Washington Classical Review

August 22 – Jun 26, 2021

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Michael De Sapio, violinist
John Armato, lutenist
3 p.m. The Lyceum
Free admission

Cooper Kendall, tenor
Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, pianist
Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 119
Poulenc: Banalités
Poulenc: Soirées de Nazelles (selections)
De Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
Songs by Brahms, Schubert, Schumann
3 p.m. An die Musik Live

August 26

U.S. Army Brass
Music for brass ensemble
6 p.m. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Free admission

August 29

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Laura Ibrahim, violist
Hai Jin, pianist
3 p.m. The Lyceum
Free admission

Classical Movements
Marissa Regni, violinist
Derek Powell, violinist
Mahoko Eguchi, violist
Rachel Young, cellist
Haydn: String Quartet in D Major (“Lark”)
Shaw: The Orangery
Simon: Warmth from Other Suns
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Piazzolla: Libertango
5:30 and 7 p.m. The Rectory

June 26 – May 29, 2021

Classical Movements
Gala Opera Arias Concert
Musicians from the Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Program
Music by Mozart, Donizetti, Strauss, Gounod, Offenbach
4:30 p.m. The Rectory

Classical Movements
Musicians from Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Program
Mozart: The Magic Flute
7 p.m. The Rectory

June 27

United States Marine Band (“”The President’s Own”)
8 p.m. Wolf Trap
Free admission
wolftrap.org

June 29

Livestream
Jacques-Pierre Malan, cellist
Allison Freeman, pianist
Music by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, others
12:15 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

May 29 – Apr 25, 2021

Livestream
Matthew Robertson, organist
Music by Sweelinck, Frescobaldi, Cabanilles, Brahms, Bach
7:30 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Stream
National Chamber Ensemble
Leonid Sushansky, conductor
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
7:30 p.m. National Chamber Ensemble

April 27 – Mar 25, 2021

Stream
George Fergus, organist
Buxtehude: Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne
Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor
Eben: Hommage à Dietrich Buxtehude (Toccatenfuge)
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Through April 29

Stream
Washington Performing Arts
András Schiff, pianist
Mozart: Adagio in B Minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 (“Pastoral”)
Schubert: PIano Sonata No. 17

April 30

Stream
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichordist
Bach: Six Little Preludes
Bach: Overture in the French Style
Martinů: Deux Pièces
Andriessen: Overture to Orpheus
Fischer: Passacaglia in D Minor
8 p.m. Library of Congress

March events – Feb 24, 2021

Through March 30

Stream
Vocal Arts DC
Lise Davidsen, soprano
James Baillieu, pianist
Schumann: Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart
Sibelius: Luonnotar
Songs by Brahms, Grieg, R. Strauss
vocalartsdc.org

March 25

[CANCELLED]
Aizuri Quartet
Alberga: String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House Stage

Stream
Wade Davis, cellist
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 5
Bach: Solo Cello Suite No. 3
8 p.m. Washington Bach Consort

March 26 to April 1

Stream
Washington Performing Arts
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Lester Green, pianist
Music by Simon, Okpebholo, Danielpour, Price, Bonds, Brahms, others

March 26

Stream
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Webern: String Quartet
Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2
Brahms/Dudok: Intermezzo in B minor
Brahms: String Quartet No. 3
8 p.m. Library of Congress

March 27

Classical Movements
Marissa Regni, violinist
Angelia Cho, violinist
Peiming Lin, violinist
Andrew Eng, violist
Britton Riley, cellist
Music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Glass
2:30 and 4 p.m. The Rectory

Livestream
The Thirteen, chamber choir
Matthew Robertson, conductor
Matthew Hill, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
Bach: St. John Passion
7:30 p.m. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

March 28

Stream
Opera Lafayette
Laetitia Grimaldi, soprano
Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo-soprano
Ammeil Bushakevitz, pianist
Charles Brink, flutist
Music by Rameau, Roussel, others
2 p.m. Opera Lafayette

Livestream
National Philharmonic
Nicolette Oppelt, flutist
Mark Hill, oboist
Michael Hall, horn player
Erich Heckscher, bassoonist
Cheryl Hill, clarinetist
Laura Colgate, violinist
Gino Madrid, violinist
Stephanie Knutsen, violist
Kerry van Laanen, cellist
Coleman: Umoja
Price: Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Barber: Summer Music
Beach: Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet
Tate: Pisachi (Reveal)
Gershwin: Lullaby
2 p.m. National Philharmonic

Stream
Louis Lortie, pianist
Quatuor Adorno, string quartet
Fauré: Piano Quintet No. 2
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 (“Serioso”)
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Stream
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Elissa Edwards, soprano
William Sims, lutenist
Thomas Sheehan, organist
Loren Ludwig, viola da gambist
Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres
6 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

March 31

Stream
McDermott Trio
Paul Neubauer, violist
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Women in the Arts

Streaming events – Jan 27, 2021

Through February 28

Stream
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Debussy: Pour le piano
Prokofiev: Sarcasms
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3
Shriver Hall

February 23

Livestream
JJ Mitchell, organist
Music by Buxtehude, Bach, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

February 26-March 9

Stream
Vocal Arts DC
Rod Gilfry, baritone
Peter Walsh, pianist
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (selections)
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (selections)
vocalartsdc.org

February 27

Stream
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
7:30 p.m. Handel Choir of Baltimore

Livestream
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano
Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Price: Mississippi River Suite
Copland: Billy the Kid
8 p.m. Maryland Hall

February 28

Livestream
Laura Colgate, violinist
Elizabeth Hill, pianist
Willie Clark, tuba player
Cheryl Hill, clarinetist
Schumann: Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
York: Four Paintings by Grant Wood
Price: Adoration
2 p.m. National Philharmonic

Livestream
Columbia String Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 (“Dissonance”)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 (“Rosamunde”)
3 p.m. The Lyceum (Alexandria, Va.)

Livestream
Stella Chen, violinist
Albert Cano Smit, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3
Saint-Saëns: Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse
Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Livestream
Chiarina Chamber Players
Adria Sternstein Foster, flutist
Daniel Foster, violist
Susan Robinson, harpist
Efi Hackmey, pianist
Schumann: Märchenbilder
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Tailleferre: Sonata for Harp
Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano
7:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

February 28 to March 14

Stream
Opera Lafayette
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Yulia van Doren, pianist
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Woody: Nigra Sum Sed Formosa: A Fantasia on Microaggressions
Music by 17th-century Italian composers

Streaming events – Dec 22, 2020

January 27

Stream
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
Laura Ward, pianist
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Concert Opera

Stream
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Dessner: Lachrimae
Greenwood: Suite from There Will Be Blood
Shaw: Entr’acte
8 p.m. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

January 28

[CANCELLED]
Calidore String Quartet
Schubert: Quartettsatz
Clyne: Breathing Statues
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House Stage

Stream
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano
Gregório Taniguchi, tenor
Steven Combs, bass
Margaret Owens, oboe d’amore player
Andrew Fouts, violinist
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Part V)
8 p.m. Washington Bach Consort

Through February 1

Stream
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Adam Nielsen, pianist
Shaw: Kyrie, Agnus Dei, Credo, Gloria, Sanctus
Sorey: Songs for Death
Music by Bach, Eastman, Hogan, Bonds
Vocal Arts DC
vocalartsdc.org

January 29 to February 4

Stream
Jenny Lin, pianist
Études by Chopin, Liszt, Gershwin, Glass, Bolcom
8 p.m. Washington Performing Arts

January 30

Stream
PUBLIQuartet, string quartet
Music by Bach, other composers
7 p.m. Dumbarton Concerts

Stream
Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
Szymanowska: Nocturne in B-flat major
C.P.E. Bach: Suite in E minor
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major
7:30 p.m. Candlelight Concert Society

January 31

[CANCELLED]
Jaime Laredo, violinist
Cathy Meng, violinist
Hsin-Yun Huang, violist
Sharon Robinson, cellist
Keith Robinson, cellist
Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello
Danielpour: A Shattered Vessel
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House Stage

Stream
Caitlin Hulcup, mezzo-soprano
Ammiel Bushakevitz, pianist
Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Dunford, lutenist
Music of Purcell, others
2 p.m. Opera Lafayette

Livestream
National Philharmonic
Laura Colgate, violinist
Regino Madrid, violinist
Bill Neri, violist
Lori Barnet, cellist
Elizabeth Hill, pianist
Gardner: Coyote Turns
Glass: Metamorphosis II
Hailstork: String Quartet No. 1 (second movement)
Shaw: Plan and Elevation: The Grounds of Dumbarton Oaks
Chaminade: Sérénade Espagnole
Arlen: Somewhere over the Rainbow
2 p.m. AMP by Strathmore

Livestream
Amit Peled, cellist
Bach: Cello Suite No. 5
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6
2 p.m. An die Musik Live

Livestream
Zlatomir Fung, cellist and pianist
Servais: Grande Fantaisie sur des motifs de l’Opéra Le Barbier de Séville de Rossini
Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 48, no. 1
Popper: Papillon
Saariaho: Sept Papillons
Salonen: YTA III
Dall’Abaco: Caprices (selected)
Piatti: Airs Baskyrs
Popper: Fantasy on Little Russian Themes
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

January 31 to February 7

Stream
Quicksilver
Robert Mealy, violinist
Julie Andrijeski, violinist
Avi Stein, harpsichordist
Charles Weaver, lutenist
Music by Castello, Fontana, Falconieri, Rosenmüller, Buxtehude, others
5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Streaming events – Nov 30, 2020

December 25

Livestream
Thomas Sheehan, organist
George Fergus, organist
Music for Christmas
12 p.m. Washington National Cathedral

Stream
Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Sarah Davis-Issaelkhoury, mezzo-soprano
Gregório Taniguchi, tenor
Steven Combs, bass
Josh Cohen, trumpeter
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Part I)
8 p.m. Washington Bach Consort

Streaming – Oct 27, 2020

November 30-December 11

Stream
Vocal Arts DC
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Natalia Katyukova, pianist
Music by Schubert, Poulenc, Finzi and Ives
7:30 p.m. vocalartsdc.org

October 30 – Sep 19, 2020

Stream
Washington Master Chorale
Thomas Colohan, conductor
Music by Ešenvalds, Gjeilo, Kreek, Bruckner, Harris, others
7 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Livestream
Tambuco Percussion Ensemble
Viñao: Stress and Flow
Camiruaga: Cuarteto en Chico
Tudón: Soundscape
Cardona: Rikita Kongo Yeri Kongo
Desenne: Tangramtú
Gallardo: Two Vortices and a Ghost
8 p.m. Library of Congress

Musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for Violin and Harp
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 (Sarabande)
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Françaix: Scuola di Celli
Fauré: Pavane
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
Music by Piazzolla
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

October 31

Stream
New Orchestra of Washington
Choral Arts Chamber Singers & Symphonic Chorus
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Trevor Scheunemann, baritone
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Brian Mextorf, baritone
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore