Argus Quartet
“The Argus Quartet is finding fresh, thrillingly expressive possibilities and adding bold new colors to a canvas that has their clear signature on it.” – David Harrington, Kronos Quartet One […]
DC Artswatch — COVID Edition
With a surge in COVID-19 cases looming, the District Council is expected to vote to extend D.C.’s state of emergency — declared on a parade-less St. Patrick’s — by 45 […]
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
Noteworthy theater, music and dance happenings in D.C. this spring, assembled by Georgetowner performing arts writer Gary Tischler and cultural editor Richard Selden.
A Beethoven Tribute by Mutter and Orkis
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis will perform three Beethoven sonatas on Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Jazzman Jason Moran’s Bandwagon
When they picked Texas-born Jason Moran to become the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for jazz, they picked the right guy. When it comes to jazz, Moran — a highly regarded […]
Choral Arts Holiday: ‘Songs of the Season’
Mary Bird • January 15, 2020
The Choral Arts Society of Washington held its 39th annual Holiday Concert and Gala at the Kennedy Center Dec. 16. With German Ambassador Emily Haber and her husband Hansjörg as […]
Choral Arts Holiday: ‘Songs of the Season’
Mary Bird • December 23, 2019
With German Ambassador Emily Haber and her husband Hansjörg as honorary patrons, German heritage was reflected in several of the program selections, under the baton of Artistic Director Scott Tucker.
‘My Fair Lady’ at the Kennedy Center
The much-honored director Bartlett Sher has a gift and a flair for passing his creative wand over beloved, perhaps overly familiar gems and making them seem part of our contemporary lives.
Weekend Round Up November 21, 2019
This weekend: John Leguizamo at the National, Sutton Foster at Wolf Trap and your last chance to catch “Shear Madness” in 2019.
The Soulful Smoothness of Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole would have been 100 years old March 17. He died from lung cancer on Feb. 15, 1965. He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles on March 17, 1919, […]