Nov 17, 2007
Classical Music Agenda
After a weekend full of concerts, there is not much to mention this week, for obvious, turkey-related reasons. Still, if you find yourself in town this week, there will be a few things to hear, although tickets may be hard to find. >> On Monday (November 19, 7:30 p.m.), French violinist Nicolas Dautricourt will be hosted by his country’s embassy, La Maison Française. The attractive, all-modern program is bookended by the Poulenc and Debussy violin…
Jan 19, 2006
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Rock Star
As we noted in the Classical Music Agenda this week, Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky gave a nearly sold-out recital last night in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. It was an event that the music critic of the Washington Times predicted would be fueled as much by the singer’s star power as vocal talent. Judging by the sighing of the majority of female patrons around this DCist, that was certainly…