2023 Cello Concerts and Events
Awesome Calendar of Cello Concerts and Events 2023
Greater National Capital Region
Kindler Cello Society of Washington, DC
The concert calendar now covers January and February.
For virtual events, a great resource is CelloBello, hosted by Paul Katz. Find their latest offerings here: https://www.cellobello.org/events/
While we do our best to provide accurate information, we also suggest checking in advance with the presenters.
To share info on your upcoming events, contact Ann Franke, annfranke@verizon.net.
This is a reminder of upcoming cello events, with a recently item added for the morning of Saturday, January 21, a Cello Choir Jam at Potter Violins in Tacoma Park, MD, a chance to get your fingers moving with other cellists. If interested, please reply to the organizer Tom Zebovitz. (See details below.)
Wednesday, January 18, 2023. 7:30 pm. Cellist Erin Murphy Snedecor presents a workshop exploring an online-based Digital Audio Workspace (DAW) in which participants can create their own compositions with acoustic instruments, digital instruments, and samples. Bring an internet-capable laptop or tablet and a sense of adventure! Free, pay-what-you-can. The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda MD.
https://www.strathmore.org/calendar/?location=The%20Mansion
Saturday, January 21, 2023. 10 am. Cello Choir Jam: Nothing like making wonderful music with other cellists. We will be playing, mostly sight reading, all-cello music ranging from classical, to folk, to modern, from gig books with about 200 pages of content, with more than enough participants to at least double each part. Doubling the parts is a really good way to go, less chance of getting lost in the music and if you do get lost, you can hear others playing your part and reconnect. The to choose from. Regarding COVID and masking. It will be mask optional, and we ask that you are vaxed and boosted. The room is quite large, and we will be socially spaced. Kendall Recital Hall, Potter Violin, 7711 Eastern Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 https://potterviolins.com/
Please let Tom Zebovitz know if you plan to join in, tzebo@yahoo.com, 301-275-6872 (text & voice)
Sunday, February 5, 2023. 4 pm. The string quartet “Owls” features two cellists, Gabriel Cabezas and Paul Wiancko, plus a violinist and violist. Their diverse program at the Phillips Collection features works by Wiancko, Couperin, Chick Corea, and others. Live seating is sold out. Livestream virtual tickets are $15/$10 for members. 1600 21st Street, NW, Washington DC.
https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2023-01-29-owls-string-quartet
Thursday, February 2, 2023. 8 pm. Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández plays the Dvorak concerto with the Baltimore Symphony, Kwamé Ryan conducting. $35 to $90. The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda MD.
Ticketing through the Baltimore Symphony website: https://my.bsomusic.org/17606/17706
Friday, February 3, 2023. 12 pm. John Kaboff plays the Debussy sonata with pianist Simon Finlow on a program of the Friday Morning Music Club. Free. St. George’s Episcopal Church, 915 N. Oakland St., Arlington VA.
https://fmmc.org/event/st-georges-chamber-series-8/
Sunday, February 5, 2023. 7:30 pm. Carrie Bean Stute performs Anna Clyne’s Shorthand for Cello and String Quintet on a program of the Chiarina Chamber Players. $25, free for 18 and under. St. Mark's Capitol Hill, 301 A Street SE, Washington DC.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chiarina-chamber-players-concerto-reimagined-tickets-393434702787?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Sunday, February 12 and Monday, February 13, 2023. 7 pm. Cellist Seth Parker Woods with Andrew Rosenblum, pianist. Works by Sergei Rachmaninov, Florence Price, Robert Schumann, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, and George Walker. Tickets are generally released one month prior to the concert date. For more information, contact the office at concerts@doaks.org. Dumbarton Oaks Museum and Library,1703 32nd Street, NW. Washington DC. https://www.doaks.org/events/music
Sunday, February 19, 2023. 11 am. Cellist Amit Peled leads a 45-minute family concert for kids under the age of 8. All ages welcome. Program also features the Mount Vernon Virtuosi Cello Gang. Free. Bender JCC of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville MD. Registration available at https://www.mountvernonvirtuosi.com/2022-2023-season
Wednesday, February 15, 2023. 7:30 pm. George Crotty leads his jazz trio of cello, bass, and percussion. The group offers “cross-cultural interplay with post-bop, modal jazz, South American grooves, Indian Raga, and Arabic Maqam, all while pushing the boundaries of the cello as a jazz instrument.” $15. Doors open at 7 pm. Bossa Bistro & Lounge, 2463 18th Street NW, Washington DC.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/district-of-raga-presents-the-george-crotty-trio-tickets-483411435617?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Thursday, February 16, 2023. 6:30 and 8:30. Cellist Amanda Gookin presents her “Meditation on Hildegard” integrating live performance, vibration, nature sounds, and the breath in a musically-guided meditation inspired by the mystical medieval work of Hildegard von Bingen, and by Deep Listening works of Pauline Oliveros. Participants are invited to listen deeply as they are led through a series of exploratory meditations to center the listener’s energy as they focus breath and reception to sound. The hour-long program (no intermission) will be presented at 6:30 and 8:30. $30. The Mansion at Strathmore,10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda MD. https://www.strathmore.org/events-tickets/what-s-on-in-the-mansion/amanda-gookin/
Saturday, February 18, 2023. 3 pm. Sterling Elliott, cellist, with pianist Elliot Wuu. Their program includes the 6th Bach solo suite, the second Mendelssohn sonata, and works by William Grant Still and Luigi Dallapiccola. Sterling Elliot won a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and is the youngest ever winner of the National Sphinx Competition. Presented by the Shriver Hall Concert “Discovery Series” at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Free, with $10 suggested donation. Location: University of Maryland Baltimore County.
https://www.shriverconcerts.org/concert/elliott/index.php
Reserve tickets at https://www.shriverconcerts.org/event/tickets/index.php?id=156#concert-156
Thursday, February 23, 2023. 7:30 pm. Yo-Yo Ma plays the Dvorak concerto with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Eric Jacobsen conducting. $84 to $104. Chrysler Hall, 215 St Pauls Blvd., Norfolk VA.
https://virginiasymphony.org/the-incomparable-yo-yo-ma-2-23/
Thursday, March 2, 2023. 8 pm. Principal cellist Dariusz Krzyzewskis and concertmaster Jonathan Carney play the Brahms double concerto with the Baltimore Symphony, Christian Reid conducting. $35-$75. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda MD.
https://www.strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/bso/brahms-and-prokofiev/
Saturday, March 4, 2023. 7:30. Cellist Gabriel Martins in a duo recital with violinist Geneva Lewis. Program includes works by Ravel, Kodaly, and Handel/Halvorsen. From $16. Historic Dumbarton Church, 3133 Dumbarton Street NW, DC.
https://www.dumbartonconcerts.org/22-23-tickets/lewis-martins-duo-violin-cello
Sunday, March 12, 2023. 4 pm. Zlatomir Fung in recital. A 2015 top winner of the Johansen International Competition in DC, Fung went on garner many other accolades, including First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. $20 students, free for kids under 13. Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax Street, Waterford VA. $40,
http://waterfordconcertseries.org/
Sunday, March 19, 2023. 3 pm. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in concert. Program includes cellist Nicholas Canellakis in Golijov's "Mariel" for cello and marimba and "Rhapsody" from Ginastera's Pampeana #2 for cello and piano. $44. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road Vienna VA.
https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/performance/2223barns/0319show23.aspx#datetime=03192023T150000
Friday, March 31, 2023. 12:30. Amit Peled plays the Rachmaninov sonata for cello and piano in a lunchtime recital. Free. Community College of Baltimore County. https://www.ccbcmd.edu/Campus-Life-and-Activities/Arts-and-Culture/Performing-Arts/Musical-performances.aspx
ENJOY!
To share info on your upcoming events, contact Ann Franke, annfranke[at]verizon.net
