Music

CLASSICAL

Alden Theatre

McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. 703/790-0123.

• Nurit Bar-Josef, Daniel Foster. 8 p.m. May 16. Free.

Anderson House

2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 703/486-0071.

• All Chopin program. Pianist John Gardecki. 1:30 p.m. May 24. Free.

The Church of the Epiphany

1317 G St. NW. All concerts at 12:10 p.m. and free. 202/232-3353.

• Organist Eric Plutz. May 27.

Embassy of Austria

3524 International Court, NW. Reservations required. 202/625-2361.

• “An Evening of Opera and Operetta.” Soprano Elisabeth Kulman, baritone Klemens Geyrhofer, pianist George Peachey. 8 p.m. May 23, 24. $30.

Embassy of France

4101 Reservoir Road, NW. 202/625-2361.

• Pianist Alexander Tselyakov. 8 p.m. May 17. $35.

Embassy of Germany

4645 Reservoir Road, NW. 301/907-2600.

• All Wagner program. Gail Sullivan, Roxanne Rowedder, Michael Hayes, Charles Robert Austin. 7:30 p.m. May 16. $25-$35.

Kennedy Center

F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600. Concert Hall unless otherwise noted.

• National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Itzhak Perlman, flutist Emmanuel Pahud. 7 p.m. May 15, 1:30 p.m. May 16, 8 p.m. May 17. $25-$78.

• “Requiem.” The Choral Arts Society of Washington. 8 p.m. May 16. $16-$48.

• European Academy of Music and Arts. Terrace Theater. 2 p.m. May 17. $25.

• Eric Owens, bass. Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. May 17. $20.

• NSO Young Soloists’ Competition Concert. 6 p.m. May 20. Free.

• VSA Arts Young Soloists Concert. Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. May 21. $25.

Kreeger Museum

2401 Foxhall Road NW.

• Avalon String Quartet Master Class. 1 p.m. May 17. Free, but reservations required. 202/338-3552.

• Avalon String Quartet. 8 p.m. May 17. $24-$30. 703/218-6500.

Levine School of Music

2801 Upton St. NW. 202/686-9772.

• Pallavi Mahidhara. 7 p.m. May 19.

• Sam Post. 7 p.m. May 27.

Monroe House

2017 I St. NW. All performances at noon. Free. 202/331-7282.

• Opera scenes by the Maryland Opera Studio. May 16.

• “Story of Babar the Elephant.” Pianist Manabu Takasawa, narrarator Douglas I. Smith. May 23.

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church

1500 N. Glebe Road, Arlington. 703/933-2500.

• “The Compleat Messiah.” The Metropolitan Chorus. 3 p.m. May 18. $10-$15.

National Gallery of Art

East Building Auditorium, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202/842-6799.

• Violinist Livia Sohn. May 18.

• Pianist Klaus Hellwig. May 25.

Northern Virginia Community College

Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/642-3277.

• Fairfax Choral Society, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. May 16. $19-$30.

Phillips Collection

1600 21st St. NW. All performances at 5 p.m. and free with museum admission. 202/387-2151.

• Pianist Bonnie Kellert. May 18.

• Joseph Petric, accordian. May 25.

Saint Luke Catholic Church

7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean.

• Washington Symphonic Brass. 7:30 p.m. May 18. $10-$20.

Strathmore Hall

10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/530-0540.

• “American Popular Song Artists: Music of Leonard Bernstein.” 3 p.m. May 18. $24.

• Tea with Helen Ryan, Vibraharp. 1 p.m. May 20. $17. Pre-paid reservations required.

• Tea with harpist Lily Neill. 1 p.m. May 21. $17. Pre-paid reservations required.

Washington Conservatory of Music

5144 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda. 301/320-2770.

• “Hear, Here!: A Concert of Washington’s Earliest Music.” The Bach Sinfonia. 8 p.m. May 17. $12-$20.

Washington National Cathedral

Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202/537-5527.

• “Ein deutsches Requiem.” Cathedral Choral Society. 4 p.m. May 18.

The Washington Opera

DAR Constitution Hall, 18th and D streets NW. For information, 202/295-2400. For tickets, 202/432-SEAT.

• Fidelio. Through May 24. Showtimes vary. $41-$285.

POP, JAZZ, FOLK & OTHER

Calvert House Inn

6211 Baltimore Ave., Riverdale. 301/864-5220.

• J.R. Robusto, Wave Milor. 8 p.m. May 17.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

500 17th St. NW. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 202/639-1770.

• Donato Soviero Trio. May 21.

• J. Kent Ashcraft Quartet. May 28.

DC Arts Center

2438 18th St. NW. 202/607-6156.

• Alastair Moock, Avril & Aura. 7:30 p.m. May 25. $10-$12.

Joe’s Movement Emporium

3802 34th St., Mt. Rainier. 202/607-6156.

• “Funniest Songs We Know.” Bill Parsons, Dan Hart, Paula Monks, Zoe Mulford. 8 p.m. May 16. $10-$12.

Kennedy Center

Terrace Gallery unless otherwise noted. F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

• Stefon Harris Quartet. 8 and 10 p.m. May 15. $22.50.

• John Patitucci. 8 and 10 p.m. May 16. $22.50.

• Kevin Mahogany. 8 and 10 p.m. May 17. $22.50.

• Steve Turre, Robin Eubanks. 8 and 10 p.m. May 22, 23. $22.50.

• “Testaments to Freedom.” Congressional Chorus. Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. May 23. $25.

• Curtis Stigers. 8 and 10 p.m. May 24. $22.50.

• “Coming Bach — Bach Music in Jazz.” With flutist Sefika Kutluer. Terrace Theater. 7:30 p.m. May 27. $20.

MCI Center

Seventh and F streets NW. 202/432-SEAT.

• “The Spirit of Israel.” 8 p.m. May 19. $75-$500.

• Matchbox Twenty, Sugar Ray, Maroon 5. 7 p.m. May 21. $40.

National Museum of American History

Carmichael Auditorium,14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202/357-2700.

• Kenny Endo: Master Taiko Drummer. 2 p.m. May 24.

Northern Virginia Community College

Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/548-0885.

• “A Night at the Oscars.” Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. May 17. $30-$60.

St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill

313 2nd St. NE. 202/544-0631.

• Lincoln Park Inspirational Choir and Sifu Dancers. 7:30 p.m. May 17. $15.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring

10309 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring. $12-$15. 301/754-3611.

• Svetlana Nikonova & Vladimir Zakharevich. 8 p.m. May 19. $12-415.

Warner Theatre

13th and E streets NW. 202/432-SEAT. For information, 202/628-1818.

• Etta James. 8 p.m. May 28. $55-$75.