Washington Classical Review

April 21 – Apr 21, 2026

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

April 22

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

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

April 23

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

April 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 25

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

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

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

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

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

April 26

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

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

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

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

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Alexander Kerr, violinist
Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
3 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 28

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

April 29

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

April 30

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

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

May 1

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

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music by Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Strozzi, Whitacre, others
7:30 p.m. Trinity United Methodist, Alexandria

Steven Spooner, pianist
Music by Liszt
7:30 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

May 2

Georgetown Chorale
Heather Adelsberger, conductor
Cherubini: Requiem
Music by Vivaldi, Puccini
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Loudoun Lyric Opera
Ye Lynn Han, tenor
Amanda Zoe Vest, mezzo-soprano
Mark Irchai, pianist
Mahler: Das Lied von Der Erde
7 p.m. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Purcellville

Dumbarton Concerts
Camerata RCO
Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano (“Kegelstatt”)
Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano
Dvořák-de Vlieger: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music by Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Strozzi, Whitacre, others
7:30 p.m. Holy Trinity, Georgetown

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Kristiina Poska, conductor
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Martinů: Oboe Concerto
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Capriccio Baroque
Benjamin Alard, harpsichordist
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue
Bach: Chaconne in G Minor
Bach: English Suite No. 3
Bach: English Suite No. 6
8 p.m. Live! At 10th & G
capricciobaroque.org

Gabriela Montero at Prager
Paul Lewis, pianist
Music by Mozart, Debussy, Poulenc
8 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts

May 3

Chiarina Chamber Players
Ricardo Morales, clarinetist
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Bancks: the dream forgotten…
D’Rivera: Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2
2 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Kristiina Poska, conductor
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Martinů: Oboe Concerto
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Constellations Chamber Concerts
Hyunah Yu, soprano
Alon Goldstein, pianist
Songs by R. Schumann, Brahms
3 p.m. Constellations Music Salon

Calder Quartet
Johnston: String Quartet No. 4 (“Amazing Grace”)
Barber: String Quartet in B Minor
Norman: Sabina
Price: String Quartet No. 2
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Carmina, chamber choir
Richard W. Robbins, conductor
Gallerano: 1629 Vespers
4 p.m. Beverley Hills Community United Methodist Church

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music by Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Strozzi, Whitacre, others
5 p.m. Westmoreland UCC

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
Min Jin, tenor
Brandon Cedel, baritone
Kathryn Locke, pianist
Bach: Cantata No. 82 (Ich habe genug)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Haydn: Missa in Angustiis
5 p.m. St. Joseph Parish, Cockeysville

Georgetown Concert Series
Sinta Saxophone Quartet
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

EGC Productions/BSO
Joseph Holt, pianist
Boram Kang, violinist
Dariusz Skoraczewski, cellist
Catherine Wethington, soprano
Chamber music by Russian composers
7 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

May 5

Kitty Yang, organist
Music of Bach
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
Duo Sorolla
Ponce: Cello Sonata
Other music for cello and piano
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Washington Performing Arts
Vadym Kholodenko, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Hammerklavier”)
Lyatoshinsky: Three Preludes, Op. 38
Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini
7:30 p.m. Sixth & I

May 7

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Erika Gray, violist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

French-American Piano Society
Claire-Marie Le Guay, pianist
Music by Bach, Escaich, Vivaldi
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

Clarice Presents
Kali Malone, organist
Roomful of Teeth, vocal ensemble
Malone: All Life Long
8 p.m. University of Maryland Memorial Chapel

May 8

Washington National Opera
Bernstein: West Side Story
Ryan McCartan, Shereen Pimentel, Taylor Harley, Amanda Castro
Marin Alsop, conductor
7:30 p.m. Lyric Baltimore

Folger Consort
Emily Noël, soprano
Music for viol consort, lute
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

May 9

Folger Consort
Emily Noël, soprano
Music for viol consort, lute
2 and 8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Washington National Opera
Bernstein: West Side Story
Ryan McCartan, Shereen Pimentel, Taylor Harley, Amanda Castro
Marin Alsop, conductor
2 and 7:30 p.m. Lyric Baltimore

Shriver Hall Concert Series
David Manzanares-Salguero, guitarist
Music of Bach, D. Scarlatti, Takemitsu, others
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art
Free admission

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Chuanyuan Liu, countertenor
Christian Lane, organist
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Schnittke: Requiem
3 p.m. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Baltimore

Cantate Concert Choir
Capital City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano
Cara Schaefer, mezzo-soprano
Louis Tiemann, tenor
Jim Williams, bass
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Music by Mendelssohn, Fauré, Stölzel
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Abela: Surface
Siegel: Love Lines
Siegel: To Be Free
5 p.m. Live! At 10th & G

Washington Concert Opera
Mozart: Idomeneo
David Portillo, Amanda Forsythe, Amanda Woodbury, Stephanie Doche
Antony Walker, conductor
6 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

National Philharmonic
Deanna Tham, conductor
Shara Nova, soprano
Grimes: The Blue Hour
Songs by Grimes, Negrón, Nova, Shaw, Snider
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Grossman Ensemble
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Music by Thomas, Shepherd, Benjamin
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission
loc.gov

May 10

Folger Consort
Emily Noël, soprano
Music for viol consort, lute
2 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Washington National Opera
Bernstein: West Side Story
Ryan McCartan, Shereen Pimentel, Taylor Harley, Amanda Castro
James Lowe, conductor
2 p.m. Lyric Baltimore

Brittany Logan, soprano
Travon Walker, tenor
Laureano Quant, baritone
Javier Arrebola, pianist
3 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Capitol Early Music
Flûte Alors, recorder quartet
Music by Arcadelt, Janequin, Handel, Telemann, others
3 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

Jiayin Shen, pianist
Chen: The Autumn Moon Reflected on the Serene Lake
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor
Chopin: Etude Op. 10, no. 8
Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu in C# Minor
Wang: Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix
3 p.m. An die Musik Live

Capital Classical Concerts
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Dehlinger: Beyond Earth: A Celestial Odyssey (world premiere)
Dehlinger: Cosmic Cycles: A Space Symphony (selections)
3:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Brooklyn Rider, string quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 23
Byron: New work
Hearne: New work
Negrón: New work
Dylan-Jacobsen: “The Times They Are A-Changin’”
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Vocal Arts DC
Le Bu, bass-baritone
Artyom Pak, pianist
Songs by Schubert, Duparc, Vaughan Williams
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
5 p.m. Live! At 10th & G
vocalartsdc.org

May 12

Ellen Burr, flutist
Music by Telemann, Debussy, Hindemith, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

May 14

Washington National Opera
Bernstein: West Side Story (semi-staged)
Ryan McCartan, Shereen Pimentel, Taylor Harvey, Amanda Castro
James Lowe, conductor
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, pianist
Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

National Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Hisaichi: Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere)
Hisaichi: Music from The Boy and the Heron
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

May 15

Washington National Opera
Bernstein: West Side Story (semi-staged)
Ryan McCartan, Shereen Pimentel, Taylor Harvey, Amanda Castro
Marin Alsop, conductor
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Bel Cantanti Opera
Four Seasons Dancers
Aundi Maria Moore, soprano
Emily Casey, soprano
Hannah Wardell, mezzo soprano
James Mancuso, tenor
Peter Burroughs, tenor
Kevin Short, bass-baritone
Matthew Cossack, bass-baritone
TJ Maistrose, percussionist
Guzal Isametdinova, pianist
Katerina Souvorova, conductor and pianist
Music for America 250
7:30 p.m. The Writer’s Center, Bethesda

Music at Emmanuel
The Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Adrienne Hyde, baroque cellist
Adam Pearl, organist
Bach: Six Motets
7:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

National Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Hisaichi: Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere)
Hisaichi: Music from The Boy and the Heron
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

May 16

Washington Performing Arts
Julia Hamos, pianist
Kurtág: Játékok (selections)
Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in E Minor, Hob.XVI:34
Ligeti: Selected Études, Books I & II
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major
2 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center

National Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Hisaichi: Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere)
Hisaichi: Music from The Boy and the Heron
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Bradley Hills Presents
American Brass Quintet
7:30 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, pianist
Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

May 17

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, pianist
Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Bel Cantanti Opera
Four Seasons Dancers
Aundi Maria Moore, soprano
Emily Casey, soprano
Hannah Wardell, mezzo soprano
James Mancuso, tenor
Peter Burroughs, tenor
Kevin Short, bass-baritone
Matthew Cossack, bass-baritone
TJ Maistrose, percussionist
Guzal Isametdinova, pianist
Katerina Souvorova, conductor and pianist
Music for America 250
3 p.m. The Writer’s Center, Bethesda

Choralis, chamber choir
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Caroline Nielsen, mezzo-soprano
Douglas Culclasure, tenor
Kerry Wilkerson, bass
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (last movement)
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Washington Douglass Chorale
Theodore Thorpe III, conductor
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music by Beethoven, Rheinberger, Thompson, Parker, others
5 p.m. National City Christian Church

Cathedral Choral Society and Orchestra
Steven Fox, conductor
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes
Bonds: Credo
Copland: Promise of Living
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Ariel String Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
Porat: Four Ladino Songs
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12
7 p.m. Bender JCC

May 19

Anna Keiserman, pianist
Music by Weinberg, Rachmaninoff, Auerbach
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

May 20

Washington Concert Opera
Ailyn Pérez, soprano
Opera selections
6 p.m. La Maison Française

May 21

Jennifer Koh, violinist
Thomas Sauer, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1
Iyer: Bridgetower Fantasy
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 (“Kreutzer”)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

May 23

Music at Emmanuel
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, cellist and conductor
Music by composers from Maryland
7 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Free admission

May 24

Memorial Day Festival Chorus
Capital Wind Symphony
Craig Jessop, conductor
William Lake, Jr., conductor
Dallyn Vail Bayles, tenor
Music for Memorial Day
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

United States Marine Band (“The President’s Own”)
Music for Memorial Day
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
Free admission
wolftrap.org

May 26

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

May 27

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

May 28

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

May 29

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

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

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

May 30

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

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

May 31

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

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

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

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

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

April 21 – Mar 24, 2026

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

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

April 22

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

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

April 23

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

April 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 25

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

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

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

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

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

April 26

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