The Library of Congress hosts the best free concert series in Washington. The 81st season got officially under way last night when the Beaux Arts Trio came to town. Since the group combined founding pianist Menahem Pressler (age 82) with cellist Antonio Meneses and violinist Daniel Hope in 2002, I have heard them twice, at the Library of Congress in 2004 and at the National Gallery in 2005. The group continues to uphold the name…

This week, the free concerts are at the top of my classical music picks, because everyone loves to hear music for free, especially when it promises to be of such high quality as most of these concerts. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: >> It is finally time to go hear excellent chamber music at the Library of Congress again. This Wednesday (October 11, 8 p.m.), one of the finest chamber groups around, the Beaux Arts Trio, will…