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- Category: CULTURE: Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts
Monday, May 27, 2013
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
WORLD PREMIERE by Aaron Posner, sort of adapted from The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, and directed by Howard Shalwitz. May 27 – June 23, 2013. Woolly presents a play whose name this family-friendly website should probably not print in full. An aspiring young theatre director named Conrad struggles more event info > to get out from under the shadow of his mother Emma, a famous actress. Meanwhile, his young muse Nina falls for Emma’s lover Doyle, and everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be. In this contemporary and irreverent riff on Chekhov’s The Seagull, Aaron Posner transforms the famous "subtext" of the classic play into exuberant scenes and songs.
When: Mon May 27 2013 (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
Where: Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20004
Fee? yes See website for details
Volunteer Info: Ushering
Contact: Rachel Dutcher, (202) 312-5264
For more information: click here
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Constellation Theatre Company
Closing night of Gilgamesh. The show runs from May 2 - June 2, 2013. Part god and part man, King Gilgamesh races the sun & journeys to the ends of the earth on his epic quest for immortality. more event info >
When: Sun Jun 2 2013 (7:30 PM)
Where: at Source, 1835 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Fee? yes - tickets start at $25.
Volunteer Info: Usher
Contact: Lindsey, (202) 204-7741
For more information: click here
Saturday, September 28, 2013
National Philharmonic
Soovin Kim, violin,
Piotr Gajewski, conductor -
Come hear award-winning violinist Soovin Kim perform one of the most popular works ever written: Beethoven’s only violin concerto, a virtuosic masterpiece both lyrical and serene, radiating surprises and a soaring spirit. When Beethoven̵ more event info >7;s
Symphony No. 5 was premiered, the press commented that it “projects its force upon all people of all ages, just like the great natural phenomena, which leave us in awe every time they appear. This symphony alike, will still resound centuries to come, for as long as there will be man and music.”
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 5
When: Sat Sep 28 2013 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5100
For more information: click here
Saturday, October 26, 2013
National Philharmonic
Zuill Bailey, cello
Navah Perlman, piano
Cellist Zuill Bailey’s not-to-be-missed recital features the cello works of Schumann, an incomparable 19th-century master who defined Romanticism. Bailey is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. His rare combination of celebrated more event info >
artistry, technical wizardry, as well as his engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought-after cellists today.
When: Sat Oct 26 2013 (3:30 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$48 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5100
For more information: click here
National Philharmonic
Zuill Bailey, cello
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Immerse yourself in Brahms’s turbulent Tragic Overture, full of dark tension, followed by Schumann’s romantic and lyrical Cello Concerto performed by the celebrated cellist Zuill Bailey. Finally, enjoy Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, a work more event info > the composer struggled to write, as he felt under the shadow of Beethoven’s nine symphonies. Yet Brahms’s masterpiece features distinctive, rich music of extraordinary intensity.
Brahms Tragic Overture
Schumann Cello Concerto
Brahms Symphony No. 1
When: Sat Oct 26 2013 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Sunday, October 27, 2013
National Philharmonic
Zuill Bailey, cello
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Immerse yourself in Brahms’s turbulent Tragic Overture, full of dark tension, followed by Schumann’s romantic and lyrical Cello Concerto performed by the celebrated cellist Zuill Bailey. Finally, enjoy Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, a work more event info > the composer struggled to write, as he felt under the shadow of Beethoven’s nine symphonies. Yet Brahms’s masterpiece features distinctive, rich music of extraordinary intensity.
Brahms Tragic Overture
Schumann Cello Concerto
Brahms Symphony No. 1
When: Sun Oct 27 2013 (3:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, November 09, 2013
National Philharmonic
The year is 1939 in Lvov, Poland. In the living room of a well-to-do Jewish family, Julek, 9, and his teenage sister dance the tango to music from the radio. Their father enters and turns to the BBC broadcast to hear news of impending war.
Fast-forward to 1993, an elegant bar in a Manhattan hotel, more event info > where Judah, a psychiatrist (formerly the child Julek), sits across from his German colleague, Manfred, born after the war to a prominent family of Nazi sympathizers.
In a gripping confrontation between a post-war German and a Jewish Holocaust survivor, each deeply troubled by his own lost childhood, the past comes alive in the present. Through a series of flashbacks, Manfred, tormented, faces his family’s dark past, while Judah reveals for the first time, with bravado and humor, anger and grief, how he, his mother and sister outwitted the Third Reich. With searing emotion and heartwarming lyricism, the music recollects the terrors of the Holocaust and inspires a hopeful vision of the future.
Judah is based on Yehuda Nir, a psychiatrist and the author of the memoir The Lost Childhood. The inspiration for Manfred is Nir’s friend Gottfried Wagner, a great-grandson of Richard Wagner and a specialist in post-Holocaust dialogue between victims, perpetrators and their descendants.
This performance marks the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass”), on November 9-10, 1938, when a series of violent anti-Jewish pogroms occurred throughout Germany and elsewhere.
When: Sat Nov 9 2013 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, November 23, 2013
National Philharmonic
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Margaret Mezzacappa, mezzo-soprano
William Davenport, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Written near the end of Verdi’s long career as a composer of
opera, the monumental Requiem combines the drama of the
stage more event info >, the passion and emotional power of an oratorio and the
intensity of a symphony in a grand romantic expression of grief.
This choral tour de force will feature two recent winners of the
Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions—mezzo-soprano
Margaret Mezzacappa and tenor William Davenport.
When: Sat Nov 23 2013 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, December 14, 2013
National Philharmonic
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Robert Petillo, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Begin your holidays with Handel’s 1741 masterpiece, Messiah, one of the most beloved and most frequently performed
works in Western choral more event info > literature. The critically acclaimed National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale, conducted by Stan Engebretson and joined by a superb cast of soloists, bring the
joy, spirit and tidings of the season to you with this glorious oratorio, which includes such timeless favorites as “And the Glory of the Lord” and the “Hallelujah Chorus.”
When: Sat Dec 14 2013 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Sunday, December 15, 2013
National Philharmonic
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Robert Petillo, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
Begin your holidays with Handel’s 1741 masterpiece, Messiah, one of the most beloved and most frequently performed
works in Western choral more event info > literature. The critically acclaimed National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale, conducted by Stan Engebretson and joined by a superb cast of soloists, bring the
joy, spirit and tidings of the season to you with this glorious oratorio, which includes such timeless favorites as “And the Glory of the Lord” and the “Hallelujah Chorus.”
When: Sun Dec 15 2013 (3:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Sunday, December 22, 2013
National Philharmonic
Washington Symphonic Brass
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Join the Washington Symphonic Brass for its annual performance at Strathmore! Some of the East Coast's finest brass and percussion players will surround you with the sounds of the holiday from all parts of this great Concert Hall.
more event info >
When: Sun Dec 22 2013 (4:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$50 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, January 04, 2014
National Philharmonic
Nurit Bar-Josef, violin
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
The Serenade for Strings by Dvorák, the great Czech nationalist composer, is laden with rich sonorities and hauntingly
beautiful melodies suffused with the spirit of Czech folk music. Performed by Nurit Bar-Josef, concertmaster of the National more event info > Symphony Orchestra, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, often
referred to by the nickname Turkish, is full of energetic and lively melodies. Symphony No. 29, one of Mozart’s early symphonies, is a very personal work that combines intimate chamber music style with a fiery and impulsive manner.
Dvorák Serenade for Strings
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Mozart Symphony No. 29
When: Sat Jan 4 2014 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Sunday, January 05, 2014
National Philharmonic
Nurit Bar-Josef, violin
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
The Serenade for Strings by Dvorák, the great Czech nationalist composer, is laden with rich sonorities and hauntingly
beautiful melodies suffused with the spirit of Czech folk music. Performed by Nurit Bar-Josef, concertmaster of the National more event info > Symphony Orchestra, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, often
referred to by the nickname Turkish, is full of energetic and lively melodies. Symphony No. 29, one of Mozart’s early symphonies, is a very personal work that combines intimate chamber music style with a fiery and impulsive manner.
Dvorák Serenade for Strings
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Mozart Symphony No. 29
When: Sun Jan 5 2014 (3:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, January 18, 2014
National Philharmonic
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Julie Keim, soprano
Robert Petillo, tenor
Kerry Wilkerson, bass
National Philharmonic Chorale
Victoria Gau, conductor
The brilliant inventiveness and virtuosity of the D Major
Divertimento is, to echo the words of Alfred Einstein, “a masterpiece of masterpieces more event info >, on the smallest possible
scale.” It is followed by Bach’s Piano Concerto No. 1, among the first concertos written for keyboard. The concert concludes with Schubert’s famous Mass No. 2 in G Major, composed in less than a week in 1815. All but unknown during Schubert’s life, it has become one of his most popular sacred works.
Mozart Divertimento K. 136
Bach Piano Concerto No. 1
Schubert Mass No. 2 in G Major
When: Sat Jan 18 2014 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, February 22, 2014
National Philharmonic
Explore Chopin’s compelling works for the piano with Brian Ganz, who returns by popular demand with his fourth Chopin recital in his journey to perform all of the composer’s works. This concert features Chopin’s masterpiece of narrative and emotional power, the Ballade No. 4 in F minor more event info >, Op. 52; the Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4, one of his most soulful and mysterious works; the epic
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1; the tender and storied Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1 (“L’Adieu”); as well as the highly dramatic Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45. Ganz has been a prizewinner in the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium and the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud (Paris) International Piano Competitions. “There isn’t much about Chopin that Brian Ganz doesn’t know. The
pianist has explored the nocturnes, the etudes, the sonatas and concertos and the rest in concerts, master classes and recordings for years now. His delight and wonder in this music
seem to grow, apparently without bounds, as time goes on.” (The Washington Post)
Chopin 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17
2 Nocturnes, Op. 48
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Variations brillantes, Op. 12
When: Sat Feb 22 2014 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$55 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, March 08, 2014
National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, piano
Michal Dworzynski, conductor
Sit back and imagine a story beginning with the words Once upon a time … as you listen to the dynamic musical narrative of the Fairytale Overture of Stanislaw Moniuszko, generally considered the father of the Polish national opera. Enjoy Chopin̵ more event info >7;s Piano Concerto No. 1, played by the renowned soloist and formidable Chopin interpreter, Brian Ganz.
The popular warm and autumnal Symphony No. 39 is one of Mozart’s last symphonies, combining the style of Bach and Handel with the clarity of Classicism.
Moniuszko Bajka (Fairytale) Overture
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
Mozart Symphony No. 39
When: Sat Mar 8 2014 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Sunday, March 09, 2014
National Philharmonic
Brian Ganz, piano
Michal Dworzynski, conductor
Sit back and imagine a story beginning with the words Once upon a time … as you listen to the dynamic musical narrative of the Fairytale Overture of Stanislaw Moniuszko, generally considered the father of the Polish national opera. Enjoy Chopin̵ more event info >7;s Piano Concerto No. 1, played by the renowned soloist and formidable Chopin interpreter, Brian Ganz.
The popular warm and autumnal Symphony No. 39 is one of Mozart’s last symphonies, combining the style of Bach and Handel with the clarity of Classicism.
Moniuszko Bajka (Fairytale) Overture
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
Mozart Symphony No. 39
When: Sun Mar 9 2014 (3:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, April 12, 2014
National Philharmonic
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
Christopheren Nomura, baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
The magnificent Mass in B minor, Bach’s sacred magnum opus, glorifies voice and instruments with brilliant harmonies and a more event info > depth of sound. Stan Engebretson conducts the National Philharmonic Chorale and Orchestra and four outstanding soloists in a concert that will thrill every listener with its lofty design, scope and expression. Beautiful arias and glittering choruses combine with
colorful orchestral music to create an unforgettable journey through Bach’s musical version of this religious ceremony.
When: Sat Apr 12 2014 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Sunday, April 13, 2014
National Philharmonic
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
Christopheren Nomura, baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
The magnificent Mass in B minor, Bach’s sacred magnum opus, glorifies voice and instruments with brilliant harmonies and a more event info > depth of sound. Stan Engebretson conducts the National Philharmonic Chorale and Orchestra and four outstanding soloists in a concert that will thrill every listener with its lofty design, scope and expression. Beautiful arias and glittering choruses combine with
colorful orchestral music to create an unforgettable journey through Bach’s musical version of this religious ceremony.
When: Sun Apr 13 2014 (3:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, May 17, 2014
National Philharmonic
Sarah Chang, violin
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Violinist Sarah Chang, recognized worldwide as one of classical music’s most captivating and gifted performers, plays Vivaldi’s most popular work, The Four Seasons, a set of four short violin concertos written around 1723. The concertos each more event info > depict a
season and are filled with dazzling effects mimicking natural phenomena such as storms, wind, thunder and rain, as well as bird calls. Ms. Chang’s 2007 CD of the Seasons attracted international commendation, with BBC Music Magazine stating, “She has never made a finer recording.”
Strauss wrote the adagio for strings, Metamorphosen, during the closing days of World War II as an elegy for the destruction of Munich, including the historic National Theatre opera house.
Strauss Metamorphosen
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
When: Sat May 17 2014 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Sunday, May 18, 2014
National Philharmonic
Sarah Chang, violin
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Violinist Sarah Chang, recognized worldwide as one of classical music’s most captivating and gifted performers, plays Vivaldi’s most popular work, The Four Seasons, a set of four short violin concertos written around 1723. The concertos each more event info > depict a
season and are filled with dazzling effects mimicking natural phenomena such as storms, wind, thunder and rain, as well as bird calls. Ms. Chang’s 2007 CD of the Seasons attracted international commendation, with BBC Music Magazine stating, “She has never made a finer recording.”
Strauss wrote the adagio for strings, Metamorphosen, during the closing days of World War II as an elegy for the destruction of Munich, including the historic National Theatre opera house.
Strauss Metamorphosen
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
When: Sun May 18 2014 (3:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
Saturday, May 31, 2014
National Philharmonic
Thomas Pandolfi, piano
National Philharmonic Chorale
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
On the 150th anniversary of the birth of Strauss, enjoy exploring four of his masterpieces. Don Juan, a tone poem for large orchestra, features impassioned love themes reflecting the romance Strauss was experiencing with more event info > his future wife. Written when Strauss was 21, the Burlesque for piano and orchestra, brilliantly virtuosic and fiendishly difficult, is a burst of youthful exhilaration, full of confident high spirits and vitality. Strauss’s
Wanderers Sturmlied, written in 1884, for male chorus and orchestra, was influenced by the Romantic composer Brahms. Death and Transfiguration, a tone poem for large orchestra, completed in 1889, depicts a dying artist as he reflects on his innocent childhood, the struggles and successes of his adulthood and finally, his longed-for transfiguration.
Strauss Don Juan
Burlesque
Wanderers Sturmlied
Death and Transfiguration
When: Sat May 31 2014 (8:00 PM)
Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Fee? yes $28-$84 (Kids Free)
Contact: Deborah Birnbaum, (301) 581-5
For more information: click here
