Classical Music

Alden Theatre

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

• Emily Phelps, piano. 3 p.m. April 20. Free.

Church of the Epiphany

1317 G St. NW. 202/347-2635, www.epiphanydc.org

• Tuesday Concert Series: Levine School of Music Faculty. Grace McFarlane, piano. 12:10-1 p.m. April 8. Free; donations requested for artists.

• Tuesday Concert Series: Rock Creek Trio. 12:10-1 p.m. April 15. Free; donations requested for artists.

• Catholic University Chorus: “An Evening of Sacred Music for Chorus and Organ.” Guest conductor Edward Alan Moore, assistant conductor Leon Griesbach. Jonathan Laird, organ. Dvorak’s Mass in D Major, Leo Nestor’s “An American Triptych.” 7:30 p.m. April 26. Free. Information at 202/319-5414.

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

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

• Post-Classical Ensemble: “Artists in Exile.” Angel Gil-Ordonez, music director, Joseph Horowitz, artistic director, with Chris Pedro Trakas, baritone-narrator and the Left Bank String Quartet. Works of Weill, Schoenberg. Gildenhorn Recital Hall. 3 p.m. April 6. $7, $35. Pre-concert discussion, “Fritz Lang and Fury: Hollywood’s Impact on Germany’s Foremost Filmmaker,” School of Music Room 2200 at 2 p.m.

• Irish Chamber Orchestra. Based in Limerick, the ensemble performs worldwide. Works of Bach, Mendelssohn, Sibelius and a new work by Deirdre McKay, a contemporary Irish composer. Dekelboum Concert Hall. 3 p.m. April 13. $25-$50.

• UM School of Music: Guarneri String Quartet, open rehearsal. Gildenhorn Recital Hall. 5 p.m. April 30. Free.

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: Walden Chamber Players. Specialists in rarely heard works by composers from the past. Works by Bax, Gubaidulina, Devienne, Debussy. Reception follows. 8 p.m. April 25. $45, $55.

• Contemporary Music Forum’s Verge Ensemble. The Corcoran’s new ensemble in residence teams with Ensemble Aleph from Paris for a program of American and French composers. 4:30 p.m. April 27. $15, $20.

• Musical Evening Series: Klavier Trio Amsterdam. Joan Berkhemer, violin; Nadia David, cello; and Klara Wurtz, piano, recently finished recording the complete Schubert piano trio works for their new CD and play a selection for this concert. 8 p.m. May 9. $45, $55.

• Musical Evening Series: Quatuor Ebene. Wide-ranging string quartet. Mozart, Bartok, Schubert. 8 p.m. May 30. $45, $55.

Dumbarton Church

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

• Vogler String Quartet, Daniel Mueller-Schott, cello: “Simply the Best.” Schubert, Arensky, Haydn. 8 p.m. April 5.

Folger Shakespeare Library

201 East Capitol St. NE. Events in the Elizabethan Theatre unless otherwise noted. 202/544-7077, www.folger.edu

• Early Music Seminar: “Highland Ayres.” Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein on the composers and music of the associated concert. 6 p.m. April 17. $15.

• Folger Consort: “Highland Ayres.” Medieval Scottish accounts of battle, songs from the 16th and 17th centuries, Scottish music for pipes and fiddle, and music from the French allies of the Scots. A complement to “Macbeth.” Baritone William Sharp and instrumentalists Robert Eisenstein, Christopher Kendall, Webb Wiggins, Brent Wissick and Tom Zajac. 8 p.m. April 18, 19; 5 p.m. April 19; 2 p.m. April 20. $30.

Friday Morning Music Club

Various venues. All concerts free. 703/228-7710, www.fmmc.org

• Lunchtime Concert. Michael Bowyer, flute; Nancy Genovese, clarinet; Amy Rothstein, piano; Harlie Sponaugle, soprano. Music of Trimble, Schocker, Hoiby, McMichael. Harman Center for the Arts, 610 F St. NW. Noon April 2.

• Annual Two-Piano Recital. Barbara B. Wing and Elizabeth Lane, Teresita Coquia Sison and David Seager, Wei-Der Huang and Hsien-Ann Meng. J.S. Bach, J.C. Bach, Schutt, Ravel. Levine School of Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. Noon April 4.

• Concert. Harlie Sponaugle, soprano; Anita Jane Ho, mezzo-soprano; Sharon Shafer, soprano and piano; William Bloomquist, San-Qing Lu Bennaman and Warren Zwicky, piano. Works by Medtner, Shafer, Cesti, Marcello, Tosti, Larsen. The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 11 a.m. April 10.

• Concert. Karen Vaughn, soprano; Heidi Schuller, flute; Pamela Thompson and Patti Parker, piano. Lois Jones and Carolyn Deibel, piano four-hands. Bach, Debussy, Bizet. Collington Retirement Community, 10450 Lottsford Road, Mitchellville, Md. 11 a.m. April 10.

• Lunchtime Concert. Sophia Pallas and Julian Trail, piano duet; Nayiri Poochikian, violin; Karine Muradyan, piano and Ruth Albright, violin; Cecilia Rossiter, cello (guest) and Alma Rhodes, piano; Elizabeth C. Reveal, clarinet and David Wyner, piano. Music of Hummel, Mozart, de Gant, Wyner. Sumner School Museum, 1700 M St. NW. Noon April 11.

• Composers Concert. Ronald Dicus, violin, and Chelsea Dicus, cello; Melissa Coombs, soprano, and Pamela Thompson, piano; George Bedinger, trombone, and Jeffery Beaudry, piano; Gail Collins, mezzo-soprano and Stephen Brown, piano; Michael Bowyer, flute, and Patricia Scherago, clarinet; Christine Kharazian and Marilyn Schwaner, violin; Ann Elmquist, viola; Allan Malmberg, cello. Music of Ronald Dicus, Winifred Hyson, David Rubenstein, William Holroyd. The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 11 a.m. April 19.

George Mason University Center for the Arts

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

• Chanticleer: “My Spirit Sang All Day.” Grammy-winning vocal ensemble in its 30th anniversary concert. Works by Palestrina, Byrd, Mahler, traditional folk songs, spirituals, plainsong and chant. Concert Hall. 8 p.m. April 4. $22-$44.

• Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: “Austria and Hungary — Captivating Continentals.” Strauss, Liszt, Dvorak and Bela Bartok on the agenda for this final “conversation” of the season. Concert Hall. 7 p.m. April 13. $19-$38.

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria. 703/683-2007, www.gwmemorial.org

• Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Sylvia Alimena, conductor. Dvorak, Bartok, Ravel. Reception follows performance. 3 p.m. April 27. $5-$20. Tickets through 301/717-4641 or www.eclipseco.com.

George Washington University Lisner Auditorium

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

• Pan American Symphony Orchestra: “[El] Tango y [Ella] la Milonga.” With Raul Jaurena, bandoneon; Octavio Brunetti, piano; Marga Mitchell, vocals; dancers Carolina and Anton and Annatina and Hernan. From the early days of tango to modern inspirations. George Washington University Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW. 8 p.m. April 5. $36. Tickets through 240/884-9008, 240/242-8032, ticketmaster.com or 301/808-6900.

• George Washington University Orchestra. April 6. Free and open to the public.

• Washington Concert Opera: “Bianca e Falliero” by Rossini. Love and marriage in the 19th century. 6 p.m. April 13. $45-$90. Tickets through 202/364-5826 or www.concertopera.org

Harman Center for the Arts

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

• Happenings at the Harman: The Balalaika Society in its Harman Center debut. Noon April 9. $10. Boxed lunch available on request for $10.

Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington

6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. 301/348-3872, www.jccgw.org

• The Jewish Community Center Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Joel Lazar conducting, with soloist Adam Neiman, piano. Weber, Bruch, Chopin. 8:30 p.m. April 5. Free.

Kennedy Center

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

• NSO, Ivan Fischer conducting: Mahler, Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection.” 7 p.m. April 3, 8 p.m. April 4 and 5. $20-$80.

• WPAS presents Garrick Ohlsson, piano. Prokofiev, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin. 7 p.m. April 6. $25-$65.

• NSO: Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, with Julian Rachlin, violin: Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff. 7 p.m. April 10; 1:30 p.m. April 11; 8 p.m. April 12. $20-$80.

• Master Chorale of Washington: Let My People Go! A Spiritual Journey Along the Underground Railroad. Donald McCullough directs the Chorale, the Morgan State University Choir and soloists Angela Powell, Marietta Simpson and Morris Robinson in spirituals and readings that reveal the “freedom codes” in those tunes. 3 p.m. April 20. $20-$69.

Kennedy Center

Millennium Stage, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. Performances start at 6 p.m. Free. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

• The Japanese Choral Society of Washington. Traditional and modern melodies of Japan in choral arrangements. April 4.

• NSO Prelude Concert: National Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Lewis Lipnick, violinist Zino Bogachek, viola player Mahoko Eguchi, cellist Yvonne Caruthers, flautist Aaron Goldman, clarinetist Edward Cabarga, horn player Scott Fearing. Works by Danzi, Beethoven, Rossini. April 5.

• The George Mason University Wind Symphony. April 6.

• The Vocal Arts Society. Accomplished singers from this Washington group, founded in 1990. April 8.

• Regino B. Madrid. Violinist with the Marine Chamber Orchestra since July 1998. April 15.

• Vidushi Shanti Sharma. The Indian classical vocalist is an exponent of the Indore gharana, a musical style from Madhya Pradesh. April 16.

• NSO Prelude Concert: Members of the national Symphony Orchestra perform classical works. April 26.

• Lecture: Washington National Opera Insight Lecture Series. A talk on Handel’s “Tamerlano.” April 28. “Tamerlano” opens at the Opera House on April 30.

Kennedy Center

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

• Washington National Opera: “The Flying Dutchman.” Wagner’s retelling of the legend of a captain fated to sail the seas until redeemed by a woman’s love. 7 p.m. April 5 and 7; 7:30 p.m. April 10. Through April 10. $45-$300. Some performances sold out.

• Washington National Opera: “Rigoletto.” Verdi’s court jester is undone by a curse and misdirected revenge. 7 p.m. April 12; 7:30 p.m. April 3, 8 and 9; 2 p.m. April 6 and 13. Through April 13. $45-$300. Some performances sold out.

Kennedy Center

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

• Young Concert Artists Series: Benjamin Moser, piano. Schumann, Ravel, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff. 7:30 p.m. April 8. $30.

• Pro Musica Hebraica Inaugural Concert: The Juilliard Artists, Itzhak Perlman, violin. Toward the rediscovery of classical Jewish music. Works by Alexander Krein, Osvaldo Golijov, Joel Engel, Leo Zeitlin, Mikhail Gnesin, Solomon Rosowsky. 7:30 p.m. April 10. Sold out.

• WPAS: Sergio Tiempo, piano. Young and popular Venezuelan-born pianist. 2 p.m. April 12. Sold out.

• Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Quintet, all members of the NSO, plays works by Brahms, Martinu and Beethoven. 2 p.m. April 13. $35.

The Library of Congress

Concerts at the Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE unless otherwise noted. All performances 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. All free, but unless otherwise noted, tickets required through Ticketmaster, with $2-$3.50 service charge, 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

• Lynn Harrell, cello. The soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, conductor and teacher with Victor Santiago-Asuncion, piano. Bach, Schubert, Stravinsky. April 3. All tickets claimed; standby line 6:30 p.m.

• Skampa Quartet. String quartet from Prague with Iva Bittova, vocals and violin. Moravian folk songs, solo works by Bittova, and Janacek”s “Kreutzer Sonata.” April 11.

• Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante. Considered one of Europe’s finest period instrument groups. Vivaldi, Leclair, Purcell, more. April 16. All tickets claimed; standby line 6:30 p.m.

• Holloway/Linden/Mortensen Trio: “Madcap, Red Priest, and Angel.” John Holloway, baroque violin; Jaap ter Linden, baroque cello; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord. Veracini, Vivaldi, Leclair, Corelli, Boismortier, Couperin. April 17.

• Pavel Haas Quartet. Prize-winning Czech chamber ensemble. Haas, Dvorak, Smetana. April 18. All tickets claimed; standby line 6:30 p.m.

The Lyceum

201 S. Washington St., Alexandria. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. 703/838-4994, www.alexandriahistory.org

• Emily Smith. The Scottish singer and songwriter, the BBC’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2002. 8 p.m. April 4. $18, $20. Information 703/698-0303 or www.sunspotpro.com

• The Beau Soir Ensemble: An Afternoon of Flute and Harp Music. Lauren Panfili, flute, and Michelle Myers Lundy, harp, in works by Farr, Hasselmans, C.P.E. Bach, Piazolla, Bizet. 3 p.m. April 6. Free; donations accepted. Information at 571/275-1047 or e-mail beausoirensemble@yahoo.com.

• Cellospeak presents: “A Virtuoso Evening.” Cellist Stephen Framil with piano accompanist Julie Nishimura. Schumann, Prokofiev, Cassado, Paganini, Martinu, Piazzola. 7 p.m. April 6. Reception follows. $25. Information 703/264-1258.

• “Musical Themes and Dreams from Eastern Europe.” Solomia Soroka, violin. Works by Hubay, Bartok, Kreisler, Skoryk, and Hungarian-American composer Arthur Hartmann. 3 p.m. April 13. Suggested donation $20; students free. Unreserved seating. Information 301/229-2615, www.thewashingtongroup.org.

• Traditional and Contemporary Japanese Music with Koto and Shakuhachi. Ayako Morikawa, koto, and Masahiro Nishihama, shakuhachi or bamboo flute. Works by Miyagi, Miyata, Yamamoto. 3 p.m. April 20. Free. Information 301/754-3842.

National Gallery of Art

Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. West Building Main Floor, West Garden Court unless otherwise noted. All concerts at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. All free; admission first-come, first-served beginning one-half hour before concert time. 202/842-6941, www.nga.gov

• Chatham Baroque and Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano. “La cetra amorosa”: songs and sonatas of baroque Italy. April 6.

• Kate Hearden, soprano; Marcio Botelho, cellist. Chausson, Debussy, Franck, Massenet. In honor of the exhibit “In the Forest of Fontainebleau.” East Building Concourse, Large Auditorium. April 13.

• Davidson Fine Arts Chorale. Jim Dunaway, conductor. Music by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Frank Martin, McCartney, and Freddie Mercury. April 20.

St. Luke Catholic Church

Amadeus Concerts at 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean (one-half mile inside the Beltway on Route 193). Concert information: 703/759-5334, www.amadeusconcerts.com

• The Amadeus Orchestra: “La Belle France.” 4 p.m. April 27. $30. Students under 18 free.

• Emerging Artist Showcase: John Chen, piano. 4 p.m. May 18. $20. Students under 18 free.

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church

4700 Whitehaven Parkway NW. 202/342-2800, www.stpatrickschurchdc.org

• The Thomas Circle Singers: “Music for Saints and Sinners.” Works by Igor Stravinsky, Kirke Mechem, Ned Rorem, Stephen Paulus and Anton Bruckner. 7 p.m. April 5. Gala follows. Concert $20; concert plus gala $35; Gala star supporter tickets $75. 202/232-3353, www.thomascirclesingers.org

Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre

1611 North Kent St., Arlington. 703-276-6701, www.arlingtonarts.org/cultural_affairs/RosslynSpectrum.htm. Tickets 703/573-SEAT, www.ticketmaster.com

• National Chamber Ensemble: “The Glorious String Quartet.” Director Leonid Sushansky, violin; Najin Kim, violin; Lukasz Szyrner, cello; Uri Wassertzug, viola. Music for string quartet, including works by American composer Scott Joplin. 7:30 p.m. April 5. $25. Tickets through Ticketmaster at 202/397-SEAT or www.ticketmaster.com.

St. Patrick’s Church

619 10th St. NW. 202/347-2713, www.saintpatrickdc.org

• Catholic University Town and Gown Community Chorus: “Music for a Spring Afternoon.” Pinkham, Philip, Brahms, Purcell, Beethoven. 3 p.m. April 19. Free. Information at 202/319-5414.

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. All-day music competitions. 9 a.m. April 4. Free. No tickets required.

• Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: “Bliss” with Lynn Harrell, cello. Smetana, Hailstork, Dvorak. 8 p.m. April 5; 3 p.m. April 6. $5-$80. 703/548-0885, www.alexsym.org

• The Metropolitan Chorus, the Alexandria Symphony and the Heritage Signature Chorale: “Earthrise.” Adolphus Hailstork’s 2005 composition for double chorus and orchestra speaks of joining people together in peace. Also works by Dvorak and Smetana. 3 p.m. April 6. $5-$60. 703/933-2500, www.metchorus.org

• Festivals of Music. Choral and instrumental performances. 8-11 a.m. April 11. Free. 800/323-0974, www.festivalsofmusic.com

• U.S. Marine Band. 2 p.m. April 20. Free; no tickets required. 202/433-4011, www.marineband.usmc.mil

• Virginia Grand Military Band: March-Past of the United States Armed Forces. 8 p.m. May 31. $10, $20. 703/281-3331, www.vgmb.com

Strathmore: The Mansion

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

• Angela Taylor, singer-songwriter-flutist. Alternative rock, straight from the conservatory. 7:30 p.m. April 2. $10.

• The New Century Saxophone Quartet. The classics in a whole new way. 7:30 p.m. April 17. $26.

Strathmore: The Music Center

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

• WPAS: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Beethoven, Schumann. 8 p.m. April 1. $35-$70.

• BSO Explorer Series: The British Isles. James MacMillan, conductor and composer; Rolf Hind, piano. Works based on Irish tradition by MacMillan, Beethoven”s Symphony No. 2. 8 p.m. April 3. $21-$84.

• National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra with Carter Brey, cello. Haydn, Schubert. 8 p.m. April 5. $39-$79. Children 7-17 free through 301/581-5100.

• WPAS: Emerson String Quartet with Wu Han, piano. Schubert, Janaek, Schumann. 8 p.m. April 16. $35-$60.

• The City Choir of Washington, the Blue Ridge Chorus, the Shenandoah Conservatory Choir, Children’s Chorus of Washington and soloists: Monteverdi’s Vespers. Robert Shafer conducts the sacred work. 8 p.m. April 17. $21-$55. Some performances sold out.

Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre

125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington

• Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia: Vaughan Williams’ “Riders to the Sea” and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury.” Two one-act operas make a surprising pair. 8 p.m. April 4; 2 p.m. April 6. $20-$35. Students through 12th grade free.

Washington National Cathedral

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

• Organ recital: Dame Gillian Weir, Britain. 5 p.m. April 6. Free.

• Organ recital: David Hurd, New York City. April 20. Free.

Westmoreland Congregational UCC Church

Washington Conservatory of Music Concerts for the Nation’s Capital. One Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda. Concerts free; donations accepted. Concert information at 301/320-2770, www.washingtonconservatory.org

• An Afternoon of French Song. Nancy Almquist, soprano; Grace Gori, mezzo-soprano; Jeffery Watson, piano. 3 p.m. April 6.

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.

• The Calder Quartet. Ensemble looks to stretch the definition of a string quartet with music by Bartok, Mendelssohn and Batagov. 8 p.m. April 11. $30.