Box Office

CLASSICAL MUSIC

ALDEN THEATRE

1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. 703/790-9223, www.mcleancenter.org

Young Soloists Recital. May 18

ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org

Levine School: Brahms Birthday Bash. May 1

Capital City Symphony: Cinco de Mayo. May 4

In Series: Fin de Fiesta with pianist Carlo Rodriguez. June 14, 15

BRADLEY HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda. 301/365-2850, www.bradleyhillschurch.org

• Coral Cantigas: Praises in Rhythm de las Pampas al Caribe. June 14

CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, University of Maryland, College Park. 301/405-ARTS, claricesmithcenter.umd.edu

Brentano String Quartet. May 1

National Orchestral Institute Chamber Orchestra. June 7

National Orchestral Institute Orchestra: Bold Strokes, with guest artist Sofya Gulyak. June 14

National Orchestral Institute Orchestra: Beloved and Beholden. June 21

National Orchestral Institute Orchestra: Titan’s Roots. June 28

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART

Hammer Auditorium (New York Avenue entrance), 17th Street and New York Avenue NW. 202/639-1700, 202/639-1770, www.corcoran.org

Musical Evening Series: Klavier Trio Amsterdam. May 9

Musical Evening Series: Quatuor Ebene. May 30

DUMBARTON CONCERTS

Dumbarton Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. Tickets $26, $30 with $2 service charge through the Web site. 202/965-2000, www.dumbartonconcerts.org

Berta Rojas and Carlos Barbosa-Lima: Dos Guitarras Diaries. Oct. 11

Antares: The Musical Brilliance of Unquiet Minds. Nov. 8

Barnes & Hampton Celtic Consort: A Celtic Christmas. Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14

Osiris Piano Trio: The Archduke by Candlelight. Jan. 17, 2009

Rosa Lamoreaux and Friends: Broadway’s Golden Years. Feb. 7, 2009

St. Petersburg String Quartet: From the Salon of Nicholas and Alexandra. Feb. 21, 2009

Conjunto Iberico Cello Octet: Encore! March 14, 2009

Brian Ganz: For Chopin Lovers Only. April 4, 2009

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks 6. May 10

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America. June 14

HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org/harmancenter

WPAS: Yuliya Gorenman, piano. May 17

KENNEDY CENTER

Atrium, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Performance Plus Series: When Masters Meet: Grieg and Ibsen. June 2

KENNEDY CENTER

Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

WPAS: Orchestre National de France. April 28

Carnegie Mellon School of Music: Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic in Concert. April 29

NSO: Composer Portrait: Copland. May 1-3

Washington DC Band & Orchestra Festival. May 5

NSO, Leonard Slatkin, with Hilary Hahn, violin: Paganini. May 8-10

The Choral Arts Society of Washington: John Adams’ El Nino. May 18

The Richmond Symphony: 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert. May 27

NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: All-Sibelius program. May 29-31

NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: Grieg’s Peer Gynt. June 5-7

NSO, Leonard Slatkin: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in concert. June 12-16

NSO, Leonard Slatkin, with Sol Gabetta, cello: Tchaikovsky. June 26-28

NSO: Salute to Slatkin with Yo-Yo Ma, cello. June 29

KENNEDY CENTER

Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

James Madison University School of Music: Amadi Hummings and Gabriel Dobner. April 30

Luciana Souza. May 2

James Madison University School of Music: Beth Chandler and Gabriel Dobner. May 11

KENNEDY CENTER

Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Washington National Opera: Tamerlano. April 30-May 22

Washington National Opera: Elektra. May 10-27

Washington National Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana in Concert with an Evening of Verismo Masterpieces. May 25-30

KENNEDY CENTER

Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Jonathan Biss, piano, and Miriam Fried, violin. May 12

Eighth Blackbird: The Only Moving Thing. May 13

Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Works by Jaffe, Schumann, more. May 18

Friday Morning Music Club: Washington International Competition for Piano. May 25

VSA Arts International Young Soloists Concert. May 29

Trio Mediaeval and Cantus. May 30

I Fagiolini. May 31

KREEGER MUSEUM

2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202/338-3552, www.kreegermuseum.org

June Chamber Festival featuring the American Chamber Players. June 6, 10, 13

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Ticketmaster at 202/397-7328, 703/573-7328 or ticketmaster.com. For information: 202/707-4604, 202/707-5664, www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0708-schedule.html

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. May 2.

St. Petersburg String Quartet with Michael Tree, viola. May 9.

Parker String Quartet and Borromeo String Quartet. May 16.

Pacifica Quartet. May 29.

Barnatan/Ferschtman/Weilerstein Trio. May 31.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202/842-6941, www.nga.gov

Poulenc Trio. May 4

Ryan Brown and members of Opera Lafayette. May 11

The Great Noise Ensemble. May 18

Choral Arts Society of Washington. June 1

Anna Kijanowska, pianist. June 8

Judith Ingolfsson, violinist; Vladimir Stoupel, pianist. June 15

Washington Bach Consort. June 22

National Gallery Chamber Players String Quartet. June 29

SCHLESINGER CONCERT HALL AND ARTS CENTER

Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/845-6156, www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter

World Folk Music Association Tribute to Tom Paxton Concert. May 3

U.S. Marine Band Chamber Orchestra. May 4

U.S. Marine Band. May 11

American Balalaika Symphony. May 17

Capital Wind Symphony. May 18

Virginia Grand Military Band. May 31

Iranian Community School Inc.: Persian classical music. June 7

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. June 8

U.S. Marine Band Chamber Orchestra. June 14

Rockville Concert Band, Music Celebrations International, National Community Concert Band: Sousa Festival. June 21

Choralis. June 27

STRATHMORE: THE MANSION

10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org

Antares. May 15

STRATHMORE: THE MUSIC CENTER

5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org

BSO Soulful Symphony: Say Amen Somebody. May 2

BSO: Carmina Burana. May 3

WPAS: Itzhak Perlman, violin and Rohan DeSilva, piano. May 4

BSO: A Chorus of Hits. May 8

National Philharmonic with Brian Ganz, piano. May 10

Washington Bach Consort: St. Matthew Passion. May 11

Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. May 14

BSO: Beethoven Re-Imagined. May 17

BSO: The Inca Trail. May 30

National Philharmonic: Greats of the Romantic Era. May 31-June 1

BSO: Brandenburg Concertos. June 5

National Philharmonic: Britten”s War Requiem. June 7

BSO: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3. June 14

BSO: Beethoven’s Ninth. June 19

WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202/537-6200, 877/ 537-2228, www.cathedral.org

Organ recital: Naji Hakim, Paris. May 4

Cathedral Choral Society: Mendelssohn’s Elijah. May 18

WOLF TRAP: THE BARNS

1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 703/255-1900, 703/255-1868, www.wolftrap.org. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, 703/218-6500.

Happy Birthday to Two! Recital Celebrating Bernstein and Bolcom. May 31

Wolf Trap Opera Company: Verdi’s King for a Day. June 13, 15, 17

Wolf Trap Opera Company: Handel’s Alcina. July 11, 13, 15

Wolf Trap Opera Company: Instant Opera at Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods. July 15-19

Tales from the Vienna Woods Recital. July 19

Wolf Trap Opera Company: Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos. Aug. 15, 17, 19

WOLF TRAP: FILENE CENTER

1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, Performances 7:30, 8 p.m. 703/218-6500.

NSO at Wolf Trap with the Wolf Trap Opera Company: Candide in Concert. July 6

NSO at Wolf Trap: Tcheers for Tchaikovsky! July 10

NSO at Wolf Trap: An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa. July 11

NSO at Wolf Trap: Wolf Trap is for Lovers. July 25

NSO at Wolf Trap: Beethoven’s Best. July 31

Bernstein: A Celebration! Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Aug. 19

POP MUSIC

ALDEN THEATRE

1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. 703/790-9223, www.mcleancenter.org

The Clayton Miller Band. May 24.

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. June 7

THE ATHENAEUM

201 Prince St., Alexandria. Second Thursday Series. 703/548-0035, nvfaa.org

Laura Baron. May 8

Madeline MacNeil, hammered dulcimer. June 12

Harley String Band. July 10

CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, University of Maryland, College Park. 301/405-ARTS, claricesmithcenter.umd.edu

Spanish Harlem Orchestra. May 4

DAR CONSTITUTION HALL

1776 D St. NW. 202/628-1776, www.dar.org/conthall. Tickets 703/573-SEAT, 202/397-SEAT, 410/547-SEAT or www.ticketmaster.com

Honda Civic Tour with Panic at the Disco. April 30

Katt Williams. May 8

1st MARINER ARENA

201 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. 410/347-2020, www.baltimorearena.com, 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com

Van Halen. May 15

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

An Evening with Gerald Albright. May 24

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM

730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org

Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective. May 3

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: America, the Fabulous! June 6, 7

KENNEDY CENTER

Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

WPAS: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. May 7

NSO Pops: Marvin Hamlisch, conductor: A Date With Dave Koz. May 15-17

A Cappella: Singing Solo: Bobby McFerrin Hosts a World of Voices with special guests. June 1

KENNEDY CENTER

Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Luciana Souza. May 2

Kenny Barron. May 3

Jazz Reach: She Said/She Says. May 17

KENNEDY CENTER

Terrace Theater and Gallery, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Broadway Up Close and Personal: Charles Strouse. May 14

Mary Lou Williams and the 13th annual Women in Jazz Festival. May 15-17

Congressional Chorus: Bernstein and Sondheim, American Masters. June 7

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Brent Barrett. June 28

LINCOLN THEATRE

1215 U St. NW. Tickets through 877/77CLICK or www.vdaytour.com. See www.thelincolntheatre.org

Us Helping Us: Black Mother’s Day Gospel Concert with Dorothy Norwood and Friends. May 10

NISSAN PAVILION