2019-2020 Cello Concerts and Events
Awesome Calendar of Cello Concerts and Events
2019 and Forward
Greater National Capital Region
Kindler Cello Society of Washington, DC
While we strive for accuracy, check with sponsors to confirm event details.
JANUARY
January 12, 2020. 2 pm. Tanya Anisimova performs with guitarist Matt Palmer in a program featuring music from Spain and other nations influenced by Spanish traditions. $30, $18 for youth. Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD. https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/concerts/classic-world-concerts/sunday-music-salon
January 12, 2020. 3 pm. Amit Peled’s Cello Gang performs works by Boccherini, Haydn, Bruch, Werner, Popper, and Piazzolla. $20, free for high schoolers and, with an adult, younger kids. Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Rd., Columbia MD. https://sundaysatthree.org/2019-20-concerts/
January 12, 2020. 3 pm. Violist Susan Russo plays the second Bach cello suite on a concert sponsored by the Friday Morning Music Club. Free. Collington Retirement Community, 10450 Lottsford Road, Mitchellville MD. (Note: The FMMC newsletter lists the time as 3 pm, while the FMMC website lists it as 8 pm.) https://fmmc.org/event/collington-concert-series/
January 12, 2020. 7:30 pm. Carrie Bean Stute plays selections from Bach’s 5th cello suite on a concert by the Chiarina Chamber Players. $25 - $10. St. Mark’s Church, 301 A Street, SE, Washington, DC. https://chiarina.org/concerts/new-paths/
January 12, 2020. 8 pm. Norman Fischer, Rice University, in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
January 14, 2020. 12:10 pm. Vasily Popov, with bassist Donovan Stokes, in a recital titled Transformation and Evolution. They perform original compositions along with works by Rossini and Barriere. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St, NW.
http://epiphanydc.org/epiphanies-happen/concerts/
January 19, 2020. 2:30 to 6 pm. Cellobration 2020! Levine Music, Gailes Violins, and ASTA co-sponsor an all-cello orchestra play-in followed by a lecture by Jeffrey Zeigler. The orchestra, from 2:30 to 4 pm, welcomes players of all ages and levels. Music includes excerpts from Mozart’s “Magic Flute”, “Hansel and Gretel” by Humperdinck, “Hunter’s Chorus” by Weber, “Pavane” by Faure, and the Romberg Sonata in E minor, first movement. From 4:30 to 6 pm, guest artist Jeffrey Zeigler will give a talk titled New Voices: Solo Cello in the 21st Century. Zeigler formerly played with the Kronos Quartet and now serves as co-chair of the string department and professor of cello at the Mannes School in New York City. $10 - $20, with preregistration by January 18 or until capacity is reached. Strathmore Music Center, North Bethesda.
https://www.asta.net/events-listing/cellobration-2020-with-jeffrey-zeigler/
January 19, 2020. 8 pm. Hans Jensen in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
January 21, 2020. 7:30 pm. Cellist Jay Campbell in a duo recital with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Program includes works by Gibbons, Ravel, Xenakis, Ligeti, and Kodaly. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Campbell recently won an Avery Fisher career grant. $45. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/MUFSF
January 22, 2020. 7:30 pm. Kian Soltani with pianist Julio Elizalde in recital. Works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Franck, and Pärt. Presented by Washington Performing Arts. Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center. $40. http://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/subscribe/calendar/buy.aspx?id=4127
January 23, 2020. 7:30 pm. Antonio Meneses in recital with guitarist Paul Galbraith. The Mansion at Strathmore. $30. 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/paul-galbraith-antonio-meneses
January 26, 2020. 2 pm. Lavena Johanson, with pianist Judah Adashi, present a fun and engaging concert for people living with autism and similar challenges. “All Behaviors Welcome.” An instrument petting zoo will follow the program. Free. Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 7401 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21208. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4457938
January 26, 2020. 8 pm. Blaise Déjardin in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
January 27, 2020. 4 pm. National Symphony cellist Steven Honigberg plays on a program of the National Chamber Orchestra. The concert includes the Barber cello sonata, Radzynski’s Prayer for cello and piano, along with other works by Gershwin and Goldstein. $25. Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4316321?date=2122463
January 30, 2020 8 pm. Leyla McCalla brings her cello and voice to bear on folk music exploring her Creole identity. She performs with fiddle, piano, clarinet, and electric guitar. At the forefront of her work is her Haitian identity, singing many of her tunes in Creole. $25, or $10 for students & youth. MilkBoy ArtHouse Library Stage, 7416 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leyla-mccalla-quartet-usa-tickets-65731341211?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
January 30, 31, & February 1, 2020. With Marin Alsop conducting, the Baltimore Symphony plays the Saint-Saëns concerto with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who strode onto the world stage playing at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. https://www.bsomusic.org/calendar/events/2019-2020-events/saint-sa%C3%ABns-cello-concerto/
FEBRUARY
February 1 & 2, 2020. Amit Peled plays the Bach cello suites, along with selections from Bloch’s From Jewish Life. Saturday at 4 pm at the Spencerville Adventist Church and Sunday at 2 pm at the Bender JCC in Rockville. Free (we think). https://www.mountvernonvirtuosi.com/201920-season
February 1, 2020. 8 pm. J. Barriere’s Duo for two cellos on a concert of the Pressenda Chamber Players, played by Jan Muller-Szeraws and Tobias Werner. Program also includes sextets by Brahms and Strauss. Free, with suggested $20 donation. Sponsored by the Washington Conservatory. Westmoreland Congregational Church, 1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD www.washingtonconservatory.org/concerts
February 2, 2020. 2 pm. C.P.E. Bach's Cello Concerto in A minor performed on a program of the Bach in Baltimore ensemble. $25-$27. First Lutheran Church, Ellicott City. https://bachinbaltimore.org/portfolio-items/midwinter-baroque-daydream-19-20/
February 6, 2020. 11 am. Maxfield Wollam-Fisher performs the Shostakovich sonata with pianist Topher Ruggiero on a concert sponsored by the Friday Morning Music Club. Free. The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda MD. (Note: The FMMC newsletter lists the time as 11 am, while the FMMC website lists it as 4 pm.) https://fmmc.org/event/collington-concert-series/
February 6 & 9, 2020. French-German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt makes his debut with the National Symphony in the Dvorak cello concerto, conducted by Edward Gardner. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/NUCSK
February 9, 2020. 2 pm. Tanya Anisimova performs her original works in Russian style, along with the Chopin sonata for cello and piano. Elena Kushnerova, pianist, also plays solo pieces. $30, $18 youth. Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD.
https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/performing-arts/concerts/classic-world-concerts/sunday-music-salon
February 9, 2020, 3 pm. Harriet Kaplan performs the sixth Bach solo suite, completing her project of presenting one each year. Free. Rock Creek Chamber Players, St. Luke’s Church, 6030 Grosvenor Lane, North Bethesda. https://www.facebook.com/rockcreekchamberplayers/
February 9, 2020. 8 pm. Guy Johnson in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
February 12, 2020. 8 pm. Master class by Peabody professor Amit Peled. Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University. https://www.amitpeled.com/concerts/
CANCELLED! These Dumbarton Oaks programs have been cancelled. February 9 (7 pm) & 10 (8 pm), 2020. István Várdai in a solo recital at Dumbarton Oaks. 1703 32nd Street, NW. https://www.doaks.org/events/music/istvan-vardai
February 14, 2020. 12:20 pm. Amit Peled plays Bach Suites #1, 4, and 5 in an hour-long concert at the Community College of Baltimore County. We think it’s free and at the Essex Campus Arts & Humanities Hall. For details, call 443.840.ARTS or check the website. http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Campus-Life-and-Activities/Arts-and-Culture/Performing-Arts/Musical-performances.aspx
February 15, 2020. 8 pm. Composer, performer, and MIT professor Evan Ziporyn pays tribute to the late rock icon David Bowie by transforming Blackstar into a cello concerto for acclaimed avant-garde cellist Maya Beiser, backed by the Ambient Orchestra. $29-$69. The Music Center at Strathmore. North Bethesda MD.
https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/bowie-symphonic-blackstar
February 15 (7:30 pm) & 16 (3 pm), 2020. Kelley Mikkelsen plays the Lalo concerto with the Roanoke Symphony. https://rso.com/event/happy-birthday-beethoven/2020-02-15/
February 16, 2020. 8 pm. Amit Peled in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
February 22, 2020. 3 pm. Zlatomir Fung in recital. $10 - $20, includes museum admission and tour. Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD. Rescheduled from March 14, 2020. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-at-evegreen-zlatomir-fung-tickets-71411801621?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
February 22, 2020. 8 pm. Prize-winning cellist Natalia Khoma performs Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. $36-$60, with free student tickets available two weeks in advance. George Mason University Center for the Arts. 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax. http://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu/national-symphony-orchestra-of-ukraine
February 23, 2020. 1 pm. Alban Gerhardt in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
February 25, 2020. 7:30 pm. Young Concert Artists presents Danish-American cellist Jonathan Swensen in works by Beethoven, Ligeti, and Franck, plus Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne. $20-$45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. $20 - $45. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/RUYCD
February 27, 2020. 6 pm. Jonathan Swenson in the young artist series at Levine Music. Lang Recital Hall, 2801 Upton St. NW. http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/levine-presents
February 29, 2020. 1 pm. Zoë Keating performs at the Rams Head on Stage. Known for her original compositions and use of technology, the San Francisco Weekly has applauded Keating’s "...sublime minimalist music with a pop sensibility." $35. Rams Head On Stage, 33 West Street, Annapolis, MD https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zoe-keating-all-ages-matinee-tickets-83408161055?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
MARCH
March 1, 2020. 1 pm. Yeesun Kim in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
March 1, 2020. 8 pm. Zoë Keating performs at The Hamilton Live. Keating is known for her original compositions and use of technology. The San Francisco Weekly has applauded her "...sublime minimalist music with a pop sensibility." $15 - $40. 600 14th St. NW. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-zoe-keating-tickets-79278727809?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
March 3, 2020. 2 pm. Hans Jensen, member of the Northwestern University faculty, presents a CelloStream master class sponsored by the CelloBello website. Free, online. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/
March 6, 7, & 8, 2020. Leonard Elschenbroich plays the Elgar Concerto with the Virginia Symphony in Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach. https://virginiasymphony.org/19-20season/
March 7, 2020. 3 pm. Cellist Cicely Parnas in recital with her sister, violinist Madalyn Parnas Möller, playing duos by Bach, Ravel and Kodaly. Free. University of Maryland Baltimore County. https://www.shriverconcerts.org/event/display/113/index.php#event_program
March 7, 2020. 7:30 pm. Amit Peled plays the Schumann concerto with the Johns Hopkins University Symphony Orchestra. $14 with student discounts. Shriver Hall Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University. https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/hso/event/debussy-revueltas-schumann-peled/?instance_id=60
March 8, 2020. 8 pm. Multi-style cellist Mike Block in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
March 12, 2020. 7:30 pm. Jeffrey Ziegler, formerly with the Kronos Quartet, in recital at the Mansion at Strathmore. Zigler plays ARIA – works for solo cello by Paola Prestini. “This program brings the listener to one of her earliest interdisciplinary works created with National Sawdust Productions and then takes us forward to her most recent contribution to the project, The Sound of Science.” $30. 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/jeffrey-zeigler
March 13, 2020. 7:30 pm. Cellist Tony Rymer, a 2018 winner of the FMMC Washington International Competition, is a soloist in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Avanti Orchestra. Free. Presented by the Friday Morning Music Club. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. Check www.fmmc.org for details.
March 15, 2020. 1 pm. David Ying from the Eastman School in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
March 20, 2020. 7:30 pm. Cellist Brannon Cho performs the Beethoven Triple Concerto with violinist Brian Hong, pianist Min Kwon, and the Washington Chamber Orchestra. Free, with $20 suggested donation. Korean Central Presbyterian Church, 15451 Lee Highway, Centreville, VA.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/triple-concerto-beethovens-250th-anniversary-series-i-centreville-va-tickets-82335073421?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
March 21, 2020. 7 pm. Juliana Soltis performs the Bach cello suites. $20 - $25, free for kids and students. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Drive, Bethesda, MD. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bach-cello-suites-with-juliana-soltis-tickets-71466342755?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
March 21, 2020. 7:30. Cellist Katy I-Hsuan Chiang with Sangmi Yoon, piano, in an “Alphabet Series” concert. In advance voting, the public will select a letter of the alphabet to be featured in the concert. All pieces will be by composers whose last names begin with the chosen letter. The program will include exploration of lesser-known cello repertoire. $5 to $16. Howard Community College, Horowitz Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. https://www.howardcc.edu/discover/arts-culture/horowitz-center/music-concerts/season/faculty-concert-series.html
March 22, 2020. 1 pm. Merry Peckham of the New England Conservatory in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
March 26, 2020. 7:30 pm. Matt Haimovitz with violinist Laura Colgate. The Mansion at Strathmore. $30. 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/matt-haimovitz-laura-colgate
March 29, 2020. 8 pm. Fourth-year student John Kanu plays his Distinguished Major Cello Recital at the University of Virginia. Free. Old Cabell Hall.
https://music.virginia.edu/kanu-DMP
March 29, 2020. 8 pm. Natasha Brofsky of the Juilliard School in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
APRIL
April 4, 2020. 3 pm. Eric Kutz and Amir Eldan, cellists, with pianists Miko Kominami and Misha Namirovsky perform Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano. Free. Gildenhorn Recital Hall, The Clarice, University of Maryland. https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2020/masterful-strings-beethoven-cellobration-250
April 5, 2020. 1 pm. Brant Taylor from the Chicago Symphony in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
April 18, 2020. 3 pm. Zuill Bailey performs the world premiere of a cello concerto by Alistair Coleman with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Bailey also plays Tales of Hemingway by Michael Daugherty. The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda MD. https://www.nationalphilharmonic.org/subscriptions-tickets/music-prose/
April 19, 2020. Time TBD. Lluis Claret in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
April 21, 2020. 8 pm. The star cellist at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2018 royal wedding, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, plays the Saint-Saëns first concerto. The Chineke!Orchestra is conducted by Kevin John Edusei. Kennedy Center. Tickets on sale July 19, 2019. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/MUCOB
April 26, 2020. 1 pm. Lawrence Lesser of the New England Conservatory in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
MAY
May 2, 2020. 4 pm. British cellist Natalie Cline performs with pianist Marianna Shirinyan. Dumbarton Church. $43-$40. 3133 Dumbarton Street NW. http://www.dumbartonconcerts.org/tickets
May 3, 2020. 1 pm. Mark Kosower of the Cleveland Orchestra in a free, live, interactive online cello chat sponsored by the website CelloBello. https://www.facebook.com/cellobellofans/?ref=page_internal
May 3, 2020. 4 pm. James Wilson plays Nathalie Joachim’s Dan Mwen Yo for cello and recorded sound on a program of the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia. $30-$5. Perkinson Recital Hall, University of Richmond. http://cmscva.org/index.php/events/home-is/
May 10, 2020. 3 pm. Cellist Jacques-Pierre Malan in recital with pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya. Ward Virts Concert Series. Prince Frederick, Calvert County MD. http://creativecello.com/js_events/ward-virts-concert-series/
May 10, 2020. 7:30 pm. Carrie Bean Stute, cello, plays The Jet Whistle by Villa Lobos with flutist Adria Sternstein Foster on a concert by the Chiarina Chamber Players. $25 - $10. St. Mark’s Church, 301 A Street, SE, Washington, DC. https://chiarina.org/concerts-tickets/
May 6 & 17, 2020. Amit Peled conducts and plays the Haydn concerto with the Mount Vernon Virtuosi. Saturday at 4 pm at the Spencerville Adventist Church and Sunday at 2 pm at the Bender JCC in Rockville. Free (we think).
https://www.mountvernonvirtuosi.com/201920-season
May 23, 2020. 6:30 pm. Isaac Melemed plays Beethoven’s second cello sonata with pianist Jeannette Fang. Pre-concert presentation by Professor Steven M. Whiting, Beethoven Specialist, University of Michigan. $10-$25, with optional dinner for extra fee. Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs, VA. http://www.garthnewel.org/event/the-late-years/
May 31, 2020. 4 pm. The Peabody Peled Cello Gang, with Amit Peled as soloist, in a concert of works for cello ensemble. Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia. Co-presented by the JCC and the Fairfax Symphony. 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax VA https://www.fairfaxsymphony.org/may-31-peabody-peled-cello
JUNE
June 20-26, 2020. Greater Washington Suzuki Institute. From $40. National Cathedral School, 3609 Woodley Road NW. https://gwsuzukiinstitute.org/
JULY
July 19-25, 2020. Cellospeak Skill Builder Summer Workshop. Bryn Mawr PA. https://www.cellospeak.org/general-workshop-information/
July 26–August 1, 2020. Cellospeak Ensemble Summer Workshop. Brynb Mawr PA. https://www.cellospeak.org/general-workshop-information/
AUGUST
August 12, 2020. 8 pm. YoYo Ma’s “Goat Rodeo” Sessions at Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts. The group includes mandolin, fiddle, and bass, along with YoYo Ma on cello. Tickets, starting at $37, on sale February 22, 2020, at 10 am. https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/performance/20filene/0812show20.aspx#datetime=08122020T200000
Updated 1/5/2020
