Calendar
December 2 – Nov 22, 2023
Carmina and Illuminare, choirs
Hubert Beckwith, conductor
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Annandale
21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Alberga: Glacier
Coleman: Amazonia
Dundee: A Sunrise Elsewhere
Pärt: Fratres
Deak: The Christmas Peace (world premiere)
5 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission
Washington Concert Opera
Rossini: Ermione
Angela Meade, Lawrence Brownlee, David Portillo;
Antony Walker, conductor
6 p.m. Lisner Auditorium
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
Opera selections honoring Renée Fleming
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
7 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Choralis
Children’s Choir of Washington
Classical Brass Quintet
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Chilcott: Mary Mother
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org
National Symphony Orchestra
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Cantate Concert Choir
Victoria Gau, conductor
Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
John Logan Wood, tenor
Anthony Anderson, baritone
Arnesen: Magnificat
Donkin: Magnificat
Vivaldi: Magnificat
Gjello: Song of the Universal
8 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
cantate.org
December 3
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
2:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
JACK Quartet
Otto: Angelorum Psalat
Zorn: The Remedy of Fortune
Otto: Fumeux par fumee
Burhans: Contritus
Vicentino: Madonna il poco dolce
Vicentino: Musica Prisca Caput
Smith: Carrot Revolution
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Elissa Edwards, soprano
Rebecca Printz, mezzo-soprano
Min Jin, tenor
Eliam Ramos, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
Handel: Messiah (selections)
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Washington Douglass Chorale
Nolan Williams, Jr., conductor
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. National United Methodist Church
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Schubert: Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings
Beach: Piano Quintet
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Price: Piano Quintet
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall
Gabriel Martins, cellist
Victor Santiago Asunción, pianist
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3
Webern: Drei Kleine Stücke
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2
7 p.m. Bender JCC
Poulenc Trio
Music by Rossini, Poulenc
Cuong: Explain Yourself!
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks
December 4
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, organist and conductor
Gregório Taniguchi, tenor
Ian Pomerantz, bass-baritone
Margot Rood, soprano
Bach: Fuga sopra il Magnificat à 5
Schütz: Weihnachts-Historie
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission
Poulenc Trio
Music by Rossini, Poulenc
Cuong: Explain Yourself!
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks
December 5
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, organist and conductor
Gregório Taniguchi, tenor
Ian Pomerantz, bass-baritone
Margot Rood, soprano
Bach: Fuga sopra il Magnificat à 5
Schütz: Weihnachts-Historie
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
December 6
Abigail Chapman, soprano
Lyn Loewi, organist
Songs by Beach, Reger, Howells, Bonis
12:15 p.m. St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square
Free admission
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Maribeth Diggle, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org
December 7
Musicians from Marlboro
Filippo Gorini, pianist
Patrick Bessenbacher, tenor
Mary Lynch VanderKolk, oboist
Itamar Zorman, violinist
Haesue Lee, violist
Brannon Cho, cellist
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission
December 8
Jennifer Kim, violinist
Andrew Eng, violist
Eugena Chang-Riley, cellist
Charles Nilles, bassist
Peter Cain, clarinetist
Sue Heineman, bassoonist
James Nickel, horn player
Nielsen: Serenata in vano
Beethoven: Septet in E-Flat Major
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org
Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Muller, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Russian Chamber Art Society
Tim Mix, baritone
Katerina Burton, soprano
Artyom Pak, pianist
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Suren Bagratuni, cellist
Alexander Shtarkman, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Romances (selected)
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata
7 p.m. La Maison Française
Washington National Opera
Tesori: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
WNO Children’s Chorus
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org
December 9
Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
12 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Washington National Opera
Tesori: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
WNO Children’s Chorus
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Axelrod String Quartet
Price: String Quartet in G Major
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 (“Harp”)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 (“Rosamunde”)
3:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Muller, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus conductor
Abigail Raiford, soprano
Keith Wehmeier, countertenor
Matthew Newhouse, tenor
Dorian McCall, bass
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org
Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Fairlington United Methodist Church
December 10
ModernMedieval Voices
Music for Advent and Christmas
Music by Hildegard of Bingen
1 and 3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission
Washington National Opera
Tesori: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
WNO Children’s Chorus
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
Beau Soir Trio
Music for flute, viola, and harp
2 p.m. McLean Community Center
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
2:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org
Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Ferretti: Dona Nobis Pacem
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus conductor
Abigail Raiford, soprano
Keith Wehmeier, countertenor
Matthew Newhouse, tenor
Dorian McCall, bass
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore
Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Schubert: Six Moments Musicaux
Dorman: Two Moments Musicaux
Rachmaninoff: Six Moments Musicaux
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Muller, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
Candlelight Concert Society
Heifetz International Music Institute
Music by Mozart, Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Gerswhin
4 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia
Axelrod String Quartet
Price: String Quartet in G Major
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 (“Harp”)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 (“Rosamunde”)
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
December 12
Epiphany Choir
Jinsun Cho, conductor
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Chilcott: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Daley: Gabriel’s Message
Music for Christmas
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
Washington National Opera
Justin Austin, baritone
Howard Watkins, pianist
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
December 13
HieYon Choi, pianist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
12:30 p.m. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission
Vocal Arts DC
Jonah Hoskins, tenor
William Woodard, pianist
Songs by Heggie, Hoiby, Satie
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org
December 14
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
December 15
New Orchestra of Washington Wind Ensemble
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, pianist
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds
Poulenc: Sextet for Winds and Piano
6 p.m. Evermay
The King’s Singers
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Puccini: La Bohème (finale of Act I)
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Gabrieli: Canzon septimi toni No.2
Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
Handel: Messiah (selections)
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Washington Street Church, Alexandria
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
8 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
December 16
Cathedral Choral Society
Children’s Chorus of Washington
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Edward Nassor, carillonneur
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Christmas
2 and 6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Concerts from Kirkwood
Commonwealth Brass
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church
Fairfax Ballet
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
4 and 7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Stopford: “Lully, Lulla, Lullay”
Harris: “Love Came Down at Christmas”
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Keng Siong Sim, pianist
Music by Lysenko, Bortkiewicz, Barvinsky, other Ukrainian composers
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown
Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
National Chamber Ensemble
Leo Sushansky, violinist and conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
Morris Robinson, bass
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Music for Christmas by American composers
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
December 17
National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
2:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Kimberly Christie, soprano
Chauncey Packer, tenor
Julianna Smith, mezzo-soprano
Puccini: La Bohème (finale of Act I)
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Baltimore
Washington Arts Ensemble
Gabriel Cabezas, cellist
Jordan Dodson, guitarist
Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnol
Gnattali: Sonata for Cello and Guitar
Cole: Journals
Bellafronte: Suite No. 1 (selections)
4 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center
Cathedral Choral Society
Children’s Chorus of Washington
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Edward Nassor, carillonneur
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Fairfax Ballet
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
December 18
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Dalí Quartet
Ricardo Morales, clarinetist
Morales-Matos: Divertimento Caribeño No. 3
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major
D’Rivera/Tavares: Preludio y Merengue
Turina: La oración del torero
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
December 19
Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
December 20
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall
December 21
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
December 22
Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
11 a.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 24
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
December 25
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Rebecca Ehren, organist
Music for Christmas
1:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission
December 27
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
November 22 – Oct 24, 2023
Ballet West
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
November 24
Ballet West
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
November 25
Ballet West
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
November 26
Ballet West
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Rebecca Omordia, pianist
Bankole: Piano Sonata No. 2
Bankole: Egun Variations
Nketia: Volta Fantasy
Onyeji: Ufie, Igbo dance
Benabdeljalil: Nocturnes No. 4, 5 and 6
Earl: Scenes from a South African Childhood
Onovwerosuoke: 24 Studies in African Rhythms (selections)
Euba: Yoruba Songs Without Words (selections)
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
November 28
Giorgio Revelli, organist
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
November 29
IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
Escher Quartet
Jason Vieaux, guitarist
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 (“The Lark”)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet
Bach: Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 (selections)
Metheny: Four Paths of Light (selections)
Jobim/Dyens: A felicidade
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major (“Fandango”)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
November 30
National Symphony Orchestra
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Dana Scott, pianist
Erin Snedecor, cellist
Millicent Scarlett, soprano
Keith Hudspeth, tenor
Rudhyar: Transmutations
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Brahms: “Von ewiger Liebe”
Songs by Vaughan Williams, Hahn, Dvořák, Schumann
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
October 24 – Sep 22, 2023
Chengcheng Yao, pianist
Nonoka Mizukami, percussionist
Music by Puts, Viñao
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
Austrian Cultural Forum
Ensemble of the Militärmusik Tirol
Hannes Apfolterer, conductor
7 p.m. Embassy of Austria
October 25
Opera Lafayette
Christophe Rousset, harpsichordist and conductor
Jacob Ashworth, violinist
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
Couperin: Ariane consolée par Bacchus
Music by Mouret, Montéclair, Clérambault
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
operalafayette.org
Ruti Abramovitch, pianist
Janáček: In the Mists
Schumann: Novelette, Op. 21, no. 2
Fauré: Barcarolle No. 7
Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas
Ravel : Miroirs (selections)
Dupré: Prelude No. 6
Ravel: La Valse
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française
October 26
National Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Katerina Burton, soprano
Ellington: Harlem
Hailstork: JFK: The Last Speech
Adams: Harmonielehre
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
October 27
Members of National Symphony Orchestra
Natasha Bogachek, violinist
Wan-Chi Su, pianist
Beach: Violin Sonata in A Minor
Gershwin: Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
kennedy-center.org
Free admission
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Music of William Byrd
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G
Annapolis Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
David Walton, Dorothy Gal, Emily Misch, Matthew Curran;
Craig Kier, conductor
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall
October 28
Washington Performing Arts
Mahani Teave, pianist
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor
Tobar: I hē a Hotumatu’a
Chopin: Nocturne in B-flat Minor
Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp Major
Liszt: Ballade No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux (“Presto”)
Arevalo: Suite Rapa Nui
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Sheng: Angel Fire
Chen: Five Colors
Jie: One Movement for Cello (world premiere)
Le Boeuf: Snapshots
Chen: Twice Removed
Ge: Doppelganger Streets
Jie: The Night When You See Again
5 p.m. Hirshhorn Museum of Art
Free admission
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Music of William Byrd
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria
Washington National Opera
Tesori: Grounded
Emily D’Angelo, Morris Robinson, Frederick Ballentine, Joseph Dennis;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Maryland State Boychoir
Brian Bartholdus, conductor
Boulanger: Hymne au Soleil
Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer
7:30 p.m. MSB Center for the Arts
National Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Katerina Burton, soprano
Ellington: Harlem
Hailstork: JFK: The Last Speech
Adams: Harmonielehre
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
October 29
Sofya Gulyak, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Free admission
Annapolis Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
David Walton, Dorothy Gal, Emily Misch, Matthew Curran;
Craig Kier, conductor
3 p.m. Maryland Hall
Christine J. Lee, cellist
Henry Kramer, pianist
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major
Dvořák: Silent Woods
Dvořák: From the Bohemian Forest
Janáček: Fairy Tale
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Walton: Coronation Te Deum
Music by Hildegard of Bingen, Purcell, Tavener, Saint-Saëns, L. Boulanger
5 p.m. National Presybterian Church
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Abel Pereira, conductor
Piper Suk, cellist
Christian León, horn player
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2
R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
Mozart: Symphony No. 25
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
October 30
Eric Huebner, pianist
Jacob Sundstrom, computer musician
Wet Ink Ensemble
Reynolds: Actions
Soper: Ipsa Dixit (excerpts)
7 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
Washington Performing Arts
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Awadagin Pratt, pianist
Bach/Kurtág: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
Brahms: Ballade No. 1
Brahms: Ballade No. 2
Glass: Etude No. 6
Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor
Beethoven/Bagge: Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
September 22 – Aug 20, 2023
Opera Philadelphia
Amanda Majeski, soprano
4 p.m. Curtis Institute of Music
operaphila.org
Washington Bach Consort
Andrew Fouts, violinist
Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist
Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in E Major
Music by Buxtehude, Westhoff, Walther, Biber
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G
Washington Chamber Orchestra
Jun Kim, conductor
Julian Rhee, violinist
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
7:30 p.m. Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church, Rockville
Opera Philadelphia
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Quinn Kelsey, Ana María Martínez, Christian Van Horn;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music
operaphila.org
September 23
[Canceled]
Washington Performing Arts
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
2 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org
Opera Philadelphia
Musa Ngqungwana, bass-baritone
Luke Housner, pianist
4 p.m. Academy of Vocal Arts
operaphila.org
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Ying Fu, violinist
Dayna Hepler, violinist
Abigail Evans Kreuzer, violist
Glenn Garlick, cellist
Rossini: Overture to La gazza ladra
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Washington Bach Consort
Andrew Fouts, violinist
Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist
Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in E Major
Music by Buxtehude, Westhoff, Walther, Biber
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Dupont Underground
Washington Chamber Orchestra
Jun Kim, conductor
Julian Rhee, violinist
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
7:30 p.m. Providence Presbyterian Church, Fairfax
Opera Philadelphia
Julie Andrijeski, conductor
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Kouyoumdjian
8 p.m. Suzanne Roberts Theatre
operaphila.org
September 24
Opera Philadelphia
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Quinn Kelsey, Ana María Martínez, Christian Van Horn;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. Academy of Music
operaphila.org
Jean Laurenz, trumpeter and vocalist
Maria Finkelmeier, sound artist
Finkelmaier: Descended
2 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. Dupont Underground
Teodora Adzharova and Shirley Yoo, pianists
Rachmaninoff: Suite (Fantaisie-tableaux) No. 1
Arensky: Suite No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall
umbc.edu
Apollo Orchestra
David Neely, conductor
Hai-Ye Ni, cellist
Wagner: Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Barber: Cello Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
4 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com
September 26
Jinsun Cho, organist
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major
Jongen: Sonata Eroïca
Kim: Reflections on ‘Arirang’ (Korean Folk Song)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
7 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org
Austrian Cultural Forum
Johannes Fleischmann, violinist
Christoph Ulrich Meier, pianist
Gourzi: Aria for Violin and Piano
Haydn: Jacob’s Dream
Wagner/Auer: Träume
Liszt: Die drei Zigeuner
Reinecke: Romance in E Minor
Schumann/Auer: Vogel als Prophet
Joachim: Romance in C Major
Brahms: Scherzo in C Minor
Zemlinsky: Serenade in A Major
7 p.m. Austrian Embassy
September 27
Opera Philadelphia
Musicians from Academy of Vocal Arts
Michael Lewis, pianist
4 p.m. Academy of Vocal Arts
operaphila.org
Opera Philadelphia
Julie Andrijeski, conductor
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Kouyoumdjian
7 p.m. Suzanne Roberts Theatre
operaphila.org
September 28
National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Elena Stikhina, soprano
Pavel Petrov, tenor
Alexey Markov, bass-baritone
Rachmaninoff: The Rock
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff: The Bells
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
7 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org
Opera Baltimore
Opera excerpts
7 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Lee: Amer’ican
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
September 29
Audrey Andrist, pianist
James Stern, violinist
Steven Honigberg, cellist
Ravel: Piano Trio
12 p.m. Arts Club of Washington
Free admission
Audrey Andrist, pianist
James Stern, violinist
Steven Honigberg, cellist
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1
Ravel: Piano Trio
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Peter Minkler, violist
Simon: This Land
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Elena Stikhina, soprano
Pavel Petrov, tenor
Alexey Markov, bass-baritone
Rachmaninoff: The Rock
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff: The Bells
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Opera Philadelphia
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Quinn Kelsey, Ana María Martínez, Christian Van Horn;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music
operaphila.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Lee: Amer’ican
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
September 30
Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
2 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org
Opera Philadelphia
Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo-soprano
Luke Housner, pianist
4 p.m. Academy of Vocal Arts
operaphila.org
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Peter Minkler, violist
Simon: This Land
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall
IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Elissa Lee Koljonen, violinist
Green: Toast
Mason: Toast of the Town
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall
Haskell Small, pianist
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
7:30 p.m. Columbia Heights (house concert)
National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Elena Stikhina, soprano
Pavel Petrov, tenor
Alexey Markov, bass-baritone
Rachmaninoff: The Rock
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff: The Bells
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Opera Philadelphia
Julie Andrijeski, conductor
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Kouyoumdjian
8 p.m. Suzanne Roberts Theatre
operaphila.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Lee: Amer’ican
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
August 20 – Jun 19, 2023
Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Joel Harder, pianist
Music by Robert and Clara Schumann
2 p.m. Castleton Festival
Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Planel: Andante et Scherzo
Carreño: Serenade
Puts: Seven Seascapes
3 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
West Shore Piano Trio
Heather Haughn, violinist
Diana Flesner, cellist
Jay DeWire, pianist
Fauré: Piano Trio in D Minor
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Susan Robinson, harpist
Adria Foster, flutist
Music by Debussy, Piazzolla, Persichetti, Sung
5 p.m. Kennedy Center River Pavilion
Free admission
kennedy-center.org
Adam Chlebek, organist
6 p.m. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Free admission
August 22
Akiko Kobayashi, violinist
Solo violin music by Biber, Bach, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Alice Xu and Miles Fellenberg, piano duo
Music by Britten, Ravel, Debussy
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis
August 25
Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Dvořák: Terzetto
Pilß: Serenade for Wind Quintet
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major (“Archduke”)
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
August 26
Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Schubert: String Octet in F Major
Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
August 27
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Samuel Runolfson, cellist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Adria Foster, flutist
Emily Tsai, oboist
David Jones, clarinetist
Chris Jewell, bassoonist
Christy Klenke, horn player
Music by Bernstein, Mozart, Bizet, Grieg, Mellits, Gershwin, Verdi
5 p.m. Kennedy Center River Pavilion
Free admission
kennedy-center.org
Randall Sheets, organist
6 p.m. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Free admission
August 29
Theodore Davis, organist
Music by Messiaen, Price, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
August 30
Richmond Ballet
Richmond Symphony and Chorus
City Choir of Washington
Esther Tonea, soprano
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Daniel Rich, baritone
Orff: Carmina Burana
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
June 20 – May 24, 2023
Leah Kang, pianist
Music by Rameau, Ravel, Scriabin, Gershwin
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
Jean Ferrandis, flutist
Hui-Huan Chen, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 (“Spring”)
Gaubert: Flute Sonata No. 2
Briccialdi: Fantasia on La Traviata
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française
June 23
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Handel: Semele
Esther Tonea, Veronique Filloux, Emily Triegle, Kathleen Felty;
Timothy Long, conductor
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
June 25
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Handel: Semele
Esther Tonea, Veronique Filloux, Emily Triegle, Kathleen Felty;
Timothy Long, conductor
2 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Heather Haughn, violinist
Jay DeWire, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
June 27
Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem, countertenor
Music by Gluck, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
June 29
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Handel: Semele
Esther Tonea, Veronique Filloux, Emily Triegle, Kathleen Felty;
Timothy Long, conductor
2 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org
May 24 – Apr 24, 2023
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beethoven: Overture from Egmont
Walker: Sinfonia No. 2
Beethoven: Overture from Coriolan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Washington National Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Gabriella Reyes, Jacqueline Echols, Kang Wang, Gihoon Kim;
Alevtina Ioffe, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org
May 25
Quinteto Latino, wind quintet
Music by Latino composers
6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beethoven: Overture from Egmont
Walker: Sinfonia No. 2
Beethoven: Overture from Coriolan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Russian Chamber Art Society
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Music by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française
Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org
May 26
Washington National Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Amber Monroe, Teresa Perrotta, Kevin Punnackal, Jonathan Patton;
Alevtina Ioffe, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Bel Cantanti Opera
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Music by Franz Lehar
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC
Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org
May 27
Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
2 and 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org
Washington National Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Gabriella Reyes, Jacqueline Echols, Kang Wang, Gihoon Kim;
Alevtina Ioffe, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org
Capriccio Baroque
Alberto Busettini, harpsichordist
Music by Pasquini, A. Scarlatti, Handel
7:30 p.m. Aberfoyle Place
capricciobaroque.org
Bel Cantanti Opera
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Music by Franz Lehar
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC
National Chamber Ensemble
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Gunston Arts Center
May 28
Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org
Carson Cooman, organist
Music for Memorial Day
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission
Memorial Day Festival Chorus
United States Air Force Orchestra
Craig Jessop and Donald Schofield, conductors
Music for Memorial Day
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Free admission
Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Elgar: “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations
McDowall: Every Day Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church
Bel Cantanti Opera
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Music by Franz Lehar
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC
May 30
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
May 31
Embassy Series
Haskell Small, pianist
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16
Small: Song of a Stroke Survivor
Hovhaness: Twelve Armenian Folk Songs
Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington
April 25 – Mar 22, 2023
Chengcheng Yao, pianist
Nonoka Mizukami, percussionist
Music by Puts, Viñao, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
April 27
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Abel Pereira, Markus Osterlund, James Nickel, Robert Rearden, horn players
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major
Schumann: Konzertstück for Four Horns
Mendelssohn: Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Schubert: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Isidore String Quartet
Bach: The Art of the Fugue
Childs: Awakening
Ngwenyama: Violin/Viola Duo
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Justice Forum
kennedy-center.org
April 28
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Abel Pereira, Markus Osterlund, James Nickel, Robert Rearden, horn players
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major
Schumann: Konzertstück for Four Horns
Mendelssohn: Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Schubert: Symphony No. 3
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Bel Cantanti Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Emily Hughes, Miles Herr, Rob McGinness, Paul Hill;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC
Opera Baltimore
Gounod: Faust
Michael John Butler, Toni Marie Palmertree, Hans Tashjian;
Josh Quinn, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Engineers Club
April 29
28 Chairs
Béatrice Martin, harpsichordist
Raphaël Cohen-Akenine, recorder player
Music by Bach, Telemann, Handel, van Wassenaer
4 p.m. Chevy Chase
21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Music for Earth Day
5 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission
IN Series
Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Judy Yannini, Daniel J. Smith, Shana Oshiro, Louisa Waycott;
Emily Baltzer and Dave Chavez, conductors
7:30 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center
Bel Cantanti Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Emily Hughes, Miles Herr, Rob McGinness, Paul Hill;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC
Dumbarton Concerts
Lysander Piano Trio
Eric Silberger, bandoneon player
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1
Rossini-De Vilbac: Piano Trio after The Barber of Seville
Turina: Circulo
Lalo: Piano Trio No. 3 (Presto)
Ndonada-Breen: Two Nguni Dances
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 61 (“Fifths”)
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Abel Pereira, Markus Osterlund, James Nickel, Robert Rearden, horn players
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major
Schumann: Konzertstück for Four Horns
Mendelssohn: Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Schubert: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Capriccio Baroque
Lillian Gordis, harpsichordist
Jérôme Hantaï, viola da gamba player
Music by Bach, F. Couperin, Marais, Forqueray
8 p.m. St. Thomas’s Parish Church
April 30
IN Series
Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Judy Yannini, Daniel J. Smith, Shana Oshiro, Louisa Waycott;
Emily Baltzer and Dave Chavez, conductors
3 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center
Opera Baltimore
Gounod: Faust
Michael John Butler, Toni Marie Palmertree, Hans Tashjian;
Josh Quinn, conductor
3 p.m. The Engineers Club
Jorge Luis Prats, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission
Michelle Cann, pianist
Ravel: La Valse
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Price: Fantasie No. 2
Price: Fantasie No. 4
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
Apollo Orchestra
Cho-Liang Lin, conductor and violinist
Michelle Kim, violinist
Julie Vidrick Evans, organist
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 (“Haffner”)
4 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com
Washington National Cathedral Choir
Cathedra, chamber choir
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
cathedral.org
Washington Bach Consort
Dana T. Marsh, conductor
Paulina Francisco, soprano
Crossley Danielle Hawn, soprano
Roger O. Isaacs, countertenor
Kyle Stegall, tenor
Mischa Bouvier, bass
Bach: B Minor Mass
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church
Prince George’s Philharmonic
Jesus Manuel Berard, conductor
Brian Ganz, pianist
Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Sibelius: Swan of Tuonela
Respighi: Pines of Rome
4 p.m. The Clarice
Classical Movements
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
Marissa Regni, violinist
Natasha Bogachek, violinist
Daniel Foster, violist
Rebecca Epperson, violist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Lin Ma, clarinetist
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Bogachek: Three Violin Duos
Lysenko: Quartet in D
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
7 p.m. Third Baptist Church, Alexandria
Ēchos, chamber choir
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
5 p.m. Fairfax Presbyterian Church
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 61 (“Fifths”)
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
March 22 – Feb 22, 2023
Embassy Series
Ensemble MidtVest
Sørensen: Fuggitivo
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington
Washington National Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Joshua Conyers;
Joseph Young and Jonathan Taylor Rush, conductors
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org
March 23
National Symphony Orchestra
Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Washington International Piano Series
Francesca Hurst, pianist
7 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University of America
Free admission
Young Concert Artists
Risa Hokamura, violinist
Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 3 (“Ballade”)
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1
Hosokawa: Elegy
Chausson: Poème
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Bennewitz Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 42
Martinů: String Quartet No. 1 (“The French”)
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française
March 24
National Symphony Orchestra
Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Washington Arts Ensemble
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Ying Fu, violinist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Music of Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington
Opera Baltimore
OperaDelaware Orchestra and Chorus
Verdi: La Traviata
Lindsay Ohse, Matthew Vickers, Benjamin Taylor;
Domenico Boyagian, conductor
7:30 p.m. Stephens Hall, Towson University
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Oksana Lyniv, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Janáček: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Blanchard: Selections from Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
March 25
Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Music by McFerrin, Mahelona
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Washington National Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Joshua Conyers;
Joseph Young and Jonathan Taylor Rush, conductors
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org
Dumbarton Concerts
Balourdet String Quartet
Adam Sadberry, flutist
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4
Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle)
Beach: Theme and Variations
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church
National Symphony Orchestra
Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Oksana Lyniv, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Janáček: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Blanchard: Selections from Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music by Victoria, Ponce, Escalada
Shatin: La Frontera (world premiere)
8 p.m. Live at 10th and G
Virginia Chamber Orchestra
William and Mary Symphony
David Grandis, conductor
Sarah Russell-Hunter, violinist
Lydia Doughty, horn player
Brahms: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert
Honegger: Pastorale d’été
8 p.m. Capital One Hall
March 26
Vocal Arts DC
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Kevin J. Miller, pianist
Owens: Desire
Owens: Silver Rain
Bonds: Songs of the Seasons
Songs by Evans, Barnes, Simon, others
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Oksana Lyniv, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Janáček: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Blanchard: Selections from Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Opera Baltimore
OperaDelaware Orchestra and Chorus
Verdi: La Traviata
Lindsay Ohse, Matthew Vickers, Benjamin Taylor;
Domenico Boyagian, conductor
3 p.m. Stephens Hall, Towson University
Capitol Early Music
Medici Ensemble
Michael Lynn, flute and recorder player
Alan Choo, baroque violinist
Ruby Brallier, viola da gamba player
Mark Edwards, harpsichordist
3 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington
Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Morales: Missa De beata Virgine
Byrd: Gradualia Propers for the Annunciation
Lassus: Ave Maria
Morales: Ave Maria
3 p.m. St. Mary, Mother of God
National Philharmonic
Laura Colgate, violinist
Elizabeth Hill, pianist
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Regino Madrid, violinist
Lori Barnet, cellist
Julius Wirth, violist
Music by Price, Bonds
3 p.m. Mexican Cultural Institute
Alexander Kobrin, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Free admission
Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Amy Shoremount-Obra, soprano
John Pickle, tenor
Todd Thomas, baritone
Opera excerpts by Verdi, Bizet, Halévy, Puccini, others
3 p.m. Beth El Congregation
Inna Faliks, pianist
Krausas: Master and Margarita Suite
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission
Danbi Um, violinist
Amy Yang, pianist
Smetana: From the Homeland
Bloch: Violin Sonata No. 2 (“Poème mystique”)
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2
Ravel: Tzigane
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
City Choir of Washington
Erin Freeman, conductor
Suzanne Karpov, soprano
Jacob Perry, Jr., tenor
Ian Pomerantz, baritone
Farber: Ashkina
Bach: Cantata No. 21 (Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis)
5 p.m. Temple Sinai
Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
Tanja Tetzlaff, cellist
Kiveli Dörken, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 2
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall
March 28
Rebecca Ehren, organist
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
March 30
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Miriam Fried, violinist
Music of Bartók, Mendelssohn, others
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Ruti Abramovitch, pianist
John Sharp, cellist
Liba Schacht, violinist
Leclair: Violin Sonata No. 3
Faurè: Violin Sonata No. 1
Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française
March 31
National Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Midori, violinist
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Moussa: Nocturne
Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
Washington Bach Consort
Dana T. Marsh, conductor
Schein: Fontana d’Israel
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G
Counter)induction, contemporary music ensemble
Boyce: Ars Poetica
7 p.m. Corcoran, GWU
Free admission
Tara Helen O’Connor, flutist
James Austin Smith, oboist
Alan Kay, clarinetist
Marc Goldberg, bassoonist
David Byrd-Marrow, horn player
Shai Wosner, pianist
Smit: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet
Haas: Suite for Oboe and Piano
Schulhoff: Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
Klein: Wiegenlied
Thuille: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
Christian Hartman, cellist
Music by Fuentes, Schöllhorn, Penderecki, Saunders Smith
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Esther Yoo, violinist
Ranjbaran: Esther
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Maryland Hall
February 24 – Jan 27, 2023
National Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young, conductor
Chen Reiss, soprano
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Mozart: Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart: “Dove sono” (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: “Non mi dir” (from Don Giovanni)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
February 25
Capital City Symphony
Ingrid Lestrud, conductor
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 25
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
Candlelight Concert Society
Hanzhi Wang, accordionist
Steven Banks, saxophonist
Xak Bjerken, pianist
Handel: Recorder Sonata in G Minor
Penderecki: Three Miniatures
Bach: Goldberg Variations (selections)
Lohse: Autumn Rain
Lohse: Winter’s Tale
Maikusiak: The Elements
Piazzolla: Milonga Del Angel
Lennon: Distances Within Me
Banks: Come As You Are
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Center
Concerts at Bradley Hills
Tempest Trio
Amit Peled, cellist
Ilya Kaler, violinist
Alon Goldstein, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 4 (“Gassenhauer”)
Stutschewsky: Hasidic Fantasy
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2
7:30 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
National Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young, conductor
Chen Reiss, soprano
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Mozart: Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart: “Dove sono” (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: “Non mi dir” (from Don Giovanni)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org
National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, pianist
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major for Cello and Piano
Chopin: Piano Trio in G Minor
Chopin: Grand Duo Concertant in E Major
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
February 26
Flutronix, flute duo
Third Coast Percussion
Joachim et al.: Rubix
3 p.m. The Clarice
Martin Labazevitch, pianist
Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat Major (“Heroic”)
Chopin: Mazurkas (selected)
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1
Chopin: Ballade No. 4
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor
3 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Free admission
Xavier Foley, bassist
Foley: Lost Child
Bach: Cello Suite No. 5
Foley: Letting Go
Foley: Upright Metal
Foley: Changes
Foley: Etude No. 3 (“Lament”)
Foley: Etude No. 10 (“The Dance”)
Foley: Etude No. 11 (“The Singer”)
Foley: Irish Fantasy
4 p.m. Phillips Collection
28 Chairs
Philippe Leroy, harpsichordist
Music from the English Renaissance
4 p.m. Chevy Chase D.C.
Dover Quartet
Joseph Conyers, double bass player
Haydn: String Quartet No. 30 (“The Joke”)
Walker: String Quartet No. 1
Dvořák: String Quintet No. 2
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 25
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History
February 27
Dover Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 62 (“Emperor”)
Bates: Suite for String Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org
February 28
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist
Music by Duruflé, Hurd, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission
Washington Performing Arts
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano
Justin Austin, baritone
Laura Ward, pianist
Geter: Cotton
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
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