cellist
Michael Sheppard, pianist
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2
Music by Brahms, Rachmaninoff
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
emmanueldowntown.org

Constellations Chamber Concerts
Musicians from Marlboro
Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinetist
Leo Appel and Alex Redington, violinists
Samuel Rosenthal, violist
Elena Ariza, cellist
Haydn: String Quartet No. 31
Dean: String Quartet No. 3 (“Hidden Agendas”)
Saariaho: Aure
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major
7:30 p.m. Constellations Music Salon

October 28

Musicians from Marlboro
Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinetist
Leo Appel and Alex Redington, violinists
Samuel Rosenthal, violist
Elena Ariza, cellist
Haydn: String Quartet No. 31
Dean: String Quartet No. 3 (“Hidden Agendas”)
Saariaho: Aure
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

October 29

Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Mary-Victoria Voutsas, pianist
Music by Hadjidakis, Mitropoulos, Kalomiris, Xenakis
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Justice Forum
Free admission

October 30

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Siwoo Kim, violinist
Tartini-Kreisler: Violin Sonata in G Minor (“Devil’s Trill”)
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1
Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata No. 2
Schubert-Ernst: Der Erlkönig
Gluck: “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from Orfeo ed Euridice
Paganini: “La Campanella”
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Attacca Quartet
Music for string quartet
Adams: Iron Jig
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 31

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 43
Mozart: String Quartet No. 18 (“Drum”)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

September 22 – Aug 17, 2026

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

September 24

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

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
tickets.emmanueldowntown.org

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

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
tickets.emmanueldowntown.org

Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival
Mélisande Corriveau, viol player
Susie Napper, viola da gamba player
Elisabeth Wright, harpsichordist
Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flutist
Chaconnes from Lully’s operas
Music by Couperin, Marais, Corelli
7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

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 28

Northern Virginia American Guild of Organists
Chris Betts and JJ Mitchell, organists
Buxtehude: Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541
7:30 p.m. Christ Church, Alexandria
Free admission

September 29

U.S. Army Band (“Pershing’s Own”)
Music for wind ensembles
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

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

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

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