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June 19, 2013

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  • John McLaughlin: 'Now Here This'

    By Emily Cary | 06/13/13 03:25 PM

    Virtuoso guitarist John McLaughlin has reigned at the top of the charts for the past 40 years and continues to astound his peers. British guitarist Jeff Beck calls him "the best guitarist alive" and jazz pianist Chick Corea credits him with "setting the world on its ear." Now the Yorkshire...

  • Celtic Woman casts a magical spell

    By Emily Cary | 06/13/13 03:10 PM

    Celtic Woman has been a worldwide phenomenon since it was founded in 2004 by Emmy-nominated music director David Downes. The virtuoso violinist Mairead Nesbitt shares the stage with vocalists Chloe Agnew, Lisa Lambe and Susan McFadden. They are backed by a six-man band, a chorus of four,...

  • Wolf Trap Opera summer season features 'La Traviata' and much, much more

    By Emily Cary | 06/13/13 01:25 PM

    Each season, the Wolf Trap Opera Company outdoes itself. This summer is no exception. There are three new productions and three recitals, one at the Phillips Collection of music highlighting the art on display, and a performance of Orff's "Carmina Burana" with the National Symphony Orchestra and...

  • NSO remembers Rostropovich and Dutilleux

    By Emily Cary | 06/12/13 03:55 PM

    David Hardy, principal cello of the National Symphony Orchestra, grew up admiring and listening to recordings by Mstislav Rostropovich. In honor of his hero, he will perform Henri Dutilleux's "Tout un monde lointain" ("A whole world distant") composed for Rostropovich and premiered by him in...

  • Emil de Cou conducts and hosts the NSO@Wolf Trap

    By Emily Cary | 06/12/13 03:40 PM

    Every summer, audiences gravitate to the welcoming breezes of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and the exciting potpourri of musical styles that promise something for everyone. Some of the most popular shows are performed by the National Symphony Orchestra featuring guest artists...

  • The many sides of the Indigo Girls

    By Emily Cary | 06/11/13 03:50 PM

    The Indigo Girls began singing together during college with no aspirations other than having fun. Three decades later, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray are going strong as one of the most recognizable folk-rock duos around. This week, they share the Wolf Trap stage with Joan Baez. "We toured with...

  • Joan Baez, American treasure

    By Emily Cary | 06/11/13 03:15 PM

    Folk legend Joan Baez soothed the turbulent '60s with her strong, pure voice and the courage to deliver a bottomless repertoire of melodies brimming with humane messages. Her Wolf Trap concert with the Indigo Girls will feature both new numbers and some of her iconic songs. "We try to keep the...

  • Second-guessing Lincoln's assassination

    By Emily Cary | 06/10/13 04:10 PM

    What could have been done to thwart President Lincoln's assassination in Ford's Theatre? Richard Hellesen tackles that question in his award-winning one-act play "One Destiny" starring Stephen F. Schmidt as Harry Ford and Michael Bunce as actor Harry Hawk. Ford was one of the brothers who...

  • 'Approaching Ali' at the Kennedy Center

    By Emily Cary | 06/06/13 04:55 PM

    Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative, a new commissioning program for contemporary American opera, presents the world premiere of "Approaching Ali" this week. Composed by D.J. Sparr, the opera is based on Davis Miller's book, "The Tao of Muhammad Ali." The libretto was created...

  • Markus Groh makes musical connections

    By Emily Cary | 05/30/13 04:30 PM

    Pianist Markus Groh, an unabashed fan of Franz Liszt, will treat his Kennedy Center audience Saturday to two of the nine sections of "Annees de Pelerinage," one of the most exciting examples of the composer's gift for painting musical scenes. "Piano literature is so vast that you can choose...


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