Washington Classical Review

Calendar

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

January 27 – Dec 24, 2022

Austrian Cultural Forum
Peachtree String Quartet
Elizabeth Pridgen, pianist
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat Major
Klein: String Trio
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1
7 p.m. Embassy of Austria

Dumbarton Concerts
Sound Impact, string quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 (“American”)
Price: Five Folk Songs in Counterpoint
Wie: “Saeya, Saeya, Paran Saeya” from Han
Avery: The Coming of Faces – Tahatikonsonhtontie
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

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

January 28

Washington Performing Arts
Charles Richard-Hamelin, pianist
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel: Prélude
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Chopin: 24 Préludes
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Jasmine Pigott, tuba player
Aaron Thacker, pianist
Chad Beebe, percussionist
Plog: Tuba Sonata
Baadsvik: Ordner Seg
Pigott: Gateways
Gomez: Latin Jazz Suite
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art
Free admission

Polyhymnia, chamber chorus
Steve Beck, conductor
Milhaud: Quatrains valaisains
Halffter: Three Epitaphs
Music by Vaughan Williams, Tallis
8 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Free admission

Classical Movements
Marianna Prjevalskaya, pianist
Elise Blake, violinist
Sibelius: Five Pieces
Andrée: Two Romances
Sveinbjörnsson: Lofsöngur
Nielsen: Five Pieces (selections)
Grieg: Peer Gynt (selections)
5 and 7 p.m. The Rectory, Alexandria

Washington Arts Ensemble
Chrystal Williams, mezzo-soprano
Natalie Kazaryan, pianist
Burleigh: Five Songs of Laurence Hope
Respighi: Quattro Canzone
Hostin: They Walk Alone
Music by Bonds, Moore
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

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

Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series
Parker Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11
Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14
8 p.m. Takoma SDA Church

January 29

Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Heather LeDoux Green, violinist
Daniel Foster, violist
David Hardy, cellist
Lin Ma, clarinetist
Lambert Orkis, pianist
Bruch: Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano (selections)
Currier: Ghost Trio
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 (“Ghost Trio”)
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eva Ollikainen, conductor
Michelle Cann, pianist
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

January 30

Sō Percussion
Caroline Shaw, soprano
Negrón: Gone
Negrón: New Music
Wolfe: Forbidden Love
Shaw: Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
kennedy-center.org

January 31

Sphinx Symphony Orchestra
Exigence, vocal ensemble
Washington Chorus
Tito Muñoz, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Simon: Motherboxx Connection
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra
Coleman: Seven O’Clock Shout
Abels: Delights and Dances
Cordero: Holding Our Breath
Hill: Fix Me, Jesus
Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Legend: “Glory” from Selma
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall
kennedy-center.org

December 24 – Nov 22, 2022

Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus
Choral Arts Youth Choir
Choral Arts Orchestra
Jace Kaholokula Saplan, conductor
Brandon Straub, 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

December 30

Bel Cantanti Opera
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Peter Burrough, Michael Nansel, Christian Simmons, Melanie Ashkar;
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
3 and 7:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church

November 22 – Oct 24, 2022

Patrick Merrill, harpsichordist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

November 23

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

November 25

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

November 26

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

November 27

Seraph Brass
1 and 3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Music by women composers
Free admission

Kansas City Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Bridget Kibbey, harpist
Alexi Kenney, violinist
Clara Schumann: Three Romances
Larsen: Sun Strider
Music by Biber, Messiaen, Rodrigo, Clarke, others
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

November 29

Jinsun Cho, organist
Music for Advent and Christmas
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

Smithsonian Chamber Players
Dvořák: Bagatelles
Brahms: Serenade in D Major (nonet version)
7 p.m. National Museum of American History

Éva Polgár, pianist
László Borbély, pianist
Gábor Varga, pianist
“Carpathian Impressions”: music of Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center
kennedy-center.org

Washington Performing Arts
tenThing, brass ensemble
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpeter
8 p.m. Sixth & I

October 25 – Sep 23, 2022

Chuck Seipp, trumpeter
Randall Sheets, organist
Music by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

October 26

Capriccio Baroque
Jean Rondeau, harpsichordist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
8 p.m. Live at 10th & G
capricciobaroque.org

October 27

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violinist
Respighi: Burlesca
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Casella: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

October 28

Washington Arts Ensemble
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Katie Hyun, violinist
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Funeral March”)
Wieniawski: Faust Fantasy
Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
Chausson: Poème
6:30 p.m. Dupont Underground

28 Chairs
Ignacio Prego, harpsichordist
Music by Bach, Froberger, Purcell
7 p.m. The Athenaeum, Alexandria

The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Élise Sharp, cellist
Nicole Joseph, soprano
Geter: Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow
7 and 8:30 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Latonia Moore, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Christopher Maltman;
Michele Gamba, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Anne-Marie McDermott, pianist
Stella Chen, violinist
Arnaud Sussmann, violinist
Paul Neubauer, violist
Nicholas Canellakis, cellist
Dvořák: Violin Sonatina in G Major
Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet in G Minor
Ysaÿe: Rêve d’enfant
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violinist
Respighi: Burlesca
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Casella: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

October 29

Concerts at Kirkwood
Martin Labazevitch, pianist
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18
Music by Chopin
3 p.m. Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

Washington National Opera
Strauss: Elektra
Christine Goerke, Sara Jakubiak, Katarina Dalayman, Štefan Margita;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Élise Sharp, cellist
Nicole Joseph, soprano
Geter: Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow
7 and 8:30 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ

Candlelight Concert Society
Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 (“Hammerklavier”)
Fauré: Barcarolle No. 1
Fauré: Nocturne No. 2
Fauré: Nocturne No. 12
Fauré: Barcarolle No. 6
Hamelin: Suite à l’ancienne
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC
candlelightconcerts.org

Yuja Wang, pianist
7:30 p.m. Prager Family Center for the Arts (Easton, Md.)

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violinist
Respighi: Burlesca
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Casella: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Sarah Fleiss, soprano
Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Tancredi, tenor
Eric Owens, bass-baritone
Miloš Repický, pianist
Ting Ting Wong, pianist
Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder Walzer (selections)
Coolidge: “Thy soul hath snatched up mine”
8 p.m. Library of Congress
Free admission

October 30

Washington National Opera
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Latonia Moore, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Christopher Maltman;
Michele Gamba, conductor
2 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Ignacio Prego, harpsichordist
Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, Soler
3 p.m. National Gallery of Art
Free admission

Brentano String Quartet
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
M. Wagner: Dido Reimagined
3 p.m. The Clarice

Bel Cantanti Opera
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Laura Zahn, Emily Casey, Nicholas Hudak, Andrew Boisvert;
Katerina Souvorova, conductor
3 p.m. Bender JCC

National Philharmonic
Rebecca Bryant Novak, conductor
Jinan Laurentia Woo, violinist
Emad Zolfaghari, violist
Luka Coetzee, cellist
3 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Matthew Loyal Smith, tenor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Jason Widney, bass
Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day)
Purcell: My heart is inditing
Purcell: Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem
Purcell: O sing unto the Lord
4 p.m. National Presbyterian Church

Miloš Karadaglić, guitarist
Sor: Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Bach: Chaconne from Solo Violin Partita No. 2
Albéniz: “Sevilla” from Suite española
Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes
Arlen-Takemitsu: Over the Rainbow
Duplessy: Amor Fati
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Apollo Orchestra
David Neely, conductor
Roberto Diaz, violist
Adams: The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Sheng: Of Time and Love
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
4 p,m. Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College
Free admission
apolloorchestra.com

Choralis, chamber choir
Gretchen Kuhrmann, conductor
Dehlinger: Requiem
Pott: The Lost Wand
5 p.m. Schlesinger Hall

Chantry, chamber choir
David Taylor, conductor
Josquin: Ave Maria, Virgo serena
Palestrina: Missa brevis
Victoria: O magnum mysterium
Byrd: O magnum mysterium
Guerrero: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Gibbons: First Service Magnificat
Gibbons: Nunc dimittis
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Peñalosa: Ave verum corpus
Victoria: O vos omnes
Croce: O vos omnes
Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est
Byrd: Hodie Christus natus est
7 p.m. St. Bernadette Church, Silver Spring

Washington Performing Arts
Midori, violinist
Music by Bach, contemporary composers
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

October 31

Washington Bach Consort
Dana Marsh, conductor
Samantha Scheff, organist
Bach: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major
Bach: Cantata No. 80 (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)
12:10 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal, Capitol Hill
Free admission

Washington National Opera
Strauss: Elektra
Christine Goerke, Sara Jakubiak, Katarina Dalayman, Štefan Margita;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

September 23 – Aug 19, 2022

Washington Concert Opera
Matt Hill, tenor
Jessica Harika, soprano
David Hanlon, pianist
6 p.m. Union Market
Free admission

Washington Arts Ensemble
Natalia Kazaryan, pianist
Christopher Schmitt, pianist
Kobi Malkin, violinist
Allyson Goodman, violist
Loewi Lin, cellist
Bonis: Soir
Bonis: Matin
Bonis: Piano Quartet
Fauré: Piano Quartet in C Minor
6:30 p.m. Arts Club of Washington

IN Series
INnovātiō Baroque Orchestra
Theatre Nohgaku
Monteverdi: The Nightsong of Orpheus (adaptation)
Tony Boutté, Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Janna Critz, Gayssie Lugo, Cara Schaefer;
Tim Nelson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Baltimore Theatre Project
inseries.org

Maryland Lyric Opera
Verdi: Macbeth
Lester Lynch, Jill Gardner, Andrea Silvestrelli, Yi Li;
Joseph Colaneri, conductor
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
mdlo.org

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Otello
Khanyiso Gwenxane, Lawrence Brownlee, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. The Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Saraswathi Ranganathan, veena player
Sruti Sarathy, violinist and vocalist
Baroque and Carnatic music
8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

September 24

U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Modern Flute Ensemble
Ewazen: Harmony in Blue and Gold
1 and 2 p.m. National Museum of Asian Art
Free admission

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Saraswathi Ranganathan, veena player
Sruti Sarathy, violinist and vocalist
Baroque and Carnatic music
4 and 7 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Smetana: Vltava
Simon: This Land
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Hosokawa: The Raven
Kristen Choi, Joseph Ahmed, Ang(ela) Bey, Vitche Boule-Ra;
Eiki Isomura, conductor
7 p.m. Miller Theater
operaphila.org

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series
Latonia Moore, soprano
Laura Ward, pianist
Verdi: “Son giunta!….Madre, pietosa Vergine” from La forza del destino
Rachmaninoff: Six Songs, Op. 38
Massenet: “Pleurez mes yeux” from Le Cid
Songs by Quilter, Davis, Watts, R. Strauss
8 p.m. Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church

September 25

Washington Concert Opera
Matt Hill, tenor
Jessica Harika, soprano
David Hanlon, pianist
11 a.m. Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park
Free admission

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Otello
Khanyiso Gwenxane, Lawrence Brownlee, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
2 p.m. The Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Maryland Lyric Opera
Verdi: Macbeth
Lester Lynch, Jill Gardner, Andrea Silvestrelli, Yi Li;
Joseph Colaneri, conductor
2 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
mdlo.org

Folger Consort
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Saraswathi Ranganathan, veena player
Sruti Sarathy, violinist and vocalist
Baroque and Carnatic music
2:30 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
West Shore Piano Trio
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

September 29

National Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violinist
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”)
Adams: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
7 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Opera Philadelphia
Hosokawa: The Raven
Kristen Choi, Joseph Ahmed, Ang(ela) Bey, Vitche Boule-Ra;
Eiki Isomura, conductor
7 p.m. Miller Theater
operaphila.org

Capriccio Baroque
Naoko Akutagawa, harpsichordist
Music by Georg and Gottlieb Muffat, Mattheson, Buxtehude, Handel
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Parish Church, Dupont Circle
capricciobaroque.org

Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano
Natalie Groom, clarinetist
Music by Leiter, Szeghy, Stevenson, Day, Fitzhugh, Bond
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

September 30

Opera Philadelphia
Rossini: Otello
Khanyiso Gwenxane, Lawrence Brownlee, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader;
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
8 p.m. The Academy of Music
operaphila.org

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano
Copland: El Salón México
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Copland: “Zion’s Walls” from Old American Songs
Smith: “This Little Light of Mine” from Four Negro Spirituals
Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream of America
8 p.m. Maryland Hall

August 19 – Jun 27, 2022

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Bacewicz: Quintet for Wind Instruments
Kodály: Serenade for two violins and viola
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Annapolis

August 20

Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Joel Harder, pianist
Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared
2 p.m. Castleton Festival

Wolf Trap Opera Company
Floyd: Susannah
Ann Toomey, Christian Pursell, Robert Stahley, Joseph Leppek;
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conductor
7:30 p.m. Barns at Wolf Trap
wolftrap.org

Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Villa-Lobos: Ciranda da sete notas
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
Brahms: Serenade No. 2
7:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Annapolis

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

August 21

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Alexandria Baroque
3 p.m. The Lyceum, Alexandria
Free admission

August 23

Matthew Barker, trumpeter
Jinsun Cho, organist
Alicia Barker, violinist
Music by Eben, Williams, others
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

August 28

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

August 30

John Wolfe, organist
Music by Bach, Messiaen, de Grigny
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 27 – May 24, 2022

Ludovico Einaudi, pianist
Music by Einaudi
8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

June 28

Army Band Clarinet Quartet
Music for Independence Day
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

June 29

Maryland Lyric Opera
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Hunter Enoch, Nayoung Ban, Javier Arrey, Mary Feminear, Allegra da Vita;
Louis Salemno, conductor
7 p.m. The Clarice
mdlo.org

May 24 – Apr 20, 2022

[Canceled]
Beau Soir Ensemble
Angulo: New work
Music for flute, viola, and harp
7:30 p.m. Mexican Cultural Institute

May 25

Washington National Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Isabel Leonard, Michael Fabiano, Ryan Speedo Green, Vanessa Vasquez;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Washington Performing Arts
Michelle Cann, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 3, no. 2
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp minor
Chopin: Ballade No. 3
Price: Piano Sonata in E Minor
Price: Fantasie Nègre No. 1
Bonds: Troubled Water
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
8 p.m. Sixth and I
washingtonperformingarts.org

May 26

New Orchestra of Washington
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Yoshimatsu: Threnody to Toki
Turrin: Equinox
Turrin: That Thing, which makes the vastness bearable
Copland: Appalachian Spring
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

May 27

Washington National Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Isabel Leonard, Michael Fabiano, Ryan Speedo Green, Vanessa Vasquez;
Evan Rogister, conductor
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Opera House

Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest
Atlantic Reed Consort
Balance Campaign
7:30 p.m. Church of the Epiphany

Bel Cantanti Opera
Olney Ballet
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Robert McGinness, baritone
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
7:30 p.m. JCCGW

May 28

Boulanger Initiative
WoCo Fest
Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw, mezzo-soprano
8 p.m. AMP by Strathmore

May 29

Kimberly Marshall, organist
Willis: Exodus Suite
Alain: Deuils
Franck: Pièce héroïque
Sandresky: Organ Mass: L’homme armé
2 p.m. Washington National Cathedral
Free admission

Bel Cantanti Opera
Olney Ballet
Katerina Souvorova, pianist and conductor
Robert McGinness, baritone
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
3 p.m. JCCGW

United States Marine Band
Music for concert band
8 p.m. Filene Center at Wolf Trap
Free admission

May 31

Brian Strawley, trumpeter
Magda Adamek, pianist
Music by Bach, Purcell, Enescu, Piazzola
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

April 20 – Mar 22, 2022

Music in McLean
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
12 p.m. St. Luke Catholic Church, McLean
Free admission

PostClassical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
David Taylor, bass trombonist
Madeleine Murnick, soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 1: Funeral March
Mahler: “Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht” from Songs of a Wayfarer
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
postclassical.com

Danish String Quartet
Schumann: String Quartet No. 3
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 (“Death and the Maiden”)
Music by Charpentier, Adams, Blumenfeld
7:30 p.m. Shriver Hall

Orchestra of Terezín Remembrance
American University Chamber Singers
Catholic University of America Verdi Choir
Longwood University Camerata
University of Virginia Chamber Singers
Virginia Commonwealth University Commonwealth Singers
Virginia State University Concert Choir
Murry Sidlin, conductor
Jennifer Check, soprano
Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano
Cooper Nolan, tenor
Nathan Stark, bass-baritone
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
7:30 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
strathmore.org

April 21

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Verbytsky: Ukrainian National Anthem
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Smetana: “The Moldau” from Má vlast
Silvestrov: Hymn – 2001
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) – Finale: Allegro molto
Mussorgsky: “The Great Gate of Kiev” from Pictures at an Exhibition
7 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Takács Quartet
Julien Labro, bandoneón player
Dessner: New Work for Quintet
Assad: New Work for Quintet
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Kronos Quartet
Music by Crumb, Anderson, Zorn, Vrebalov
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore

April 22

Baltimore Concert Opera
Laurie Rogers, conductor
Joy Schreier, pianist
Leah Hawkins, soprano
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Vickers, tenor
Benjamin Taylor, baritone
Brian Wallin, tenor
Jesús Vicente Murillo, baritone
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
7:30 p.m. The Engineers Club

St. Lawrence String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in G major, Op. 76, No. 1
Golijov: Ever Yours
Franck: String Quartet in D Major
8 p.m. The Clarice

Folger Consort
Peter Becker, bass-baritone
Music from the Roman de Fauvel
Seo: New works (world premiere)
8 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Capitol Early Music
Farallon Quartet
Music for recorders
8 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington

April 23

Shriver Hall Concert Series
Jacqueline Audas, violinist
Wan-Chi Su, pianist
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3
Bach: Solo Violin Partita No. 2 (Chaconne)
Auerbach: par.ti.ta
Kancheli: Miniatures for Violin and Piano (selections)
Ravel: Tzigane
3 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Art
Free admission

Folger Consort
Peter Becker, bass-baritone
Music from the Roman de Fauvel
Seo: New works (world premiere)
4 and 8 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Candlelight Concert Society
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Campa: Trois Miniatures
Ponce: Estrellita and Gavota
Revueltas: Música de Feria
Chávez: String Quartet No. 3 (1st movement)
Ortiz: La Calaca
7:30 p.m. Smith Theatre, Howard Community College

Dumbarton Concerts
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Anna Polonsky, pianist
Hailstork: Three Smiles for Tracey
Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata
Copland: Clarinet Sonata
Montgomery: Peace
Lee: Ad Anah
7:30 p.m. Dumbarton United Methodist Church

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Prechtl: Tribute
Barber: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Schlesinger Arts Center

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Carl: White Heron
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. GMU Center for the Arts

April 24

Folger Consort
Peter Becker, bass-baritone
Music from the Roman de Fauvel
Seo: New works (world premiere)
2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
James Ross, conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Prechtl: Tribute
Barber: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
3 p.m. George Washington Masonic Memorial

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

Maryland Opera
James Harp, pianist and conductor
Helena Brown, soprano
Andrew Bidlack, tenor
Chrystal Williams, mezzo-soprano
3 p.m. Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Vision Duo
Ariel Horowitz, violinist
Britton-René Collins, marimba player
Seyfried: Blues Train
Ysaÿe: Solo Sonata No. 3: Ballade
Mantovani: Moi, Jeu
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 2
Thomas: Merlin: Beyond the Faint Edge of the World
Marsalis: Fiddle Dance Suite: Sidestep Reel
Cheung: Etude in E minor
Garner: “Misty”
Chee: Coyotes
Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango
4 p.m. Phillips Collection

Washington Bach Consort
Bojan Čičić, conductor and violinist
Tatiana Chulochnikova, violinist
Carmen Johnson Pájaro, violinist
Geoffrey Burgess, oboist
Margaret Owens, oboist
Josh Cohen, trumpeter
Leon Schelhase, harpsichordist
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in D Minor
Bach: Concerto for 3 Violins in D Major
Bach: Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A Major
Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Cello, Trumpet, and Strings
4 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Ian Koziara, tenor
Bradley Moore, pianist
Brahms: Die schöne Magelone
4 p.m. Castleton Festival

Bach in Baltimore
T. Herbert Dimmock, conductor
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Jeffrey Williams, baritone
Sprenkle: Go Down Death
Brahms: A German Requiem
4 p.m. Towson United Methodist Church

Friends of Music and the Arts at St. Andrew’s
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
4 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Burke

Washington Concert Opera
Gluck/Berlioz: Orphée
Kate Lindsey, Jacquelyn Stucker, Helen Zhibing;
Antony Walker, conductor
6 p.m. Lisner Auditorium
concertopera.org

Washington Performing Arts
Il Pomo d’Oro, chamber orchestra
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Music by Handel, Ives, Gluck, Mahler, Portman, Cavalli, Gluck
7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore
washingtonperformingarts.org

Ying Quartet
Masumi Per Rostad, violist
Haydn: String Quartet in D Major (“Frog”)
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 (“Slavonic”)
Mozart: String Quintet No. 3
7 p.m. JCCGW

April 26

Sandro Russo, pianist and organist
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2
Chopin: Scherzo No. 3
Chopin Scherzo No. 4
Liszt: Fantaisie et Fugue sur le nom de BACH
12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany
Free admission

April 27

Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, conductor
Brumel: Missa Et Ecce terræ motus
Lang: sun-centered (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

April 28

Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
6:10 p.m. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Annapolis
Free admission

Washington Ballet
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Charles Barker, conductor
Adam: Giselle
7 p.m. Warner Theatre

Washington International Piano Series
Boris Berman, pianist
7:30 p.m. Ward Hall, Catholic University of America

Ariel Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet in C Major (“Dissonance”)
Porat: Four Ladino Songs
Bartók: String Quartet No. 5
8 p.m. Kreeger Museum

April 29

Washington Ballet
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Charles Barker, conductor
Adam: Giselle
7 p.m. Warner Theatre

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violinist
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Tao: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

April 30

Washington Ballet
Washington Ballet Orchestra
Charles Barker, conductor
Adam: Giselle
2 and 7 p.m. Warner Theatre

NSO Family Concert
Folds: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
2 and 4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Handel Choir of Baltimore
UMBC Camerata Chamber Choir
Brian Bartoldus, conductor
Handel: My Song Shall Be Alway
Mozart: Coronation Mass
7:30 p.m. Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC

Chalice Concert Series
Beau Soir Ensemble
Music for flute, viola, and harp
7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

UrbanArias
Eddins: Why I Live at the P.O. (world premiere)
Emily Pulley, Kyaunnee Richardson, Melissa Wimbish, Eric McKeever;
Robert Wood, conductor
8 p.m. The Keegan Theatre

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