April has been an exhausting month for classical music listeners. Still, when that means staying out late to hear Evgeny Kissin play eight encores, you will not hear me complaining. Put your shoes back on, because there is more music to be heard. We start with the best events this week. >> By all accounts, Chinese-American pianist Chu-Fang Huang, winner of the 2005 Cleveland Piano Competition, is an exceptional talent at age 23. She is…

The lesson learned at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday night was that, if you just keep clapping and cheering, Evgeny Kissin will keep playing the piano. At the end of a marvelous recital sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society, Kissin returned to the stage for countless ovations. The wild yelling from the orchestra level and the balconies was enough to induce him to play eight encores. After about 45 minutes of nightcaps — from Liszt…

April continues to be a busy month for your classical music critic, and that is just the way we like it here. This week has just about everything: some big names, some opera, some early music, and more free concerts than we probably deserve. Take your pick. >> The main event of the week is the much-anticipated (and sold out) Kennedy Center recital by Evgeny Kissin, sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. The program features…