Saturday, February 1, 2014

February calendar


Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters and performers, is updated throughout the month 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: The Richmond Symphony launches the month with guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen and pianist George Li in a program of Grieg, Schumann and Golijov, Feb. 1 at Richmond CenterStage. . . . The King’s Singers delve into “The Great American Songbook,” Feb. 7 at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Arts Center. . . . Symphony Music Director Steven Smith leads a jazz pops concert with trumpeter Rex Richardson and friends, Feb. 8 at Richmond CenterStage. . . . Harpsichordist Carsten Schmidt performs works of Couperin, Froberger, Bach and others for the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia, in a free concert Feb. 8 in the Richmond Public Library’s Gellman Room, and a “house concert” on Feb. 9 in Manakin-Sabot. . . . The Escher String Quartet and guitarist Jason Vieaux play Mendelssohn, Boccherini and more in a Rennolds Chamber Concerts program, Feb. 15 at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Singleton Arts Center. . . . Bruce Stevens plays Bach, Buxtehude, contemporary music by Mary Beth Bennett and more on UR’s Beckerath organ, Feb. 17 at Cannon Memorial Chapel. . . . The Venice Baroque Orchestra, with cellist Mario Brunello, play Vivaldi, Boccherini and more, Feb. 19 at UR’s Modlin Center (following earlier dates at the American Theatre in Hampton and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville). . . . Erin R. Freeman conducts the symphony and Richmond Symphony Chamber Chorus in a Mozart-Handel program, Feb. 21 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Feb. 23 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. . . . Virginia Opera brings its production of Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” to Richmond CenterStage on Feb. 21 and 23, following dates in Norfolk and Fairfax. . . . And a heads-up for March 1, when Steven Smith and the Richmond Symphony play Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony and the Violin Concerto of Richmond-bred composer Mason Bates, with Anne Akiko Meyers as soloist, at Richmond CenterStage.

* Noteworthy elsewhere: Time for Three, a string trio that bills itself as chamber music’s first “garage band,” plays Bach, Brahms and pop-song arrangements, Feb. 3 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra plays Bach’s six “Brandenburg” concertos, Feb. 4 at the Library of Congress in DC. . . . Cellist Steven Isserlis joins Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony in a program of Schumann, Haydn and Brahms, Feb. 6-8 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Pianist Simone Dinnerstein plays Bach, Beethoven and contemporary works by George Crumb and Nico Muhly, Feb. 9 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Yuri Temirkanov conducts Russia’s St. Petersburg Philharmonic in Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff, Feb. 12 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC. . . . Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter joins Cristian Macelaru and the National Symphony in concertos by Currier (Feb. 13) and Dvořák (Feb. 14-15) at the Kennedy Center. . . . Violinist Joshua Bell visits Virginia Tech’s new Center for the Arts in Blacksburg for a Valentine’s Day concert on Feb. 14 (sold out; waiting list). . . . Pianist Lang Lang plays Mozart and Chopin, Feb. 15 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. . . . Virginia-bred singers Jake Tanner and Matthew Worth star in the Washington National Opera production of Jake Heggie’s “Moby-Dick,” Feb. 22, 25 and 28 (with more dates in March) at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra plays Vivaldi, Bach and Tchaikovsky, Feb. 24 at the Virginia Tech Center for the Arts in Blacksburg. . . . Evgeny Kissin gives an unusual program, performing piano works of Jewish and Yiddish heritage, and reciting Yiddish poetry, Feb. 24 at the Kennedy Center.


Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Mei-Ann Chen conducting
Osvaldo Golijov: “Last Round”
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
George Li, piano
Schumann: Symphony No. 2
$10-$76
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Albemarle Ensemble
Reicha: Wind Quintet in D major, Op. 91, No. 3
Milhaud: Sonata, Op. 47, for oboe, flute, clarinet and piano
Zemlinsky: Humoreske (Rondo) for wind quintet
Farrenc: Sextet, Op. 40, for piano and winds
$15
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events

Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Haifa Symphony Orchestra
Bohuslaw Dawidow conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
Uri Bracha: “Melodies for Mount Carmel”
Avshalom Sarid, viola
$30-$60
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.cfa.gmu.edu

Feb. 1 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Oliver Knussen: Variations for piano
Brahms: “Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel,” Op. 24
Frederic Rzewski: “The People United Will Never Be Defeated!”
$35
(202) 985-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Joshua Bell, violin
Hindemith: “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Choral Arts Society of Washington
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Charlie Chaplin’s “The Idle Class” and “The Kid” with live orchestral accompaniment
$31-$94
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 2 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Richard Becker, piano
works by Beethoven Liszt, Chopin; recent works inspired by Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 2 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Richmond Symphony LolliPops
Erin R. Freeman conducting
Glinka: “Russlan and Ludmilla” Overture
Grieg: “Peer Gynt” suites Nos. 1-2
Mendelssohn: Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” incidental music
$10.50-$15.50
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net

Feb. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Neumann Lecture on Music:
Anthony Seeger
“Is Music Prophetic or Reflexive? Music, Activism and Social Change”
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Time for Three
works by Bach, Brahms; popular song arrangements
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 4 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Hermitage Piano Trio
Beethoven: “Kakadu Variations,” Op. 121
Arensky: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Trio in C major
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 229-0385
www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

Feb. 4 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” concertos Nos. 1-6
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1314-preview.html

Feb. 5 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Paul Jacobs, organ
works by Vierne, Boulanger, Duruflé, Messiaen, Guilmant
$15
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
Benjamin Rous conducting
cast of Beatlemania”
“Classical Mystery Tour: a Tribute to the Beatles”
$22-$90
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Feb. 6 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Haydn: Symphony No. 72
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Steven Isserlis, cello
Brahms-Schoenberg: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
The King’s Singers
“The Great American Songbook”
works by the Gershwins, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, others
$36
free master class with Jeffrey Riehl and UR Schola Cantorum, 4:15 p.m. Feb. 7
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 9 (2:30 p.m.)
Feb. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Garrett Keast conducting
Richard Strauss: “Ariadne auf Naxos”
Christina Pier (Ariadne)
Ric Fuhrman (Bacchus)
Audrey Luna (Zerbinetta)
Stephanie Lauricella (Composer)
Jake Gardner (Music Teacher)
Edwin Vega (Dancing Master)
Ryan Connelly (Scaramuccio)
Christopher Burchett (Harlekin)
Sam Helfrich, stage director
in German, English captions
$29-$114
(866) 673-7282
www.vaopera.org

Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
The Barns of Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Washington Saxophone Quartet
works by Gabrieli, Bach, Copland, Pierné, Barber, others
$35
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org

Feb. 8 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
“Paris 1652: When Johann Met Louis”
works by Johann Jakob Froberger, Louis Couperin
free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org

Feb. 8 (4 p.m.)
Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Anne O’Byrne, soprano
Ben Kwak, tenor
Chase Peak, baritone
Grace Notes
“In Love With Music”
program TBA
reception follows
free
(804) 359-5628
www.ghtc.org

Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Pops
Steven Smith conducting
Rex Richardson, trumpet
Steve Wilson, saxophones
Nate Smith, drums
Russell Wilson, piano
Pete Spaar, bass
works by Gershwin, Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, James M. Stephenson
$10-$76
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, Washington
Sybarite5
“Everything in Its Right Place”
works by Mozart, Brubeck, Piazzolla, Eric Byers, Dan Visconti, others
$25
(202) 985-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org


Feb. 9 (4 p.m.)
private home, Manakin-Sabot
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
works by Couperin, Froberger, Muffat, J.S. Bach, others
$30
(804) 519-2098
www.cmscva.org

Feb. 9 (4 p.m.)
Hylton Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Haifa Symphony Orchestra
Boguslaw Dawidow conducting
Weber: “Euryanthe” Overture
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Roman Rabinovich, piano
$44-$60
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.hyltoncenter.org

Feb. 9 (4 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
The King’s Singers
“The Great American Songbook”
works by the Gershwins, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, others
$24-$48
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.cfa.gmu.edu

Feb. 9 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Paganini: “Terzetto concertante” in D major for viola, cello and guitar
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
Leisner: “Dances in the Madhouse” for violin and guitar
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 9 (4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
J.S. Bach: 15 two-part inventions
George Crumb: “Eine kleine Mitternacht Musik” for prepared piano
Nico Muhly: “You Can’t Get There From Here”
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
$25-$85
(202) 985-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Feb. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan & Romero Lubambo, guitars
“Guitar Passions”
program TBA
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
www.hamptonarts.net

Feb. 12 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Yuri Temirkanov conducting
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Sayaka Shoji, violin
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
$35-$105
(202) 985-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Feb. 13 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 14 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Macelaru conducting
Janáček: “The Cunning Little Vixen” Suite
Martinů: Symphony No. 1
Currier: “Time Machines” (Feb. 13)
Dvořák: Violin Concerto (Feb. 14-15)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan & Romero Lubambo, guitars
“Guitar Passions”
works by Rodrigo, Albéniz, Jobim, others
$29-$70
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Peter Tirrell D’Elia, piano
program TBA
free
free master class at 10 a.m. Feb. 15, Perkinson Recital Hall
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 14 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 16 (2:30 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Garrett Keast conducting
Richard Strauss: “Ariadne auf Naxos”
Christina Pier (Ariadne)
Ric Fuhrman (Bacchus)
Audrey Luna (Zerbinetta)
Stephanie Lauricella (Composer)
Jake Gardner (Music Teacher)
Edwin Vega (Dancing Master)
Ryan Connelly (Scaramuccio)
Christopher Burchett (Harlekin)
Sam Helfrich, stage director
in German, English captions
$44-$98
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.vaopera.org

Feb. 14 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Joshua Bell, violin
pianist TBA
“Valentine Concert”
program TBA
$40-$60 (waiting list)
(540) 231-5300
www.artscenter.vt.edu

Feb. 14 (7 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
JACK Quartet
Ursula Oppens, piano
Feldman: “Spring of Chosroes”
Feldman: “Structures”
Ferneyhough: “Exordium”
Carter: Quintet for piano and string quartet
Anderson: String Quartet No. 1 (U.S. premiere)
Anderson: Light Music”
Adès: Piano Quintet
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1314-preview.html

Feb. 15 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Joshua Allen, bass-baritone
Marianne Kessler, piano
art songs, folk songs, Negro spirituals TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org

 

Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Escher String Quartet
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet
Giuliani: “Grande Overture”
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet
$34
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 16 (4 p.m.)
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 520 Graydon Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Chorale
Charles Woodward directing
Jeff Gallo, stage director
Joby Talbot: “Path of Miracles”
$25
(757) 627-8375
www.vachorale.org

Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Lang Lang, piano
Mozart: Sonata in G major, K. 283
Mozart: Sonata in E flat major, K. 282
Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K. 310
Chopin: 4 ballades
$65.50-$250
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net

Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Feb. 16 (3:30 p.m.)
Monticello High School, 1000 Independence Way, Charlottesville
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra
Kate Tamarkin conducting
Rautavaara: “Isle of Bliss”
Ravel: “Mother Goose” Suite
Vaughan Williams: “Five Variants on ‘Dives and Lazarus’ ”
Copland: “Appalachian Spring” Suite
$10-$40
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events

Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Peter Nero, piano
“Music of the Heart”
works by Beethoven, Gershwin, Puccini, Lloyd Webber, others
$30-$60
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.cfa.gmu.edu

Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Gilbert Varga conducting
Berlioz: “Roman Carnival” Overture
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
Jonathan Carney, violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
$46-$109
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Venice Baroque Orcherstra
Andrea Marcon directing
Mario Brunello, cello
works by Vivaldi, Boccherini
$30-$35
(757) 722-2787
www.hamptonarts.net

Feb. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond
Bruce Stevens, organ
works by Sweelinck, Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Reger, Arthur Foote, Mary Beth Bennett
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 18 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon directing
works by Vivaldi, Geminiani, Veracini
$12-$33
(434) 924-3376
www.tecs.org

Feb. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon directing
Mario Brunello, cello
works by Vivaldi, Boccherini, Sollima
$38
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Ebène Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Schumann: Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1314-preview.html

Feb. 21 (7 p.m.)
St. Augustine Catholic Church, 4400 Beulah Road, Richmond
Feb. 23 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Erin R. Freeman conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Handel: Coronation anthems Nos. 1-4
Richmond Symphony Chamber Chorus
$15-$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 21 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 23 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Virginia Opera
Garrett Keast conducting
Richard Strauss: “Ariadne auf Naxos”
Christina Pier (Ariadne)
Ric Fuhrman (Bacchus)
Audrey Luna (Zerbinetta)
Stephanie Lauricella (Composer)
Jake Gardner (Music Teacher)
Edwin Vega (Dancing Master)
Ryan Connelly (Scaramuccio)
Christopher Burchett (Harlekin)
Sam Helfrich, stage director
in German, English captions
$29-$111
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.vaopera.org

Feb. 21 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Feb. 22 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Feb. 23 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Berlioz: “Roman Carnival” Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Martina Filjak, piano
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 (“Inextinguishable”)
$22-$105
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Feb. 22 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Evan Rogister conducting
Jake Heggie: “Moby-Dick”
Carl Tanner (Ahab)
Stephen Costello (Ishmael)
Matthew Worth (Starbuck)
Eric Greene (Queequeg)
Talise Trevigne (Pip)
Alexander Lewis (Flask)
Leonard Foglia, stage director
in English, English captions
$25-$305
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 22 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Mitzi Meyerson, harpsichord
works by J.S. Bach, Purcell, Rameau, Croft, Couperin
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1314-preview.html

Feb. 22 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Brian Ganz, piano
Chopin: 4 mazurkas, Op. 17
Chopin: “Variations brillantes” in B flat Major, Op. 12
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Chopin: Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Chopin: Nocturne in F Sharp Minor
Chopin: Mazurka in D Major, Op. Posth.
Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor (“Notre Temps”)
Chopin: 2 waltzes, Op. 69
Chopin: Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 45
Chopin: Scherzo in E Major, Op. 54
$28-$63
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 24 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Matthew Ernst, trumpet
Janna Ernst, piano
works by Brahms, Albinoni, Antheil, Enescu, others
$15
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events

Feb. 24 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings
$25-$40
(540) 231-5300
www.artscenter.vt.edu

Feb. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Musica Hebraica:
Evgeny Kissin, piano & recitation
Bloch: Piano Sonata (1935)
Alexander Veprik: Piano Sonata No. 2 (1924)
Milner: “Farn opsheyd” (“Little Rhapsody”)
Krein: first 5 pieces from “Suite dansee” (1928)
selected Yiddish poetry
$35-$99
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 26 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Terry Austin directing
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of performance
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Feb. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Hei-Kyung Hong, soprano
Vlad Iftinca, piano
program TBA
$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg
Virginia Symphony
Benjamin Rous conducting
Beethoven: “Leonore” Overture No. 3
Rodrigo: “Concierto de Aranjuez”
Artryom Dervoed, guitar
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1
$22-$67
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Feb. 27 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 28 (8 p.m.)
March 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Widmann: Violin Concerto
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1, No. 2
André Previn: Piano Trio (2012)
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
$45
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House Washington
Washington National Opera:
Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists
works by Mozart, Puccini, Gounod, Bellini, Verdi, others
$15
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 28 (8:15 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
“Off the Cuff: Mozart CSI”
Didi Balle, writer-director
$44-$78
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 28 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
David Niethamer, clarinet
pianist TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776