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Saturday,October 11, 2008 at 8pm
Berta Rojas and Carlos Barbosa-Lima
Dos Guitarras Diaries
Just like a young Che Guevara exploring South America by motorcycle, two world-class guitarists guide us on a melodic journey from the calles of Old Havana to the samba-filled praias of Rio, and the alluvial plains of Paraguay's Chaco. Enjoy the intimate, soulful counterpoint between Brazil's Carlos Barbosa-Lima and Berta Rojas of Paraguay as they draw upon the rich pan-American musical heritage.
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Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8pm
Antares
The Musical Brilliance of Unquiet Minds
Some of our most incandescent music poured from the “unquiet minds” of great composers, tormented by their mercurial moods of melancholy and mania. Tonight the engaging, young ensemble Antares, explores the fiery connection between art and madness with the music of Schumann, Beethoven, Bruckner, and the Washington premiere of Paul Moravec's Pulitzer Prize-winning Tempest Fantasy for clarinet, piano, violin and cello. | Barnes & Hampton Celtic Consort
A Celtic Christmas
Saturday, December 6 at 4pm & 8pm
Sunday, December 7 at 4pm
Saturday, December 13 at 4pm & 8pm
Sunday, December 14 at 4pm
Fill the hall with candles and greens. Sprinkle in a generous helping of holiday spirit and a handful of merriment. Add a Celtic harp, lute, flutes, pipes, and bodhran and stir vigorously. Then lace with seasonal readings for the best holiday show in town – our traditional Celtic Christmas.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 8pm
Osiris Piano Trio
The Archduke by Candlelight
Look carefully through the flickering candlelight and you will see the ghost of Beethoven's great friend and patron, Archduke Rudolf who always enjoys a fine performance of the Archduke Trio. Beethoven's exquisite masterpiece is performed by the brilliant Osiris Piano Trio, named after the Egyptian god. Led by Concertgebow Concert Master Vesko Eshkenazy, Osiris “…plays out of this world.” Just in from Amsterdam, we welcome their Washington debut.
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February 7, 2009 at 8pm
Rosa Lamoreaux and Friends
Broadway's Golden Years 
Trade in the chill of winter for the hot bright lights and grease paint of Broadway. Tonight, in our intimate space, Rosa Lamoreaux and friends recapture the irresistible spirit of Broadway's best years -- the golden decades of the 30's, 40's and 50's with songs from South Pacific , Kiss Me Kate , Gypsy, King and I , Carousel and much more! | Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 8pm
St. Petersburg String Quartet
From the Salon of Nicholas and Alexandra
The noble St. Petersburg String Quartet, crowned as one of the world's greatest quartets returns to our stage tonight with a dazzling program of masterpieces from the time of Imperial Russia. Then set your clocks forward 150 years to the world premiere of Composer-in-Residence Tudor Dominik Maican's stunning String Quartet No.3.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8pm
Conjunto Iberico Cello Octet
Encore!
You loved their first performance at Dumbarton and now they are back - the world's only full time cello octet combining the perfection of a string quartet with the volume of a chamber orchestra. Tonight this unique ensemble from Amsterdam, pronounced “a treasure” by Yo-Yo Ma, performs music by Avro Part, Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla and David Popper's luminous Requiem .
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Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8pm
Brian Ganz
For Chopin Lovers Only
For those of us who love Chopin we close our season with a few unbroken hours in his company. One of our finest Chopin interpreters, Queen Elisabeth prize winning pianist Brian Ganz takes us back to the hushed, elegant salons of Paris for an evening of his soulful music, including perhaps his best, the breathtaking Preludes, Op.28 – a homage to this great romantic composer on the eve of his 200th anniversary.
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