CLASSICAL MUSIC
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org
Capital City Symphony: Choral Hits. March 30
Levine School: Brahms Birthday Bash. May 1
Capital City Symphony: Cinco de Mayo. May 4
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
1317 G St. NW. 202/347-2635, www.epiphanydc.org
Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Dublin: Rejoice in the Lamb. Feb. 16
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
1776 D St. NW. 202-628-1776 or ticketmaster.com
Farewell My Concubine. Jan. 25
DUMBARTON CONCERTS
Dumbarton Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202/965-2000, www.dumbartonconcerts.org
Nordic Voices: From a Candlelit Renaissance Cathedral. Feb. 2
Red Priest: Pirates of the Baroque. Feb. 23
Amelia Piano Trio: East Meets West. March 15
Vogler String Quartet, Daniel Mueller-Schott, cello. April 5
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
Peru Negro. Feb. 2
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. Feb. 8
State Symphony of Mexico. Feb. 9
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Russia — Rebels on the Red Carpet. Feb. 10
Virginia Opera: Eugene Onegin. Feb. 22, 24
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM
730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org
Washington Concert Opera: Rossini’s Bianca e Falliero. April 13
HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org
Washington Bach Consort: Many Moods of Bach. March 30
KENNEDY CENTER
Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
NSO: Christoph Eschenbach conducting, with Erik Schumann, violin: Tchaikovsky. Feb. 26
NSO: Manfred Honeck conducting, with Ingrid Fliter, piano: Beethoven. March 6-8
NSO: Hans Graf conducting, with Alban Gerhardt, cello: Prokofiev. March 13-15
NSO: Mark Elder conducting, with Louis Lortie, piano: Prokofiev. March 27-29
NSO: Ivan Fischer conducting: Mahler’s Second Symphony. April 3-5
NSO: Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, with Julian Rachlin, violin: Shostakovich. April 10-12
NSO: Hugh Wolff conducting, with Stephen Hough, piano: Saint-Saens. April 24-26
NSO, Slatkin, with Hilary Hahn, violin: Paganini. May 8-10
NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: All-Sibelius program. May 29-31
NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: Grieg’s Peer Gynt. June 5-7
NSO, Slatkin: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in concert. June 12-16
NSO, 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.
Midori, violin, with the Miro Quartet. Feb. 14
James Madison University’s School of Music: Beth Chandler and Gabriel Dobner. May 11
KENNEDY CENTER
Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Washington National Opera: The Flying Dutchman. March 15-April 10
Washington National Opera: Rigoletto. March 29-April 13
Washington National Opera: Tamerlano. April 30-May 22
Washington National Opera: Elektra. May 10-27
KENNEDY CENTER
Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
WPAS: Yuja Wang, piano. Jan. 26
Members of the NSO: Mozart and Stravinsky: The Search for Perfection. Jan. 27
Barnabas Kelemen, violin, and Shai Wosner, piano. Feb. 4
Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Works by Brahms, Martinu and Beethoven. April 13
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
Trio Mediaeval and Cantus. May 30
I Fagiolini. May 31
THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org
Miranda Blakeslee, viola. Feb. 6 and 27
Peter Pertis, piano. Feb. 24
Mayuko Kamio, violin. March 7
DBR, sonic artist. March 10
Sara Daneshpour, piano. March 27
Angela Taylor, singer/songwriter/flutist. April 2 and 23
The New Century Saxophone Quartet. April 17
Antares. May 15
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org
BSO Explorer Series: America. Marin Alsop, conductor; Mark O’Connor, violin. Jan. 31
National Philharmonic: Beethoven with Leon Fleisher, piano. Feb. 2, 3
WPAS: Orli Shaham, piano and Gil Shaham, violin. Feb. 8
Free to Sing: The Story of the First African-American Opera Company. Feb. 16. Sold out.
State Symphony of Mexico. Feb. 20
BSO Soulful Symphony: Fresh Winds. Feb. 21
National Philharmonic: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Feb. 23
BSO Classical Thursdays: Beethoven’s Fifth with Emily Skala, flute. March 6
WPAS: Yundi Li, piano. March 12
National Philharmonic: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. March 15
WPAS: Alfred Brendel, piano. March 17
BSO Classical Saturdays: Andre Watts Plays Brahms. March 29
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202/842-6941, www.nga.gov
Central Bucks County High School West Chamber Choir. Jan. 27
Hugo Wolf Quartet. Feb. 3
Orchestra of New Spain. Feb. 10
Juilliard String Quartet. Feb. 17
National Gallery Chamber Players Piano Trio. Feb. 24
Soprano Celeste Headlee with pianist Danielle DeSwert. Feb. 27
SCHLESINGER CONCERT HALL AND ARTS CENTER
Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/845-6156, www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: Euphoria. Feb. 9, 10
American Balalaika Symphony. Feb. 23
Capital Wind Symphony. Feb. 24
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: Rapture. March 8, 9
WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202/537-5527, www.cathedral.org
Organ recital: Marilyn Keiser, Indiana University. Feb. 17
World Premiere: Dominick Argento, Evensong: of Love and Angels; Mozart, Solemn Vespers of the Confessor. March 2
Bach, St. John Passion. March 16
Mendelssohn, Elijah. May 18
WOLF TRAP: THE BARNS
1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, 703/218-6500.
Tafelmusik. Feb. 8
POP MUSIC
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org
Congressional Chorus: A Night at the Speakeasy. March 8, 9
Washington Musica Viva and Capital City Symphony: Chaise Lounge. March 22
In Series: Fin de Fiesta with pianist Carlo Rodriguez. June 14, 15
BIRCHMERE MUSIC HALL
3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Tickets through Ticketmaster, 202/397-SEAT. For information, call 703/549-7500.
Boyz II Men. Jan. 22
Lori McKenna and Debi Smith. Jan. 23
Marc Cohn, Amy Correia. Jan. 24.
Antigone Rising, Kirsten Price. Jan. 25.
John Gorka and Susan Werner. Jan. 26.
Doc Watson with David Holt and Richard Watson. Jan. 27.
Angie Stone. Jan. 28.
Riders in the Sky with Cowboy Envy. Jan. 29.
Marc Cohn. Jan. 30.
Phil Vassar with Jennifer Hanson. Jan. 31.
Rachelle Ferrell. Feb. 21
Wayne Newton. Feb. 22
Robin Trower. March 9
The Average White Band. March 14, 15
Buddy Guy. March 26, 27
SGGL & the Sherpas Birthday Show. April 11
Colin Hay, solo. April 21
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
1776 D St. NW. 202-628-1776 or ticketmaster.com
Alejandro Sanz. Jan. 30
Lalah Hathaway. Feb. 14
The Ojays, the Whispers, Jeffrey Osborne. Feb. 15
Jill Scott. March 11, 12
Steve Harvey. April 26
John Edward. June 20
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. Feb. 8
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM
730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org
Eighth Annual Flamenco Festival. Feb. 9-15
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: That 80s Show. March 15, 16
East Village Opera Company. March 29
This American Life’s Ira Glass. April 12
Zakir Hussein and the Masters of Percussion. April 24
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
The McCoy Tyner Trio with Savion Glover. Feb. 24
NSO Pops: Pink Martin. Feb. 28-March 1
Dave Brubeck and Ramsey Lewis. April 13
WPAS: Sonny Rollins. April 18
WPAS: Nancy Wilson. April 19
WPAS: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, with Wynton Marsalis. May 7
NSO Pops: Marvin Hamlisch, conductor: A Date with Dave Koz. May 15-17
KENNEDY CENTER
Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600
Luciana Souza. May 2
Kenny Barron. May 3
KENNEDY CENTER
Terrace Theater and Gallery, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Terell Stafford Quintet. March 7
Chip Jackson with Annette Sanders. March 8
Sarah Morrow. March 14
Winard Harper. March 21
Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner. April 11
The Real Ambassadors: Dave Brubeck and Dr. Billy Taylor. April 12
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: Bernsten and Sondheim, American Masters. June 7
Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Brent Barrett. June 28
THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100.
Chris Bacon, hip-hop artist, guitarist. March 5 and 26
DBR. March 10
MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
2829 16th St. NW. 202/728-1647
In Series: Viva Zarzuela! March 28-April 6. www.inseries.org
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100.
Bowfire. Jan. 23
Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway. Jan. 25
WPAS: Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. Feb. 10
BSO Superpops: Art Garfunkel with the BSO. Feb. 14
Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour. Feb. 19
BSO Symphony with a Twist: Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. Feb. 29
Mandy Patinkin. March 1
B.B. King. March 3, 4
WPAS: Natalie MacMaster, fiddle. March 5
BSO Superpops: Pops Goes Vegas! March 13
Anne Murray. March 18
Angelique Kidjo. March 26
The Seldom Scene and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. March 28
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
1250 New York Ave. NW. 202/783-5000, www.nmwa.org
In Series: Mujeres. March 7-9. www.inseries.org
9:30 CLUB
815 V St. NW. 202/393-0930, www.930.com
Editors with Hot Hot Heat and Louis XIV. Jan. 15.
Blonde Redhead with School of Seven Bells. Jan. 16.
The Clarks. Jan. 18.
Super Diamond with Girlfriend In A Coma (The Smiths Tribute). Jan. 19.
DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist: The Hard Sell. Jan. 24.
Cornelius. Jan. 25.
As I Lay Dying with August Burns Red, Evergreen Terrace, Still Remains. Jan. 28.
MN8 Presents Lupe Fiasco with Reemstarr. Jan. 30.
PATRIOT CENTER
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 202/397-SEAT, www.patriotcenter.com
Matchbox 20 featuring Alanis Morissette and Mute Math. Feb. 8
Blue Man Group How To Be A Megastar Tour 2.1. Feb. 9, 10
Toby Mac and Jeremy Camp. March 13
Trace Adkins with Special Guest Bill Engvall. March 16
Juanes. March 30
Avril Lavigne featuring Boys Like Girls. April 15
The Cure. May 9
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
Planet Arlington: Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca. March 15
Planet Arlington: Coco Zhao. May 3
SMITHSONIAN JAZZ CAFE
National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202/633-1000, www.mnh.si.edu/jazz
Maurice Hines. Feb. 1
STATE THEATRE
220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. 703/237-0300, www.thestatetheatre.com
North Mississippi AllStars Keep The Devil Down Tour with special guest Alvin Youngblood Hart. Jan. 25
Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue featuring Tommy Castro, Deanna Bogart, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Magic Dick. Jan. 26
George Leh,Tom Principato, Steve Jacobs, Joe Wells and Tommy Lepson plus the Souled Out Horn Section. Jan. 31
Blue Oyster Cult. Feb. 1
The Bridge and RAQ. Feb. 2
Bruce in the USA: A tribute to Bruce Springsteen. Feb. 8
The Mary Ann Redmond Band. Feb. 9
VAST. Feb. 14
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