Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Legendary pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet returns to FCM's stage on Thursday, May 7 for our 2025-26 season finale, performing all 24 of Debussy's

Washington Performing Arts (D.C.). Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT). The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda,

Thursday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. Children of the Gospel Choir. Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 8:00 p.m. 2026 Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition. Thursday, April 23, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Internationally acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, praised by the *Los Angeles Times* as “a master colorist” whose “every note he plays is a pearl,” brings his unparalleled artistry to Debussy’s complete Préludes, Books I & II. Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Events DC. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.