When members of the now defunct Theater Chamber Players formed the Left Bank Concert Society in 2004, they took on the worthy mission of bringing chamber music, especially modern repertory, to new audiences. On Saturday night in the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, the Left Bank String Quartet shared the stage with a young string quartet called the Dionysian Quartet, made up of University of Maryland students. Most of the Left Bank’s core members (all but…

If there are far more possible concerts in a week than I could possibly mention, it must be October. The good news is that there are more free concerts to tell you about, and the bad news is that there are so many concerts for me to attend that I could be spending every night listening to music. Wait, that sounds like more good news. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: >> In last week’s agenda, I had Shostakovich’s…

With Passover and Easter, this week is mostly about taking off work and preparing food. Not surprisingly, there is not much to tell about concerts, but there are a few interesting things that I must mention. Classical music life in Washington will get its buzz back next week, lasting another eight to ten weeks or so until the summer doldrums settle in. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: On Monday (April 10, 7:30 p.m.), the Diotima String Quartet will…