Angela Hewitt is internationally acclaimed as one of the world's greatest interpreters of Bach. Named Gramophone's Artist of the Year, her eleven-year project to record J.S. Bach's complete keyboard works was met with superlatives from critics around the world. In this concert at Strathmore, she'll play Bach's Goldberg variations. Learn more...
Angela Hewitt: Renowned Pianist Plays Bach's Goldberg Variations
Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD)
National Philharmonic Performs Handel's Messiah
Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD)
Celebrate the holidays with the National Philharmonic Chorale and a superb cast of soloists who present the world's most popular choral work, Handel's Messiah. Enjoy such favorites as "The Glory of the Lord" and the "Hallelujah Chorus," in an annual concert The Washington Post has called "impressive" and "splendidly rich-toned." Learn more...
A Classic Brass Christmas, Choralis' Signature Christmas Program of Holiday Favorites
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Alexandria, VA)
Choralis, the acclaimed mixed voice chorus, presents its annual holiday show. A Classic Brass Christmas will also include performances from The Classical Brass Quintet as well as the Choralis Cantus Youth Choirs during a program that includes traditional and modern holiday music, a Christmas carol audience sing-along, and a candlelight procession. Learn more...
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra's Brandenburg Festival
St. Patrick's Episcopal Church (Washington, DC)
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Sylvia Alimena, presents the Seventh Annual Brandenburg Festival. Over the course of two concerts, they'll play four of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, plus an assortment of chamber works. Founded by members of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra features some of Washington's finest chamber musicians. Learn more...
Violinist Viviane Hagner: Rising Star at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
The Kennedy Center - Terrace Theater (Washington, DC)
Viviane Hagner performs at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Born in Munich, Hagner's recent debuts with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and others have made her a rising star in the classical world. Her subtle phrasing and crystal-clear tone will be on display in works by Schumann, Schubert, Turnage and Bartok. She'll be joined by pianist Shai Wosner. Learn more...
How to Practice Workshop from the Levine School of Music
Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD)
Levine presents a workshop on How to Practice, led by Levine School of Music faculty-artist Rebecca Collaros. Attendees will learn some valuable tips on how to create effective and efficient practice strategies to maximize their progress. For teens and adults, this workshop is applicable to all instruments and voice. Learn more...
Modigliani String Quartet with Clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester at JCC of Greater Washington
JCC of Greater Washington (Rockville, MD)
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington presents the Modigliani String Quartet. The award-winning quartet performs with Spanish-born clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester for a program featuring Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, plus works by Haydn and Mendelssohn. Learn more...
Levine Presents Pianists Duo Nova in Concert at Jane Lang Recital Hall
Levine School of Music (Washington, DC)
Celebrate the holiday season with pianists Wen-Yin Chan and Sayaka Kanno in this family-friendly concert of beautiful and familiar favorites of the four-hand piano literature, ending with Tchaikovsky's enchanting Nutcracker Suite. Learn more...
String Celebration: Baroque and Romantic - Works from Vivaldi, Grainger and Tchaikovsky
Stonewall Jackson Auditorium (Manassas, VA)
Jean Dane's delightful "Bach for Kids" will open this program, followed by Antonio Vivaldi's "Winter" Concerto from The Four Seasons. Our soloist in the Vivaldi Concerto will be Samantha Kline, brilliant young junior division winner of the NOVEC-PWSO 2008 Young Artist Competition. A musical tribute to a great Baroque master follows: "Handel in the Strand," by Percy Grainger. After intermission, the final work will be Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, Op. 48. Learn more...