Washington Classical Review

Calendar

October 10 – Sep 21, 2024

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Young Concert Artists
Benett Tsai, cellist
HyeJin Kim, pianist
Ginastera: Pampeana No. 2
Marais: La Folia
Barber: Cello Sonata
Beethoven: Seven Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
yca.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Lucas and Arthur Jussen, piano duo
Farrenc: Overture No. 2
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Schumann: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

October 11

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Counterpoint
Dayna Hepler, violinist
Jennifer Kim, violinist
Andrew Eng, violist
Gabriel Cabezas, cellist
Leah Arsenault, flutist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bach: “Air on the G String” from Orchestral Suite No. 3
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29
6:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

Teodora Adzharova, pianist
Hersch: The Vanishing Pavilions (selections)
Ustvolskaya: Twelve preludes for piano
Drehoff: “of the harrowing and the beautiful”
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

October 12

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Patricia García Gil, fortepianist
Haydn: Piano Concerto in G Major
Haydn: Symphony No. 92 (“Oxford”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
7 p.m. National Museum of Natural History

IN Series
Blitzstein: The Cradle Will Rock
Marvin Wayne Allen, Melanie Ashkar, Teresa Ferrara, Daniel Fleming
Emily Baltzer, conductor
7:30 p.m. Goldman Theater

October 13

Jorge Federico Osorio, pianist
Music by Villanueva, Castro, Ponce, Rolón
1 and 3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Haydn: Overture to L’Isola disabitata
Haydn: Symphony No. 92 (“Oxford”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
2 p.m. The Clarice
Free admission

IN Series
Blitzstein: The Cradle Will Rock
Marvin Wayne Allen, Melanie Ashkar, Teresa Ferrara, Daniel Fleming
Emily Baltzer, conductor
2:30 p.m. Goldman Theater

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Lucas and Arthur Jussen, piano duo
Farrenc: Overture No. 2
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Schumann: Symphony No. 4
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Castleton Festival
Elias Ackerley, pianist
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor
Schumann: Kreisleriana
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31
Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody
3 p.m. Theatre House, Castleton

Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Weinberg: Piano Trio
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Mind on Fire
Hersch: and we, each
Ah Young Hong and Jesse Blumberg
Tito Muñoz, conductor
4 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

October 15

Michael Noble, pianist
Music by Brahms, Prokofiev, Rzewski
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

October 17

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Strauss: Capriccio (excerpts)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Hayato Sumino, pianist
Lee: Chuphshah! Harriet’s Drive to Canaan
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

French-American Piano Society
Suzanna Bartal, pianist
Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage (selections)
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

October 18

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Erika Gray, violist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Washington Bach Consort
Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist and conductor
Margot Rood, soprano
Margaret Owens, oboist and recorder player
Sarah Cunningham, viola da gambist
Kevin Payne, theorbist
Music by Rameau, Montéclair, Marais, Purcell
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Annapolis Opera
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Hayden Smith, Tim Mix, Winona Martin, Kevin Godínez
Craig Kier, conductor
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

IN Series
Blitzstein: The Cradle Will Rock
Marvin Wayne Allen, Melanie Ashkar, Teresa Ferrara, Daniel Fleming
Emily Baltzer, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

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

Opera Baltimore
Puccini: La Bohème
7:30 p.m. Stephens Hall Theatre

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Strauss: Capriccio (excerpts)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

October 19

Washington Performing Arts
Sphinx Virtuosi
Britton-René Collins, percussionist
Taylor: Daydreaming (A Fantasy on Scott Joplin)
Joplin-Norpoth: Overture from Treemonisha
Coleridge-Taylor: Four Novelletten
Carreño: “Tempo di Marcia” from Serenade for Strings
Becenti: Hané for String Quartet
Skye: American Mirror, Part One
Stewart: Drill
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Dumbarton Concerts
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Motets
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

IN Series
Blitzstein: The Cradle Will Rock
Marvin Wayne Allen, Melanie Ashkar, Teresa Ferrara, Daniel Fleming
Emily Baltzer, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Strauss: Capriccio (excerpts)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Lisa Moore, pianist
Bernstein: Overture from Candide
Kats-Chernin: Force Majeure
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
fairfaxsymphony.org

October 20

Annapolis Opera
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Hayden Smith, Tim Mix, Winona Martin, Kevin Godínez
Craig Kier, conductor
3 p.m. Maryland Hall

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Music by Lloyd, Esmail, Robles, Hailstork, Garrett
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church

Jacqueline Pollauf, harpist
Gombau: Apunte Betico
Fauré: Trois Morceaux
Thomas: David of the White Rock
Pescetti: Sonata in C minor
Rota: Sarabanda e Toccata
Tournier: Vers la Source dans la Bois
Khachaturian: Dance and Toccata
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Opera Baltimore
Puccini: La Bohème
3 p.m. Stephens Hall Theatre

Cathedral Choral Society and Orchestra
Steven Fox, conductor
Katerina Burton, mezzo-soprano
Trevor Scheunemann, baritone
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
cathedralchoralsociety.org

Kit Armstrong, pianist
Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole
Alkan: Esquisses (selections)
C.P.E. Bach: La Folia
Liszt-Armstrong: Prometheus
Saint-Saëns: Album
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

IN Series
Blitzstein: The Cradle Will Rock
Marvin Wayne Allen, Melanie Ashkar, Teresa Ferrara, Daniel Fleming
Emily Baltzer, conductor
4 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

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

Voces8, chamber choir
Selections of Renaissance polyphony
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
Ross Tamaccio, baritone
Duruflé: Requiem
Duruflé: Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens
Duruflé: Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

October 21

Opera Lafayette
Ensemble Amedyez, early music ensemble
Kalanidhi Dance Company
Amel Brahim-Djelloul, soprano
Daniel: Algerian melodies
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
operalafayette.org

October 22

Ondřej Horňas, organist
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Opera Lafayette
Ensemble Amedyez, early music ensemble
Kalanidhi Dance Company
Amel Brahim-Djelloul, soprano
Daniel: Algerian melodies
7:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

October 24

L’Opéra Comique de Washington
Le Choeur Grégorien de Paris
Rija Randriamampionona and Jiyoung Mary Kim, conductors
Music of the Ars Antiqua
7 p.m. North Bethesda United Methodist Church

Livewire Festival
Ruckus, new music ensemble
Garrett: ”The trees out there are bent and dripping” (world premiere)
Dusman: Terra Mycellia (world premiere)
Gardner: New work (world premiere)
Rubin: Dreaming Fire, Tasting Rain
Repar: breathing.bones.mobile.mind
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

October 25

Livewire Festival
Sofia Kamayianni and Tim Ward, pianists
Music for Piano+ system
2 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Washington National Opera
Beethoven: Fidelio
Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Jamez McCorkle, Derek Welton, David Leigh
Robert Spano, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Opera Bel Cantanti
Poulenc: La voix humaine
Emily Casey, Rob McGinness
Katerina Souvorova, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. Writer’s Center of Bethesda

Quatuor Diotima
Schoenberg: String Quartet in D Major (No. “0”)
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 4
Berg: Lyric Suite
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Capriccio Baroque
Justin Taylor, harpsichordist
Music by Bach, A. Scarlatti, D. Scarlatti, Marcello, Valente
8 p.m. La Maison Française

Livewire Festival
Hub New Music
Teodora Adzharova, pianist
Dustin Donahue, percussionist
Hasanova: Interconnectedness (world premiere)
Hovda: The Lion’s Head
Calderoni: Murex
Young: to hear the things we cannot see
8 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

October 26

Livewire Festival
Caballito Negro, new music ensemble
Lisa Cella, flutist
Dustin Donahue, percussionist
Rigler: Two Seaming
O’Halloran: music for the small hours
Smith: No. 13
Rowe: Itch
Seo: Birds, Bees, Electric Fish
12 p.m. LInehan Concert Hall, UMBC
Free admission

Quatuor Diotima
Korngold: String Quartet No. 3
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 3
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 1
2 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Livewire Festival
Music by Annea Lockwood
5:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Washington National Opera
Christine Goerke, soprano
Brandon Jovanovich, tenor
Derek Welton, bass-baritone
Soloman Howard, bass
Robert Spano, conductor
Music of Wagner
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Chamber Music Maryland
Ulysses Quartet
Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinetist
Shaw: Plan and Elevation
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat major
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Performing Arts Center
chambermusicmaryland.org

Gabriela Montero, pianist
Schumann: Kinderszenen
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton

Opera Bel Cantanti
Poulenc: La voix humaine
Emily Casey, Rob McGinness
Katerina Souvorova, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. Writer’s Center of Bethesda

Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Alessandro Buslje, conductor
Sean Mahon, pianist
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Music of Kapustin, Ellington, Pirotti
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

October 27

Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Bender JCC
Free admission

Washington National Opera
Beethoven: Fidelio
Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Jamez McCorkle, Derek Welton, David Leigh
Robert Spano, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Washington Performing Arts
Tony Siqi Yun, pianist
Brahms: Theme with Variations in D Minor
Wagner-Liszt: “Isoldes Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 (“Appassionata”)
Busoni: Berceuse from Elegies
Schumann: Symphonic Études
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Viano Quartet
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor
Coleman: Moonshot for String Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13
3 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Agata Miklavc, violinist
Jason Solounias, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Santiago Cañón-Valencia, cellist
Victor Santiago Asuncion, pianist
Duparc: Lamento
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Psathas: Halo
Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style
Márquez: Lejanía Interior
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Motets throughout history
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Amy Cassiere, oboist
Ben Hawker, tenor
Rob McGinness, baritone
Taylor Hillary Boykins, mezzo-soprano
Kerry Holahan, soprano
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor
Bach: Cantata No. 80 (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)
4 p.m. Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts

Cantate Chamber Singers
Firebird Project Theatre
Victoria Gau, conductor
Music by Vaughan Williams, Rutter, Diemer
5 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville

Escher Quartet
Jordan Bak, violist
Mozart: String Quartet No. 21
Dvořák: String Quintet No. 3 (“American”)
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

October 29

Thomas Sheehan, organist
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington National Opera
Beethoven: Fidelio
Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Jamez McCorkle, Derek Welton, David Leigh
Robert Spano, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

October 30

Isidore String Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 (“Dissonance”)
Childs: String Quartet No. 3 (“Unrequited”)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Emi Ferguson, flutist
Ruckus, baroque ensemble
Ligeti: Musica ricercata
Telemann: Fantasias (selected)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Alexei Ogrintchouk, oboist
Prokofiev: Summer Night (Suite from Betrothal in a Monastery)
Raskatov: Oboe Concerto (“Time’s River”)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Beethoven: Fidelio
Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Jamez McCorkle, Derek Welton, David Leigh
Robert Spano, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Sarah Cahill, pianist
Music by women composers
7:30 p.m. The Mansion at Strathmore

September 21 – Aug 20, 2024

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Margot Rood, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
Rhianna Cockrell, mezzo-soprano
Jacob Perry, Jr., tenor
James Reese, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass
Edmund Milly, bass
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
7 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

Gabriela Montero at Prager
Khatia Buniatishvili, pianist
Music by Bach, Liszt, others
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Musicians from BSO OrchKids
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

September 22

Borromeo String Quartet
Henry Kramer, pianist
Bacewicz: String Quartet No. 6
Hailstork: String Quartet No. 2 (Variations on “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”)
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7 p.m. Bender JCC

Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival
Tina Chancey, viola da gambist
Jeffrey Cohan, flutist
Music by Sweelinck, Ortiz, Hotteterre, Couperin, others
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

September 24

Akiko Kobayashi, violinist
Music by Bach, Telemann, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Polyaspora Festival
New solo works by Peabody Conservatory students
5:30 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

Valentin Tournet, viola da gambist
Music of Sainte-Colombe, Marais
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

September 25

Opera Philadelphia
Mazzoli: The Listeners
Nicole Heaston, Troy Cooke, Lindsey Reynolds, Kevin Burdette
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
7 p.m. Academy of Music

Polyaspora Festival
New ensemble works by Peabody Conservatory students
7 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

September 26

Polyaspora Festival
Music by Mitchell, Mumford, Khumalo, Adu-Gilmore, others
7 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

Njioma Grevious, violinist
7:30 p.m. The Mansion at Strathmore

September 27

Polyaspora Festival
Music by Lara, Oliveira, Santos, Balter, others
7 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Lee: Visions of Cahokia
Barber: Violin Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Mazzoli: The Listeners
Nicole Heaston, Troy Cooke, Lindsey Reynolds, Kevin Burdette
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music

September 28

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Simon: Four Black American Dances
Bonis: Pavane; Sarabande; Bourrée
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Ravel: La Valse
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Mind on Fire
Hersch: and we, each (world premiere)
Ah Young Hong, Jesse Blumberg
Tito Muñoz, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Marlisa Woods, violinist
Chris Franke, violinist
Aaron Clay, bassist
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Higdon: Concerto 4-3 (selections)
Ortiz: Kauyumari
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Opera Bel Cantanti
Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Tess Ottinger, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, Scott Clark, others
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

Chiarina Chamber Players
Michelle Cann, pianist
Price: Piano Quintet
R. Schumann: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Lee: Visions of Cahokia
Barber: Violin Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

September 29

Opera Philadelphia
Mazzoli: The Listeners
Nicole Heaston, Troy Cooke, Lindsey Reynolds, Kevin Burdette
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. Academy of Music

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Lee: Visions of Cahokia
Barber: Violin Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Bel Cantanti
Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Tess Ottinger, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, Scott Clark, others
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
3 p.m. Bender JCC

Washington National Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Mozart: Requiem
Pärt: The Deer’s Cry
Pärt: Berliner Messe
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Washington Douglass Chorale
Theodore T. Thorpe III, conductor
Scott Tucker, conductor
4 p.m. National United Methodist Church

Apollo Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Maria Loudenitch, violinist
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Barber: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
4 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com

Mind on Fire
Hersch: and we, each (world premiere)
Ah Young Hong, Jesse Blumberg
Tito Muñoz, conductor
4:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

August 20 – Jun 24, 2024

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Jeff Stern, percussionist
Lash: C
Saariaho: Ciel Étoilé
Mignone: Five songs for bassoon and soprano
Esmail: Chuti Hui Jagah
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis

August 23

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
M. Haydn: Divertimento for horn, viola, and double bass
Schoenberg-Webern: Chamber Symphony No. 1
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 (“Dissonance”)
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church

August 24

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in D major
Connesson: Sextet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, double bass, and piano
Coleman: Trio Toccata
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church

August 25

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Samuel Runolfson, cellist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

June 25 – May 24, 2024

DC Singer Collective
Music by Monteverdi, Strozzi
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 27

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Renée Richardson, Erin Wagner, Kyle White, Lunga Eric Hallam
Christine Brandes, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

June 29

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Renée Richardson, Erin Wagner, Kyle White, Lunga Eric Hallam
Christine Brandes, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

June 30

Hesperus, early music ensemble
Amanda Balestrieri, soprano
Wesley Leffingwell, harpsichordist
Tina Chancey, viol player
Montéclair: Pan et Syrinx
Instrumental works by Marais, Louis Couperin
Airs de cour by Lambert, Moulinié
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Church, Capitol Hill

Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
Byrd: Gradualia (Propers for Sts. Peter and Paul)
Palestrina: Tu es Petrus
Palestrina: Sancte Paule
3 p.m. St. Bernadette Church, Silver Spring

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Haskell Small, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic
Heritage Signature Chorale
Marin Alsop, conductor
Adia Evans, soprano
Jazmine Olwalia, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Barasa Kiharangwa, tenor
Kevin Short, bass
Higdon: Blue Cathedral
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

May 25 – Apr 22, 2024

Washington National Opera
Puccini: Turandot
Ewa Plonka, Yonghoon Lee, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses
With popular Vietnam era songs in the style of Monteverdi madrigals
Derek Chester, Elizabeth Mondragon, Elijah McCormack;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Source Theatre

Gabriela Montero at Prager
Members of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Hugo Valverde, horn player
Music for horn and string sextet
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts

May 26

Memorial Day Festival Chorus
United States Air Force Band
Col. Donald Schofield, conductor
Music for Memorial Day
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Free admission

Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Memorial Day
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

May 27

May 28

Maurice Clerc, organist
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington Opera Society
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Jonathan Burton, Kristin Sampson, Kevin Short, Michael Butler;
Julian Benichou, conductor
8 p.m. La Maison Française

May 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Capriccio Baroque
Pierre Hantaï, harpsichordist
Music by John Bull
8 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
capricciobaroque.org

May 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Musicians of the NSO
Natasha Bogachek, violinist
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Ruth Wicker, violist
Lysenko: Trio in A Major
Fuchs: Terzetto in E Major
Bogachek: Theme and Variations
Bogachek: Tempo di Blues
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Price: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

April 23 – Mar 21, 2024

Dover Quartet
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Ellington-Schlosberg: “In a Sentimental Mood”
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 2
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

April 24

Randall Scarlata, baritone
Gilbert Kalish, pianist
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
12:30 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

April 25

WNO Cafritz Young Artists
Tiffany Choe, soprano
Kresley Figueroa, soprano
Teresa Perrotta, soprano
Winona Martin, mezzo-soprano
Cecelia McKinley, contralto
Justin Burgess, baritone
Jonathan Patton, baritone
Sergio Martínez, bass
Pei-Hsuan Lin, pianist
Opera selections
7 p.m. Kreeger Museum

April 26

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

Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
Hamelin: New work
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Concord, Mass. 1840-1860”)
Schumann: Waldszenen
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Simon: AMEN!
Ives: Symphony No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karen Chia-ling Ho, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Kristen Choi;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. The Academy of Music

Washington Performing Arts
The E-Collective
Turtle Island Quartet
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (selections)
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

April 27

Washington Performing Arts
Anna Geniushene, pianist
Clementi: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 1
Tchaikovsky: Two Pieces, Op. 1
Chopin: Rondo in C Minor, Op. 1
Weinberg: Wiegenlied, Op. 1
Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op. 1
Berg: Trio Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 1
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Cantate Concert Choir
Victoria Gau, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
John Logan Wood, tenor
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Forrest: Requiem for the Living
5 p.m. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
cantate.org

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Golijov: Tenebrae
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Accord Symphony
Julien Benichou, conductor
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
7:30 p.m. St. John Neumann Church, Reston

Bamberg Symphony
Jakub Hruša, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, pianist
Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture
8 p.m. George Mason University, Center for the Arts
cfa.calendar.gmu.edu

April 28

Young Concert Artists
Chaeyoung Park, pianist
Debussy: Études, Book I (selections)
Crumb: A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Hammerklavier”)
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Opera Philadelphia
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karen Chia-ling Ho, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Kristen Choi;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. The Academy of Music

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Simon: AMEN!
Ives: Symphony No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Eclipse Cello Duo
Eugena Chang Riley, cellist
Britton Riley, cellist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

Imogen Cooper, pianist
Bach-Kempff: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein
Bach-Busoni: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 15 (“Reliquie”)
Adès: Darknesse Visible
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Golijov: Tenebrae
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

April 30

Washington Performing Arts
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Zemlinsky: Symphonische Gesänge
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Les Violons du Roy
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
MILOŠ, guitarist
Music by Marcello, Locatelli, Purcell
Vivaldi: L’estro armonico (selections)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

March 21 – Feb 22, 2024

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Catalyst Quartet
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Cage: 4’33”
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Studio K
kennedy-center.org

March 22

Washington Bach Consort
Paulina Francisco, soprano
Paula Maust, harpsichordist
Joanna Blendulf, viola da gambist
Deborah Fox, lutenist
Canoro pianto di Maria Vergine sopra la faccia di Christo estinto (selections)
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Vivaldi: Spring and Autumn from The Four Seasons
Richter: Summer and Winter from Four Seasons Recomposed
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Washington Chamber Orchestra
Singers from Denyce Graves Foundation Shared Voices
Jun Kim, Conductor
7:30 p.m. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Ellicott City

Folger Consort
Drew Minter, countertenor
Emily Noël, soprano
Ronnie Malley, oud player
Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria (selections)
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

March 23

Folger Consort
Drew Minter, countertenor
Emily Noël, soprano
Ronnie Malley, oud player
Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria (selections)
4 and 7 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Capital City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
5 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

IN Series
Chancey-Sniffen: Las Místicas de México
Shana Oshiro, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner, Peter Joshua Burroughs;
Tina Chancey, viol player and conductor
6 and 8 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Washington National Opera
Offenbach-Lowe: Songbird (La Périchole)
Isabel Leonard, Ramin Karimloo, Edward Nelson;
James Lowe, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Campbell, conductor
Brittany Primavera, flutist
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Vivaldi: Flute Concerto (“Il Gardellino”)
Giazotto: Albinoni’s Adagio
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
7 p.m. Christ Chapel Church, Woodbridge

Candlelight Concert Society
Quatuor Van Kuijk
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14
Songs by Poulenc
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia

Washington Chamber Orchestra
Singers from Denyce Graves Foundation Shared Voices
Jun Kim, Conductor
7:30 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center

Bel Cantanti Opera
Operetta selections by Offenbach
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

National Chamber Ensemble
Julian Milkis, clarinetist
Price: String Quartet
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
7:30 p.m. Gunston Arts Center

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music by Barber, Kodály, Gounod, Britten, others
8 p.m. Live at 10th and G

March 24

Folger Consort
Drew Minter, countertenor
Emily Noël, soprano
Ronnie Malley, oud player
Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria (selections)
2 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Yong Hi Moon and Dai Uk Lee, piano duo
Music by Bach, Schubert, Ravel, and Dvořák
3 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet
Music by Colomer, Poldowski, Chrétien, Saint-Saëns, Dvořák, Deslandres
3 p.m. Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church

IN Series
Chancey-Sniffen: Las Místicas de México
Shana Oshiro, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner, Peter Joshua Burroughs;
Tina Chancey, viol player and conductor
3 and 5 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Isidore Quartet
Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 5
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington National Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

March 26

Eunae Han, pianist
Hyunji Choi, cellist
Min Jin, tenor
Music by Debussy, Fauré, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Amadi Azikiwe, violist
8 p.m. The Clarice
Free admission

March 27

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

Nicholas DiEugenio, violinist
Bach: Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas (complete)
7 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
umbc.edu

March 30

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Isidore String Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19
Childs: String Quartet No. 2
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 5
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art
Free admission

Inscape, chamber orchestra
Evan Ross Solomon, clarinetist
De Cusatis: New work (world premiere)
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
7:30 p.m. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown

March 31

Sophie Shao, cellist
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 2
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 6
1 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Thomas Sheehan, organist
Rebecca Ehren, organist
Music for Easter
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

Mak Grgic, guitarist
Stephen Ackert, harpsichordist
Music by J.S. Bach
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

February 22 – Jan 24, 2024

Musicians from Marlboro
Evren Ozel, pianist
Anna Göckel, violinist
Stephanie Zyzak, violinist
Jordan Bak, violist
Hsin-Yun Huang, violist
Christoph Richter, cellist
Chase Park, cellist
Coleridge-Taylor: Five Fantasiestücke
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4
Webern: Six Bagatelles
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
7:30 p.m. Freer Gallery of Art
Free admission

American Ballet Theatre
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

February 23

American Ballet Theatre
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Washington Bach Consort
Vincent Lauzer, recorder
Risa Browder, violinist and violist
Adam Pearl, harpsichordist
Wade Davis, cellist and viola da gamba player
Music by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Telemann
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Philip Setzer, violinist
Paul Neubauer, violist
David Finckel, cellist
Wu Han, pianist
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2
Smetana: Piano Trio No. 1
Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

February 24

American Ballet Theatre
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Capitol City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Corey Jamason, harpsichordist
Kenneth Slowik, cellist and viola da gamba player
Bach: Sonatas and Suites (selections)
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, pianist
Chopin: Introduction and Rondo, Op. 16
Chopin: Polonaise in G-flat major
Chopin: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major
Chopin: Two Nocturnes, Op. 37
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1
Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Baltimore Classical Guitar Society
Sharon Isbin, guitarist
Music by Brouwer, Villa-Lobos, Mangoré
8 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall

February 25

American Ballet Theatre
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
1:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

PostClassical Ensemble
Ángel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins
Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Michelle Cann, pianist
Ravel: La Valse
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Price: Fantasie nègre No. 2
Price: Fantasie nègre No. 4
3 p.m. The Clarice

Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Lassus: Missa Sesquialtera
Lassus: Lamentations of Jeremiah
3 p.m. St. Mary Mother of God

Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Warren Jones, pianist
Britten: Les Illuminations
Burleigh: Five Songs on Poems by Laurence Hope
Hahn: Selected Mélodies
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Corey Jamason, harpsichordist
Kenneth Slowik, cellist and viola da gamba player
Bach: Sonatas and Suites (selections)
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Bridget Kibbey, harpist
Music by Bach, Debussy, Albéniz, Britten, Tchaikovsky, Kibbey
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

February 26

Bridget Kibbey, harpist
Music by Bach, Debussy, Albéniz, Britten, Tchaikovsky, Kibbey
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

Washington Performing Arts
Beatrice Rana, pianist
Scriabin: Fantasie in B Minor
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cipressi
Debussy: “La Terrasse des audiences au clair de lune” from Préludes, Book 2
Debussy: “Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest” from Préludes, Book 1
Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

February 27

Irina Muresanu, pianist
Dana Ciocarlie, violinist
8 p.m. The Clarice
Free admission

February 28

Kosciuszko Foundation
Chopin Piano Competition
Yun-Chin Hsu, pianist
7 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Free admission

Opera Baltimore
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

February 29

Alma Ensemble
Sarah Wardle Jones, flutist
Michelle Smith Johnson, clarinetist
Erica Sipes, pianist
Music by women composers
7:30 p.m. The Mansion at Strathmore

Aizuri Quartet
Esmail: Ragamala (selections)
Mendelssohn: Capriccio in E Minor (from Four Pieces for String Quartet)
Greenstein: Four on the Floor
Revueltas: String Quartet No. 4 (“Música de Feria”)
C. Schumann: “Die stille Lotosblume”
F. Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat Major
7:30 p.m. Freer Gallery of Art
Free admission

Arsenity Kharitonov, pianist
Franck: Prélude, Fugue, and Variation
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso
Music by Rameau, Kharitonov, Schumann, Rachmaninoff
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

Le Consort
Augusta McKay Lodge, violinist
Sophie de Bardonnèche, violinist
Hanna Salzenstein, cellist
Justin Taylor, harpsichordist
Trio sonatas by Vivaldi, Corelli, Dandrieu, Bach
Reali: “La Folia”
Matteis: Sarabanda Amorosa
Purcell: Sonata of Four Parts in G minor
Marcello: Concerto in D minor (Andante)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

January 24 – Dec 26, 2023

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist
Simon: Wake Up! (Concerto for Orchestra)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Takács Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 63 (“Sunrise”)
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

January 26

Bel Cantanti Opera
Opera and operetta selections
Katerina Souvorova, pianist
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist
Simon: Wake Up! (Concerto for Orchestra)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

January 27

Annapolis Opera
Cipullo: Glory Denied
Matthew Hill, Craig Irvin, Oznur Tuluoglu, Colleen Daly;
Craig Kier, conductor
3 p.m. Maryland Hall

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
Ragnarsson: Messa
Garrett: “My heart be brave”
Tsupryk: “A Quiet Night – Tyhoyi Nochi”
7 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist
Simon: Wake Up! (Concerto for Orchestra)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Polyhymnia, chamber choir
Steve Beck, conductor
Music by Palestrina, Susato, Clemens non Papa, Schoenberg, Cui
Britten: Five Flower Songs
8 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
Free admission

January 28

Castleton Chamber Players
Daniel Parrette, clarinetist
Orion Weiss, pianist
Daniel Lelchuk, cellist
Music of Brahms
2 p.m. Castleton Festival

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Gloria Chien, pianist
Kristin Lee, violinist
James Thompson, violinist
Yura Lee, violinist and violist
Dmitri Atapine, cellist
Coleridge-Taylor: Four African Dances
Hahn: Piano Quintet in F-Sharp Minor
Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata No. 3 (“Ballade”)
Bloch: Piano Quintet No. 1
3 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Capitol Early Music
New World Recorders
Rainer Beckmann, recorder player
Héloïse Degrugillier, recorder player
Gwyn Roberts, recorder player
Sarah Shodja, recorder player
Music by Dufay, Isaac, Locke, Purcell, Marcello, Schumann, Vaughan Williams
3 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

Annapolis Opera
Cipullo: Glory Denied
Matthew Hill, Craig Irvin, Oznur Tuluoglu, Colleen Daly;
Craig Kier, conductor
3 p.m. Maryland Hall

Polyhymnia, chamber choir
Steve Beck, conductor
Music by Palestrina, Susato, Clemens non Papa, Schoenberg, Cui
Britten: Five Flower Songs
3 p.m. Church of the Holy Comforter, Vienna
Free admission

Candlelight Concert Society
Lucas Debargue, pianist
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major
Chopin: Ballade No. 3
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14
Chopin: Ballade No. 4
Medtner: Piano Sonata in F minor
4 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia
candlelightconcerts.org

Apollo Orchestra
David Chan, conductor
Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinetist
Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
4 p.m. Church of the Little Flower, Bethesda
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com

Eric Lu, pianist
Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother
Schubert: Four Impromptus, Op. 90
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words (selections)
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
Ragnarsson: Messa
Garrett: “My heart be brave”
Tsupryk: “A Quiet Night – Tyhoyi Nochi”
4 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

City Choir of Washington
Erin Freeman, conductor
Jazmine Saunders, soprano
Tessa McQueen, soprano
Micah Perry, tenor
Adam Partridge, bass-baritone
Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Bartók: Rumanian Folk Dances
Price: Andante moderato
Beethoven/Mahler: Quartetto serioso
Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

January 30

Ching Yi Lin, pianist
Music by Rachmaninoff
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

January 31

Alexander Fiterstein, clarinetist
Doug O’Connor, saxophonist
Jeff Stern, percussionist
Wei-Han Wu, pianist
Libby Fayette, violinist
Milhaud: Suite for clarinet, violin, and piano
Music by living composers
12:30 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center

December 27 – Nov 22, 2023

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

December 30

Strauss Symphony of America
Europaballett
Gregory Vajda, conductor
Sera Gösch, soprano
Brian Cheney, tenor
Music for New Year’s
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

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