The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Washington, DC.
Incredibly rich in detail --from staging to technical aspects-- and emboldened with Puccini’s soaring music and meticulous, intelligent direction by Francesca Zambello, Washington National Opera’s production of Turandot is a production for the ages.
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, PASO brought their program, Todo Tango, an intimate and fiery evening of tango to the Kennedy Center.
Today’s subject Katherine Goforth is someone who can definitely be called a breakthrough artist to be sure.
Shakespeare Theatre Company's final show this season is Mary Zimmerman's The Matchbox Magic Flute.
Kathy Judd is stepping down as Executive and Artistic Director at Washington Conservatory of Music after 25 years.
The National Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2024–2025 season.
There’s an awful lot of death in opera, Timothy O’Leary, the general director of Washington National Opera, lamented on a recent opening night.
Sejong Soloists will present the first biennial Sejong Here & Now Festival at Carnegie Hall.
Check out the new video of Ramin Karimloo's operatic debut in Washington National Opera's Songbird opposite Isabel Leonard, one of America’s leading mezzo-sopranos.
The National Chamber Ensemble will present Diverse Romantic Visions: Florence Price and Brahms, Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Gunston Arts Center, Theatre 1.
Audra McDonald has (at least) four voices--Broadway, jazz, opera, blues--not to mention six Tonys.
Joined by the National Symphony Orchestra, world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will sing the tenor role in 'You Raise Me Up - The Songs and Stories of Brendan Graham' at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.
Sparkling, colossal, and virtuosic—this is how internationally acclaimed pianist Brian Ganz describes the music in his upcoming recital, “Chopin the Virtuoso,” at The Music Center at Strathmore at 7:30 p.
From February 16–28, 2024, Noseda leads his first international tour with the NSO; the orchestra’s first multi-city European tour since 2016.
Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative (AOI), an acclaimed initiative to commission and present new American operas, on January 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.
The Rhode Island Philharmonic has named Robert Spano as its new Principal Conductor.
Washington Conservatory of Music has announced a new partnership with the Friday Morning Music Club Foundation to present string competition winners of the 2022 Washington International Competition.
PostClassical Ensemble welcomes 2024 with a celestial ambiance in their annual new year concert, featuring works by George Walker, Gustav Mahler, Margaret Bonds, Luciano Berio, and Jeffrey Mumford.
Don't miss the beloved holiday tradition of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker presented by the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Fairfax Ballet at George Mason University Center for the Arts.
Sometimes it doesn't take much to make a reviewer happy and have an excellent musical experience.
Fazil Say has withdrawn from the National Symphony Orchestra Program scheduled for January 11-13, 2024.
On December 10th at 3pm Washington Master Chorale (WMC) will present Sweet was the Song at St.
Today’s subject Sir Bryn Terfel is a Grammy, Classical Brit, and Gramophone Award–winning recording artist with a discography encompassing operas of Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss, and more than 15 solo discs including Lieder, American musical theatre, Welsh songs, and sacred repertory.
The National Symphony Orchestra will release Beethoven Symphonies Nos.
Folger's Holiday Concerts in Dec! Enjoy a series of festive concerts at the Folger Shakespeare Library this December.
Celebrated concert pianist Christopher O'Riley will perform his own arrangements of British band and Grammy winner Radiohead followed by Johann Sebastian Bach's iconic Preludes and Fugues, Numbers I though XII, on Monday, Nov.
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda will release Beethoven Symphonies Nos.
Pianist Chris O'Riley performs Radiohead & Bach at Kennedy Center, bridging classical and popular music.
The National Chamber Ensemble (NCE) has announced the 2023-2024 season, opening Saturday, November 4, 2023, presenting Diva's Night Out with Schubert at Marymount University's Ballston Center.
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, led by Artistic Director Jennifer Koh at the John F.
Multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin will perform the world premiere of Karen LeFrak's Bailamos from her Miami Guitar Concerto with the National Symphony under the direction of Enrico Lopez-Yañez on Sunday Sept 3 at 8pm on the West Lawn of the U.
The National Symphony Orchestra's free annual Labor Day concert will return to the West Lawn of the U.
PostClassical Ensemble has announced its 20th anniversary season.
The National Symphony Orchestra’s intent this weekend was to pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of native son Marvin Gaye’s classic “What’s Going On” album, a high water mark for both social commentary and Motown soul.
The Library of Congress has acquired the music manuscripts and papers of contemporary American composer, conductor and writer John Adams.
National Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Jean Davidson and the Kennedy Center have announced Eric B.
Washington Performing Arts has announce its 2023/24 Season with the theme of Together in Art and Community, running from September 2023 through June 2024 in nine venues across the Washington, D.
The glorious music of Puccini remains the principal reason to see the Washington National Opera’s (WNO)current production of the beloved classic opera La bohème.
The National Symphony Orchestra, led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, will present the symphonic world premiere of RENT in Concert, directed by Sammi Cannold, July 26–28, 2023.
The New Jersey Symphony presents free outdoor concerts in Newark, Jersey City, Toms River, South Amboy and Red Bank and will also perform at the Giralda Music and Arts Festival in Madison.
