Rachmaninoff — Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Joyce Yang

Strathmore, July 24, 2026 • 7:30 p.m. A few notes on last night’s Rachmaninoff concert: I barely made it there, avoid the crushing Beltway. and taking a slow, but pleasant, drive through the Palisades  There was a good Friday night turnout, better than the Sunday matinee I previous attended, and there seemed to be a …

Wolf Trap Opera Studio Artists in Concert

Holy Trinity Catholic Church, GeorgetownJuly 21, 2026 • 7:00 p.m. Last night saw a series of bravura performances by a talented group of young people at Georgetown’s Holy Trinity Church courtesy of Wolf Trap Opera’s Studio Artists. The Georgetown church itself was part of the experience: its chamber-like acoustics were nearly an additional instrument, amplifying …

Review: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, “Brilliant Beginnings: Mozart and Beethoven”

Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 16 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Encore: To the Spring (An der Frühling), Op. 43, No. 6 (Edvard Grieg) Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (Ludwig van Beethoven) The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Sunday afternoon program paired …