Calendar

December 2 – Nov 22, 2023

Carmina and Illuminare, choirs
Hubert Beckwith, conductor
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Annandale

21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Alberga: Glacier
Coleman: Amazonia
Dundee: A Sunrise Elsewhere
Pärt: Fratres
Deak: The Christmas Peace (world premiere)
5 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission

Washington Concert Opera
Rossini: Ermione
Angela Meade, Lawrence Brownlee, David Portillo;
Antony Walker, conductor
6 p.m. Lisner Auditorium

WNO Cafritz Young Artists
Opera selections honoring Renée Fleming
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
7 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Choralis
Children’s Choir of Washington
Classical Brass Quintet
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Chilcott: Mary Mother
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org

National Symphony Orchestra
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Cantate Concert Choir
Victoria Gau, conductor
Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
John Logan Wood, tenor
Anthony Anderson, baritone
Arnesen: Magnificat
Donkin: Magnificat
Vivaldi: Magnificat
Gjello: Song of the Universal
8 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
cantate.org

December 3

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
2:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

JACK Quartet
Otto: Angelorum Psalat
Zorn: The Remedy of Fortune
Otto: Fumeux par fumee
Burhans: Contritus
Vicentino: Madonna il poco dolce
Vicentino: Musica Prisca Caput
Smith: Carrot Revolution
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Elissa Edwards, soprano
Rebecca Printz, mezzo-soprano
Min Jin, tenor
Eliam Ramos, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
Handel: Messiah (selections)
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. First Evangelical Lutheran Church

Washington Douglass Chorale
Nolan Williams, Jr., conductor
Scott Tucker, conductor
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. National United Methodist Church

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Schubert: Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings
Beach: Piano Quintet
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Price: Piano Quintet
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Gabriel Martins, cellist
Victor Santiago Asunción, pianist
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3
Webern: Drei Kleine Stücke
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2
7 p.m. Bender JCC

Poulenc Trio
Music by Rossini, Poulenc
Cuong: Explain Yourself!
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

December 4

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, organist and conductor
Gregório Taniguchi, tenor
Ian Pomerantz, bass-baritone
Margot Rood, soprano
Bach: Fuga sopra il Magnificat à 5
Schütz: Weihnachts-Historie
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission

Poulenc Trio
Music by Rossini, Poulenc
Cuong: Explain Yourself!
7 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks

December 5

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, organist and conductor
Gregório Taniguchi, tenor
Ian Pomerantz, bass-baritone
Margot Rood, soprano
Bach: Fuga sopra il Magnificat à 5
Schütz: Weihnachts-Historie
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

December 6

Abigail Chapman, soprano
Lyn Loewi, organist
Songs by Beach, Reger, Howells, Bonis
12:15 p.m. St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square
Free admission

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Maribeth Diggle, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org

December 7

Musicians from Marlboro
Filippo Gorini, pianist
Patrick Bessenbacher, tenor
Mary Lynch VanderKolk, oboist
Itamar Zorman, violinist
Haesue Lee, violist
Brannon Cho, cellist
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

December 8

Jennifer Kim, violinist
Andrew Eng, violist
Eugena Chang-Riley, cellist
Charles Nilles, bassist
Peter Cain, clarinetist
Sue Heineman, bassoonist
James Nickel, horn player
Nielsen: Serenata in vano
Beethoven: Septet in E-Flat Major
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Muller, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Russian Chamber Art Society
Tim Mix, baritone
Katerina Burton, soprano
Artyom Pak, pianist
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Suren Bagratuni, cellist
Alexander Shtarkman, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Romances (selected)
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata
7 p.m. La Maison Française

Washington National Opera
Tesori: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
WNO Children’s Chorus
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org

December 9

Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
12 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Washington National Opera
Tesori: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
WNO Children’s Chorus
12 and 5 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Axelrod String Quartet
Price: String Quartet in G Major
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 (“Harp”)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 (“Rosamunde”)
3:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Muller, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (selections)
7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus conductor
Abigail Raiford, soprano
Keith Wehmeier, countertenor
Matthew Newhouse, tenor
Dorian McCall, bass
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org

Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Fairlington United Methodist Church

December 10

ModernMedieval Voices
Music for Advent and Christmas
Music by Hildegard of Bingen
1 and 3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Washington National Opera
Tesori: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
WNO Children’s Chorus
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Beau Soir Trio
Music for flute, viola, and harp
2 p.m. McLean Community Center

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Hunter Shaner;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
2:30 p.m. Source Theatre
inseries.org

Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Ferretti: Dona Nobis Pacem
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus conductor
Abigail Raiford, soprano
Keith Wehmeier, countertenor
Matthew Newhouse, tenor
Dorian McCall, bass
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

Inon Barnatan, pianist
Schubert: Six Moments Musicaux
Dorman: Two Moments Musicaux
Rachmaninoff: Six Moments Musicaux
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington National Cathedral Choirs
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano
Rufus Muller, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church

Candlelight Concert Society
Heifetz International Music Institute
Music by Mozart, Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Gerswhin
4 p.m. Horowitz Center, Columbia

Axelrod String Quartet
Price: String Quartet in G Major
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 (“Harp”)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 (“Rosamunde”)
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

December 12

Epiphany Choir
Jinsun Cho, conductor
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Chilcott: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Daley: Gabriel’s Message
Music for Christmas
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington National Opera
Justin Austin, baritone
Howard Watkins, pianist
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

December 13

HieYon Choi, pianist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
12:30 p.m. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Free admission

Vocal Arts DC
Jonah Hoskins, tenor
William Woodard, pianist
Songs by Heggie, Hoiby, Satie
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

December 14

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

December 15

New Orchestra of Washington Wind Ensemble
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, pianist
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds
Poulenc: Sextet for Winds and Piano
6 p.m. Evermay

The King’s Singers
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Puccini: La Bohème (finale of Act I)
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Boordy Vineyards

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violinist
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Gabrieli: Canzon septimi toni No.2
Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
Handel: Messiah (selections)
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Washington Street Church, Alexandria

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
8 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

December 16

Cathedral Choral Society
Children’s Chorus of Washington
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Edward Nassor, carillonneur
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Christmas
2 and 6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Concerts from Kirkwood
Commonwealth Brass
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

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

Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
4 and 7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Stopford: “Lully, Lulla, Lullay”
Harris: “Love Came Down at Christmas”
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Keng Siong Sim, pianist
Music by Lysenko, Bortkiewicz, Barvinsky, other Ukrainian composers
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
7:30 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

National Chamber Ensemble
Leo Sushansky, violinist and conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Music for Christmas
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

Morris Robinson, bass
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Music for Christmas by American composers
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

December 17

National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
1 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
Emily Baltzer, pianist and conductor
2:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

National Philharmonic
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Darryl Lillian Johnson, Antona Yost, Peter Burroughs, Michael Nansel;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 p.m. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Kimberly Christie, soprano
Chauncey Packer, tenor
Julianna Smith, mezzo-soprano
Puccini: La Bohème (finale of Act I)
Music for Christmas
3 p.m. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Baltimore

Washington Arts Ensemble
Gabriel Cabezas, cellist
Jordan Dodson, guitarist
Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnol
Gnattali: Sonata for Cello and Guitar
Cole: Journals
Bellafronte: Suite No. 1 (selections)
4 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Cathedral Choral Society
Children’s Chorus of Washington
Seraph Brass
Steven Fox, conductor
Edward Nassor, carillonneur
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Music for Christmas
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

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

The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Music for Christmas
5 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

December 18

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

Dalí Quartet
Ricardo Morales, clarinetist
Morales-Matos: Divertimento Caribeño No. 3
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major
D’Rivera/Tavares: Preludio y Merengue
Turina: La oración del torero
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

December 19

Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

December 20

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

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

December 21

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
7 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

December 22

Folger Consort
Agnes Coakley Cox, mezzo-soprano
P. Lucy McVeigh, mezzo-soprano
Haitham Haidar, tenor
Aaron Cates, tenor
Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
11 a.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Washington Chorus
National Capital Brass and Percussion
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist and pianist
Music for Christmas
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

December 24

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

December 25

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

December 27

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

December 30

Strauss Symphony of America
Europaballett
Gregory Vajda, conductor
Sera Gösch, soprano
Brian Cheney, tenor
Music for New Year’s
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

November 22 – Oct 24, 2023

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

November 24

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

November 25

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

November 26

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

Rebecca Omordia, pianist
Bankole: Piano Sonata No. 2
Bankole: Egun Variations
Nketia: Volta Fantasy
Onyeji: Ufie, Igbo dance
Benabdeljalil: Nocturnes No. 4, 5 and 6
Earl: Scenes from a South African Childhood
Onovwerosuoke: 24 Studies in African Rhythms (selections)
Euba: Yoruba Songs Without Words (selections)
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

November 28

Giorgio Revelli, organist
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

November 29

IN Series
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Shakespeare: King Lear (excerpts)
Teresa Ferrara, Natalie Conte, Elizabeth Mondragon, Gayssie Lugo;
7:30 p.m. Source Theatre

Escher Quartet
Jason Vieaux, guitarist
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 (“The Lark”)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet
Bach: Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 (selections)
Metheny: Four Paths of Light (selections)
Jobim/Dyens: A felicidade
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major (“Fandango”)
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

November 30

National Symphony Orchestra
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Dana Scott, pianist
Erin Snedecor, cellist
Millicent Scarlett, soprano
Keith Hudspeth, tenor
Rudhyar: Transmutations
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Brahms: “Von ewiger Liebe”
Songs by Vaughan Williams, Hahn, Dvořák, Schumann
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

October 24 – Sep 22, 2023

Chengcheng Yao, pianist
Nonoka Mizukami, percussionist
Music by Puts, Viñao
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Austrian Cultural Forum
Ensemble of the Militärmusik Tirol
Hannes Apfolterer, conductor
7 p.m. Embassy of Austria

October 25

Opera Lafayette
Christophe Rousset, harpsichordist and conductor
Jacob Ashworth, violinist
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
Couperin: Ariane consolée par Bacchus
Music by Mouret, Montéclair, Clérambault
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
operalafayette.org

Ruti Abramovitch, pianist
Janáček: In the Mists
Schumann: Novelette, Op. 21, no. 2
Fauré: Barcarolle No. 7
Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas
Ravel : Miroirs (selections)
Dupré: Prelude No. 6
Ravel: La Valse
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

October 26

National Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Katerina Burton, soprano
Ellington: Harlem
Hailstork: JFK: The Last Speech
Adams: Harmonielehre
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

October 27

Members of National Symphony Orchestra
Natasha Bogachek, violinist
Wan-Chi Su, pianist
Beach: Violin Sonata in A Minor
Gershwin: Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
kennedy-center.org
Free admission

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Music of William Byrd
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Annapolis Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
David Walton, Dorothy Gal, Emily Misch, Matthew Curran;
Craig Kier, conductor
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

October 28

Washington Performing Arts
Mahani Teave, pianist
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor
Tobar: I hē a Hotumatu’a
Chopin: Nocturne in B-flat Minor
Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp Major
Liszt: Ballade No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux (“Presto”)
Arevalo: Suite Rapa Nui
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Sheng: Angel Fire
Chen: Five Colors
Jie: One Movement for Cello (world premiere)
Le Boeuf: Snapshots
Chen: Twice Removed
Ge: Doppelganger Streets
Jie: The Night When You See Again
5 p.m. Hirshhorn Museum of Art
Free admission

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Music of William Byrd
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria

Washington National Opera
Tesori: Grounded
Emily D’Angelo, Morris Robinson, Frederick Ballentine, Joseph Dennis;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Handel Choir of Baltimore
Maryland State Boychoir
Brian Bartholdus, conductor
Boulanger: Hymne au Soleil
Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer
7:30 p.m. MSB Center for the Arts

National Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Katerina Burton, soprano
Ellington: Harlem
Hailstork: JFK: The Last Speech
Adams: Harmonielehre
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

October 29

Sofya Gulyak, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Free admission

Annapolis Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
David Walton, Dorothy Gal, Emily Misch, Matthew Curran;
Craig Kier, conductor
3 p.m. Maryland Hall

Christine J. Lee, cellist
Henry Kramer, pianist
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major
Dvořák: Silent Woods
Dvořák: From the Bohemian Forest
Janáček: Fairy Tale
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Walton: Coronation Te Deum
Music by Hildegard of Bingen, Purcell, Tavener, Saint-Saëns, L. Boulanger
5 p.m. National Presybterian Church

Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Abel Pereira, conductor
Piper Suk, cellist
Christian León, horn player
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2
R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
Mozart: Symphony No. 25
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill

October 30

Eric Huebner, pianist
Jacob Sundstrom, computer musician
Wet Ink Ensemble
Reynolds: Actions
Soper: Ipsa Dixit (excerpts)
7 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

Washington Performing Arts
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Awadagin Pratt, pianist
Bach/Kurtág: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
Brahms: Ballade No. 1
Brahms: Ballade No. 2
Glass: Etude No. 6
Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor
Beethoven/Bagge: Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

September 22 – Aug 20, 2023

Opera Philadelphia
Amanda Majeski, soprano
4 p.m. Curtis Institute of Music
operaphila.org

Washington Bach Consort
Andrew Fouts, violinist
Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist
Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in E Major
Music by Buxtehude, Westhoff, Walther, Biber
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Washington Chamber Orchestra
Jun Kim, conductor
Julian Rhee, violinist
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
7:30 p.m. Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church, Rockville

Opera Philadelphia
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Quinn Kelsey, Ana María Martínez, Christian Van Horn;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music
operaphila.org

September 23

[Canceled]
Washington Performing Arts
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
2 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org

Opera Philadelphia
Musa Ngqungwana, bass-baritone
Luke Housner, pianist
4 p.m. Academy of Vocal Arts
operaphila.org

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Ying Fu, violinist
Dayna Hepler, violinist
Abigail Evans Kreuzer, violist
Glenn Garlick, cellist
Rossini: Overture to La gazza ladra
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington Bach Consort
Andrew Fouts, violinist
Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist
Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in E Major
Music by Buxtehude, Westhoff, Walther, Biber
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria

IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

Washington Chamber Orchestra
Jun Kim, conductor
Julian Rhee, violinist
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
7:30 p.m. Providence Presbyterian Church, Fairfax

Opera Philadelphia
Julie Andrijeski, conductor
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Kouyoumdjian
8 p.m. Suzanne Roberts Theatre
operaphila.org

September 24

Opera Philadelphia
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Quinn Kelsey, Ana María Martínez, Christian Van Horn;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Jean Laurenz, trumpeter and vocalist
Maria Finkelmeier, sound artist
Finkelmaier: Descended
2 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
2:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

Teodora Adzharova and Shirley Yoo, pianists
Rachmaninoff: Suite (Fantaisie-tableaux) No. 1
Arensky: Suite No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2
3 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall
umbc.edu

Apollo Orchestra
David Neely, conductor
Hai-Ye Ni, cellist
Wagner: Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Barber: Cello Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
4 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com

September 26

Jinsun Cho, organist
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major
Jongen: Sonata Eroïca
Kim: Reflections on ‘Arirang’ (Korean Folk Song)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
7 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org

Austrian Cultural Forum
Johannes Fleischmann, violinist
Christoph Ulrich Meier, pianist
Gourzi: Aria for Violin and Piano
Haydn: Jacob’s Dream
Wagner/Auer: Träume
Liszt: Die drei Zigeuner
Reinecke: Romance in E Minor
Schumann/Auer: Vogel als Prophet
Joachim: Romance in C Major
Brahms: Scherzo in C Minor
Zemlinsky: Serenade in A Major
7 p.m. Austrian Embassy

September 27

Opera Philadelphia
Musicians from Academy of Vocal Arts
Michael Lewis, pianist
4 p.m. Academy of Vocal Arts
operaphila.org

Opera Philadelphia
Julie Andrijeski, conductor
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Kouyoumdjian
7 p.m. Suzanne Roberts Theatre
operaphila.org

September 28

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Elena Stikhina, soprano
Pavel Petrov, tenor
Alexey Markov, bass-baritone
Rachmaninoff: The Rock
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff: The Bells
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
7 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org

Opera Baltimore
Opera excerpts
7 p.m. Engineers Club, Baltimore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Lee: Amer’ican
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
7:30 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

September 29

Audrey Andrist, pianist
James Stern, violinist
Steven Honigberg, cellist
Ravel: Piano Trio
12 p.m. Arts Club of Washington
Free admission

Audrey Andrist, pianist
James Stern, violinist
Steven Honigberg, cellist
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1
Ravel: Piano Trio
6 p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Peter Minkler, violist
Simon: This Land
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Elena Stikhina, soprano
Pavel Petrov, tenor
Alexey Markov, bass-baritone
Rachmaninoff: The Rock
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff: The Bells
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Opera Philadelphia
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Quinn Kelsey, Ana María Martínez, Christian Van Horn;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Lee: Amer’ican
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

September 30

Opera Philadelphia
Orth: Ten Days in a Madhouse (world premiere)
Kiera Duffy, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Will Liverman;
Daniela Candillari, conductor
2 p.m. Wilma Theater
operaphila.org

Opera Philadelphia
Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo-soprano
Luke Housner, pianist
4 p.m. Academy of Vocal Arts
operaphila.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Peter Minkler, violist
Simon: This Land
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
7:30 p.m. Maryland Hall

IN Series
INnovatio Baroque Orchestra
Handel-Euripides: Alceste
Michelle Rogers, KenYatta Rogers, Maribeth Diggle;
Timothy Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Elissa Lee Koljonen, violinist
Green: Toast
Mason: Toast of the Town
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Concert Hall

Haskell Small, pianist
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
7:30 p.m. Columbia Heights (house concert)

National Symphony Orchestra
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, pianist
Elena Stikhina, soprano
Pavel Petrov, tenor
Alexey Markov, bass-baritone
Rachmaninoff: The Rock
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff: The Bells
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Opera Philadelphia
Julie Andrijeski, conductor
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Kouyoumdjian
8 p.m. Suzanne Roberts Theatre
operaphila.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Lee: Amer’ican
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

August 20 – Jun 19, 2023

Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Joel Harder, pianist
Music by Robert and Clara Schumann
2 p.m. Castleton Festival

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Planel: Andante et Scherzo
Carreño: Serenade
Puts: Seven Seascapes
3 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
West Shore Piano Trio
Heather Haughn, violinist
Diana Flesner, cellist
Jay DeWire, pianist
Fauré: Piano Trio in D Minor
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

Susan Robinson, harpist
Adria Foster, flutist
Music by Debussy, Piazzolla, Persichetti, Sung
5 p.m. Kennedy Center River Pavilion
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Adam Chlebek, organist
6 p.m. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Free admission

August 22

Akiko Kobayashi, violinist
Solo violin music by Biber, Bach, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Alice Xu and Miles Fellenberg, piano duo
Music by Britten, Ravel, Debussy
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis

August 25

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Dvořák: Terzetto
Pilß: Serenade for Wind Quintet
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major (“Archduke”)
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

August 26

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Schubert: String Octet in F Major
Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

August 27

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Samuel Runolfson, cellist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

Adria Foster, flutist
Emily Tsai, oboist
David Jones, clarinetist
Chris Jewell, bassoonist
Christy Klenke, horn player
Music by Bernstein, Mozart, Bizet, Grieg, Mellits, Gershwin, Verdi
5 p.m. Kennedy Center River Pavilion
Free admission
kennedy-center.org

Randall Sheets, organist
6 p.m. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Free admission

August 29

Theodore Davis, organist
Music by Messiaen, Price, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

August 30

Richmond Ballet
Richmond Symphony and Chorus
City Choir of Washington
Esther Tonea, soprano
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Daniel Rich, baritone
Orff: Carmina Burana
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

June 20 – May 24, 2023

Leah Kang, pianist
Music by Rameau, Ravel, Scriabin, Gershwin
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Jean Ferrandis, flutist
Hui-Huan Chen, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 (“Spring”)
Gaubert: Flute Sonata No. 2
Briccialdi: Fantasia on La Traviata
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

June 23

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Handel: Semele
Esther Tonea, Veronique Filloux, Emily Triegle, Kathleen Felty;
Timothy Long, conductor
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

June 25

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Handel: Semele
Esther Tonea, Veronique Filloux, Emily Triegle, Kathleen Felty;
Timothy Long, conductor
2 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Heather Haughn, violinist
Jay DeWire, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria

June 27

Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem, countertenor
Music by Gluck, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 29

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Handel: Semele
Esther Tonea, Veronique Filloux, Emily Triegle, Kathleen Felty;
Timothy Long, conductor
2 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

May 24 – Apr 24, 2023

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beethoven: Overture from Egmont
Walker: Sinfonia No. 2
Beethoven: Overture from Coriolan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Gabriella Reyes, Jacqueline Echols, Kang Wang, Gihoon Kim;
Alevtina Ioffe, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

May 25

Quinteto Latino, wind quintet
Music by Latino composers
6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beethoven: Overture from Egmont
Walker: Sinfonia No. 2
Beethoven: Overture from Coriolan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Russian Chamber Art Society
WNO Cafritz Young Artists
Vera Danchenko-Stern, pianist
Music by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

May 26

Washington National Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Amber Monroe, Teresa Perrotta, Kevin Punnackal, Jonathan Patton;
Alevtina Ioffe, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Bel Cantanti Opera
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Music by Franz Lehar
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

May 27

Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
2 and 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Gabriella Reyes, Jacqueline Echols, Kang Wang, Gihoon Kim;
Alevtina Ioffe, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House
kennedy-center.org

Capriccio Baroque
Alberto Busettini, harpsichordist
Music by Pasquini, A. Scarlatti, Handel
7:30 p.m. Aberfoyle Place
capricciobaroque.org

Bel Cantanti Opera
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Music by Franz Lehar
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

National Chamber Ensemble
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Gunston Arts Center

May 28

Scottish Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Salem: The Crucible
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

Carson Cooman, organist
Music for Memorial Day
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

Memorial Day Festival Chorus
United States Air Force Orchestra
Craig Jessop and Donald Schofield, conductors
Music for Memorial Day
3 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Free admission

Choralis
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Elgar: “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations
McDowall: Every Day Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo
5 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Bel Cantanti Opera
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Music by Franz Lehar
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

May 30

Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

May 31

Embassy Series
Haskell Small, pianist
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16
Small: Song of a Stroke Survivor
Hovhaness: Twelve Armenian Folk Songs
Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

April 25 – Mar 22, 2023

Chengcheng Yao, pianist
Nonoka Mizukami, percussionist
Music by Puts, Viñao, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

April 27

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Abel Pereira, Markus Osterlund, James Nickel, Robert Rearden, horn players
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major
Schumann: Konzertstück for Four Horns
Mendelssohn: Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Schubert: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Isidore String Quartet
Bach: The Art of the Fugue
Childs: Awakening
Ngwenyama: Violin/Viola Duo
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Justice Forum
kennedy-center.org

April 28

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Abel Pereira, Markus Osterlund, James Nickel, Robert Rearden, horn players
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major
Schumann: Konzertstück for Four Horns
Mendelssohn: Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Schubert: Symphony No. 3
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Bel Cantanti Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Emily Hughes, Miles Herr, Rob McGinness, Paul Hill;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

Opera Baltimore
Gounod: Faust
Michael John Butler, Toni Marie Palmertree, Hans Tashjian;
Josh Quinn, conductor
7:30 p.m. The Engineers Club

April 29

28 Chairs
Béatrice Martin, harpsichordist
Raphaël Cohen-Akenine, recorder player
Music by Bach, Telemann, Handel, van Wassenaer
4 p.m. Chevy Chase

21st Century Consort
Christopher Kendall, conductor
Music for Earth Day
5 p.m. St. Mark’s, Capitol Hill
Free admission

IN Series
Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Judy Yannini, Daniel J. Smith, Shana Oshiro, Louisa Waycott;
Emily Baltzer and Dave Chavez, conductors
7:30 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Bel Cantanti Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Emily Hughes, Miles Herr, Rob McGinness, Paul Hill;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
7:30 p.m. Bender JCC

Dumbarton Concerts
Lysander Piano Trio
Eric Silberger, bandoneon player
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1
Rossini-De Vilbac: Piano Trio after The Barber of Seville
Turina: Circulo
Lalo: Piano Trio No. 3 (Presto)
Ndonada-Breen: Two Nguni Dances
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 61 (“Fifths”)
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Abel Pereira, Markus Osterlund, James Nickel, Robert Rearden, horn players
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major
Schumann: Konzertstück for Four Horns
Mendelssohn: Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Schubert: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Capriccio Baroque
Lillian Gordis, harpsichordist
Jérôme Hantaï, viola da gamba player
Music by Bach, F. Couperin, Marais, Forqueray
8 p.m. St. Thomas’s Parish Church

April 30

IN Series
Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Judy Yannini, Daniel J. Smith, Shana Oshiro, Louisa Waycott;
Emily Baltzer and Dave Chavez, conductors
3 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Opera Baltimore
Gounod: Faust
Michael John Butler, Toni Marie Palmertree, Hans Tashjian;
Josh Quinn, conductor
3 p.m. The Engineers Club

Jorge Luis Prats, pianist
3 p.m. St. Ann Catholic Church
Free admission

Michelle Cann, pianist
Ravel: La Valse
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Price: Fantasie No. 2
Price: Fantasie No. 4
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Apollo Orchestra
Cho-Liang Lin, conductor and violinist
Michelle Kim, violinist
Julie Vidrick Evans, organist
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 (“Haffner”)
4 p.m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com

Washington National Cathedral Choir
Cathedra, chamber choir
Michael McCarthy, conductor
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
4 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
cathedral.org

Washington Bach Consort
Dana T. Marsh, conductor
Paulina Francisco, soprano
Crossley Danielle Hawn, soprano
Roger O. Isaacs, countertenor
Kyle Stegall, tenor
Mischa Bouvier, bass
Bach: B Minor Mass
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Prince George’s Philharmonic
Jesus Manuel Berard, conductor
Brian Ganz, pianist
Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Sibelius: Swan of Tuonela
Respighi: Pines of Rome
4 p.m. The Clarice

Classical Movements
Nurit Bar-Josef, violinist
Marissa Regni, violinist
Natasha Bogachek, violinist
Daniel Foster, violist
Rebecca Epperson, violist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Lin Ma, clarinetist
Zino Bogachek, violinist
Bogachek: Three Violin Duos
Lysenko: Quartet in D
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
7 p.m. Third Baptist Church, Alexandria

Ēchos, chamber choir
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
5 p.m. Fairfax Presbyterian Church

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 61 (“Fifths”)
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

March 22 – Feb 22, 2023

Embassy Series
Ensemble MidtVest
Sørensen: Fuggitivo
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Washington National Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Joshua Conyers;
Joseph Young and Jonathan Taylor Rush, conductors
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

March 23

National Symphony Orchestra
Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington International Piano Series
Francesca Hurst, pianist
7 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University of America
Free admission

Young Concert Artists
Risa Hokamura, violinist
Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 3 (“Ballade”)
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1
Hosokawa: Elegy
Chausson: Poème
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Bennewitz Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 42
Martinů: String Quartet No. 1 (“The French”)
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

March 24

National Symphony Orchestra
Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington Arts Ensemble
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Ying Fu, violinist
Joseph Gotoff, cellist
Music of Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

Opera Baltimore
OperaDelaware Orchestra and Chorus
Verdi: La Traviata
Lindsay Ohse, Matthew Vickers, Benjamin Taylor;
Domenico Boyagian, conductor
7:30 p.m. Stephens Hall, Towson University

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Oksana Lyniv, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Janáček: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Blanchard: Selections from Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

March 25

Thomas Circle Singers
Miles Canaday, conductor
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Music by McFerrin, Mahelona
5 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Washington National Opera
Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Joshua Conyers;
Joseph Young and Jonathan Taylor Rush, conductors
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
kennedy-center.org

Dumbarton Concerts
Balourdet String Quartet
Adam Sadberry, flutist
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4
Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle)
Beach: Theme and Variations
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

National Symphony Orchestra
Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Oksana Lyniv, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Janáček: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Blanchard: Selections from Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder, conductor
Music by Victoria, Ponce, Escalada
Shatin: La Frontera (world premiere)
8 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Virginia Chamber Orchestra
William and Mary Symphony
David Grandis, conductor
Sarah Russell-Hunter, violinist
Lydia Doughty, horn player
Brahms: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert
Honegger: Pastorale d’été
8 p.m. Capital One Hall

March 26

Vocal Arts DC
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Kevin J. Miller, pianist
Owens: Desire
Owens: Silver Rain
Bonds: Songs of the Seasons
Songs by Evans, Barnes, Simon, others
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
vocalartsdc.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Oksana Lyniv, conductor
Angel Blue, soprano
Janáček: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Blanchard: Selections from Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
3 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Opera Baltimore
OperaDelaware Orchestra and Chorus
Verdi: La Traviata
Lindsay Ohse, Matthew Vickers, Benjamin Taylor;
Domenico Boyagian, conductor
3 p.m. Stephens Hall, Towson University

Capitol Early Music
Medici Ensemble
Michael Lynn, flute and recorder player
Alan Choo, baroque violinist
Ruby Brallier, viola da gamba player
Mark Edwards, harpsichordist
3 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Morales: Missa De beata Virgine
Byrd: Gradualia Propers for the Annunciation
Lassus: Ave Maria
Morales: Ave Maria
3 p.m. St. Mary, Mother of God

National Philharmonic
Laura Colgate, violinist
Elizabeth Hill, pianist
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Regino Madrid, violinist
Lori Barnet, cellist
Julius Wirth, violist
Music by Price, Bonds
3 p.m. Mexican Cultural Institute

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

Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Amy Shoremount-Obra, soprano
John Pickle, tenor
Todd Thomas, baritone
Opera excerpts by Verdi, Bizet, Halévy, Puccini, others
3 p.m. Beth El Congregation

Inna Faliks, pianist
Krausas: Master and Margarita Suite
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Danbi Um, violinist
Amy Yang, pianist
Smetana: From the Homeland
Bloch: Violin Sonata No. 2 (“Poème mystique”)
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2
Ravel: Tzigane
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

City Choir of Washington
Erin Freeman, conductor
Suzanne Karpov, soprano
Jacob Perry, Jr., tenor
Ian Pomerantz, baritone
Farber: Ashkina
Bach: Cantata No. 21 (Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis)
5 p.m. Temple Sinai

Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
Tanja Tetzlaff, cellist
Kiveli Dörken, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 2
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

March 28

Rebecca Ehren, organist
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

March 30

Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Miriam Fried, violinist
Music of  Bartók, Mendelssohn, others
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Ruti Abramovitch, pianist
John Sharp, cellist
Liba Schacht, violinist
Leclair: Violin Sonata No. 3
Faurè: Violin Sonata No. 1
Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor
7:30 p.m. La Maison Française

March 31

National Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Midori, violinist
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Moussa: Nocturne
Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

Washington Bach Consort
Dana T. Marsh, conductor
Schein: Fontana d’Israel
7 p.m. Live at 10th and G

Counter)induction, contemporary music ensemble
Boyce: Ars Poetica
7 p.m. Corcoran, GWU
Free admission

Tara Helen O’Connor, flutist
James Austin Smith, oboist
Alan Kay, clarinetist
Marc Goldberg, bassoonist
David Byrd-Marrow, horn player
Shai Wosner, pianist
Smit: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet
Haas: Suite for Oboe and Piano
Schulhoff: Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
Klein: Wiegenlied
Thuille: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap

Christian Hartman, cellist
Music by Fuentes, Schöllhorn, Penderecki, Saunders Smith
7:30 p.m. Linehan Hall, UMBC

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Esther Yoo, violinist
Ranjbaran: Esther
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Maryland Hall

February 24 – Jan 27, 2023

National Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young, conductor
Chen Reiss, soprano
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Mozart: Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart: “Dove sono” (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: “Non mi dir” (from Don Giovanni)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
11:30 a.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

February 25

Capital City Symphony
Ingrid Lestrud, conductor
7 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 25
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

Candlelight Concert Society
Hanzhi Wang, accordionist
Steven Banks, saxophonist
Xak Bjerken, pianist
Handel: Recorder Sonata in G Minor
Penderecki: Three Miniatures
Bach: Goldberg Variations (selections)
Lohse: Autumn Rain
Lohse: Winter’s Tale
Maikusiak: The Elements
Piazzolla: Milonga Del Angel
Lennon: Distances Within Me
Banks: Come As You Are
7:30 p.m. Horowitz Center

Concerts at Bradley Hills
Tempest Trio
Amit Peled, cellist
Ilya Kaler, violinist
Alon Goldstein, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 4 (“Gassenhauer”)
Stutschewsky: Hasidic Fantasy
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2
7:30 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

National Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young, conductor
Chen Reiss, soprano
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Mozart: Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart: “Dove sono” (from Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart: “Non mi dir” (from Don Giovanni)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, pianist
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major for Cello and Piano
Chopin: Piano Trio in G Minor
Chopin: Grand Duo Concertant in E Major
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

February 26

Flutronix, flute duo
Third Coast Percussion
Joachim et al.: Rubix
3 p.m. The Clarice

Martin Labazevitch, pianist
Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat Major (“Heroic”)
Chopin: Mazurkas (selected)
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1
Chopin: Ballade No. 4
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor
3 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Free admission

Xavier Foley, bassist
Foley: Lost Child
Bach: Cello Suite No. 5
Foley: Letting Go
Foley: Upright Metal
Foley: Changes
Foley: Etude No. 3 (“Lament”)
Foley: Etude No. 10 (“The Dance”)
Foley: Etude No. 11 (“The Singer”)
Foley: Irish Fantasy
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

28 Chairs
Philippe Leroy, harpsichordist
Music from the English Renaissance
4 p.m. Chevy Chase D.C.

Dover Quartet
Joseph Conyers, double bass player
Haydn: String Quartet No. 30 (“The Joke”)
Walker: String Quartet No. 1
Dvořák: String Quintet No. 2
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
Axelrod String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 25
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1
6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History

February 27

Dover Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 62 (“Emperor”)
Bates: Suite for String Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

February 28

Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist
Music by Duruflé, Hurd, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Washington Performing Arts
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano
Justin Austin, baritone
Laura Ward, pianist
Geter: Cotton
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

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