Washington Classical Review

Calendar

June 22 – May 22, 2025

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

WMPA Summer Chamber Music Series
Crystal Lee, flute
Brittany Pemberton, clarinetist
Dr. Hill, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

June 24

Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Tanya Blaich, pianist
Songs by Hahn, Bolcom
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

June 26

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Christian Simmons, Arianna Rodriguez, Charles H. Eaton, Brittany Olivia Logan
Emily Senturia, conductor
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

June 28

Gabriel Montero at Prager
Paul Merkelo, trumpeter
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Music by Gershwin
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton

Capriccio Baroque
Jory Vinikour, harpsichordist
D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (selected)
8 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
capricciobaroque.org

June 29

WMPA Summer Chamber Music Series
The Aloha Players
Music for woodwind ensemble
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

NOI Festival Philharmonic
David Danzmayr, conductor
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Cuong: John and Jim
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

June 30

PostClassical Ensemble
Ángel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Netanel Draiblate, violinist
David Jones, clarinetist
Audrey Andrist, pianist
Bartók: Contrasts
Stravinsky: A Soldier’s Tale
6 p.m. Hay-Adams Hotel

May 22 – Apr 23, 2025

Classical Arts Society
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Erika Gray, violist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Russian Chamber Art Society
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
Russian opera arias and songs
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

May 23

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

John Holiday, countertenor
Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, pianist
Music by Price, Bonds, Morris, Gershwin
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Washington Opera Society
Bizet: Carmen
Lisa Chavez
Julien Benichou, conductor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

May 24

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

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

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra
David Kirven, conductor
Debora Madsen, soprano
Lisa Mitchell Tyler, organist
Liszt: Les Préludes
Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
8 p.m. All Saints Catholic Church, Manassas
Free admission

May 25

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Constellations Chamber Concerts
Randall Scarlata, baritone
Gilbert Kalish, pianist
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
3 p.m. Constellations Music Salon
Free admission

Memorial Day Festival Chorus
Capital Wind Symphony
Craig Jessop and William L. Lake Jr., conductors
Music for Memorial Day
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Free admission

St. Ann DC Concert Series
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Amit Peled, conductor
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

May 27

Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Ira Gold, double bass player
Susan Archibald, pianist
Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 73
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 1
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3
Gubaidulina: Etudes for Solo Double Bass
Schubert: Arpgeggione Sonata
7 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

May 28

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Reginald Smith Jr, Alyson Cambridge, Viviana Goodwin, Norman Garrett
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

May 29

National Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Xian Zhang, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Yi: Landscape Impression
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

May 30

Accio piano trio
Selections for piano trio
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest 2025
Marcolivia Duo, violinist and violist
Leah Claiborne, pianist
Ami Dang, sitarist
New Choir of Mt. Vernon
Boyd Meets Girl, guitarist and cellist
Alex Hamburger Quartet
Music by women composers
7:30 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore

IN Series
Gill: Ethiopia
Sophia Early, Ezinne Elele, Elise Jenkins, Shana Oshiro
Janelle Gill, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

National Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Loadbang
Adrian Sandi, bass clarinetist
Andy Kozar, trumpeter
Ty Bouque, baritone
William Lang, trombonist
Christopher Otto, violinist
Ning Yu, pianist
Currier: Cognitive Dissonance
Paredes: New Work
Otto: New Work
Finnissy: Dear Pete—Dear Walt
Cetilia: Breath of Cinder Depth of Moss
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

May 31

Washington National Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Michael Sumuel, Brittany Renee, Viviana Goodwin, Kenneth Kellogg
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest 2025
PUBLIQuartet
Seraph Brass
Boyd Meets Girl, guitarist and cellist
Music by women composers
2 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore

IN Series
Gill: Ethiopia
Sophia Early, Ezinne Elele, Elise Jenkins, Shana Oshiro
Janelle Gill, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

National Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Ning Yu and Cory Smythe, pianist
Levy Lorenzo and Jeff Svatek, computer and sound musicians
Christopher Otto, violinist
Muntendorf: Trilogy for Two Pianos
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Chee-Yun and Kit Zimmerman, violinists
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Leshnoff: Concertante for two violins and orchestra
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

Washington Men’s Camerata
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music by Morley, Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Hindemith, others
8 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Music for a cappella choir
8 p.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church

April 23 – Mar 21, 2025

Orchestra National Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor and violinist
Bologne: Overture from The Anonymous Lover
Crawford Seeger: Andante for Strings
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5
Zehetmair: Passacaglia, Burlesque and Chorale
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

Joel Sachs, pianist
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2
Ives: Selections from Piano Sonata No. 1 (“Concord, Mass., 1840-1860”)
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

April 24

New Orchestra of Washington
Ahmed Alabaca, conductor
Dvořák: Humoresque
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Grieg: Anitra’s Dance
Britten: Playful Pizzicato
Carreno: Serenade for Strings (“Finale: Tempo di Marcia”)
6:30 p.m. Room and Board
Free admission

April 25

Maryland Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Chrystal E. Williams, Victor Starsky, Gustavo Feulien, Colleen Daly
James Harp, conductor
7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore

L’Opéra Comique de Washington
Natalia Pérez, soprano
Simon Charette, pianist
Selections of art song, zarzuela
7 p.m. National League of American Pen Women

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Paul Huang, violinist
Danbi Um, violinist
Matthew Lipman, violist
Timothy Ridout, violist
David Finckel, cellist
Sihao He, cellist
Bach: “Ricercar a 6” from The Musical Offering
Haydn: String Trio in G major
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat major
Strauss: String Sextet from Capriccio
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Hélène Grimaud, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30
Brahms: Three Intermezzos, Op. 117
Brahms: Seven Fantasies, Op. 116
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor from Violin Partita No. 2
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Opera Philadelphia
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Timothy Murray, Olivia Smith, Khanyiso Gwenxane, Elizabeth Reiter
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music, Philadelphia

April 26

Concerts from Kirkwood
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

Maryland Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Chrystal E. Williams, Victor Starsky, Gustavo Feulien, Colleen Daly
James Harp, conductor
7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Sofya Gulyak, pianist
Assad: Brazilian Fanfare
Rossini: Overture from William Tell
Simon: “Ring Shout” and “Holy Dance” from Four Black American Dances
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Horszowski Trio
Clarke: Piano Trio
Wuorinen: Piano Trio No. 1
Wuorinen: Piano Trio No. 2 (world premiere)
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

April 27

Paragon Philharmonia
Miriam Burns, conductor
Nick Thompson, clarinetist
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Adrover: Imágenes (world premiere)
Pirotti: Inesita
Copland: Three Latin American Sketches
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Opera Philadelphia
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Timothy Murray, Olivia Smith, Khanyiso Gwenxane, Elizabeth Reiter
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music, Philadelphia

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eva Ollikainen, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Petrushka
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Chamber Music Maryland
Living Arts Collective Ensemble
Danielle DeSwert Hahn, pianist
Duparc: “L’invitation au voyage”
Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonata No. 1
Fauré: La Bonne Chanson
N. Boulanger: Trois pièces pour violoncelle et piano
3 p.m. Peale Museum

Juan Sebastián Delgado, cellist
Kristhyan Benitez, pianist
Piazzolla: Serenade from Tres Piezas Breve
Lavista: Quotations
MIgnone: Modinha
Chavez: Madrigal
Piazzolla: Escualo
Ponce: Cello Sonata
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Alexander Kobrin, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Yunchan Lim, pianist
Lee: …round and velvety-smooth blend…
Bach: Goldberg Variations
4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
Miguel da Silva, violist
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 1
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Andrew Fouts, violinist
Laura Choi-Stuart, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Hill, tenor
Jonathon Adams, bass
Bologne: Violin Concerto No. 10
Mozart: Requiem
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

April 29

Esencia Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 62 (“Emperor”)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Takács Quartet
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
Ngwenyama: Flow
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

April 30

Opera Baltimore
Britten: Albert Herring
Hope Briggs, Eric Finbarr Carey, Scott Hetz Clark, Elizabeth Sarian
Joshua Horsch, conductor
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

March 21 – Feb 20, 2025

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D Major
Bach-Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria

New Orchestra of Washington
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Dvořák: Serenade for Wind Ensemble
Misra: Selected Poems
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

March 22

Hélène Papadopoulos, pianist
Bach: Toccata in D Minor
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21
2 p.m. An die Musik Live

Washington International Piano Series
Wael Farouk, pianist
4 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University
Free admission

Carmina and Illuminare, choirs
Richard W. Robbins, conductor
Music by Casulana, Aleotti, others
7 p.m. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Roberto González-Monjas, conductor
Yeol Eum Son, pianist
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”)
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Washington Men’s Camerata
Young Men’s Ensemble of Children’s Chorus of Washington
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music by Fauré, Poulenc, d’Indy, Gounod, Duruflé, Milhaud, others
8 p.m. Live at 10th and G

March 23

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

Escher String Quartet
Brandon Patrick George, flutist
Beach: Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet
Ravel: String Quartet in F
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Mozart: Flute Quartet No. 1
Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Concertos by Endler, Vivaldi, Bach, Telemann
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

City Choir of Washington
Erin Freeman, conductor
Music by Copland, Barber, Duson, Barnwell, Gershwin, Ellington
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Capital City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Sophia Lin, pianist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Bonds: Montgomery Variations
5 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Grieg: Piano Sonata in E minor
Tveitt: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Sonata etere”)
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

March 25

Acis Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 66
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Music at Emmanuel
Ah Young Hong, soprano
Music by Hildegard von Bingen, Hersch
6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
emmanueldowntown.org

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

French-American Piano Society
Lise de la Salle, pianist
Chopin: Ballade No. 1
Chopin: Ballade No. 4
Liszt: Cantique d’Amour
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

March 26

Julia Fischer, violinist
Jan Lisiecki, pianist
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 26
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 (“Spring”)
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2
7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 27

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Borromeo Quartet
Sanlikol: The Demons and Humans of Siyah-Kalem
Schuller: “Canzona” from String Quartet No. 3
Beethoven: “Grosse Fuge”
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 28

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

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
inseries.org

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 29

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Twyla Tharp Dance
Third Coast Percussion
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
2 and 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

IN Series
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Caitlin Wood, Daniel Moody, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Peter Walker, Maribeth Diggle
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
inseries.org

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Ivalas Quartet
Golijov: Tenebrae
Alberga: String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13
3 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC
Free admission

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Naoko Takao and Kenneth Slowik, fortepianists
Schubert: Music for piano, four hands
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Four Latin Masses
7:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Capitol Hill

Martin Fröst, clarinetist
Antoine Tamestit, violist
Shai Wosner, pianist
Music by Dvořák, Brahms, Bizet
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

March 30

New York City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Delibes: Coppélia
1:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Conrad Tao, pianist
Caleb Teicher, tap dancer
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bach: Aria from Goldberg Variations
Music by Schoenberg, Tao, others
3 p.m. The Clarice

Symphony on the Potomac
Joel Lazar, conductor
Karen Walwyn, pianist
Goins: Reverie and Celebration
Price: Piano Concerto
MacDowell: “Indian” Suite
3 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College

Emmanuel Choir
Peabody Children’s Chorus
Christian Lane, conductor
Adam Detzner, organist
Daley: Prayer for Peace
Music by choral composers
4 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore

Stile Antico, chamber choir
Motets by Palestrina, Lassus, Victoria, Josquin, Arcadelt, Anerio, Allegri
Frances-Hoad: A Gift of Heaven
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

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

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Kyle Tomlin, tenor
Joseph Lattanzi, bass
Haydn: The Creation
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Bach: Four Latin Masses
7:30 p.m. Chevy Chase United Methodist Church

March 31

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist
Bach: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross
Bach: Fugue in G Minor
Bach: Cantata No. 42 (Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats)
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Free admission

February 20 – Jan 11, 2025

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

National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cellist
Lyadov: Kikimora
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington International Piano Series
Francesca Hurst, pianist
Music by Chernin, Foumai, Price, Field, Chopin, Debussy, others
7 p.m. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University
Free admission

Vocal Arts DC
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
John Churchwell, pianist
Heggie: New song cycle
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39
Music by Handel, Korngold, Brahms, Price, Adams
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

Musicians from Marlboro
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinetist
Evren Ozel, pianist
Maria Ioudenitch, violinist
Stephanie Zyzak, violinist
Hiroki Kasai, violist
Natalie Loughran, violist
Peter Stumpf, cellist
Schumann: Märchenerzählungen
Schumann: String Quartet No. 2
Kurtág: Hommage à R. Sch.
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

February 21

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1
Music by Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion
Jackson: To the Field of Stars
7:30 p.m. Virginia Theological Seminary

Opéra Comique de Washington
Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
Melanie Ashkar, Danny Leclerc, Hayley Abramowitz, Raymond Ghattas
Simon Charette, conductor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

February 22

Capitol City Symphony
Victoria Gau, conductor
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Visser: A Palestinian Wedding
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Elgar: Enigma Variations
7 p.m. Atlas Center

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion
Jackson: To the Field of Stars
7:30 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cellist
Lyadov: Kikimora
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

February 23

Choir and Chamber Players of Saint Peter’s
Kevin O’Brien, conductor
Music by Schütz, Schein, Bach, Mendelssohn
2 p.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Capitol Hill

National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cellist
Lyadov: Kikimora
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Natalie Joachim, vocalist and flutist
Joachim: Ki moun ou ye (selections)
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Capitol Early Music
Abella Harp Consort
Olivia Castor, harpist
Sarah Shodja, recorder player
Adrienne Hyde, viol player
William Simms, lutenist
Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano
3 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

Brentano String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Lei Liang: Madrigal Mongolia
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion
Jackson: To the Field of Stars
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Benjamin Appl, baritone
Bryan Wagorn, pianist
Schubert: Winterreise
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

February 25

Laurent Jochum, organist
Boëllmann: Suite gothique
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata No. 6 (“Vater unser im Himmelreich”)
Bédard: Variations sur Christus Vincit
Franck: Pièce héroïque
Takle: Power of Life
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Ginger Hildebrand, violinist
David Hildebrand, pianist
Selections of American and French music from time of Lafayette
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

February 26

Opera Baltimore
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Chelsea Lehnea, Sarah Coit, Peter Drackley, Eric McKeever
Husan Chun-Novak, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

February 27

National Symphony Orchestra
Lorelei Ensemble, vocal group
Marin Alsop, conductor
Wolfe: Her Story
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Montgomery: Five Freedom Songs
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Paul Taylor Dance Company
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Music by Boyce, Bach, others
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

February 28

Members of National Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Ross, flutist
Regino Madrid, violinist
Chiara Dieguez, violist
Ariana Nelson, cellist
Adriana Horne, harpist
Dvořák-Koncz: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
Jongen: Concert à Cinq
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Counterpoint
Zachary Good, clarinetist
Katie Hyunn, violinist
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Khachaturian: Trio for violin, clarinet, and piano
Simon: Sleep Well
Saariaho: Tocar
Ustvolskaya: Trio for clarinet, violin, and piano (second movement)
Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata
Singleton: Jasper Drag
Bartók: Contrasts
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, pianist
Alon Goldstein, pianist
Julietta Curenton, flutist
Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 68
Chopin: Variations on a theme by Rossini, for Flute and Piano
Chopin: Variation No. 6 from Hexaméron
Chopin: Variations in D major on a National Air by Thomas Moore, for Piano Duet
Chopin: Rondo for Two Pianos
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 1
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violinist
Bernstein: Serenade
Beethoven: Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Ginastera: Estancia
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

Opera Baltimore
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Chelsea Lehnea, Sarah Coit, Peter Drackley, Eric McKeever
Husan Chun-Novak, conductor and pianist
7:30 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Montgomery: Five Freedom Songs
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. The Clarice

Paul Taylor Dance Company
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Music by Boyce, Bach, others
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

January 11 – Dec 23, 2024

Lux Choir
Robby Napoli, conductor
Music by Lauridsen, Howells, Esmail, others
7:30 p.m. Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Choral Arts Society, women’s chorus
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jess Gillam, saxophonist
Lee: Sukkot through Orion’s Nebula
Clyne: Glasslands
Holst: The Planets
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

January 12

Alden Chamber Music Series
Junwen Liang, pianist
2 p.m. McLean Community Center
mcleancenter.org

Constellations Chamber Concerts
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboist
Monica Ellis, bassoonist
Ellen Hwangbo, pianist
Poulenc: Trio
Cuong: Trains of Thought
Previn: Trio
3 p.m. Constellations Music Salon, Potomac

Sara Daneshpour, pianist
Debussy: Préludes, Book 1
C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Sonata in F-sharp minor
Schumann: Symphonic Etudes
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Chamber Music Maryland
Jennifer Koh, violinist
Vijay Iyer, pianist
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for solo Violin (selections)
Iyer: The Diamond
Other music by Iyer
4 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia

Mark Irchai, pianist
Music by Corea, Hicks, Bartók, Mompou, R. Schumann
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

Washington Philharmonic Orchestra
Guo-fu Ma, conductor
Yuqiang Dai, tenor
Chiara Taigi, soprano
Music for the New Year
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

January 13

Mark Irchai, pianist
Music by Corea, Hicks, Bartók, Mompou, R. Schumann
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

PostClassical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Javier Arrey, baritone
Kirsten C. Kunkle, soprano
Tate: Hymn from Lowak Shoppala’
Tate: “Spider Brings Fire” from Lowak Shoppala’
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Tate: Chokfiꞌ
Prokofiev: Larghetto from Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”)
Tate: Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata (selection)
Traditional: Amazing Grace
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

January 14

Vocal Arts DC
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Myra Huang, pianist
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Songs by Poulenc, Satie, Schoenberg, Trenet, Weill
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

January 16

National Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, pianist
Ortiz: Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Conrad Tao, pianist
Britten: Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

January 17

National Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, pianist
Ortiz: Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Classical Movements
Terra String Quartet
Sandow: The Remembered Song
Sandow: Mahler Variations
Sandow: Quartet for Anne
5 and 6:30 p.m. The Rectory, Alexandria

Members of National Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Frisof, flutist
Peter Cain, clarinetist
Scott Christian, percussionist
Daughtrey: Burn³
Harrison: Frogstomp
Moore: Blackbird Song
Mellits: Escape
Akiho: intuition) (Expectation
Kats-Chernin: Blue Silence
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission

Annapolis Opera
Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti
Tim Mix, Amanda Densmoor, Patrick Kilbride, Rolfe Dauz
Craig Kier, conductor
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

Mind on Fire
Holt: Nobody Is Ever Missing
Heather Morrison, Cameron Falby, Kayleigh Sprouse, Kaylee Parker
8 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

January 18

Washington National Opera
American Opera Initiative
New short operas by Brenn, Marlor, Najmi
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
George Manahan, conductor
7 and 9 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

National Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, pianist
Ortiz: Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

January 19

Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Abel Pereira, horn player
William Gerlach, trumpeter
Michael Harper, trumpeter
Craig Mulcahy, trombonist
Seth Cook, tuba player
Simon: New piece (world premiere)
Arnold: Brass Quintet No. 1
Barfield: Gravity
Ewald: Brass Quintet No. 1
Bright: Western Suite
Bernstein-Gale: Suite from West Side Story
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

John Holiday, countertenor
Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, pianist
Price: Four Songs from The Weary Blues
Price: Brown Arms
Bonds: The Sea Ghost
Bonds: Six Songs on Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Morris: Lyric Suite
Gershwin: “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess
3 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Annapolis Opera
Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti
Tim Mix, Amanda Densmoor, Patrick Kilbride, Rolfe Dauz
Craig Kier, conductor
3 p.m. Maryland Hall

Tommy Mesa, cellist
Yoon Lee, pianist
Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs
Friedman: Pas de Deux
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Boulanger: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington International Piano Series
Katia Zaitseva and Nikita Fitenko, piano duo
4 p.m. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University of America
Free admission

Mind on Fire
Holt: Nobody Is Ever Missing
Heather Morrison, Cameron Falby, Kayleigh Sprouse, Kaylee Parker
4 p.m. The Voxel, Baltimore

Pablo Ferrández, cellist
Julio Elizalde, pianist
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

January 22

Austrian Cultural Forum
LGT Young Soloists, string ensemble
Alexander Gilman, conductor
Tara Stanegger, cellist
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Popper: Polonaise de concert
Bruch: Romance
Bottesini: Gran Duo for violin, double bass, and strings
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
7 p.m. Embassy of Austria
Free admission

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Naomi Woo, conductor
Esther Yoo, violinist
Chao Tian, yangqin player
Huanzi: Spring Festival Overture
Waxman: Carmen Fantasy
Chang: Ballad of the Pipa
Cuong: Elevators (world premiere)
Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tian: Metropolis
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

January 23

Members of Washington National Opera Orchestra
Chamber music selections
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission

January 24

Counterpoint
Rob McGinness, baritone
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Schubert: Winterreise
6:30 p.m. S Street Salon

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Julia Bullock, soprano
Music by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach, Purcell, Rameau, others
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

January 25

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Steven Dann, violist
Schubert: Quartettsatz
Mozart: String Quintet No. 5
Bruckner: String Quintet in F Major
3:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

City Choir of Washington
Soloists from Wolf Trap Opera Studio Artists program
Erin Freeman, conductor
Bizet: Carmen (selections)
5 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Classical Arts Society of Washington
Loewi Lin, cellist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor
Grieg: Cello Sonata in A minor
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Dumbarton Concerts
Fry Street Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 27
Assad: Canções da América
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

Polyhymnia, chamber choir
Steve Beck, conductor
8 p.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Free admission

January 26

Nikita Fitenko, pianist
Katerina Saitseva, pianist
Anastasia Fitenko, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Dan Tepfer, pianist
Bach: Two-Part Inventions
Tepfer: Improvised Inventions
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

January 28

Nicolas Altstaedt, cellist
Solo cello music by Bach, Dutilleux, Kodály
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

January 29

National Ballet of China
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
National Children’s Chorus
Chinese New Year (music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

January 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nicole Heaston, soprano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Barber: Vanessa
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

January 31

National Ballet of China
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
National Children’s Chorus
Chinese New Year (music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker)
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Netanel Draiblate, violinist
Coleridge-Taylor: Overture from The Song of Hiawatha
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
7:30 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

Opera Philadelphia
Bologne: The Anonymous Lover
Symone Harcum, Travon D. Walker, Johnathan McCullough
Kalena Bovell, conductor
8 p.m. The Academy of Music

February 1

Francesco Corti, harpsichordist
Handel: Overture from Giulio Cesare
Handel: Keyboard Suite No. 1
Bach: French Suite No. 5
Babell: Prelude in F major
Handel-Babell: Overture from Rinaldo
Handel-Babell: “Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo
Bach: French Suite No. 2
Handel: Keyboard Suite No. 3
2 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Denyce Graves Foundation
Coalition of African-American Performing Arts
Michele Fowlin, conductor
Music by Price, Kerr, Logan, Moore, others
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Byrd: Mass for Four Voices
Byrd: Gradualia (Propers for Candlemas)
7 p.m. St. Bernadette Church, Silver Spring

18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky, conductor
7:30 p.m. First Trinity Lutheran Church

21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
L. Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Johnson: Ton Yo Han Mek Fashon
Wheeler: A Woman of Her Time: Coco Chanel Sings (world premiere)
5 p.m. Hirshhorn Museum
Free admission

Anna H. Wang Concert Series
Paul Huang, violinist
Helen Huang, pianist
7 p.m. Takoma Park Seventh Day Adventist Church

Chamber Music Maryland
Nicolas Altstaedt, cellist
Fazil Say, pianist
Britten: Cello Sonata
Say: Four Cities
Barber: Cello Sonata
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Chiarina Chamber Players
Robert Wood, conductor
Grant Houston, violinist
Robert DiLutis, clarinetist
Sarah Frisof, flutist
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Carrie Bean Stute, cellist
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Milhaud: Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Coleman: Maombi Asante
Gershwin-Heifetz: Suite from Porgy and Bess
Cipullo: Josephine, Monodrama in One Scene
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Alessandro Buslje, conductor
Holly Nelson, violinist
Agustin Muriago, pianist
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Turina: Oración del Torero
Turina: Rapsodia Sinfónica
Falla: El Amor Brujo (excerpts)
Guastavino: La Rosa y el Sauce
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nicole Heaston, soprano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Barber: Vanessa
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Robert Treviño, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violinist
Zhou: Metropolis
Prokofiev: Concerto No. 1
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel: La Valse
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Polyhymnia, chamber choir
Steve Beck, conductor
8 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
Free admission

February 2

National Ballet of China
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
National Children’s Chorus
Chinese New Year (music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker)
1:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Opera Philadelphia
Bologne: The Anonymous Lover
Symone Harcum, Travon D. Walker, Johnathan McCullough
Kalena Bovell, conductor
2 p.m. The Academy of Music

Ulysses Quartet
Ben Verdery, guitarist
Bernstein-Verdery: Clarinet Sonata
Shaw: Plan and Elevation
Bouey: Soul
Tower: Wild Summer
Verdery: Memories of Ellis Island
Hendrix-Verdery: Purple Haze
Dessner: Quintet for High Strings
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Polyhymnia, chamber choir
Steve Beck, conductor
3 p.m. Church of the Holy Comforter, Vienna
Free admission

Symphony of the Potomac
Joel Lazar, conductor
Irina Muresanu, violinist
Eric Kutz, cellist
Busoni: Lustspiel-Ouvertüre
Dvořák: Symphonic Variations
Brahms: Double Concerto
3 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College

Baltimore Classical Guitar Society
Gabriel Bianco, guitarist
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Hayoung Choi, cellist
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 3
Cassadó: Solo Cello Suite
Kodály: Solo Cello Sonata
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Elissa Edwards, soprano
Ben Ellerin, tenor
Rob McGinness, baritone
Haydn: The Creation
4 p.m. Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Georgetown Concert Series
DC Singer Collective
Genevieve McGahey, conductor
Madrigals by Strozzi, Monteverdi
5 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown

Dover Quartet
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Montgomery: Strum
Crescioni: Rattle Songs
Tate: Abokkoli‘ Taloowa’
Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

February 3

Opera Lafayette
OperaCréole
Dédé: Morgiane
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Kenneth Kellogg, Joshua Conyers
Patrick Quigley, conductor
7 p.m. Lincoln Theatre

True North Symphony Orchestra and Choir
David Hamilton, conductor
Stephen Carrell, conductor
Wes Hampton, tenor
Travis Cottrell, tenor
Shane McConnell, tenor
Shelley Jennings, mezzo-soprano
Dan Baker, baritone
Nelson and Farrell: Saviour: A Modern Oratorio
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 23 – Nov 26, 2024

National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Capital One Hall

December 24

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Marie Bucoy-Calavan, conductor
Music for Christmas
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 25

Thomas Sheehan, organist
Ariana Corbin, organist
Music for Christmas
1:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

December 29

Strauss Symphony of America
Budapest Ballet
András Deák, conductor
Katarzyna Dondalska, soprano
Franz Gürtelschmied, tenor
Music by Strauss, others
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

November 26 – Oct 22, 2024

Lourdes de la Peña, cellist
Serhii Morozov, pianist
Goltermann: Cello Concerto No. 4
Schubert: Moment Musical
Chopin: Nocturne in C# minor
Prokofiev: March from Music for Children
Fauré: Elegy
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

November 27

Raíces Negras Trio
Moore: Afro-American Suite
León: Sands of Time
Fábregas: Voices of the Rainforest
Assad: Flight of the Fairies (world premiere)
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission

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

November 29

Philadelphia 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

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

October 22 – Sep 21, 2024

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

Opera Lafayette
Kalanidhi Dance Company
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Sean Shibe, guitarist
Music by Caccini, Monteverdi, Purcell, Britten, others
7:30 p.m. Dupont Underground
operalafayette.org

October 24

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

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

October 25

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 27

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

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

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

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

Chamber Music Maryland
Ulysses Quartet
Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinetist
Vivaldi: “Spring” Concerto from Four Seasons (Allegro)
Komitas: Armenian Folk Songs (selections)
Wilson: Hungarian Folk Songs (selections)
Grosshandler: Suite for Clarinet Quintet
Richter: On The Nature Of Daylight
Royer: La Marche des Scythes
3 p.m. Peale Museum

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 29

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

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

October 30

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

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

October 31

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

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

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

September 21 – Aug 20, 2024

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

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

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

September 22

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

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

September 24

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

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

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

September 25

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

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

September 26

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

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

September 27

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

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

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

September 28

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 29

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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