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
Walden Chamber Players. April 25
Contemporary Music Forum’s Verge Ensemble. April 27
Musical Evening Series: Klavier Trio Amsterdam. May 9
Musical Evening Series: Quatuor Ebene. May 30
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
Virginia Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor. April 18, 20
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks 5. April 26
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
Vocal Arts Society: New York Festival of Song. April 22
NSO: Hugh Wolff conducting, with Stephen Hough, piano: Saint-Saens. April 24-26
The Washington Chorus: Songs of the Soul. April 27
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
Ariel String Quartet. April 21
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
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
Camerata Pacifica with Warren Jones, piano. April 24.
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
Zuill Bailey, cellist; Simone Dinnerstein, pianist. April 27
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
North American Music Festivals. April 25
New Dominion Chorale. April 27
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
Angela Taylor, singer-songwriter-flutist. April 23
Antares. May 15
STRATHMORE: THE MUSIC CENTER
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org
WPAS: Leif Ove Andsnes, piano. April 22
BSO: Symphonie Fantastique. April 24
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.
David Finckel and Wu Han. April 25
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
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