Washington Classical Review

Calendar

March 31 – Mar 24, 2020

A Far Cry–CANCELLED
Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Mozart: Serenata Notturna
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

New York City Ballet–CANCELLED
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Pärt: Liturgy
Davis: Apollo
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

April 1

New York City Ballet–CANCELLED
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Haieff: Divertimento
Pärt: Liturgy
Davis: Apollo
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Maryland Lyric Opera–CANCELLED
Puccini: Il Tabarro
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi
Jose Sacín, Jill Gardner, Yi Li, Daniel Scofield, Hayan Kim;
Louis Salemno, conductor
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
strathmore.org

April 2

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Shostakovich: Suite from Hamlet
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

New York City Ballet–CANCELLED
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Stevens: Principia
Feldman: Summerspace
Stravinsky: The Firebird
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Rachel Barton Pine, violinist–CANCELLED
Matthew Hagle, pianist
Saint-Georges: Violin Sonata No. 2
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 (“Kreutzer”)
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3
Still: Suite for Violin and Piano
8 p.m. The Clarice

April 3

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Shostakovich: Suite from Hamlet
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington Bach Consort–CANCELLED
Dana Marsh, conductor
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri
7 p.m. Live! at 10th & G

April 4

New York City Ballet–CANCELLED
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Stevens: Principia
Feldman: Summerspace
Stravinsky: The Firebird
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

The Washington Chorus–CANCELLED
Heritage Signature Chorale
Stanley J. Thurston, conductor
Music by women composers
4 and 8 p.m. Live! at 10th & G

28 Chairs–CANCELLED
Béatrice Martin, harpsichordist
Music by French baroque composers
7 p.m. The Athenaeum, Alexandria

Washington Bach Consort–CANCELLED
Dana Marsh, conductor
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri
7 p.m. Virginia Theological Seminary

Orchestra of the Hills–CANCELLED
Bradley Hills Chancel Choir
Choir of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Matthew Robertson, conductor
The Thirteen, soloists
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Shostakovich: Suite from Hamlet
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Conrad Tao, pianist–CANCELLED
Caleb Teicher, tap dancer
Bach: Goldberg Variations (selections)
Bach: French Suite No. 5: Sarabande
Gershwin: Preludes
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Schoenberg: Five Piano Pieces, op. 23
Noble/Powell/Tatum: Cherokee
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Inscape, chamber orchestra–CANCELLED
Richard Scerbo, conductor
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Music by Bates, Young
8 p.m. BlackRock Center for the Arts

April 5

New York City Ballet–CANCELLED
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Haieff: Divertimento
Pärt: Liturgy
Davis: Apollo
1:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington Performing Arts–CANCELLED
Jenny Lin, pianist
Etudes by Chopin, Debussy, Glass, Kapustin, Ligeti, Liszt
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Inscape, chamber orchestra–CANCELLED
Richard Scerbo, conductor
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Music by Bates, Young
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Bomsori Kim, violinist–CANCELLED
Amy Yang, pianist
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Kirill Gerstein, pianist–CANCELLED
Haydn: Fantasia in C Major
Brahms: Variations on a Hungarian Song, Op. 21, no. 2
Kurtág: Játékok (selections)
Schubert: Fantasie in C Major (“Wanderer”)
Liszt: Ungarischer Geschwindmarsch
Liszt: Mephisto-Polka
Liszt: Csárdás obstiné
Adès: Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Ensemble Caprice–CANCELLED
Matthias Maute, conductor
Vivaldi: Motezuma (selections)
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

April 6

Washington Bach Consort–CANCELLED
Dana Marsh, conductor
John Walthausen, organist
Bach: O Lamm Gottes Unschuldig
Bach: Cantata No. 5 (Wo soll ich fliehen hin)
12:10 p.m. St. Peter’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission

Ensemble Caprice–CANCELLED
Matthias Maute, conductor
Vivaldi: Motezuma (selections)
8 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

April 7

Washington Bach Consort–CANCELLED
Dana Marsh, conductor
John Walthausen, organist
Bach: O Lamm Gottes Unschuldig
Bach: Cantata No. 5 (Wo soll ich fliehen hin)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

April 9

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

April 10

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

April 11

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2 and 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

IN Series–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto (arr. for circus ensemble)
Victoria Gau, conductor
8 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

April 12

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2 and 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

IN Series–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto (arr. for circus ensemble)
Victoria Gau, conductor
3 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Junction Trio–CANCELLED
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Jay Campbell, cellist
Conrad Tao, pianist
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

April 14

Laura Choi Stuart, soprano–CANCELLED
Mark Sylvester, guitarist
Music by Monteverdi, Dowland, Mendelssohn
Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington Performing Arts–CANCELLED
Argus Quartet
Bach: The Art of Fugue (selections)
Wallin: Curiosity Cabinet
Seo: Winter-Spring
Theofanidis: Conference of the Birds
Theofanidis: Peace Love Light YOUMEONE
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13: Cavatina
Knox: Satellites
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

April 15

Dover Quartet–CANCELLED
Bates: Bagatelles for String Quartet and Electronica
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 14
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington Performing Arts–CANCELLED
Philadelphia Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (selections)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

April 16

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Louis Langrée, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Wolfe: Fountain of Youth
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

April 17

Russian Chamber Art Society–CANCELLED
Inna Dukach, soprano
Dennis Sedov, bass
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Michael Sheppard, pianist
Music by Tchaikovsky, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
7:30 p.m. Embassy of France

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

Bang on a Can All Stars–CANCELLED
Wolfe: Mink Stole
Wolfe: Reeling
Gordon: Gene Takes a Drink
Braxton: Casino Trem
Marclay: Fade to Slide
Shaw: Really Craft When You
Smith: Panitao
Lang: unused sway
Jóhannsson: Hz
Dessner: Letter 27
Clyne: A Wonderful Day
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

IN Series–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto (arr. for circus ensemble)
Victoria Gau, conductor
8 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

April 18

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2 and 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Dessau: Guernica
O’Brien: Elegy to the Spanish Republic (world premiere)
Nancarrow: Prelude and Blues
Puts: And Legions Will Rise
Gerhard: Three Impromptus
Crumb: Ancient Voices of Children
5 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Candlelight Concert Society–CANCELLED
Kristóf Baráti, violinist
Enrico Pace, pianist
Brahms: Violin Sonata no. 2 (“Thun”)
Janáček: Violin Sonata
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 (“Kreutzer”)
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Performing Arts Center

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Louis Langrée, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Wolfe: Fountain of Youth
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

National Philharmonic–CANCELLED
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Zuill Bailey, cellist
Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal
Dehlinger: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Coleman: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (world premiere)
Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Dumbarton Concerts–CANCELLED
PUBLIQuartet
Montgomery: Breakaway
Glass: String Quartet No. 3
Debussy/Parker: Bird in Paris
Simone: Nina!
Piazzolla: Libertango
8 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

IN Series–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto (arr. for circus ensemble)
Victoria Gau, conductor
8 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

April 19

Washington Ballet–CANCELLED
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

IN Series–CANCELLED
Verdi: Rigoletto (arr. for circus ensemble)
Victoria Gau, conductor
3 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

yMusic, contemporary music ensemble–CANCELLED
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Castle of our Skins–CANCELLED
Ashleigh Gordon, violist
Mumford: eight aspects of appreciation II
Berio: 34 Duos for Two Violins (selections)
Price: String Quartet in G Major
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 7: Andante appassionato con sordino
Green: Chance
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4: Allegro Molto
Holland: Forged Sanctuaries
Kurtág: Hommage a András Mihály
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Choral Arts Society of Washington Chamber Singers–CANCELLED
The Capital Hearings
18th Street Singers
Scott Tucker, conductor
4:30 p.m. National City Christian Church

Washington Master Chorale–CANCELLED
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Lena Seikaly, mezzo-soprano
Conte: The Unknown Sea (world premiere)
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Imani Winds–CANCELLED
Bozza: Scherzo
Carter: Quintet for Winds
Tomasi: Cinq Danses Profanes et Sacrées
Finck: Fractured Fossil
Hillborg: Six Pieces for Wind Quintet
Villa-Lobos: Quintette en Forme de Choros
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

April 21

Chengcheng Yao, pianist–CANCELLED
Music by Beethoven, Brahms
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington Performing Arts–CANCELLED
Chineke! Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra in A minor
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Fauré: Élégie
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

April 22

Maryland Lyric Opera Orchestra–CANCELLED
Louis Salemno, conductor
Cecile Licad, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Gershwin: An American in Paris
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
strathmore.org

April 23

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organist
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Bizet: L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel: Boléro
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Fung: Dust Devils
Debussy: Nocturnes
Holst: The Planets
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

April 24

Aspen String Trio–CANCELLED
Music by composers suppressed by the Third Reich
12:10 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Metropolitan Opera National Council–CANCELLED
2020 Middle Atlantic Region Final Auditions
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organist
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Bizet: L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel: Boléro
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

New Orchestra of Washington–CANCELLED
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Pärt: Fratres
Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony
Glass: Modern Love Waltz
Górecki: Requiem for a Polka
8 p.m. AMP by Strathmore

Folger Consort–CANCELLED
Marcello Mazzetti, lutenist and singer
Livio Ticli, multi-instrumentalist and singer
Monteverdi: Madrigals (selected)
Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Capitol Early Music–CANCELLED
Medici Ensemble
Michael Lynn, recorder player
Peter Lim, harpsichordist
Alan Choo, baroque violinist
Ruby Brallier, viola da gamba player
Baroque music from France, Germany, Scotland
8 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church

April 25

Vitali Piano Quartet–CANCELLED
Music for string trio
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

Handel Choir of Baltimore–CANCELLED
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Amit Peled, cellist
Boulanger: Hymne au soleil
Hindemith: Six chansons
Monteverdi: Dolcissimo usignolo
Byrd: This Sweet and Merry Month of May
Brahms: O Schöne Nacht
Lauridsen: Sure on this Shining Night
Lee III: Create in Me a Clean Heart
Brahms: Schaffe in mir Gott ein rein Herz
Bach: Cello Suite No. 1
Bornfield: Houses of Peace
4 p.m. Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore

National Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organist
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Bizet: L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel: Boléro
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Fung: Dust Devils
Debussy: Nocturnes
Holst: The Planets
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Fairfax Choral Society
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4 (“Heichalos”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

April 26

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Fung: Dust Devils
Debussy: Nocturnes
Holst: The Planets
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Robert Mirabal, multi-instrumentalist–CANCELLED
ETHEL, string quartet
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Steans Music Institute, Ravinia–CANCELLED
Miriam Fried, violinist
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 1
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort–CANCELLED
Bojan Čičić, conductor
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor
Bach: Concerto for 3 Violins in D major
Bach: Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A major
Torelli: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings in D major
4 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Carmina and Illuminare, choruses–CANCELLED
The Friends of Fasch
Adéla Gardavská-Balima and Sarah Weiner, recorder players
Amy Domingues and Chelsea Bernstein, viola da gamba players
Doug Poplin, cellist
Bach: Cantata No. 106 (Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit)
Music by Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Michael Bach, Buxtehude, Schütz, Vierdanck
4 p.m. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church

Amadeus Orchestra–CANCELLED
A. Scott Wood, conductor
NVMTA winners, soloists
4 p.m. St. Luke Catholic Church

April 28

Sandro Russo, pianist and organist–CANCELLED
Liszt: Dante Sonata
Liszt: Fantasy on Ad nos, ad salutarem undam
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Young Concert Artists–CANCELLED
Aristo Sham, pianist
Schumann: Gesänge der Frühe
Vine: Piano Sonata No. 1
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3
Haddad: New work (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

John Malkovich, narrator–CANCELLED
Aleksey Igudesman, violinist
Hyung-ki Joo, pianist
Igudesman: The Music Critic
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

April 30

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Marin Alsop, conductor
Olga Kern, pianist
Clyne: Restless Oceans
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Brooklyn Rider, string quartet–CANCELLED
Shaw: Schisma
Frank: Kanto Kechua No. 2
Du Yun: i am my own achilles’ heel, a form that would never shape
Roberts: borderlands…
Esmail: Zeher (Poison)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15
8 p.m. The Clarice

March 24 – Feb 23, 2020

SHIFT Festival–CANCELLED
Jacksonville Symphony
Courtney Lewis, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Dutilleux: Métaboles
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Ellington: Celebration
Bryan: Bridges
Stravinsky: Symphony in C
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

March 25

McDermott Trio–CANCELLED
Paul Neubauer, violist
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Women in the Arts
Free admission

SHIFT Festival–CANCELLED
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Cristina Pato, bagpiper
Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh player
David Krakauer, klezmer clarinetist
Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordionist
Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choir
Price: The Oak
Golijov: Rose of the Winds
Traditional: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Traditional: Goin’ Home
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Trio Solisti–CANCELLED
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major (“Ghost”)
Yousufi: New work
Chausson: Piano Trio in G Minor
8 p.m. The Clarice

March 26

Spoleto Festival USA–CANCELLED
Geoff Nutall, violinist
Pedja Muzijevic, pianist
Barry Shiffman, violist
Nina Lee, cellist
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27
Wiancko: American Haiku
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
6:30 p.m. Phillips Collection

Matt Haimovitz, cellist–CANCELLED
Laura Colgate, violinist
7:30 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore

Embassy Series–POSTPONED
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Karen Johnson, violinist
Sheng Wang, violinist
Tam Tran, violist
Char Prescott, cellist
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2
Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Embassy of the Czech Republic

March 27

Elliot Wuu, pianist–CANCELLED
Music by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert
12:10 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

SHIFT Festival–CANCELLED
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
University of Tennessee Symphony Brass
Aram Demirjian, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
R.B. Morris, speaker
Schachter: Overture to Knoxville
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Copland: Orchestral Suite from The Tender Land
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

March 28

Washington Men’s Camerata–CANCELLED
Frank Albinder, conductor
Fine: McCord’s Menagerie
Wagner: An Webers Grabe
Music by Barber, Beach, Foote, Stair
11 a.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Choral Arts Chamber Singers–POSTPONED
Women of Choral Arts Society of Washington
Scott Tucker, conductor
Gisèle Becker, guest conductor
Barnett: Remember the Ladies
Pierson: She Was Warned
Dunphy: Wild Embers
Dunphy: Listen
Barnett: Song of Perfect Propriety
Smith Moore: Tambourines to Glory
4 and 8 p.m. Live! at 10th & G

Washington National Opera–CANCELLED
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Gordon Hawkins;
John DeMain, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Cathedra–CANCELLED
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Elicia Silverstein, violinist
Mauro Valli, cellist
Michele Pasotti, theorbist
Biber: Rosary Sonatas (selections)
Gesualdo: In Monte Oliveti
Gesualdo: Omnes amici mei
Gesualdo: Tenebrae Factae Sunt
Pärt: Sei gelobt, du Baum
7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Smithsonian Chamber Players–CANCELLED
Vera Beths, violinist
Steven Dann, violist
Kenneth Slowik, cellist
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 (“Rosamunde”)
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Candlelight Concert Society–CANCELLED
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
Debussy: Children’s Corner
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

SHIFT Festival–CANCELLED
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classical Theater of Harlem
Mendelssohn/Tarkmann: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra–CANCELLED
Marin Alsop, conductor
David Fray, pianist
Clyne: New work (world premiere)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 (“Jeunehomme”)
Hensel: Overture in C Major
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”)
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

March 29

Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor–CANCELLED
Bryan Wagorn, pianist
Songs by Purcell, Britten, Spears, Poulenc, Handel, Glass
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Men’s Camerata–CANCELLED
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music by Wagner, Liszt, Rheinberger, Foote, Chadwick, Fine, Copland
4 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Gryphon Trio–CANCELLED
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 1
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1
7:30 p.m. JCCGW

March 30

Vocal Arts DC–CANCELLED
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Adam Nielsen, pianist
Songs by Schubert, Brahms, Eastman
Shaw: New work (world premiere)
Sorey: New work (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org; 202-669-1463

March 31

A Far Cry, chamber orchestra–CANCELLED
Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Mozart: Serenata Notturna
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

February 23 – Dec 18, 2019

NSO Music for Young Audiences
Music by Mozart
1:30 and 4 p.m. Kennedy Center Family Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Ying Fu and Jing Qiao, violinists
Daniel Foster and Tsuna Sakamoto, violists
David Hardy and James Lee, cellists
Beethoven: String Quintet in C major
Beethoven: “Kreutzer” Sonata (arranged for string quintet)
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington Ballet
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Glazunov: Birthday Offering
Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs
Tchaikovsky: Allegro Brillante
Rodgers: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
2 and 7 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

IN Series
Bizet/Nelson: Le Cabaret de Carmen
Cara Gonzalez, Brian Arreola, Kelly Curtin, Alex Albequerque;
Emily Baltzer, conductor
3 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

Third Coast Percussion
Hynes: Perfectly Voiceless
Lott: Quarters
Glass: Perpetulum
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Aaron Diehl, pianist
Diehl/Prokofiev: March
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3
Monk: Four in One
Glass: Etude No. 16
Lewis: Milano
Ellington: New World A-Comin’
Ellington: Single Petal of a Rose
Debussy: Suite bergamasque (Passepied)
Dvořák/Tatum: Goin’ Home
Johnson: Concerto Jazz-A-Mine (Adagio)
Diehl: The Vagabond
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
Andres: How Can I Live in Your World of Ideas
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Chanticleer
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Myra Huang, pianist
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Sorey: Cycles of My Being
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Ben Buergel, electroacoustic oboist
Gorbos: Mercurial Shadows (world premiere)
Gorbos: And They Sing This
Marshall: Dark Waters
Jacob TV: In the garden of love
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violinist
Kenneth Slowik, harpsichordist and fortepianist
Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 3
Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3
Haydn: Keyboard Sonata, Hob. XVI:42
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

February 25

Heimat Quartet
Brahms: String Quartet No. 1
Music by Bridge
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Young Concert Artists
Jonathan Swensen, cellist
TBA, pianist
Beethoven: Seven variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”
Ligeti: Sonata for solo cello
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
Franck: Sonata in A major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

February 26

Opera Lafayette
Beethoven: Leonore
Nathalie Paulin, Jean-Michel Richer, Stephen Hegedus, Pascale Beaudin;
Ryan Brown, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Rush, conductor
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violinist
Coleridge-Taylor: Le caprice de Nannette
Bologne: Violin Concerto in C Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7 p.m. Murphy Fine Arts Center, Morgan State University
Free admission

February 27

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Akiko Suwanai, violinist
Barber: First Essay
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky: “Bluebird” Pas de deux, Variation d’Aurore from The Sleeping Beauty
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington Performing Arts
West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
Michael Barenboim, violinist and leader
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Attahir: Jawb for String Octet
Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Eric Hilton, synthesizers
Mason Bates, DJ
Hilton: Ekhodom
Music by Bates
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Studio K
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

February 28

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Akiko Suwanai, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Suspicious Cheese Lords
12:10 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Washington Bach Consort
Nigel North, lutenist
Bach: Flute Partita No. 3
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6
Bach: Lute Suite in E Minor (auf lautenwerk)
7 p.m. Live! at 10th & G

Beau Soir Ensemble
Beethoven: Serenade
Bach: Trio Sonata
del Aguila: New work
7 p.m. Athenaeum, Alexandria

Brentano String Quartet
Palestrina: Gloria Patri
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15
Davidovsky: String Quartet No. 5 (“Dank an Op. 132”)
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org; 703-255-1868

Baltimore Concert Opera
Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Meghan Kasanders, Hannah Ludwig, Derrek Stark, Noragh Devlin;
Rachelle Jonck, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. The Engineers Club

Ensemble Dal Niente
Lewis: Hexis
Lemus-Hernández: II for Flute and Clarinet
Gee: Segment of the Fourth Letter
Wang Lu: After Some Remarks by CW
Wolff: Exercises
Younge/Butcher: Her Disappearance
Lewis: Mnemosis
8 p.m. The Clarice

Sphinx Virtuosi
Romero: Fuga con Pajarillo
Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra
Abels: Global Warming
Fine: Serious Song: A Lament for String Orchestra
Foley: For Justice and Peace
Montgomery: Source Code
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 (Presto)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violinist
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Adam Schoenberg: Violin Concerto (“Orchard in Fog”)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
8 p.m. Maryland Hall

February 29

Misto di Voci Ensemble
Paula Hickey, clarinetist
David Yarbrough, violinist
Erica Marie Ferguson, soprano
Ariel Francisco Dechosa, pianist
Hovhaness: Saturn
Glick: The Klezmer’s Wedding
3 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Washington National Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Ryan McKinny, Vanessa Vasquez, Keri Alkema, Alek Shrader;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington Bach Consort
Nigel North, lutenist
Bach: Flute Partita No. 3
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6
Bach: Lute Suite in E Minor (auf lautenwerk)
7 p.m. Virginia Theological Seminary

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Akiko Suwanai, violinist
Barber: First Essay
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky: “Bluebird” Pas de deux, Variation d’Aurore from The Sleeping Beauty
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Concerto Köln
Mayumi Hirasaki, Marcus Hoffman, Shunske Sato, and Evgeny Sviridov, violinists
Handel: Concerto Grosso in F Major
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor
Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in A Major
Locatelli: Concerto for Four Solo Violins in F Major
Handel: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in F Major
Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in D Minor (“La Folia”)
Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Solo Violins in B minor
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Dumbarton Concerts
Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Bridge: Phantasy Quartet
Elfman: Piano Quartet
R. Strauss: Piano Quartet
8 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

December 18 – Nov 25, 2019

Folger Consort
Emily Noël, soprano
Crossley Hawn, soprano
Joelle Monroe, trumpeter
Margaret Owens, oboist
Risa Browder, violinist
John Moran, cellist
Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, no. 8 (“Christmas Concerto”)
A. Scarlatti, Cantata pastorale per la nascità di Nostro Signore
Vivaldi: Concerto for Trumpet and Oboe in D major
Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in E minor
Vivaldi: Gloria in D Major
7:30 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Suspicious Cheese Lords
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. St. Mary Mother of God

Miró Quartet
Rita Sloan, pianist
Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 (“The Hunt”)
Glière: String Quartet No. 1 (Andante con variazioni)
Franck: String Quartet in D Major (Scherzo: Vivace)
Servais: Fantasie sur deux Airs Russes
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 (“Death and the Maiden”)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

December 19

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Andrew Davis, conductor
Andriana Chuchman, soprano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
Alek Shrader, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, bass
Handel: Messiah (arr. Davis)
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Heifetz International Music Institute
Music by baroque composers
7:30 p.m. Kreeger Museum

December 20

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Andrew Davis, conductor
Andriana Chuchman, soprano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
Alek Shrader, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, bass
Handel: Messiah (arr. Davis)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

December 21

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Youth Choir
Scott Tucker, conductor
Brandon Straub, conductor
Kristina Lewis, mezzo-soprano
Music for Christmas
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Cathedral Choral Society
Seraph Brass
Edward Nassor, carillonneur
George Fergus, organist
MusicianShip Washington Youth Choir
Steven Fox, conductor
Levine: New work (world premiere)
Music for Christmas
2 and 7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Fairfax Ballet
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Crumb: Eine Kleine Mitternacht Musik
Skrowaczewski: Music a Quattro
Chambers: Firehose Reel
Grime: Snow and Snow
Seeger: The Bells of Rhymney
Mealor: Silent Night
Froom: Violinetude (Eine Kleine Kleinmusik)
Tann: ….Slate, Blue-Gray
Mealor: Ubi Caritas
5 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Andrew Davis, conductor
Andriana Chuchman, soprano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
Alek Shrader, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, bass
Handel: Messiah (arr. Davis)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

National Philharmonic
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Esther Heideman, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
Hunter Enoch, baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

December 22

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Andrew Davis, conductor
Andriana Chuchman, soprano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
Alek Shrader, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, bass
Handel: Messiah (arr. Davis)
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Inscape Chamber Orchestra
Members of D.C. Youth Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Music by Respighi, Stravinsky
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Elijah McCormack, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Müller, tenor
Steven Combs, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Fairfax Ballet
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
4 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

The Thirteen
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Smith: The Consolation of Apollo
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

The Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass
Christopher Bell, conductor
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 24

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Scott Tucker, conductor
Family concert for Christmas
11 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Youth Choir
Scott Tucker, conductor
Brandon Straub, conductor
Kristina Lewis, mezzo-soprano
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 29

Kiev Aniko Ballet of Ukraine
International Champion Ballroom Dancers
Alastair Willis, conductor
Peggy Steiner, soprano
Michael Heim, tenor
Music of J. Strauss
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

November 27 – Oct 22, 2019

Atlanta Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

November 28

Atlanta Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

November 29

Atlanta Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

November 30

Atlanta Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Chanticleer
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

October 24 – Sep 21, 2019

Musicians from Marlboro
Frank Rosenwein, oboist
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Robyn Bollinger, David McCarroll, Stephen Tavani, and Itamar Zorman, violinists
Hélène Clément and Maiya Papach, violists
Marcy Rosen, cellist
Mozart: Oboe Quartet
Dean: Quartet no. 2 (And Once I Played Ophelia)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7
7:30 p.m. Freer | Sackler

October 25

Jacqueline Pollauf, harpist
Hindemith: Harp Sonata
Schafer: The Crown of Ariadne
Hind: Harper’s Ferry (world premiere)
Natra: Prayer
12:10 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Kevin Zhu, violinist
Ryo Yanagitani, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 (“Kreutzer”)
Paganini: Nel cor più non mi sento
Paganini: Cantabile
Paganini: Variations on ‘God Save the King’
Paganini: I Palpiti
7 p.m. Evermay

The Thirteen
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Tallis: Gaude gloriosa Dei mater
Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia
Shaw: Fly Away I
7:30 p.m. Virginia Theological Seminary

Embassy Series
Formosa Quartet
7:30 p.m. Twin Oaks Estate

October 26

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Otello
Russell Thomas, Leah Crocetto, George Gagnidze;
Daniele Callegari, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Baltimore Lieder Weekend
Andrea Edith Moore, soprano
Ryan de Ryke, baritone
Daniel Schlosberg, pianist
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch
7 p.m. An die Musik Live!

Candlelight Concert Society
Paul Lewis, pianist
Haydn: Piano Sonata in E minor
Brahms: Three Intermezzi, op. 117
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Performing Arts Center

The Thirteen
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Tallis: Gaude gloriosa Dei mater
Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia
Shaw: Fly Away I
7:30 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Formosa Quartet
Peter Wiley, cellist
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major
String quartets by Wei-Chieh Lin
7:30 p.m. Freer | Sackler

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Danzmayr, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 (“Turkish”)
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”)
Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Bel Cantanti Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Chelsea Lehnea, Gustavo Feulien, Daniel Noone;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
8 p.m. BlackRock Center for the Arts

Washington Conservatory of Music
Abel Pereira, horn player
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
Audrey Andrist, pianist
Brahms: Horn Trio
Bozza: En Foret
Dukas:Villanelle for horn and piano
Messiaen: Des Canyons aux étoiles… (“Appel interstellaire”)
Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major
8 p.m. Westmoreland Congregational UCC Church

October 27

David Finckel, cellist
Wu Han, pianist
Bach: Gamba Sonata No. 1
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2
Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor
3 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap

Inscape Chamber Orchestra
Richard Scerbo, conductor
Music by Dusman, Adolphe, Mazzoli, Srinivasan, Saariaho
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall

Z.E.N. Trio
Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major
Babajanian: Piano Trio in F-sharp Minor
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

The Thirteen
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Tallis: Gaude gloriosa Dei mater
Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia
Shaw: Fly Away I
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Dehlinger: Kohelet (world premiere)
Music by Copland, Barber, Chatman, Hogan, Parker, others
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

October 28

Young Concert Artists
Maxim Lando, pianist
Kapustin: Concert Etude (“Toccatina”)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30
Scriabin: Prelude in B Major, Op. 11, no. 11
Lyapunov: Transcendental Etude No. 2 (“Ronde des Fantômes”)
Medtner: Fairy Tale, Op. 51, no. 3
Scriabin: Etude in D-sharp Minor, Op. 8, no. 12
Liszt: Transcendental Etudes
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Gershwin: An American in Paris
8 p.m. The Anthem
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

October 29

Gaelynn Lea, violinist
Music by Lea, others
12:10 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Elizabeth G. Hill, pianist
Jason Solounia, pianist
Music by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Corigliano
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington Performing Arts
Spektral Quartet
Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium
Brown: String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
Thorvaldsdottir: Enigma (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

October 30

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Otello
Russell Thomas, Leah Crocetto, George Gagnidze;
Daniele Callegari, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Quicksilver, baroque ensemble
Louise Basbas, director
Music by Weckmann, Rosenmüller, Legrenzi, Biber, others
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbański, conductor
Lise de la Salle, pianist
Bacewicz: Overture
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

September 21 – Aug 14, 2019

In Series
Puccini/Nelson: Butterfly
Maribeth Diggle, Elizabeth Mondragon, Nelson Ebu;
Jessica Krash, pianist and leader
3 and 8 p.m. Source Theatre

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Janet Sung, violinist
Lunn: Downton Abbey Suite
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending
Ravel: Tzigane
Elgar: Enigma Variations
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Eroica Trio
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

September 22

National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Eroica Trio
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Baltimore Concert Opera
Rachelle Jonck, conductor and pianist
Christine Lyons, soprano
Cameron Schutza, tenor
Kelsey Robertson, mezzo-soprano
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
3 p.m. The Engineers Club

In Series
Puccini/Nelson: Butterfly
Maribeth Diggle, Elizabeth Mondragon, Nelson Ebu;
Jessica Krash, pianist and leader
3 and 7 p.m. Source Theatre

wild Up, chamber orchestra
Eastman: Joy Boy
Eastman: Femenine
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Margot Rood, soprano
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury, alto
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus Tragicus), BWV 106
Bach: Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl (Trauerode), BWV 198
Handel: Coronation Anthems
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Parker Quartet
Boston Symphony Orchestra Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 2
Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat Major
7:30 p.m. JCCGW

September 24

Capriccio Baroque
Anastasia Antonova and Anna Kiskachi, harpsichordists
Music by Lully, Royer, Handel, Ligeti, Saint-Saëns, others
7:30 p.m. Woodend Mansion

September 27

New York Opera Society
Music by Rodrigo, Falla, Llorca
12:10 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Luosha Fang, violinist and violist
Ryo Yanagitani, pianist
Bach: Chaconne in D minor
Schubert: Fantasy in C Major
Hubay: Carmen Fantasy
Nishimura: Song of Birds
Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor
Paganini: Sonata per la Grand Viola
7 p.m. Evermay

Folger Consort
Larry Lipnik, violinist
Mark Rimple, lutenist
Mary Springfels, viol player
Emily Noël, soprano
Music by Machiavelli, Bendusi, Josquin, Isaac
8 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Maryland Hall

September 28

Folger Consort
Larry Lipnik, violinist
Mark Rimple, lutenist
Mary Springfels, viol player
Emily Noël, soprano
Music by Machiavelli, Bendusi, Josquin, Isaac
4 and 8 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

Washington National Cathedral Choristers
Cathedra Camerata
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Elicia Silverstein, violinist
Margot Rood, soprano
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto
Roger Isaacs, countertenor
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
Berio: Corale
Vivaldi: Gloria
5 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yuja Wang, pianist
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpeter
Bernstein: Divertimento
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky: Circus Polka
Stravinsky: Scherzo à la Russe
Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 2
Gershwin: An American in Paris
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Brian Ganz, pianist
Michael Tolaydo, actor
Debussy: Preludes (selections)
Debussy: Images (selections)
Debussy: Estampes (selections)
Music by Ravel, Stravinsky, Evans, Crumb
7:30 p.m. Freer|Sackler

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Conrad Tao, pianist
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Scriabin: Piano Concerto
Bartók: The Wooden Prince
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Maryland Hall

September 29

Folger Consort
Larry Lipnik, violinist
Mark Rimple, lutenist
Mary Springfels, viol player
Emily Noël, soprano
Music by Machiavelli, Bendusi, Josquin, Isaac
2 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

Victory Hall Opera
Brenda Patterson, mezzo-soprano
Will Ferguson, tenor
Carlton Ford, baritone
Renate Rohlfing and Timothy McReynolds, pianists
Music by Beach, Brahms, Chopin, Foster, Jacobs-Bond, George F. Root, others
3:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

September 30

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Bach: Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben, BWV 109
12:10 p.m. St. Peter’s Church, Capitol Hill
Free admission

August 22 – Jun 25, 2019

PostClassical Ensemble
Washington National Cathedral Choir
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Joseph Horowitz, pianist
Spiritual arrangements by Harry Burleigh and Nathaniel Dett
6:30 p.m. Phillips Collection

August 27

Barclay Brass
12:10 Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 26 – May 18, 2019

Wolf Trap Opera
Gluck: Merlin’s Island
Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis
Conor McDonald, Ben Edquist, Anthony Robin Schneider;
Geoffrey McDonald, conductor
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap

June 27

Austrian Cultural Forum
Johannes Fleischmann, violinist
Oscar Micaelsson, pianist
Korngold: Violin Sonata
Zeisl: Brandeis Sonata
7:30 p.m. Embassy of Austria

June 28

Wolf Trap Opera
Gluck: Merlin’s Island
Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis
Conor McDonald, Ben Edquist, Anthony Robin Schneider;
Geoffrey McDonald, conductor
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap

June 30

Wolf Trap Opera
Gluck: Merlin’s Island
Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis
Conor McDonald, Ben Edquist, Anthony Robin Schneider;
Geoffrey McDonald, conductor
3 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap

ChorSymphonica
Richard Allen Roe, conductor
Melissa Jean Chávez, soprano
Janna Elesia Critz, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Regan, tenor
William Heim, bass-baritone
Wes Nichols, oboist
Regino Madrid, violinist
Christopher Moehlenkamp, cellist
Bach: Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!, BWV 132
3 p.m. St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church

May 18 – Apr 22, 2019

Cantate Chamber Singers
Gisèle Becker, conductor
Fine: The Hour Glass Suite
Simpson: New Work (world premiere)
Saylor: New Work (world premiere)
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish
cantate.org

Thomas Circle Singers
Sowash: The Harvest of a Quiet Eye
Fili: City of Shadows (world premiere)
Fishbein: New work (world premiere)
Music by Forrest, Paulus, Henson, Bussewitz-Quarm, others
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Washington National Opera
Evan Rogister, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano
Soloman Howard, bass
Opera arias and duets
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Maryland Lyric Opera
Louis Salemno, conductor
Javier Arrey, baritone
Nayoung Ban, soprano
Marco Cammarota, tenor
Yongxi Chen, tenor
Daryl Freedman; mezzo-soprano
Raquel González, soprano
Verdi: Il Trovatore (excerpts)
Verdi: La Traviata (excerpts)
Verdi: Rigoletto (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. The Clarice
mdlo.org; 301-405-2787

Bowen McCauley Dance Company
National Chamber Ensemble
Logan Castro, cellist
Daniel Smith, pianist
Nikola Paskalov, pianist
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage (selections)
Key: Lissajous
Castro: At the Seams
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Opera Bel Cantanti
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar’s Bride
Asmik Arutiuniants, Rob McGinness, Viktoriya Koreneva;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Randolph Road Theater

Prince George’s Philharmonic
Jesus Manuel Berard, conductor
Rita Sloan, pianist
Haydn: Introduction to The Creation
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Holst: The Planets
7:30 p.m. The Clarice

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

May 19

Washington National Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Latonia Moore, Robert Watson, Alan Held;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Bel Cantanti
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar’s Bride
Asmik Arutiuniants, Rob McGinness, Viktoriya Koreneva;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
3 p.m. Randolph Road Theater

Washington Piano Society
3 p.m. Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver Spring
Free admission

Cathedral Choral Society
Steven Fox, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Poulenc: Gloria
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Scott Tucker, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Alexandria Shiner, soprano
Trevor Scheunemann, baritone
Fauré: Requiem
Schmitt: Psalm 47
L. Boulanger: Psalm 24
5 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

City Choir of Washington
Robert Shafer, conductor
Crossley Danielle Hawn, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Kerry Wilkerson, bass
Gabrieli: Viva la musica
Schütz: Magnificat (Uppsala)
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Mozart: Requiem
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

May 20

Washington National Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Keri Alkema, Riccardo Massi, Alan Held;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

May 21

Kara Huber, pianist
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Preludes for Solo Piano
Music by William Bolcom
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington Performing Arts
Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 55, no. 1
Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 37, no. 2
Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 62, no. 2
Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 3
Debussy: Preludes, Book I (selections)
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

May 22

Washington National Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Keri Alkema, Riccardo Massi, Alan Held;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Spektral Quartet
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, composers
Dixon/Stein: Music from Stranger Things
Music of Jóhannsson with the Spektral Quartet
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Washington National Opera
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists
Verdi: Falstaff (selections)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

May 24

Embassy Series
I-Jung Huang, violinist
Peter Fang, pianist
Vitali: Chaconne
Schubert: Duo Sonata for Piano and Violin in A Major
Lutosławski: Subito for Violin and Piano
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
7 p.m. Anderson House

Washington National Opera
Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists
Verdi: Falstaff (Act I)
Excerpts from comic operas
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

May 25

Washington National Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Keri Alkema, Riccardo Massi, Alan Held;
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

May 28

Naho Bessho, pianist
Music by Mendelssohn, Ravel, Lyapunov, Scriabin
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Glinka: Valse-Fantasie
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

May 29

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Glinka: Valse-Fantasie
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

May 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, pianist
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances (Suite No. 2)
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Casella: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Glinka: Valse-Fantasie
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
André Watts, pianist
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”)
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

May 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony (slow movement)
Holst: The Planets (“Venus”)
Debussy: Clair de lune
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances (Suite No. 2)
7 p.m. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Free admission
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Miami City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Gounod: Walpurgisnacht Ballet
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org; 202-467-4600

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