Washington Classical Review

Calendar

June 12 – May 25, 2026

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Quinn Kelsey, baritone
Raven McMillon, soprano
Andrew Owens, tenor
Peixin Chen, bass
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Verdi: Rigoletto
7 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

IN Series
Nelson: Song of Sakuntula
Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Teresa Ferrara, Marvin Wayne Allen
Rajib Karmakar, sitar player
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival
Daniel Phillips, violinist
Todd Phillips, violist
Marcy Rosen, cellist
Catherine Cho, violinist
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Tara Helen O’Connor, flutist
Robert McDonald, pianist
Schubert: String Quartet No. 8
Soper: Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
Thompson: The Peaceable Kingdom
Alexander: Do Not Leave Your Cares at the Door
Dunphy: What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?
Woods: Infinite Body (selections)
Howells: Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Johan Dalene, violinist
Schoenberg: American Symphony
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Barber: Violin Concerto
Gershwin: An American in Paris
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

June 13

IN Series
Nelson: Song of Sakuntula
Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Teresa Ferrara, Marvin Wayne Allen
Rajib Karmakar, sitar player
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival
Stella Chen, violinist
Lydia Brown, pianist
Tara Helen O’Connor, flutist
Julia Yang, cellist
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Robert McDonald, pianist
Catherine Cho, violinist
Marcy Rosen, cellist
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21
Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Játo (“The Jet Whistle”)
Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2
7:30 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

June 14

IN Series
Nelson: Song of Sakuntula
Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Teresa Ferrara, Marvin Wayne Allen
Rajib Karmakar, sitar player
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival
Marcy Rosen, cellist
Robert McDonald, pianist
Tara Helen O’Connor, flutist
Lydia Brown, pianist
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Julia Yang, cellist
Catherine Cho, violinist
Stella Chen, violinist
Daniel Phillips, violist
Todd Phillips, violist
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5
Fauré: Fantasie for Flute and Piano
Ravaei: Gulistan (“Flower Garden”)
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
3 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

Live at the Lyceum
Alexandria Baroque
Music by Hagen, Rust, Bach
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

June 18

Wolf Trap Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Sophia Maekawa, Cumhur Görgün, Ziniu Zhao, Angel Raii Gomez
Louis Lohraseb, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival
Carys Sutherland, horn player
Catherine Cho, violinist
Christina Nam, violinist
Maiya Papach, violist
Ara Gregorian, violinist
Chase Park, cellist
Marcy Rosen, cellist
Ieva Jokubaviciute, pianist
Anthony Manzo, bass player
Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat Major
Brahms: String Quartet No. 2
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major (“The Trout”)
7:30 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

June 19

IN Series
Nelson: Song of Sakuntula
Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Teresa Ferrara, Marvin Wayne Allen
Rajib Karmakar, sitar player
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival
Dolphins Quartet
Ara Gregorian, violinist
Christina Nam, violist
Chase Park, cellist
Ieva Jokubaviciute, pianist
Catherine Cho, violinist
Maiya Papach, violist
Marcy Rosen, cellist
Anthony Manzo, bass player
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat Major
Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C Minor
Dolphin Quartet: The Dolphin Miniatures (selections)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 (“The Harp”)
7:30 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

June 20

IN Series
Nelson: Song of Sakuntula
Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Teresa Ferrara, Marvin Wayne Allen
Rajib Karmakar, sitar player
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival
Catherine Cho, violinist
Ara Gregorian, violinist
Christina Nam, violinist
Maiya Papach, violist
Chase Park, cellist
Marcy Rosen, cellist
Carys Sutherland, horn player
Ieva Jokubaviciute, pianist
Boccherini: String Quintet in C Major
Brahms: Horn Trio
Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D Minor (“Souvenir de Florence”)
7:30 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

June 21

Wolf Trap Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Sophia Maekawa, Cumhur Görgün, Ziniu Zhao, Angel Raii Gomez
Louis Lohraseb, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

IN Series
Nelson: Song of Sakuntula
Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Teresa Ferrara, Marvin Wayne Allen
Rajib Karmakar, sitar player
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

Live at the Lyceum
Luke Ratcliffe, pianist
Music by Chopin, Schumann
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

June 23

Robert Cart, flutist
Regina DiMedio Marrazza, pianist
Music by Barber, Benedict, Shapiro, Heggie, Price
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 25

Wolf Trap Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Sophia Maekawa, Cumhur Görgün, Ziniu Zhao, Angel Raii Gomez
Louis Lohraseb, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

June 27

Wolf Trap Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Sophia Maekawa, Cumhur Görgün, Ziniu Zhao, Angel Raii Gomez
Louis Lohraseb, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

July 3

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Hailstork: Fanfare on “Amazing Grace”
Price: Juba from Symphony No. 1
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Copland: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Williams: Main Title from Star Wars
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
8 p.m. Oregon Ridge, Cockeysville

July 4

July 5

Live at the Lyceum
Main Street Chamber Players
Music by Suk, Clarke, Zwilich
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

July 10

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Floyd: Susannah
Lori Lind, conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

July 11

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Floyd: Susannah
Lori Lind, conductor
2:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jiannan Cheng, conductor
Juho Pohjonen, pianist
Mozart: Symphony No. 1
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

July 12

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Mechem: Tartuffe
Lori Lind, conductor
2:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jiannan Cheng, conductor
Juho Pohjonen, pianist
Mozart: Symphony No. 1
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Live at the Lyceum
Crystal Lee, flutist
Brittany Pemberton, clarinetist
Elizabeth Hill, pianist
Music by Price, Muczynski, Peterson
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

July 13

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Mechem: Tartuffe
Lori Lind, conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

July 16

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Christine Murphy, flutist
Rossini: Overture to La Cenerentola
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1
Mendelssohn: Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream (selections)
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Mechem: Tartuffe
Lori Lind, conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

July 17

Wolf Trap Opera
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Elissa Pfaender, Magdalena Kuźma, Daniel O’Hearn, Finn Sagal
Steven White, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Mechem: Tartuffe
Lori Lind, conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

July 18

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Floyd: Susannah
Lori Lind, conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

July 19

Wolf Trap Opera
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Elissa Pfaender, Magdalena Kuźma, Daniel O’Hearn, Finn Sagal
Steven White, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Shakespeare Opera Theatre
Floyd: Susannah
Lori Lind, conductor
2:30 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, McLean

Live at the Lyceum
Keith Wright, flutist
Sam Runolfson, cellist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

July 21

Wolf Trap Opera Studio Artists
7 p.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Georgetown
Free admission
wolftrap.org

July 23

Wolf Trap Opera
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Elissa Pfaender, Magdalena Kuźma, Daniel O’Hearn, Finn Sagal
Steven White, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

July 24

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Joyce Yang, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

July 25

Wolf Trap Opera
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Elissa Pfaender, Magdalena Kuźma, Daniel O’Hearn, Finn Sagal
Steven White, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

July 26

Maxim Pakhomov, pianist
Music by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Villa-Lobos
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

July 30

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Maryland Opera
William Langley, conductor
Jouelle Roberson, soprano
Dane Suarez, tenor
Andrew Manea, baritone
Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
Arias by Verdi, Rossini, Bizet, Puccini, others
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards

August 2

Live at the Lyceum
Elizabeth Kluegel, violinist
John Sutherland Earle, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 7

Wolf Trap Opera
Puccini: Tosca
Demetrious Sampson Jr., Tessa McQueen, Jonathan Patton
José Luis Gómez, conductor
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

August 9

Live at the Lyceum
Aloha Players, woodwind ensemble
Music by Bauer, Ravel
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 14

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Tessa McQueen, soprano
Cecelia McKinley, mezzo-soprano
Demetrious Sampson, tenor
Jonathan Patton, baritone
Beethoven: Overture from The Consecration of the House
Beethoven: Elegiac Song
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

August 15

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Boyer: American Mosaic
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Bernstein: Overture from Candide
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

August 16

Live at the Lyceum
Fifth Floor, woodwind quintet
Music by Harberg, Moravec, Simon
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 23

Live at the Lyceum
Susan Sandler, violinist
Mike Garrahan, violist
Susan Alexander, pianist
Music by Schumann, Hovhaness, Khachaturian
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 30

Live at the Lyceum
Piano and Strings
Music by Beach, Brahms
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

May 26 – Apr 21, 2026

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

May 27

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

May 28

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

May 29

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

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

May 30

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

May 31

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

Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Matthew Guard, conductor
Poulenc: Figure Humaine
Songs from the American Civil War
2:30 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square

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

Symphony of the Potomac
Joel Lazar, conductor
Francine Kay, pianist
Franck: Le chasseur maudit
Falla: Nights in the Garden of Spain
Chausson: Symphony in B-Flat
3 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College

Washington Piano Society
3 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University of America
Free admission

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

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

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

April 21 – Mar 24, 2026

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

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

April 22

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

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

April 23

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

April 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 25

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

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

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

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

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

April 26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 28

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

April 29

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

April 30

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

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

March 24 – Feb 22, 2026

Ham Chan, pianist
Debussy: Études, Book 1
Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Fortas Chamber Music Concerts
Viano Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Haydn: String Quartet No. 64 (“Largo”)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 25

Washington National Opera
Ward: The Crucible
J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Lauren Carroll, Ronnita Miller
Robert Spano, conductor
7 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

March 26

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eun Sun Kim, conductor
Javier Perianes, pianist
Paradis: Overture to Der Schulkandidat
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

French-American Piano Society
Jean-Baptiste Doulcet, pianist
Music by Schumann, Grieg
Improvisations by Doulcet
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

March 27

Washington National Opera
Ward: The Crucible
J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Lauren Carroll, Ronnita Miller
Robert Spano, conductor
7 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

Chamber Music at the Barns
Ani Aznavoorian, cellist
Marta Aznavoorian, pianist
Komitas: Music of Armenia
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnol
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1
Paganini: Variations on One String on a Theme by Rossini (“Moses”)
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (excerpts)
Richter: Four Seasons Recomposed (excerpts)
7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Mind on Fire
Pique Collective
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Lyons: Procedures
8 p.m. 2640 Space

March 28

Chamber Music Maryland
Anderson & Roe, piano duo
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (for two pianos)
Holst: Nocturne on Neptune
Bizet: Carmen Fantasy (for two pianos)
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
chambermusicmaryland.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eun Sun Kim, conductor
Javier Perianes, pianist
Paradis: Overture to Der Schulkandidat
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

March 29

National Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Merrill, conductor
Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Ward: The Crucible
J’Nai Bridges, Ryan McKinny, Lauren Carroll, Ronnita Miller
Robert Spano, conductor
2 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

Music at Alden
Solomon Eichner, pianist
2 p.m. McLean Community Center

Terra String Quartet
Jacob Kellerman, guitarist
Malats: Serenata Española
Falla: 7 Canciones Populares Españolas
Albéniz: España No. 2 (Tango)
Albéniz: España No. 3 (Malagueña)
Music by Francisco Coll
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Music at Emmanuel
Parker Ramsay, harpist
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Muhly: The Street
7:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

March 31

Alexei Romanenko, cellist
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor (“The Guardian Angel”)
Bach: Chaconne in D Minor
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 6
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Young Concert Artists
Kiron Atom Tellian, pianist
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Sonata-Fantasy”)
Chopin: Etudes (selected)
Scriabin: Etudes (selected)
Schumann: Symphonic Etudes
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

February 22 – Jan 23, 2026

Music at Alden
Borisevich Duo
Music for violin and piano
2 p.m. McLean Community Center

National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Lin Ma, clarinetist
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Boyer/Sohm: American Mosaic (world premiere)
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Annapolis Opera
Maryland Opera Studio
Craig Kier, conductor
Cárdenas: The Alchemists
3 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, Annapolis

Toomai String Quintet
Music by Villa-Lobos, Mompou, Ponce, León, others
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Chamber Music Maryland
Chanticleer, vocal ensemble
4 p.m. First Lutheran Church, Ellicott City

Apollo Orchestra
David Chan, conductor
Romain-Olivier Gray, cellist
Britten: Prelude and Fugue in 18 Parts
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (“London”)
4 p.m. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
The Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Music by Muhly, Stucky, Briggs, Byrd, Tallis, others
4 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Angela Hewitt, pianist
Bach: Toccata in D Major
Rameau: Suite No. 2
D. Scarlatti: Selected Sonatas
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Thalea String Quartet
Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Haydn: String Quartet No. 32 (“The Bird”)
Music by Purcell, Smith, Yee
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

Mind on Fire
Icarus Quartet
Fulton: Wilderness Suite
8 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

February 23

Thalea String Quartet
Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Haydn: String Quartet No. 32 (“The Bird”)
Music by Purcell, Smith, Yee
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

February 24

Naho Bessho, pianist
Schubert: Adagio
Saint-Saëns: Waltz
C. Schumann: Nocturne
R. Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze
MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 4
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

February 26

National Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Orli Shaham, pianist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Esmail: Double Concerto (world premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Edouard Beyens, percussionist
L. Boulanger: D’un Matin de printemps
Dun: The Tears of Nature
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

February 27

National Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Orli Shaham, pianist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Esmail: Double Concerto (world premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington Bach Consort
James O’Donnell, organist
Bach: Clavierübung III
7 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church

Washington Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
washingtonperformingarts.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Olga Kern, pianist
Revueltas: Janitzio
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

Mind on Fire
Young: Lancelot Chimera
8 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

February 28

Maryland Opera
Boykin: Oshun
Amukele: Kandake
Jouelle Roberson, Daniel J. Smith, Taylor Boykins
Anoa Green, conductor
7 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore

Dumbarton Concerts
Anne Akiko Meyers, violinist
Jason Vieaux, guitarist
Handel: Violin Sonata in D Major
Bates: Three Arias
Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda)
Glass: New Chaconne
Lauridsen: Sure On This Shining Night
Merlin: Suite del Recuerdo
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Olga Kern, pianist
Revueltas: Janitzio
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

Bel Cantanti Opera
Opera selections by Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Rubinstein
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Third Practice, vocal ensemble
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Niccolo Seligmann, viol player
Schütz: Musikalische Exequien
7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore

National Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Orli Shaham, pianist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Esmail: Double Concerto (world premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Mind on Fire
Young: Lancelot Chimera
8 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

January 23 – Dec 25, 2025

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Emi Ferguson, flutist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Erika Gray, violist
Poulenc: Flute Sonata
Prokofiev: Flute Sonata
Burleigh: Songs arranged for flute and piano
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

The Night Suite
Stephen Solook, vibraphonist
Saunders Smith: The Deep
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
music.umbc.edu

Bel Cantanti Opera
Zoya Gramagin, soprano
Nina Mutalifu, soprano
Hannah Wardell, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Lustgarten, tenor
Rob McGinness, baritone
Christian Simmons, bass
Katerina Souvorova, pianist
Igor Zubkovsky, cellist
Music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

National Symphony Orchestra
The Washington Chorus
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Brahms: Schicksalslied
Vivaldi: Sinfonia “Al Santo Sepolcro”
Brahms: Nänie
Bach: Sinfonia from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
Brahms: Gesang der Parzen
Schumann: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Martines: Sinfonia in C Major
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 (“Military”)
Brahms: Violin Concerto
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Ray Chen, violinist
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

January 24

[CANCELED]
Washington National Opera
American Opera Initiative
Ragland: Mickey Dee and The Eclipse
Dietz: The Curse of the Magi
Vanhassel: The Mold and I
Viviana Goodwin, Anneliese Klenetsky, Lauren Carroll
Robert Spano, conductor
7 and 9 p.m. Venue TBA

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
7 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

Chamber Music Maryland
Parker Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 (“Serioso”)
Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia

The Night Suite
Jude Traxler and Richard Putz, vibraphonists
Saunders Smith: My Romance
Saunders Smith: Alone
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
music.umbc.edu

National Philharmonic
Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Beach: Symphony in E minor (“Gaelic”)
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music by Gibbons, Farrant, Tye, Reger, Poulenc
8 p.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church

January 25

Chiarina Chamber Players
Ricardo Morales, clarinetist
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Bancks: the dream forgotten…
d’Rivera: Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2
2 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
chiarina.org

The Night Suite
Lee Hinkle, vibraphonist
Lisa Cella, flutist
Yoshi Horiguchi, double bassist
Thomas Moore, pianist
Airi Yoshioka, violinist
Saunders Smith: Commune
3 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
music.umbc.edu

Paul Wiancko, cellist
Alexi Kenney, violinist
Ayane Kozasa, violist
Gabriel Cabezas, cellist
Silvie Cheng, pianist
Music by Wiancko
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
4 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

Music at Emmanuel (rescheduled to February 1)
Emmanuel Choir
Christian Lane, conductor
Music of Barber, Thompson, others
4 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
emmanueldowntown.org

City Choir of Washington
Erin Freeman, conductor
Berko: Sacred Place
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Naoko Takao and Kenneth Slowik, fortepianists
Music for piano, four hands, by Schubert
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Washington Performing Arts
Ruckus, early music ensemble
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Eastman, Dickinson, Balliett
7:30 p.m. Sixth and I
washingtonperformingarts.org

January 27

Robert Cart, flutist
Regina DiMedio Marrazza, pianist
Music by Barber, Benedict, Shapiro, Heggie, Price
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

January 29

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
David Hardy, cellist
Brahms: Double Concerto
Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 (“Le Poème Divin”)
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Tambuco Percussion Ensemble
Music by Latin American composers
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

January 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
David Hardy, cellist
Brahms: Double Concerto
Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 (“Le Poème Divin”)
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Danbi Um, violinist
Julian Rhee, violinist
Paul Neubauer, violist
Nicholas Canellakis, cellist
Jonathan Swensen, cellist
Boccherini: String Quintet in G minor
Beethoven: String Trio in G major
Barrière: Sonata in G major for Two Cellos
D’Ambrosio: Suite for Strings, Op. 8
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Strauss: Don Juan
Copland: Suite from Billy the Kid
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

January 31

Shriver Hall Concert Series
David Manzanares-Salguero, guitarist
Music by D. Scarlatti, Ponce, Takemitsu, Henze, others
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art

Cantate Chamber Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
VaShawn Savoy McIlwain-Lightfoot, bass-baritone
Bonds: Credo
Lang: If I Am Silent
5 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Kensington

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Dvořák: Serenade, Op. 44
Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Georgetown Chamber Orchestra
Heather Adelsberger, conductor
Jason Solounias, pianist
Martin Labazevitch, pianist
Andrés Cárdenes, pianist
Agata Miklavc, violinist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 10 for two pianos
Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn
J. Haydn: Symphony No. 45 (“Farewell”)
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
David Hardy, cellist
Brahms: Double Concerto
Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 (“Le Poème Divin”)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music by Gibbons, Farrant, Tye, Reger, Poulenc
8 p.m. Church of the Holy Comforter, Vienna

December 28 – Nov 26, 2025

Strauss Symphony of America
Europaballet St. Pölten
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Rebecca Nelsen, soprano
Thomas Weinhappel, baritone
Music by Johann Strauss, Jr.
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

November 26 – Oct 23, 2025

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

November 28

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

November 29

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

November 30

Cincinnati Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Dan Schlosberg, pianist
Songs by Berlioz, Duparc, Purcell, Spears, Handel, others
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

October 23 – Sep 24, 2025

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Tartini: Violin Sonata in G Minor (“Devil’s Trill”)
Prokofiev: Diabolical Suggestions
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Francesca Dego, violinist
Simpson: Israfel
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

French-American Piano Society
Célimène Daudet, pianist
Lamothe: Feuillet d’album No. 1
Élie: Chants de la montagne (Echo-Isma o)
Lamothe: Danza No. 404:17
Élie: Méringue populaire haïtienne No. 2
Saintonge: Élégie – Méringue
Lamothe: Danza No. 1 (“Habanera”)
Élie: Méringue populaire haïtienne No. 4
Lamothe: Icônes vaudouesques (“Loco”)
Élie: Chant de la montagne (Nostalgie)
Lamothe: Feuillet d’album No. 2
Élie: Méringue populaire haïtienne No. 1
Lamothe: Danza No. 3
Chopin: Chant Polonais (arr.)
8 p.m. La Maison Française

October 24

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

New Boys Choir Hamburg
Jens Baudtiz, conductor
Music by Schütz, Mendelssohn, Beach, Ticheli
7:30 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Francesca Dego, violinist
Simpson: Israfel
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
8 p.m. The Clarice

October 25

Washington Performing Arts
Avery Gagliano, pianist
Schumann: Novelletten (selections)
Barber: Nocturne
Coleman: Music in Timelapse
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major
Rachmaninoff: Selected Preludes
2 p.m. Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Cantate Chamber Singers
Rock Creek Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville

Georgetown Chamber Players
Andrés Cárdenes, violinist
Isabel Cárdenes, harpist
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2
Ravel: Tzigane
7 p.m. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church
georgetownchorale.org

National Philharmonic
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Juliet Schlefer, soprano
Shabnam Abedi, mezzo-soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Jacob Perry, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Amit Kavthekar, tabla player
Rajib Karmaker, sitar player
Bach: Magnificat
Esmail: This Love Between Us
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Dumbarton Concerts
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 17
Barber: Adagio from String Quartet in B Minor
Piazzolla: Four, for tango
Gershwin: Lullaby
Dvorák: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

October 26

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Francesca Dego, violinist
Simpson: Israfel
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Seyoung Jeong, soprano
Edwin Kim, pianist
DoYeon Kim, cellist
R. Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben
C. Schumann: Three Romances for Cello and Piano
Korean art songs
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
umbc.edu

Cantate Chamber Singers
Rock Creek Singers
Victoria Gau, conductor
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
4 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville

Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Kerry Wilkerson, bass
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms: Variations on Theme by Joseph Haydn
Elgar: “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Eric Jacobsen, cellist
Alex Sopp, flutist
Austin Wulliman, violinist
Kyle Armbrust, violist
Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Villa Lobos, Sopp
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

October 27

Eric Jacobsen, cellist
Alex Sopp, flutist
Austin Wulliman, violinist
Kyle Armbrust, violist
Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Villa Lobos, Sopp
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

Washington Performing Arts
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson, pianist
Ortiz: New work
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

October 28

Eunju Kwak, violinist
Albert Hunt, clarinetist
Jeongseon Choi, pianist
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du soldat
Khachaturian: Clarinet Trio
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
Robin McGinness, baritone
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church

October 29

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

[Canceled]
Baroklyn, string ensemble
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Jennifer Johnson Cano, soprano
Katherine Needleman, oboist
Music of J.S. Bach
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Jader Bignamini, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, pianist
Marsalis: Herald, Holler, and Hallelujah
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Strauss: Don Juan
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Aida
Jennifer Rowley, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Adam Smith, Shenyang
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Benjamin Appl, baritone
James Baillieu, pianist
Lieder and art songs
7:30 p.m. The Mansion at Strathmore

[Canceled]
Tambuco, percussion ensemble
Music by Latin-American composers
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Capriccio Baroque
Carole Cerasi, harpsichordist
Music of J.S. Bach
8 p.m. La Maison Française
capricciobaroque.org

October 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Jader Bignamini, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, pianist
Marsalis: Herald, Holler, and Hallelujah
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Strauss: Don Juan
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Annapolis Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Efraín Solís, Charles Calotta, Sofia Scattarreggia, Johanna Will
Craig Kier, conductor
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

September 26 – Aug 15, 2025

Counterpoint
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Eric Lee, audiovisual electronics artist
Ravel: Miroirs (selections)
Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
6:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 95
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
7 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Hayoung Choi, cellist
Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Brenda Rae, Minghao Liu, Ben Brady
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music

September 27

Counterpoint
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Eric Lee, audiovisual electronics artist
Ravel: Miroirs (selections)
Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
1:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 95
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
3 p.m. National Museum of American History

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yuja Wang, pianist
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Simon: Warmth of Other Suns
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Dvořák: Largo from Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Michelle Cann, pianist
Berko: Unstrung
Amado: En Conga pa’ La Habana
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Chesapeake Music
Renaissance String Quartet
Catherine Cho, violist
Zhu Wang, pianist
Price: String Quartet in G Major
Mozart: String Quintet No. 4
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor
7:30 p.m. Ebenezer Theater, Easton

Bel Cantanti Opera
Ravel: L’Enfant et les Sortilèges
Ravel: L’Heure Espagnole
Jordan Seguin-Gascoigne, Hannah Wardell, Matteo Adams, Monique Galvao
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. The Writer’s Center, Bethesda

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 95
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
7:30 p.m. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

September 28

Vocal Arts DC
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Erin Morley, soprano
Gerald Martin Moore, pianist
Opera excerpts by Rossini, Verdi, Bizet, Delibes, Bellini, Donizetti
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Brenda Rae, Minghao Liu, Ben Brady
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. Academy of Music

Constellations Chamber Concerts
Chee-Yun, violinist
Ellen Hwangbo, pianist
Music by Brahms, Beach, Fauré, Ravel
3 p.m. Constellations Music Salon, Potomac

Hui-Chuan Chen, pianist
Pesca: Impromptu No. 2 (after Beethoven)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Hammerklavier”)
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
umbc.edu

American Brass Quintet
Phile: The President’s March
Reinagle: Selected Dances
Barfield: Samsāra
Biedenbender: Sacred Geometry
Snow: Dance Movements
Lasser: Common Heroes, Uncommon Land
Tower: Copperwave
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Elijah McCormack, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Andrew Bearden Brown, tenor
Edward Vogel, bass
Bach: Cantata No. 79 (Gott, der Herr ist Sonn und Schild)
Bach: Cantata No. 103 (Ihr werdet weinen und heulen)
Bach: Cantata No. 74 (Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten)
Bach: Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

September 30

Agita Arista, flutist
Rudolf Ozolins, pianist
Music by Čiurlionis, Vasks, Pärt
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Young Concert Artists
James Baik, cellist
Bogang Hwang, pianist
Boccherini: Cello Sonata in G Major
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Britten: Cello Sonata
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
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