Classical Music Events in DC

Salon Concert featuring Dashiell Waterbury and James Sparks

The Salon Concert features tenor Dashiell Waterbury and pianist James Sparks performing Schubert’s Die Winterreise, D911. The performance is followed by a reception with the artists.

Leora Cohen & Ariel Lanyi

Violinist Leora Cohen and pianist Ariel Lanyi present “Vienna to Broadway,” a program spanning the elegance of Vienna to the vibrant spirit of Broadway, featuring works by Mozart, Gershwin/Heifetz, and Schumann.

Meet the Artists: Mark Irchai

Pianist Mark Irchai will perform masterpieces from his repertoire.

The Friday Noon Concert Series

The Friday Noon Concert Series features violinist Irina Muresanu and pianist Alexei Ulitin performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

Timur: Songs of Love & Satire

In this passionate and humorous concert, Kazakh-American opera singer Timur uses the Soviet songs of his childhood to explore identity, politics, and history, joined by pianist Matt Podd and violinist Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth.

Kevin Paton-Cole recital

Kevin Paton-Cole of Gaithersburg, Maryland will perform “The Gift of Peace: An Organ Meditation,” featuring works by J. S. Bach, George Thalben-Ball, and Dan Locklair.

Triumph: Noseda conducts Prokofiev

Gianandrea Noseda conducts a program featuring Stravinsky’s Scènes de Ballet, Haydn’s Symphony No. 85 “La Reine,” and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5.

St. George's Chamber Series

This Friday Morning Music Club concert features works by Brahms, Beethoven, and Boucard, performed by clarinetist Albert Hunt, cellist David Boyle, pianist Simon Finlow, flutist Takeaki Miyamae, French horn player Mark Stanga, and pianist Seojin Heo.

Evening of Art Song: Maryland Opera Studio

Join the Maryland Opera Studio for an art song recital spotlighting the studio’s newest artists.

RACHMANINOFF & SAXOPHONE NOIR

The Fairfax Symphony presents an evening featuring the regional premiere of Adam Hochstatter’s Noir Concerto No. 1 for saxophone and orchestra with Russell Peterson, alongside Leshnoff’s Radiance and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3.

Brass Band of Northern Virginia

Brass Band of Northern Virginia presents a free performance of brass quintet masterworks at The REACH. The program journeys from grand symphonic halls to intimate jazz clubs.

NSO—Triumph: Noseda Conducts Prokofiev

Under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda, the National Symphony Orchestra presents a program featuring Stravinsky’s Scènes de Ballet, Haydn’s Symphony No. 85, and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5.

The Turn of the Screw

Bel Cantanti Opera presents Benjamin Britten’s rarely performed opera, based on Henry James’s classic novella.

Inscape Chamber Orchestra

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Glorious Musical Jewels – Beethoven and Schubert

Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns with Keyboard Conversations®, combining captivating commentary with virtuosic performances of works by Beethoven and Schubert.

Mackenzie Melemed

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Montgomery Symphony Orchestra: Fall into the Classics

Join the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra for its 80th Anniversary season opener, featuring works by Antonio Salieri, Joseph Bologne, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Sam Rowe recital

Organist Sam Rowe of the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore offers a concert at St. Joseph's on Capitol Hill featuring the newly restored Hook & Hastings 1891 Op. 1487.

Alison Brown

A live concert performance by Alison Brown.

My Hero Academia in Concert

A symphonic concert featuring the heroic soundtrack of the popular anime My Hero Academia, performed live with high-energy visuals.

Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39

The Noontime Cantata Series presents an organ prelude followed by Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata "Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39."

Mason Choirs Concert: Celtic Voices: A Choral Journey Through Ireland and Scotland

Celtic Voices brings together the George Mason University Chorale and University Chamber Singers for an evening of soul-stirring music from the Celtic tradition.

Davóne Tines: Recital No 1: MASS

Nobuntu

Nobuntu is a female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe known for inventive performances spanning traditional Zimbabwean songs, Afro Jazz, and Gospel.

Itzhak Perlman, violin

Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs with pianist Rohan De Silva in a classical music recital.

Dice

Dice performs with Fai Laci at Union Stage. The show is all ages, with doors at 7:00 pm and the show at 8:00 pm.

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

As part of the Millennium Stage series, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra performs compositions by Beethoven, Fauré and Mendelssohn in Studio K at The REACH.

Meet the Artists: Sopranessence

This group will take you on a musical ride from operatic arias to Broadway and more. You’ll laugh, cry and be captivated by the beautiful voices of these talented divas.

Poiesis Quartet

Poiesis Quartet is an internationally acclaimed string quartet known for its chemistry, warmth, and innovative approach to contemporary chamber music.

Bach Cantata Series: UMD Choral Activities

UMD Choral Activities presents a short performance in its series aiming to sing all of J.S. Bach’s more than 200 cantatas.

Carlos Ibay recital

Solo recital by organist Carlos "Chuckie" Ibay featuring a unique program combining French Romantic organ works with arrangements of Hollywood and Walt Disney scores.

The Friday Noon Concert Series

The Friday Noon Concert Series presents Salon Trio, featuring Robert DiLutis on clarinet, Noah Getz on saxophone, and Mary-Victoria Voutsas on piano.

National Symphony Orchestra: Josefowicz & Adams: Scheherazade Two Point Oh!

Violinist Leila Josefowicz joins composer and conductor John Adams for a program of rebels, heroes, and characters who defy convention.

Live! at 10th & G Chamber Series

The Friday Morning Music Club presents a chamber music program featuring works by Poulenc, Gershwin, and Schubert, performed by mezzo soprano Melanie Ashkar, pianists Emily Baltzer and Steven Schwarz, violinist Eunju Kwak, and pianist Jeongseon Choi.

Smithsonian Academy Orchestra

Founded in 2024 by conductor Kenneth Slowik, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a resident ensemble of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society.

BSO: The Four Seasons - String Quartet

BSO: The Four Seasons - String Quartet.

Tommy Mesa & Olga Kern

Tommy Mesa and Olga Kern open Dumbarton Concerts' 49th season with a varied program of American and European works for cello and piano, including sonatas by Beethoven, Debussy, and Barber.

VOCES8

Grammy Award-nominated British a cappella ensemble VOCES8 makes its Center for the Arts debut with “Let’s Fly Away,” a celebration of the extraordinary breadth and versatility of the human voice.

Greenspring Chamber Series

An afternoon chamber music concert featuring works by Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Rachmaninov, and Tchaikovsky, performed by clarinet, viola, piano, and violin musicians.

BSO - Alsop Conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Barber’s Adagio for Strings, John Adams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning On the Transmigration of Souls, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique."

Mass in Exile

Cantate Chamber Singers explores reconciliation through two contemporary works: Jeffrey Van’s A Procession Winding Around Me and Mark Buller’s Mass in Exile.

Pathways of Light

Washington Master Chorale presents Pathways of Light, featuring works by Dvořák, Bartók, Ešenvalds, Dett, Andrew Vu, and Kabanya Vinson.

Collington Chamber Series

The Collington Chamber Series presents an afternoon concert, with the program to be announced. The event is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.

American Music Festival: Peabody Chamber Orchestra

Conducting faculty artist Joseph Young leads the Peabody Chamber Orchestra through the original 1924 version of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Showtimes: Oct 17 at 7:30 PM · Oct 18 at 3:00 PM.

Ana Vidovic

Ana Vidović is an internationally acclaimed classical guitarist recognized for her beautiful tone, refined technique, and expressive artistry.

Music Teachers of Fairfax Loudoun: Fall Recital

Music Teachers of Fairfax Loudoun offer membership to private music teachers seeking a non-competitive, friendly, and enriching community.

Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Simone Dinnerstein returns to Washington Performing Arts for an evening of piano music at Sixth & I, featuring works by Rameau, Philip Lasser, J.S. Bach, and Keith Jarrett.

Takács Quartet Plays Haydn, Simon & Schubert

Internationally respected for their innovative programming, the renowned Takács Quartet performs works by Carlos Simon, Haydn and Schubert.

Lyceum Chamber Series

The Lyceum Chamber Series presents Brahms's 6 Klavierstücke, op. 118, performed by Luke Ratcliffe on piano, and Dvorak's String Quartet No. 13, op. 106, performed by the ensemble.

The Creation of an Eighteenth-Century Comic Opera

The program introduces a new critical edition of Domenico Cimarosa’s comic opera La ballerina amante, followed by a discussion and performance.

UMD University Orchestra Concert

The UMD University Orchestra performs its October Concert. Repertoire will be announced closer to the event.

Mason Symphony Orchestra Concert: Beginnings & Triumphs (2026)

The Mason Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and Verdi's Nabucco Overture, celebrating the early works and emerging genius of two influential composers.

High School Choir Invitational: UMD Choral Activities

The UMD High School Choir Invitational brings talented high schools from throughout the DMV together for performances alongside the UMD Chamber Singers and University Chorale.

Milo Gonzalez

Milo Gonzalez is a guitarist from Venice Beach, California, whose music blends traditional classical and flamenco guitar with rock, metal, and global influences.

Abbie Gamboa - Have You Ever Looked Around Tour

Abbie Gamboa performs the Have You Ever Looked Around Tour with Chelsea Plank at The Howard Theatre.

Ingleside Chamber Series

The Ingleside Chamber Series is presented by the Friday Morning Music Club as part of its fall season. The program is to come.

The Friday Noon Concert Series

The Friday Noon Concert Series features Amy K Bormet on piano and Melinda Rice on violin. The concert is free and open to the public, with RSVP required and limited seating available.

Edward Hewes recital

Organist Edward Hewes of Washington, DC will perform a program of music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Old Town Fairfax Chamber Series

The Old Town Fairfax Chamber Series is a free chamber music event presented by Friday Morning Music Club. The program is to come.

Brenda Portman celebrity recital

Award-winning organist and composer Brenda Portman presents a special recital celebrating the completion of the Lively-Fulcher organ and the 100th anniversary of St. Mary’s Church.

UMD Wind Ensemble Concert

The UMD Wind Ensemble performs its October Concert, with repertoire to be announced closer to the event.

"Josquiniana": A World Premiere

Washington Musica Viva presents an evening of old and new classical music, including the world premiere of Stephen M. Cormier’s “Josquiniana” for flugelhorn and piano.

Beauty and Power

The season-opening orchestral concert features pianist Joseph Kingma performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, alongside Franck’s Symphony in D Minor. Chris Cicconi serves as guest conductor.

HAYDN ARMIDA

Washington Concert Opera presents Joseph Haydn’s Armida, an opera seria set during the Crusades about the psychological conflict between love and duty.

Dolcissima Speranza: Featuring Renowned Tenor Thomas Cooley

A two-night chamber music performance titled Dolcissima Speranza, presenting a program of vocal and instrumental music.

NSO—Leonard Slatkin: Returning Love

Former NSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin returns to lead the National Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring works by Schubert, Joan Tower, and Rachmaninoff.

The Keyboard Trust Concert: Chenyu Wang

The Keyboard Charitable Trust and the Arts Club of Washington present pianist Chenyu Wang in a classical piano concert featuring works by Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, and Schubert.

The M.A.K.A.do: Make America Kingly Again!

The M.A.K.A.do: Make America Kingly Again! is an operatic, political, comic satire based on Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, with new English texts by Bari Biern.

"In Search of Home"

A program for full ensemble and chamber forces exploring humanity, displacement, and belonging.

Community Sing

A program for full ensemble and chamber forces exploring humanity, displacement, and belonging.

Borisevich Duo

Real-life couple pianist Margarita Loukachkina and violinist Nikita Borisevich, along with their piano prodigy son, return for an afternoon of breathtaking chamber music.

BSO - Mozart Meets Latin Masters

Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Latin and Classical masters, including Ginastera, Bruch, Mozart, and Piazzolla.

Petite Messe Solennelle

Cathedral Choral Society presents Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, an intimate and optimistic reflection on faith and mortality featuring chorus, soloists, two pianos, and harmonium.

Faculty Artist Series: Sarah Frisof, Jonathan Bisesi, Edouard Beyens & James Wyman

Join UMD Associate Professor of Flute Sarah Frisof and percussion faculty Jonathan Bisesi, Edouard Beyens, and James Wyman for an evening of contemporary works for flute and percussion by Lou Harrison, George Crumb, Jane Stanley, Melody Eötvös, Juri Seo, and Jonathan Bisesi.

Goodwin House Chamber Series

Goodwin House Chamber Series presents an afternoon program featuring works by Brahms, Clarke, and Beach, performed by Luke Ratcliffe, Bonnie Cohen, Immanuela Gruenberg, Katherine Schram, and Reed Trevelyan.

Masterful Strings: Boston Trio

The Boston Trio—violinist Irina Muresanu, cellist Christine Lee and pianist Heng-Jin Park—performs works by Turina, Ruehr and Brahms as part of the Masterful Strings Series.

Eivør

Eivør performs with The Messenger Birds at The Howard Theatre. This is an all-ages show with doors at 7:00 pm and the performance at 8:00 pm.

The Friday Noon Concert Series

The Friday Noon Concert Series presents the Illuminos String Quartet on Friday, October 30, 2026. The concert is free and open to the public, with RSVP required and limited seating available.

An Evening with Mike Dawes

Part of the Jammin Java/Union Stage Presents 25th anniversary concert series, this show features English guitarist Mike Dawes, known for composing and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar.

Choral Requiem

The Christ Church Choir will be joined by a chamber orchestra to offer Gabriel Fauré's Requiem in the context of a Eucharistic service.

The Axelrod Quartet

The Axelrod String Quartet performs Haydn’s Quartet in G Major, Op. 54, No. 1; Mozart’s Quartet in A Major, K464, the Drum; and Beethoven’s Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5.

All Saints Choral Requiem Eucharist

The All Saints Choral Requiem Eucharist features Duruflé’s Requiem sung by St. Mary's Choir, with Jason Farris on organ and strings, as well as Finzi’s Eclogue.

Undertale – The Determination Symphony World Tour

UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony is a concert experience featuring memorable themes from the indie game, newly arranged and performed live by a 25-piece orchestra.

Third Annual All Saints' Requiem

The Falls Church Parish Choir, under the direction of Justin Oei, sings its third annual All Saints’ Requiem service, including Heinrich Biber’s Requiem in F minor. All are welcome.

Daniel Hope & Maxim Lando

The first evening of the two-part Gilded Age recital series curated by Artistic Advisor Daniel Hope explores how European musical refinement met American reinvention around the turn of the 20th century.

Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47

This free concert features an organ prelude and a performance of Bach’s cantata "Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47."

Fresh AIR

Celebrate the rising stars of Strathmore’s Artists in Residence class of 2027 in their debut performance, featuring inventive, genre-spanning collaborations.

“Masks and Dances” – Nour Ayadi, Piano solo

The French-American Piano Society presents “Masks and Dances,” a solo piano recital by French-Moroccan pianist Nour Ayadi featuring works by Rameau, Couperin, Royer, Poulenc, Stravinsky, Debussy, Granados, and Brahms.

Tapestry Vocal Ensemble

Tapestry Vocal Ensemble presents a program championing women composers and exploring women’s voices across the centuries, from medieval love songs and rebellious nuns to music by Pauline Viardot, Florence Price, Lily Boulanger, Patricia Van Ness, and more.

Strathmore Chamber Series

The Strathmore Chamber Series features music by Arno Babadjanian and Beethoven, performed by Luke Ratcliffe, Yun Kang, John Sutherland Earle, and Nancy Marriott.