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Levine's 2018-19 performance season, "Women's Voices," will be launched with a lively evening of music featuring samples from the season's offerings, plus reception marking the opening of their latest art exhibit featuring photographs by Marc & Vivian Brodsky and Robert Loeffler. Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1694
Saul Lilienstein returns to Levine to present an 8-part series on the music, people, and lore of the iconic city or Vienna. Session 1: The Congress of Vienna: Beethoven and Schubert c. 1815 - October 3, 2018- Music will include Beethoven's Symphony #7 and Archduke Trio, Schubert's early songs. Session 2: Beethoven's Final Years - […]
Levine School of Music presents a performance with violinist Brendan Shea, as part of the Loeffler Family Alumni Series. Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1706
Explore the diverse styles and sounds of distinguished American women composers from Undine Moore, granddaughter of slaves, to Lera Auerbach, an immigrant seeking artistic asylum, and self-taught musician Jennifer Higdon. […]
Jazz vocalist and pianist Blossom Dearie was an accomplished musician from the Bebop Era into the 21st Century. Her distinctive style was marked with her pixie-like delicate voice paired with […]
Die Wandervögel, a one-of-a-kind musical quartet of versatile instrumental and vocal performers, will play instrumental music from various cultures that geographically span from Scandinavia to Greece, creating a unique musical […]
A performance featuring music by: George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, and more. Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1805
The Austrian Cultural Forum hosts Levine Music's Honors Program students as they perform a recital filled with chamber music. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2019/levine
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Here's the list of participating embassies. Five are in the Forest Hills/Van Ness area: Austria: 3524 International Court Czech Republic: 3900 Spring of Freedom Street - just off Tilden by Pierce Mill Hungary: 3910 Shoemaker Street - just off Tilden across from Pierce Mill Netherlands: 4200 […]
A concert, part of the Levine Presents: Women's Voices series. Learn more at http://levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1702
The Washington Opera Society presents a production of Aida at the Egyptian embassy. Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=0E6DD7EB-B809-1FD6-FC7FD79EA5C277BA
Christylez Bacon, a supremely talented DC local, is the headliner. Christylez has performed for audiences of all ages and is equally comfortable at schools and on concert stages. He will […]
The annual Art All Night festival celebrates the visual and performing arts, showcasing the diverse talents of the city’s creative community. Public and private spaces along Wisconsin Avenue transform into pop-up galleries and performance stages for an evening of art in all its forms. And the best part? It’s all FREE! Information and schedule: https://tenleytownmainstreet.org/event/art-all-night/
Pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson invites author and trumpeter Muneer Nasser for a session of conversation and performance. Muneer’s recording, A Soldier's Story, is the musical companion to the book he authored, Upright Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser. The recording is a musical tribute to his father, the […]
A performance by a quartet of cellists that showcases the evolution of the cello, from the early instruments used by Leonardo Da Vinci to the instrument we now know and love. Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1890