Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult single-ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, group and other discounts may be offered.
SCOUTING REPORT
* In and around Richmond: Before heading into the pit for the Virginia Opera's "Madama Butterfly" – one of three (!) productions of the Puccini opera on the region's stages this month, the others from the Washington National Opera and Opera Roanoke – the Richmond Symphony plays Tchaikovsky, Tomasi and Daniel Roumain's new "Dancers, Dreamers and Presidents" with its music director, Steven Smith, and guest trumpeter Tom Hooten, March 5-6, and a pops program, "The Music of James Bond,"
with guest conductor Carl Davis, March 12, all at the Carpenter Theatre of Richmond CenterStage.. . . The Ysaÿe String Quartet plays Debussy, Beethoven and Haydn, March 5 at Virginia Commonwealth University's Singleton Arts Center. . . . French horn player Thomas Jöstlein, a Richmond Symphony alumnus who's now associate principal horn of the St. Louis Symphony, joins Robert Mirakian and the Richmond Philharmonic in the Gliere Horn Concerto, March 13 at VCU's Singleton Center. . . . eighth blackbird plays works by John Cage, Steve Reich, Philip Glass and others in "Powerless," March 14 at the University of Richmond's Modlin Arts Center. . . . Jeremy Filsell performs in an American Guild of Organists recital, March 25 at Centenary United Methodist Church. . . . Berta Rojas performs in the VCU Guitar Series, March 27 at the Singleton Center.
* Star turns: Pianist Evgeny Kissin plays Liszt, March 5 at Washington's Kennedy Center. . . . Pianist Olga Kern joins JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, March 11-13 at three Hampton Roads venues. . . . The Akademie für alte Musik Berlin, one of Europe's premier period-instruments ensembles, performs on March 15 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
. . . André Previn conducts Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra in Takemitsu, Prokofiev and, with Daniel Müller-Schott, Elgar's Cello Concerto, March 16 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC. . . . The Boston Symphony plays Haydn, Beethoven and Bartók, March 19 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Pianist Yefim Bronfman plays Haydn, Schumann, Chopin and more, March 21 at UR's Modlin Center. . . . Harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock performs in "A Tribute to Wanda Landowska," March 29 at the Library of Congress in DC.March 1 (7:30 p.m.)
March 2 (7:30 p.m.)
March 4 (7:30 p.m.)
March 5 (7 p.m.)
March 6 (2 p.m.)
March 7 (7 p.m.)
March 8 (7:30 p.m.)
March 10 (7:30 p.m.)
March 13 (2 p.m.)
March 14 (7 p.m.)
March 15 (7:30 p.m.)
March 17 (2 p.m.)
March 19 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Plácido Domingo & Philippe Auguin conducting
Puccini: "Madama Butterfly"
Ana María Martinez & Catherine Naglestad (Cio-Cio San)
Alexey Dolgov & Thiago Arancam (Pinkerton)
Michael Chioldi & Hyung Yun (Sharpless)
Margaret Thompson & Ning Liang (Suzuki)
Ron Daniels, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$55-$300
(800) 876-7372
http://www.dc-opera.org/
March 3 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
program TBA
$5
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
March 3 (7 p.m.)
March 4 (8 p.m.)
March 5 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Roussel: "Padmavati" (excerpts)
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Zakir Hussain: "Concerto for Four Soloists" (premiere)
Zakir Hussain, tabla
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Shankar Mahadevan, vocalist
Hariharan, vocalist
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 3 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Schumann Trio
Mozart: Trio in E flat major, K. 498 ("Kegelstatt")
Bruch: "Eight Pieces," Op. 8 (excerpts)
Bright Sheng: "Three Fantasies" for violin and piano
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
March 4 (8 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Imani Winds
Franzetti: "Serenata"
Moran: "Cane"
Tomasi: "Cinq Danses"
Debussy-Kowalewski: "Bruyères"
Stravinsky-Russell: "The Rite of Spring"
Klezmer dances (Kavadlo arr.)
$35
(703) 938-2404
http://www.wolftrap.org/
March 5 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Nathan Mills, guitar
program TBA
Free
(804) 646-7223
http://www.richmondpubliclibrary.org/
March 5 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Ysaÿe String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G major, Op. 33, No. 5
Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 74 ("Harp")
Debussy: Quartet in G minor
$32
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
March 5 (8 p.m.)
March 6 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Daniel Roumain: "Dancers, Dreamers and Presidents"
Tomasi: Trumpet Concerto
Tom Hooten, trumpet
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique")
$17-$72
(800) 982-2787 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
March 5 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
Benjamin Rous conducting
"Classical Mystery Tour: a Tribute to The Beatles"
$40-$85
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
March 5 (2 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Liszt: "Ricordanza"
Liszt: Sonata in B minor
Liszt: "Mosonyi’s Funeral Procession"
Liszt: "Valse d’Obermann"
Liszt: "Venezia e Napoli"
$48-$125
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
March 5 (8 p.m.)
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington
Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh (Iranian spike-fiddle)
Brooklyn Rider
program TBA
$35
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
March 5 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 ("Classical")
Rachmaninoff: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
Lukas Vondracek, piano
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6
$33-$93
(877) 276-1333 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org/
March 6 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Virginia Consort
program TBA
$35
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
March 8 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Audubon String Quartet
program TBA
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 258-4814
http://www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org/
March 10 (7 p.m.)
March 11 (8 p.m.)
March 12 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Messiaen: "Turangalila" Symphony (discussion and performance)
Cédric Tiberghien, piano
Tristan Murail, ondes martenot
Joseph Horowitz, moderator
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 10 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Wordless Music with Tyondai Braxton
Caleb Burhans conducting
John Adams: "Road Movies" for violin and piano
Burhans: "In a Distant Place"
Louis Andriessen: "Workers’ Union"
Braxton: "Central Market" (excerpts), other works TBA
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
March 11 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
March 12 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
March 13 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Rautavaara: "Lintukoto" ("Isle of Bliss")
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Olga Kern, piano
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
$20-$85
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
March 11 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Antares
Marianna Mihai-Zoeter, soprano
John Harbison: "Fantasy Duo" for violin and piano
Schubert: "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen"
Mallonee: "Shadow Rings"
Messiaen: "Quartet for the End of Time"
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
March 12 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Pops
Carl Davis conducting
"The Music of James Bond"
$17-$75
(800) 982-2787 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
March 12 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Grieg: "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Brian Ganz, piano
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
$32-$79
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org/
March 13 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
Robert Mirakian conducting
Grieg: "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1
Gliere: Horn Concerto
Thomas Jöstlein, French horn
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3
$8 in advance, $10 at door
(804) 673-7400
http://www.richmondphilharmonic.org/
March 13 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
Williamsburg Chamber Players
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D. 28
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Donation requested
(804) 272-7514
http://www.bonairpc.org/
March 13 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Oratorio Society of Virginia
L. Thomas Vining conducting
Handel: "Dixit Dominus"
Schubert: Mass in G major
Danielle Talamantes & Margaret Neil, sopranos
Keely Rhodes, alto
Dennys Moura, tenor
Kelly Wilkerson, baritone
$15-$25
(434) 924-3376
http://www.oratoriosociety.org/
March 13 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
"Keyboard Conversations: Northern Stars"
works by Brahms, Grieg, Nielsen, Sibelius
$19-$38
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar/
March 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
eighth blackbird
"Powerless"
Philip Glass: "Music in Similar Motion"
Steve Reich: "Cello Counterpoint"
Carlos Sanchez-Guttierez: "Five Memos"
John Cage: Aria
Stephen Hartke: "Meanwhile"
$20
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
March 15 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Akademie für alte Musik Berlin
Telemann: Suite in F minor
Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5
Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
violinist TBA
Handel: Concerto grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 2
Telemann: Concerto in E minor for recorder, flute, strings and continuo
recorder player & flutist TBA
$28-$30
(434) 924-3376
http://www.tecs.org/
March 16 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
NHK Symphony Orchestra
André Previn conducting
Takemitsu: "Green"
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
$20-$65
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
March 17 (8 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
March 18 (8 p.m.)
Regent University Theater, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
György Ligeti: "Concert Romanesc"
Barber: Violin Concerto
Vahn Armstrong, violin
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter")
$20-$50
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
March 17 (7 p.m.)
March 19 (8 p.m.)
March 20 (1:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major. K. 488
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
Zemlinsky: "Lyric" Symphony
Twyla Robinson, soprano
Matthias Goerne, baritone
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 18 (8 p.m.)
March 20 (2:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Opera Roanoke
Scott Williamson conducting
Puccini: "Madama Butterfly"
Yunah Lee (Cio-Cio San)
other cast TBA
in Italian
$20-$90
(540) 982-2742
http://www.operaroanoke.org/
March 18 (8 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 1
Piazzolla: "Four for Tango"
Revueltas: "Música de Feria"
Ponce: "Estrellita," "Govota"
Ginastera: String Quartet No. 2
$35
(703) 938-2404
http://www.wolftrap.org/
March 19 (8 p.m.)
March 23 (7:30 p.m.)
March 25 (8 p.m.)
March 27 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Joseph Walsh conducting
Puccini: "Madama Butterfly"
Sandra Lopez (Cio-Cio San)
Brian Jagde (Pinkerton)
Magdalena Wór (Suzuki)
Levi Hernandez (Sharpless)
Dorothy Danner, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$114
(866) 673-7282
http://www.vaopera.org/
March 19 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Webern: "Six Pieces for Orchestra"
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor")
Matti Raikallio, piano
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
$25-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.fairfaxsymphony.org/
March 19 (4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Abbado conducting
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Peter Serkin, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
$48-$125
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
March 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI/50
Esa-Pekka Salonen: work TBA
Schumann: Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20
Chopin: 12 etudes, Op. 10
$36
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
March 21 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
ESH Trio
works by Haydn, Schubert, Christos Hatzis
$5
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
March 21 (8 p.m.)
March 22 (8 p.m.)
Kimball Theatre, Merchants Square, Williamsburg
Williamsburg Symphonia
Janna Hymes conducting
Bizet: "Petit Suite" from "Jeux d'enfants"
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner")
Ravel: "Pavane pour une infante défunte"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 ("Little Russian")
$TBA
(757) 229-9857
http://www.williamsburgsymphonia.org/
March 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Jonathan Biss, piano
Miriam Fried, violin
Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Beethoven: Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 ("Spring")
$32
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Christine Brewer, soprano
Craig Rutenberg, piano
works by Richard Strauss, American composers
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Perlman Music Program
Itzhak Perlman, violin & director
Mozart: Divertimento in E flat major, K. 563
Osvaldo Golijov: "Last Round"
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
$50 (waiting list)
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Centenary United Methodist Church, 411 E. Grace St., Richmond
American Guild of Organists Repertoire Recital Series:
Jeremy Filsell, organ
works by Dupré, Vierne, Hollins, Pott, Rachmaninoff (arr. Filsell)
Donation requested
(804) 648-8319
http://www.richmondago.org/
March 25 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
March 26 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 ("Linz")
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Susan Starr, piano
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 ("Rhenish")
$20-$85
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
March 25 (8 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Soheil Nasseri, piano
works by Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
http://www.hamptonarts.net/american-theatre/
March 26 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Belle Isle Strings
works by Schubert, Schumann
Free
(804) 646-7223
http://www.richmondpubliclibrary.org/
March 26 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Kenneth Wood, tenor
accompanist TBA
program TBA
$5
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
March 26 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
March 27 (3:30 p.m.)
Monticello High School, 1400 Independence Way, Charlottesville
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra
Kate Tamarkin conducting
Gerald Finzi: Romance
Mahler: "Rückert-Lieder"
Laura Zuiderveen, mezzo-soprano
Holst: "The Planets"
women of UVa University Singers
Michael Slon directing
$10-$35
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
March 26 (8 p.m.)
Merchant Hall, Hylton Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
American Festival Pops Orchestra
Anthony Maiello conducting
works by Gershwin, Ellington, John Williams, others
$28-$44
(703) 993-7759
http://www.hyltoncenter.org/
March 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Family Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kevin McMillan, baritone
Gabriel Dobner, piano
works by Haydn, Britten, Greer, Bowles
$25
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 26 (11 a.m., 5:30 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Tanya Tomkins, baroque cello
Bach: six suites for solo cello
Free; tickets required for each concert
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
March 26 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Washington
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier conducting
Ravel: "Valses nobles et entimentales"
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Orion Weiss, piano
Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra
$33-$93
(877) 276-1333 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org/
March 27 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Richard Becker & Doris Wylee-Becker, pianos
works by Debussy, Stravinsky, Becker, others
Free
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
March 27 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Guitar Series:
Berta Rojas, guitar
program TBA
$15
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
March 27 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Thomas Piercy, clarinet
accompanist TBA
Ned Rorem: three waltzes
Debussy: "Premier Rhapsodie"
Richard Rodney Bennett: "Ballad in Memory of Shirley Horn"
Shulamit Ran: "For an Actor"
Carlos Guastavino: "Tonada y Cuesta"
Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango," "Soledad," Concert d'aujourd'hui"
Free
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
March 28 (8 p.m.)
Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Beethoven: "Fidelio" Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ("Choral")
Adelaide Trombetta, soprano
Jesie Raven, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey Springer, tenor
Stephen Morscheck, bass
Roanoke Symphony Chorus
Bridgewater College Concert Choir
Liberty University Concert Choir
Radford University Choral Union
Roanoke College Choir
$21-$49
(540) 343-9127
http://www.rso.com/
March 29 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Hugo Wolf Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in B major, Op. 76, No. 4 ("Sunrise")
Wolf: Intermezzo
Beethoven: Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131
$28-$30
(434) 924-3376
http://www.tecs.org/
March 29 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
"A Tribute to Wanda Landowska"
works by Handel, Bach, Froberger, Couperin, Rameau, Scarlatti
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
March 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Beethoven Found Philharmonic
Ulysses James conducting
Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2
Copland: "Fanfare for the Common Man"
Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor
oboist TBA
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
$65-$100
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
March 31 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Iván Fischer conducting
Rossini: "La gazza ladra" ("The Thieving Magpie") Overture
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1
Jozsef Lendvay Jr., violin
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 ("Rhenish")
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/