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27.3.07

Classical Month in Washington (June)

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Classical Month in Washington is a monthly feature. If there are concerts you would like to see included on our schedule, send your suggestions by e-mail (ionarts at gmail dot com). Happy listening!

June 1, 2007 (Fri)
7:30 pm
Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amore
Opera Bel Cantanti
Randolph Road Theater (Silver Spring, Md.)
Review -- Mark J. Estren (Washington Post, May 29)

June 1, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Bernadene Blaha, piano
Alexander Tselyakov, piano
Embassy Series
Embassy of Canada

June 1, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado
New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Filene Center at Wolf Trap

June 1, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
With Bobby McFerrin and Kit Armstrong
Music Center at Strathmore

June 2, 2007 (Sat)
6 pm
National Symphony Orchestra Prelude [FREE]
Music by Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky
Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage

June 2, 2007 (Sat)
7 pm
Verdi, Macbeth
Washington National Opera
Kennedy Center Opera House
Review -- Charles T. Downey (Ionarts, May 14)

June 2, 2007 (Sat)
7:30 pm
Songs of War and Peace
Washington Men's Camerata, with Maryland State Boys' Choir
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

June 2, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, with cellist Zuill Bailey
Gala 50th Anniversary Concert
George Mason University Center for the Arts (Fairfax, Va.)

June 2, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
National Philharmonic: Bach's B Minor Mass
With Rosa Lamoreaux, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Petillo
Music Center at Strathmore

June 2, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
With Bobby McFerrin and Kit Armstrong
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.)

June 2, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado
New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Filene Center at Wolf Trap

June 3, 2007 (Sun)
3 pm
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
George Mason University Center for the Arts (Fairfax, Va.)

June 3, 2007 (Sun)
3 pm
Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amore
Opera Bel Cantanti
Randolph Road Theater (Silver Spring, Md.)

June 3, 2007 (Sun)
4 pm
Philadelphia Orchestra
WPAS
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Review -- Charles T. Downey (Ionarts, June 5)

June 3, 2007 (Sun)
6 pm
Robert Grogan, organ [FREE]
Summer Organ Recital Series
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

June 3, 2007 (Sun)
6:30 pm
National Gallery Orchestra [FREE]
Music by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms
National Gallery of Art

June 3, 2007 (Sun)
7 pm
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: On Wings of Song
George Mason University Center for the Arts (Fairfax, Va.)

June 6, 2007 (Wed)
12:10 pm
Ney Salgado, piano [FREE]
Music by Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Ravel, Schubert, and Villa-Lobos
National Gallery of Art (East Building Auditorium)

June 6, 2007 (Wed)
6 pm
Duo46 (violin-guitar duo) [FREE]
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

June 6, 2007 (Wed)
7 pm
NPR's From the Top
Music Center at Strathmore

June 6, 2007 (Wed)
7:30 pm
Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House
Review -- Sarah Kaufman (Washington Post, June 8)

June 6, 2007 (Wed)
8 pm
Wiesner-Hessová Duo
Embassy Series
Embassy of the Czech Republic

June 7, 2007 (Thu)
6 pm
NSO Youth Fellows [FREE]
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

June 7, 2007 (Thu)
7 pm
National Symphony Orchestra
Adamo, Four Angels; Mahler, First Symphony
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Review -- Charles T. Downey (Ionarts, June 9)

June 7, 2007 (Thu)
7:30 pm
Jessica Krash, piano
Mansion at Strathmore
Review -- Andrew Lindemann Malone (Washington Post, June 9)

June 7, 2007 (Thu)
7:30 pm
Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House

June 7, 2007 (Thu)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
With Marin Alsop, Alisa Weilerstein
Music Center at Strathmore
Review -- Michael Lodico (Ionarts, June 8)

June 8, 2007 (Fri)
7 pm
National Symphony Orchestra
Adamo, Four Angels; Mahler, First Symphony
Kennedy Center Concert Hall

June 8, 2007 (Fri)
7:30 pm
American Chamber Players
June Chamber Festival 1
Kreeger Museum

June 8, 2007 (Fri)
7:30 pm
Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House

June 8, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
With Marin Alsop, Alisa Weilerstein
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.)

June 9, 2007 (Sat)
1:30 and 7:30 pm pm
Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House

June 9, 2007 (Sat)
6 pm
National Symphony Orchestra Prelude [FREE]
Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage

June 9, 2007 (Sat)
7:30 pm
Congressional Chorus: 20th Anniversary Concert
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

June 9, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
National Symphony Orchestra
Adamo, Four Angels; Mahler, First Symphony
Kennedy Center Concert Hall

June 9, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
With Marin Alsop, Alisa Weilerstein
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.)

June 9, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
João Bettencourt da Cãmara, piano
Embassy Series
Portuguese Ambassador's Residence

June 10, 2007 (Sun)
1:30 and 7:30 pm pm
Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Kennedy Center Opera House

June 10, 2007 (Sun)
3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
With Marin Alsop, Alisa Weilerstein
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.)

June 10, 2007 (Sun)
3 pm
Washington Musica Viva (with jazz group Chaise Lounge)
Atlas Performing Arts Center

June 10, 2007 (Sun)
6 pm
Richard K. Fitzgerald, organ [FREE]
Summer Organ Recital Series
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

June 11, 2007 (Mon)
7:30 pm
Sayaka Shoji, violin
Arts Club of Washington
Review -- Charles T. Downey (Ionarts, June 13)

June 12, 2007 (Tue)
7:30 pm
American Chamber Players
June Chamber Festival 2
Kreeger Museum
Review -- Cecelia Porter (Washington Post, June 14)

June 13, 2007 (Wed)
12:10 pm
Hartmut Rohde (viola) and Mykola Suk (piano) [FREE]
Music by Bloch, Hindemith and other German composers
National Gallery of Art (West Building Lecture Hall)

June 14, 2007 (Thu)
7 pm
Paulina Pfeiffer, soprano
With Inese Klotina, piano
Corcoran Gallery of Art

June 14, 2007 (Thu)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Brahms, Korngold (violin concerto)
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.)

June 15, 2007 (Fri)
6 pm
Ana Milosavljevic, violin [FREE]
Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage

June 15, 2007 (Fri)
7:30 pm
American Chamber Players
June Chamber Festival 3
Kreeger Museum

June 15, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Katryna Tan, harp
Embassy Series
Embassy of Singapore

June 15, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Brahms, Korngold (violin concerto)
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.)

June 16, 2007 (Sat)
6 pm
National Conducting Institute [FREE]
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center Concert Hall

June 16, 2007 (Sat)
7:30 pm
Mark Adamo, Little Women
Summer Opera Theater Company
Hartke Theater, Catholic University
Review -- Charles T. Downey (Ionarts, June 19)

June 16, 2007 (Sat)
7:30 pm
Washington National Cathedral Choirs: Baroque Classics
Carillon prelude begins at 7 pm
Washington National Cathedral

June 16, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Brahms, Korngold (violin concerto)
Music Center at Strathmore
Review -- Michael Lodico (Ionarts, June 18)

June 16, 2007 (Sat)
8 pm
Katryna Tan, harp
Embassy Series
Embassy of Singapore

June 17, 2007 (Sun)
3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Brahms, Korngold (violin concerto)
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.)

June 17, 2007 (Sun)
5 pm
Alan Morrison, organ [FREE]
Washington National Cathedral

June 17, 2007 (Sun)
5 pm
Rami Bar-Niv, piano
Music by Chopin, Gershwin, Bar-Niv, Liszt
Harl Pianos (Alexandria, Va.)

June 17, 2007 (Sun)
6 pm
Ronald Stolk, organ [FREE]
Summer Organ Recital Series
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

June 17, 2007 (Sun)
6:30 pm
Boris Krajný (piano) and Derek Katz (lecturer) [FREE]
Music by Czech composers, with commentary
National Gallery of Art (East Building Auditorium)

June 17, 2007 (Sun)
7:30 pm
JCCGW Symphony Orchestra, with cellist Amit Peled
Includes Shostakovich cello concerto
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (Rockville, Md.)

June 19, 2007 (Tue)
7:30 pm
United States Marine Corps Band [FREE]
Washington National Cathedral

June 20, 2007 (Wed)
12:10 pm
Vilmos Szabadi (violin) and Balázs Szokolay (piano) [FREE]
Music by Bartók and other Hungarian composers
National Gallery of Art (West Building Lecture Hall)

June 20, 2007 (Wed)
7:30 pm
Mark Adamo, Little Women
Summer Opera Theater Company
Hartke Theater, Catholic University

June 21, 2007 (Thu)
7:30 pm
O Rosa Bella: A Medieval Italian Summer [FREE]
Hesperus
Washington National Cathedral
Review -- Joe Banno (Washington Post, June 23)

June 22, 2007 (Fri)
7:30 pm
Cathedral Choral Society with National Symphony Orchestra
Chichester Psalms
Washington National Cathedral
Review -- Andrew Lindemann Malone (Washington Post, June 25)

June 22, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Volpone
Wolf Trap Opera
The Barns at Wolf Trap
Review -- Michael Lodico (Ionarts, June 25)

June 23, 2007 (Sat)
7:30 pm
Daniel Rodriguez, tenor [FREE]
Carillon prelude at 7 pm
Washington National Cathedral

June 24, 2007 (Sun)
2 pm
Volpone
Wolf Trap Opera
The Barns at Wolf Trap

June 24, 2007 (Sun)
2:30 pm
Mark Adamo, Little Women
Summer Opera Theater Company
Hartke Theater, Catholic University

June 24, 2007 (Sun)
3 pm
Gay Men's Chorus with D.C. Different Drummers
Kennedy Center Concert Hall

June 24, 2007 (Sun)
5 pm
S. Wayne Foster, organ [FREE]
Washington National Cathedral

June 24, 2007 (Sun)
6 pm
Peter Latona, organ [FREE]
Summer Organ Recital Series
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

June 24, 2007 (Sun)
6:30 pm
Elena Letnanova (piano) [FREE]
Music by Slovakian composers
National Gallery of Art

June 26, 2007 (Tue)
6:30 pm
Washington ChuShan Chinese Opera Institute
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (2300 Connecticut Avenue NW)

June 26, 2007 (Tue)
7:30 pm
Troping the Light Fantastic [FREE]
21st Century Consort
Washington National Cathedral
Review -- Robert Battey (Washington Post, June 28)

June 27, 2007 (Wed)
12:10 pm
Elisabeth von Magnus (mezzo-soprano) [FREE]
Music by Austrian composers
National Gallery of Art (West Building Lecture Hall)
Review -- Joe Banno (Washington Post, July 2)

June 27, 2007 (Wed)
7:30 pm
Woodley Ensemble [FREE]
Washington National Cathedral

June 28, 2007 (Thu)
7:30 pm
Miles Hoffman and J. Reilly Lewis [FREE]
J. S. Bach, viola da gamba sonatas
Washington National Cathedral

June 28, 2007 (Thu)
8:15 pm
National Symphony Orchestra: Bizet's Carmen
With Denyce Graves and Simon O'Neill
Wolf Trap
Review -- Ronni Reich (Washington Post, June 30)

June 29, 2007 (Fri)
7:30 pm
Turtle Island String Quartet
Washington National Cathedral
Review -- Robert Battey (Washington Post, July 2)

June 29, 2007 (Fri)
8 pm
Volpone
Wolf Trap Opera
The Barns at Wolf Trap

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