Classical/Chamber Music
Washington Performing Arts Society: Vienna Philharmonic / Lorin Maazel, conductor
Presented by WPAS in association with the Kennedy Center, maestro Lorin Maazel conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in concert as part of The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna.
Wed., Feb. 29, 2012, 8:00 PM
Concert Hall
$65.00 - $250.00
Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Christoph Eschenbach & Matthias Goerne, baritone
A renowned Schubert interpreter, pianist Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director for the Kennedy Center and NSO, renews his partnership with baritone Matthias Goerne for Schubert's magnificent song cycle Winterreise.
Mon., Mar. 5, 2012, 7:30 PM
Terrace Theater
$50.00
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone & Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano / Music of Bartók
Christoph Eschenbach continues The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna with works by Budapest's Bartók. Matthias Goerne and Michelle DeYoung lend their voices to Bluebeard's Castle on a program with The Miraculous Mandarin.
Mar. 8 - 10, 2012
Concert Hall
$20.00 - $85.00
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Hungarian Dances
The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna continues with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the NSO in "Hungarian Dances," a collection of works by composers Bartók, Kodály, Liszt, and Brahms.
Fri., Mar. 9, 2012, 8:00 PM
Concert Hall
$20.00 - $85.00
Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Christoph Eschenbach & Dan Zhu, violin
Pianist Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director for the Kennedy Center and NSO, plays Mozart sonatas with violinist Dan Zhu, called "an artist of affecting humility and beautiful tone production" by The Strad magazine.
Mon., Mar. 12, 2012, 7:30 PM
Terrace Theater
$50.00
Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Takács Quartet
Budapest's Takács Quartet plays with a unique blend of drama, warmth, and humor. For their Fortas debut, they bring a program of quartets by Schubert and Bartók, plus Beethoven's staggering Opus 131.
Tue., Mar. 13, 2012, 7:30 PM
Terrace Theater
$32.00
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Beethoven: Fidelio
Christoph Eschenbach continues The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna with NSO performances of Fidelio, Beethoven's only opera, in concert with singers and chorus.
Mar. 15 - 17, 2012
Concert Hall
$20.00 - $85.00
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music by the Strauss Family
As part of The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna, Christoph Eschenbach conducts the NSO in works by Johann Strauss Jr. and brother Josef, including the overture to Die Fledermaus, in celebration of their beloved Vienna.
Fri., Mar. 16, 2012, 1:30 PM
Concert Hall
$20.00 - $85.00
Prague Philharmonia
Founded in 1994 by Jiri Belohlávek, the 43-member Czech orchestra plays with "warmth, deep feeling, and swinging rhythmic energy" (All Music Guide).
Tue., Mar. 20, 2012, 8:00 PM
Eisenhower Theater
$25.00 - $50.00
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Dvorák: Stabat Mater
Hear the genius of Dvorák as The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna continues with Maestro Eschenbach conducting the NSO in Stabat Mater, with singers Anne Schwanewilms, Nathalie Stutzmann, Steve Davislim, and Burak Bilgili.
Mar. 22 - 24, 2012
Concert Hall
$20.00 - $85.00
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music of Dvorák & Janácek
The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna stops in Prague with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in works by Dvorák and Janácek.
Fri., Mar. 23, 2012, 8:00 PM
Concert Hall
$20.00 - $85.00
Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Eben Trio (formerly Puella Trio)
Considered one of the most gifted in the young, up-and-coming generation of musicians, Prague's Eben Trio (formerly Puella Trio) makes its U.S. debut with Dvorák's "Dumki" trio and Smetana's heart-wrenching trio.
Thu., Mar. 29, 2012, 7:30 PM
Terrace Theater
$32.00
David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.
The NSO Music Director Chair is generously endowed by Roger and Vicki Sant.
General Dynamics is the proud sponsor of the National Symphony Orchestra Classical Season.
The Blue Series is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation.
The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts are supported by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.
The Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program is made possible through the generous support of
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna
Presenting Underwriter HRH Foundation
Additional support is provided by
Noémi and Michael Neidorff and the Centene Charitable Foundation,
The Honorable Nancy G. Brinker, and State Plaza Hotel.
International Programming at the Kennedy Center is made possible through the generosity of the
Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.
This project is supported in part by an award from the
National Endowment for the Arts.
