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Classical music schedule

MARCH

March 21 // Astral Winds; Evergreen

March 21 // Bach's St. John Passion; Christ Lutheran

March 21-22 // Annapolis Symphony, conductor Jose-Luis Novo, pianist Orli Shaham; MD Hall

March 25 // Pianist Donald Minaldi; Clarice

March 25-April 10 // Washington National Opera, Wagner's The Flying Dutchman; Kennedy

March 26 // Evolution Contemporary Music Series, violinist Tim Fain; conversation with conductor Marin Alsop and others; An die

March 27-29 // National Symphony, conductor Mark Elder, pianist Louis Lortie; Kennedy

March 27-30 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor Marin Alsop, pianist Andre Watts; Meyerhoff (27-28, 30), Strathmore (29)

March 28 // "A Many-Colored Dream: Music of Franz Schubert"; Clarice

March 29 // New Music; Peabody

March 29 // University of Maryland Symphony, conductor Heinz Fricke; Clarice

March 29 // U.S. Navy Band; Towson

March 29-April 6 // Baltimore Opera Company, Gounod's Romeo et Juliette; Lyric

March 29-April 13 // Washington National Opera, Verdi's Rigoletto; Kennedy

March 30// Kassian-Howard Duo; Towson

March 30// WPAS Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir; Kennedy

APRIL

April 1 // Peabody Trio; Peabody

April 1 // Swedish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Thomas Dausgaard, pianist Piotr Anderszewski; Strathmore

April 2 // Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, conductor Markand Thakar, veena player Lakshmi Ranganathan; Kraushaar

April 3 // Guitarist Sandro di Stefano; An die

April 3, 5 // Cellist Stephen Framil; pianist Julie Nishimura; Towson (3), An die (5)

April 3-5 // National Symphony, conductor Ivan Fischer; Kennedy

April 3-6 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor James MacMillan, pianist Wayne Marshall; Strathmore (3), Meyerhoff (4-6) April 3-6 // Mozart's Cosi fan tutte; Towson

April 5 // Columbia Orchestra, conductor Jason Love; Rouse

April 5 // Pacifica Quartet; Wilde Lake

April 5 // Peabody Camerata; Peabody

April 6 // Chamber Music by Candlelight; Second Pres

April 6 // Pianist Garrick Ohlsson; Kennedy

April 6 // Post-Classical Ensemble; Clarice

April 6 // Bach Concert Series, organist Jonathan Moyer; Christ Lutheran

April 6 // Hopkins Symphony Chamber Concert, conductor Vladimir Lande; Mattin

April 9 // Peabody Wind Ensemble; Peabody

April 9 // Continuum; UMBC

April 10-12 // National Symphony, conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin, violinist Julian Rachlin; Kennedy

April 10-13 // The Four Freshmen; Strathmore (10), Meyerhoff (11-13)

April 11 // Pianist Gleb Ivanov; Evergreen.

April 11, 13 // Annapolis Symphony, conductor Jose-Luis Novo, soprano Carolyn Black-Sotir; MD Hall (11), Gordon (13)

April 11 // University Chorale and University of Maryland Singers; Clarice

April 11-19 // Opera Vivente, Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld; Emmanuel

April 12 // Baltimore Symphony, Bob Brown Puppets, narrator Rheda Becker, family concert Cinderella; Meyerhoff

April 12 // Pianist Sergio Tiempo; Kennedy

April 12 // Sitar player Nishat Khan; BMA

April 12 // Peabody Symphony, conductor Hajime Teri Murai, marimbist Ji Hye Jung; Peabody

April 12 // Monument Piano Trio; An die

April 13 // Pianist Alexander Kobrin; Har Sinai

April 13 // Wonderlic Piano Competition Finals; Second Pres

April 13 // Choir of King's College, Cambridge, director Stephen Cleobury; Cathedral

April 13 // Organist John Walker; Peabody

April 13 // Baroque Concert Series, "Handel in Italy"; Basilica

April 13 // Irish Chamber Orchestra; Clarice

April 13 // Kennedy Center Chamber Players; Kennedy

April 15 // Towson Chamber Players; Towson

April 16 // Emerson String Quartet, pianist Wu Han; Strathmore

April 17-19 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor Marin Alsop, pianist William Wolfram; Meyerhoff

April 18 // Peabody Concert Orchestra, Peabody-Hopkins Chorus, Peabody Singers, conductor Edward Polochick; Peabody

April 18-27 // Maryland Opera Studio, Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte; Clarice

April 19 // Guitarist Manuel Barrueco with Cuarteto Latinoamericano; Peabody

April 20 // Concert Artists of Baltimore, soprano Esther Heideman; Engineers

April 20 // Members of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Catonsville Pres

April 20 // Pianist Sylvie Beaudoin and BSO musicians; Christ Episcopal

April 20 // Vocalist Sarah Davis and pianist Dana Scott; Brown

April 21 // Ariel String Quartet; Kennedy

April 22 // Faculty Chamber Music Concert; Peabody

April 22 // Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes; Strathmore

April 23 // New Music Ensemble; Towson

April 24 // Washington Piano Trio; UMBC

April 24-26 // National Symphony, conductor Hugh Wolff, pianist Stephen Hough; Kennedy

April 24-27 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier, pianist Yuja Wang; Strathmore (24), Meyerhoff (25-27)

April 26 // Maryland State Boychoir Spring Concert; MSB Center

April 26 // Annapolis Opera, children's show; MD Hall

April 26 // Pavel Haas String Quartet; Wilde Lake

April 27 // Hopkins Symphony, conductor Jed Gaylin, Poulenc Trio; Shriver

April 27 // Baritone Francois Loup, pianist Adam Mahonske; Great Hall

April 27 // Guitarist Alejandro Cote; An die

April 27 // Harford Choral Arts Society, Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass; Matthew

April 28 // Orchestre National de France, conductor Kurt Masur, pianist David Fray; Kennedy

April 29 // Peabody Opera Workshop; Peabody

April 30-May 22 // Washington National Opera, Handel's Tamerlano; Kennedy

MAY

May 1 // Brentano String Quartet; Clarice

May 1, 2 // Peabody Renaissance Ensemble; Peabody

May 1-4 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor Marin Alsop, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Peabody Children's Chorus; Orff's Carmina Burana. Meyerhoff (1-2, 4), Strathmore (3)

May 2 // University of Maryland Symphony, University of Maryland Choirs, Haydn's The Creation; Clarice

May 2, 3 // Soulful Symphony, conductor Darin Atwater; Strathmore (2), Meyerhoff (3)

May 2-3 // Annapolis Symphony, conductor Jose-Luiz Novo, soprano Audrey Luna; MD Hall

May 3 // Goldstein-Kaler-Peled Trio; Second Pres

May 3 // Concert Artists of Baltimore; narrator James Harp, "It's Opera!"; Gordon

May 3 // Canticle Singers of Baltimore; Clifton Noble Jr.'s Three Wishes; Trinity

May 4 // Handel Children's Choir; Congregation

May 4 // Pro Musica Rara; Towson

May 4 // Brass Ensemble with percussion, organ and choir; Central

May 4 // Violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Rohan De Silva; Strathmore

May 4 // Chamber Music by Candlelight; Second Pres

May 4 // Bach Concert Series, organist Henry Lowe; Christ Lutheran

May 7 // Classical Guitar Ensemble; Towson

May 7 // New Music Ensemble; UMBC

May 8 // Evening of Opera Scenes; Towson

May 8 // Percussion Ensemble; UMBC

May 8-10 // National Symphony, conductor Leonard Slatkin, violinist Hilary Hahn; Kennedy

May 8-11 // BSO SuperPops, conductor Jack Everly, Baltimore Choral Arts Society; Strathmore (8), Meyerhoff (9-11)

May 10 // Baltimore Symphony, narrator Gregory Smith, family concert; Meyerhoff

May 10 // Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, conductor Brian Folus; Carroll

May 10-18 // Baltimore Opera Company, Puccini's Madama Butterfly; Lyric

May 10-27 // Washington National Opera, Strauss' Elektra; Kennedy

May 11 // Pianist Reynaldo Reyes; Towson

May 12 // Pianist Jonathan Biss, violinist Miriam Fried; Kennedy

May 15-17 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor Thomas Ades, violinist Anthony Marwood; Meyerhoff (15-16), Strathmore (17)

May 17 // Baltimore Boychoir Festival Concert; Kraushaar

May 18 // National Symphony, conductor Leonard Slatkin, family concert; Kennedy

May 18 // Handel Choir, McDonogh School Choir, pianist Ha Eun Lee; Second Pres

May 18 // Harmonious Blacksmith, bass Francois Loup; An die

May 18 // Violinist Wonju Kim and other BSO musicians; Christ Episcopal

May 18 // Kennedy Center Chamber Players; Kennedy

May 18 // Brown Memorial Park Avenue and Memorial Episcopal church choirs, selections from Elijah; Brown

May 20, 21 // Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, conductor Markand Thakar, narrators Marc Steiner, Jonathan Palevsky and Henry Fogel; Beth Tfiloh (20), Kraushaar (21)

May 21 // BSO Chamber Music Series; UB

May 22-24 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor Marin Alsop, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet; Meyerhoff

May 24 // Monument Piano Trio; An die

May 25 // Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra, conductor Jason Love, violinist Tai Murray; Meyerhoff

May 25, 30 // Washington National Opera, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana (concert version); Kennedy

May 29-31 // National Symphony, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy; Kennedy

May 30 // Trio Mediaeval and Cantus; Kennedy

May 30-31 // Baltimore Symphony, conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Andean flutist Jessica Warren, Peruvian dancers; Strathmore (30), Meyerhoff (31)

May 31 // I Fagiolini; Kennedy

May 31 // Columbia Orchestra, conductor Jason Love; Rouse

JUNE

June 1 // Baroque Concert Series with the Vivaldi Project; Basilica

June 1 // Bach Concert Series; Christ Lutheran

June 5 // Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, violinist/leader Jonathan Carney; Strathmore

June 5-7 // National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy; Kennedy

June 7 // Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, violinist/leader Madeline Adkins; Meyerhoff

June 7 // National Orchestral Institute, chamber concert; Clarice

June 12-15 // Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conductor Thomas Dausgaard, pianist Barry Douglas; Meyerhoff (12, 13, 15), Strathmore (14)

June 12, 14, 16 // National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leonard Slatkin, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (concert version); Kennedy

June 14 // National Orchestra Institute, conductor James Ross, pianist Sofya Gulyak; Clarice

June 19-22 // Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, conductor Marin Alsop; Strathmore (19), Meyerhoff (20-22)

June 21 // National Orchestra Institute, conductor Michael Stern; Clarice

June 26-28 // National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leonard Slatkin, cellist Sol Gabetta; Kennedy

June 28 // National Orchestra Institute, conductor Andrew Litton; Clarice

June 29 // National Symphony Orchestra, Salute to Leonard Slatkin, cellist Yo-Yo Ma; Kennedy

VENUES KEY

An die // An die Musik, 409 N. Charles St., 410-385-2638, andiemusiklive.com

Basilica // Basilica of the Assumption, Cathedral and Mulberry streets, 410-727-3565

Beth Tfiloh // Beth Tfiloh Synagogue, 3300 Old Court Road, Pikesville, 410-486-1900

BMA // Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, 443-573-1700, artbma.org

Brown // Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1316 Park Ave., 410-523-1542, browndowntown.org

Carroll // John Carroll School, 703 Churchville Road, Bel Air, 410-838-6465, ssorchestra.org

Cathedral // Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., 410-464-4000

Catonsville Pres // Catonsville Presbyterian Church, 1400 Frederick Road, 410-747-6180, catonsvilleconcerts.org

Central // Central Presbyterian Church, 7308 York Road, Towson, 410-823-6145, centralpc.org

Christ Episcopal // Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, 410-381-9365

Christ Lutheran // Christ Lutheran Church, 701 S. Charles St., 410-752-7179

Clarice // Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Stadium Drive and University Boulevard, College Park, 301-405-2787, claricesmithcenter.umd.edu

Congregation // Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 7401 Park Heights Ave., 410-366-6544, handelchoir.org

Emmanuel // Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral St., 410-547-7997

Engineers // Engineers Club, 11 W. Mount Vernon Place, 410-539-6914

EvergreenEvergreen House, 4545 N. Charles St. 410-516-0341, museums.jhu.edu

Gordon // Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave., Owings Mills, 410-356-7469, gordoncenter.com

Great Hall // Music in the Great Hall, Towson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1710 Dulaney Valley Road, 410-813-4255, migh.org

Har Sinai // Har Sinai Congregation, 2905 Walnut Ave., Owings Mills. 410-654-9393, harsinai-md.org.

Kennedy // The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. N.W., Washington, 202-467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Kraushaar // Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, 410-337-6000, goucher.edu

Lyric // Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave., 410-685-5086, lyricoperahouse.com

Matthew // St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 1200 Churchville Road, Bel Air, 443-734-7974, harfordchoralsociety.org

Mattin // Mattin Arts Center, SDS Room, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., 410-516-6542

MD Hall // Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, 410-263-5544, mdhallarts.org

Meyerhoff // Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. 410-783-8000, baltimoresymphony.org

MSB Center // Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts, 3400 Norman Ave., 410-668-2003

Peabody // Peabody Institute, 17 E. Mount Vernon Place. 410-659-8100, Ext. 2, www.peabody.jhu.edu

Rouse // Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School, 5460 Trumpeter Lane, Columbia, 410-997-1317, 410-465-8777

Second Pres // Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 St. Paul St., 410-744-4034

Shriver // Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., 410-516-7164, shriverconcerts.org; 410-516-6542, www.jhu.edu/jhso

Strathmore // Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org

Towson // Towson University, Center for the Fine Arts, Cross Campus and Osler drives, 410-704-2787, towson.edu/centerforthearts

Trinity // Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Alleghany Ave., Towson, 410-374-9312, canticlesingers.org

UB // University of Baltimore, Student Center Performing Arts Theater, 21 W. Mount Royal Ave., 410-837-4200, ubalt.edu

UMBC // University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Fine Arts Recital Hall, 1000 Hilltop Circle, 410-455-6872, umbc.edu/arts

Wilde Lake // Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, 10431 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia, 410-730-7920, 443-367-3123

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