-
article_story
At the NSO, a composer in delightful dialogue with Mozart
Lera Auerbach’s cadenzas for a Mozart concerto were as engaging as Eschenbach’s elegant “Rite.”
1415939460000 -
article_story
Echosmith is all in the family, and all sincerely positive
Wholesome indie-pop band shows off impressive stage presence for a young audience in suburban Virginia.
1415911500000 -
BlogStory
Lonnie Holley finds a creative outlet onstage
The Alabama sculptor and musician will make his D.C. debut Wednesday at the Hamilton.
1415906235000 -
article_story
Salzburg Marionette Theater tangled in uneven production
The group performed at the Kennedy Center to Schumann and Debussy, performed by pianist Orion Weiss.
1415810340000 -
article_story
Usher flaunts showman skills at Verizon Center
R&B’s young elder statesman brings two decades worth of hits to a concert big on spectacle.
1415727960000 -
BlogStory
Garth Brooks is back with a new album — and a new service that could compete with Spotify and iTunes
The veteran country singer wants to give control back to the artists -- but can that actually work these days?
1415727945000 -
BlogStory
Nicki Minaj is sorry if you thought there was Nazi imagery in her lyric video
Several people behind the video are Jewish, she says.
1415720485000 -
BlogStory
Tips for attending tonight’s ‘Concert for Valor’
Plan to see Rihanna and Bruce on the Mall? Here’s what you should know.
1415714426000 -
article_story
Stevie Wonder brings new life to ‘Songs in the Key of Life’
The three-hour concert at the Verizon Center was devoted to songs from performer’s 1976 album.
1415674560000 -
article_story
With Vijay Iyer, musical feats on the high wire
Vijay Iyer performed the stirring, cerebral “Music of Transformation” concert at Strathmore on Thursday.
1415662528000 -
article_story
Review: the pianist Beatrice Rana at the Kennedy Center
The Italian pianist, a silver medalist at the Cliburn competition, returns to the DC area a year after her debut.
1415630758000 -
article_story
Review: Ying Quartet at the Kreeger
The Ying Quartet returns to help celebrate the Kreeger Museum’s 20th anniversary.
1415629560000 -
BlogStory
Nicki Minaj’s lyric video for ‘Only’ sparks accusations she used Nazi imagery
Minaj hasn’t responded to accusations that the lyric video for her song “Only” draws its aesthetic inspiration from Nazi propaganda.
1415621480000 -
article_story
Maya Beiser’s avant-garde daring hits full throttle
The cellist continues on her mission to blur the lines of the musical landscape with her rich tapestry.
1415564220000 -
article_story
Academy of Ancient Music gives Bach royal treatment
The British early-music ensemble delivers a pleasing interpretation of the composer’s Orchestral Suites.
1415563140000 -
article_story
Aimard delivers strange recital at Library of Congress
The well-regarded French pianist endured frustrating interpretations of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
1415557920000 -
article_story
Stevie Wonder revisits a landmark album
New tour showcases the singer’s 1976 double album, “Songs in the Key of Life.”
1415465700000 -
article_story
In concert, FKA Twigs vaults into impressive company
The singer and former backup dancer owned the stage in sold-out performance at 9:30 Club.
1415398140000 -
article_story
Buzzed-about soprano Pretty Yende at the Kennedy Center
The South African opera singer is making waves with her powerful, versatile voice.
1415397180000 -
BlogStory
Nikki Lane’s delightful details of bad decisions
The country music outsider appears at Gypsy Sally’s on Tuesday.
1415372400000 -
BlogStory
Selena Gomez, are you okay?
The actress everyone a rare glimpse into the tortured state of her relationship with an emotional new music video.
1415349036000 -
article_story
Uninspired NSO delivers inconsistent Haydn, Brahms
The evening’s sole bright spot was the guest soloist Claudio Bohórquez, whose cello proved sublime.
1415334840000 -
article_story
Antemasque plays hot rock under a cool, blue light
The hard-charging El Paso/L.A. band, touring with Le Butcherettes, played stomping tunes in a subdued setting.
1415328000000 -
article_story
Gewandhaus Orchestra does German canon justice
Despite no powerhouse virtuosos, every player is keenly in the moment and there are no weaknesses.
1415311680000 -
article_story
Buddy Guy and Quinn Sullivan at the Birchmere
Legendary blues guitarist takes teenage prodigy under his wing.
1415308320000 -
BlogStory
The week’s best concerts: Goapele, Usher and Chrissie Hynde
A soulful singer, a longtime R&B artist and the the leader of the rock band The Pretenders round out this week’s picks.
1415300447000 -
BlogStory
Buddy Guy and Quinn Sullivan at the Birchmere
The legendary blues guitarist takes a teenage prodigy under his wing.
1415295022000 -
BlogStory
Foo Fighters announce Fourth of July festival at RFK Stadium
The festival also includes Trouble Funk, Joan Jett, LL Cool J and, of course, fireworks.
1415286140000 -
BlogStory
2014 CMA Awards: Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert win big; plus, list of winners and best moments
A rundown of the biggest night in country music.
1415247960000 -
BlogStory
Ariana Grande, Little Big Town perform ‘Bang Bang’ together at the CMA Awards. It was weird.
It was an unlikely combo.
1415242169000 -
BlogStory
Beard Award-winner Brooks Headley -- and his bandmates -- talk punk, pastries
His new cookbook, “Brooks Headley’s Fancy Desserts,” reads like a ‘90s punk fanzine.
1415224275000 -
article_story
Going Out Guide, Nov. 6-12, 2014
What’s happening in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland.
1415223475000 -
BlogStory
CMAs: A female video director thrives in the Nashville boys’ club
Trey Fanjoy was nominated for two out of the five spots for CMA Video of the Year.
1415212526000 -
BlogStory
A complete guide to the dudes of country music
From Aldean to Urban, here’s a handy tip sheet about which guy is which.
1415192433000 -
article_story
The Lazic affair: a pianist and critic stand off
A pianist requests that the Post take down my review of his 2010 recital. Now, our names will be linked forever.
1415140513000 -
article_story
Chinese symphony dazzles at Kennedy Center
National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra is on inaugural U.S. tour.
1415130000000 -
article_story
Bach’s Mass in B Minor given its due
Choral Arts Society is a worthy ensemble to present this crowning achievement of Western civilization.
1415040000000 -
article_story
The Weilerstein Trio’s uneven talents
The standout, daughter Alisa on cello, likely has little time to practice with the family ensemble and it shows.
1415035795000 -
article_story
Soprano Sumi Hwang soars at her U.S. debut
At a recital Sunday at the Phillips Collection, her strong, clear voice hit celestial high notes.
1415034207000 -
article_story
Rumba artist Pedrito Martinez gets the party started
The singer-percussionist showcases his artful Afro-Cuban polyrhythms, but where’s the dance floor?
1414961160000 -
article_story
WNO offers a “Bohème” that gets the job done
In a largely routine production, Philippe Auguin and the orchestra offer the most musical excitement.
1414957800000 -
article_story
National Philharmonic Chorale pays homage to Mozart
The balanced ensemble plays to its strengths in a soaring and majestic performance at Strathmore.
1414953600000 -
article_story
Prague Philharmonic Choir dares to go big
The large ensemble shines a melodic spotlight on Dvorak and Brahms in a program at the National Gallery.
1414952601000 -
article_story
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge celebrated with performance
Ensemble Dal Niente performed pieces by composers George E. Lewis and Georg Friedrich Haas.
1414774352000 -
article_story
Pierre-Laurent Aimard on taking time off for Bach
After “The Art of Fugue,” the pianist (and new father) turns to Book I of “The Well-Tempered Clavier”
1414768062000 -
article_story
South African opera star plans a recital in D.C.
Soprano Pretty Yende’s program will include pieces by Donizetti, Debussy, and a zarzuela composer.
1414767790000 -
article_story
Memorable night of music-making at Strathmore Hall
BSO principal trumpet Andrew Balio found just the right tone of cool detachment and dry wit.
1414759221000 -
BlogStory
Ron Moten demands satisfaction from David Catania
The activist and promoter backing Muriel Bowser made a music video and filed a lawsuit after he says David Catania libeled him in an e-mail.
1414753202000 -
BlogStory
Everyone hates Auto-Tune. T-Pain may have finally put us all out of our misery.
T-Pain finally dropped the Auto-Tune, and to everyone’s surprise, he sounded great. But can one moment spur a change across the music industry?
1414750958000 -
article_story
Midori fails to sell Schumann concerto to NSO audience
Eschenbach led the NSO’s first-ever performances of Schumann’s violin concerto, but it didn’t convince.
1414726356000 -
article_story
Marsha Ambrosius adds a little spice to her love songs
The elegant, adult-contemporary songstress injects some raunch into her concert at Howard Theatre.
1414706230000 -
article_story
Cellist Parnas’s recital comes up short of expectations
The young musician soared in her earlier D.C. debut, but this time there were stumbles, albeit fixable ones.
1414702560000 -
BlogStory
Burger Records’ movable feast hits the Black Cat Saturday
The second annual “Caravan of Stars” features Dum Dum Girls, together Pangea and more.
1414702191000 -
BlogStory
Pharrell Williams is a Muriel Bowser fan
The performer and producer tweeted his support for the D.C. mayoral candidate Thursday.
1414700528000 -
BlogStory
The week’s best concerts: FKA Twigs, Ian Anderson, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
A British singer, a leader turned soloist and husband-and-wife duo round out this week’s picks.
1414695655000 -
article_story
Vox Luminis offers beautiful vocals with a few hiccups
Belgian ensemble showcased baroque music from Italy in concert at Library of Congress.
1414683058000 -
article_story
Going Out Guide, Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2014
What’s happening in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland.
1414682465000 -
article_story
Derulo brings spectacle but little substance to Fillmore
R&B’s latest ambassador gave fans an impressive, muscular show, but the songs sounded a bit derivative.
1414623540000 -
BlogStory
The month’s best music: Sam Hunt, Dej Loaf, Ex Hex, Tinashe and more
A ranked selection of October’s best albums.
1414598410000 -
article_story
Laloum packs emotion into Romantic masterworks
The pianist’s febrile imagination shone through in his interpretations of Schumann and Schubert.
1414450800000 -
article_story
Vienna Boys Choir relaxed into a repertoire of folk songs
The singers competed with the piano in the first half of the program, but won the audience in the second half.
1414447260000 -
BlogStory
Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’: A pivot into pop, a misstep into conformity
She’s gone from describing adolescence like an adult to describing adulthood like an adolescent -- all of which begins to undermine the long-running Swiftian myth that there’s a secret power in being profoundly uncool.
1414429087000 -
BlogStory
Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’: Getting back at Katy Perry?
Putting a photo of a Grammy (something Perry has never won) next to the liner notes? Case closed.
1414426773000 -
article_story
Bach Sinfonia steady and sure in Mass performance
The versatile choral vocalists accompany an orchestra playing baroque-period instruments.
1414349698000 -
article_story
Kronos Quartet provides a soundtrack for World War I
The venerable string quartet marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the war through musical imagery.
1414343100000 -
BlogStory
Dave Grohl comes home -- highlights from the D.C. episode of “Sonic Highways”
The latest episode of his HBO rockumentary series shines a light on go-go and punk.
1414209545000 -
article_story
Festival Pablo Casals Prades Collective falls short
Performance by the touring group at Freer and Sackler Galleries was a slog.
1414198800000 -
BlogStory
A brief history of secret shows and standing in long lines to see bands
Tonight’s “secret” Foo Fighters gig at the Black Cat is the first surprise show of the Twitter age.
1414177457000 -
BlogStory
Tomorrow’s pop charts may soon belong to Becky G
The young breakout star, who hits the Fillmore on Tuesday, is paying her dues while scoring hits like “Shower.“
1414172674000 -
article_story
The Fleetwood Mac you remember
A primer on the band, touring with its heyday lineup for the first time in 16 years, before its D.C. show Friday.
1414163606000 -
article_story
The notes in between
For D.C.’s devoted jazz musicians, the opportunities for regular gigs are hard to come by.
1414144200000 -
BlogStory
Bette Midler covers TLC’s ‘Waterfalls’ while Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga hit PBS
Bette Midler’s not the only classic performer injecting a little youth into her act.
1414136427000 -
BlogStory
The week’s best concerts: Temples, Skrillex, David Bazan
A tie-dyed pop band, an EDM mainstay and singer-songwriter round out this week’s best picks.
1414087255000 -
article_story
First things first, she’s the realist -- Charli XCX and the “mystery-like lie” of contemporary pop
“Some days, I’m down for being a pop star,” the British singer says. “And some days I’m really not.“
1414085220000 -
article_story
Westminster Abbey choir delights at National Cathedral
The men and boys choir’s liturgical music included some songs the group sang at Prince William’s wedding.
1414080780000 -
article_story
Going Out Guide, Oct. 23-29, 2014
What’s happening in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland.
1414008798000 -
article_story
What happens on the bus makes it into Ty Dolla’s show
The rapper is an able performer onstage, but he would also like to be off stage with some “ladies.”
1413932580000 -
BlogStory
Big band, small club, no chance
Unless you’re reading this from the front of the line, you’re not seeing the Foo Fighters at the Black Cat.
1413924098000 -
article_story
Cécile Licad in recital at Dumbarton Oaks
The Filipina pianist seemed to resist making the composers’ expressive language her own.
1413828060000 -
article_story
Cathedral Choral Society tones down Brahms’s ‘Requiem’
At the National Cathedral, conductor J. Reilly Lewis gave the consoling Brahams work a tranquil touch.
1413824100000 -
BlogStory
Dave Grohl follows his ‘Sonic Highways’ home to Washington, D.C.
The Foo Fighters frontman discusses his new rockumentary series for HBO.
1413823386000 -
article_story
Promising singer, inconsistent recital at Kennedy Center
The performance reveals U.K. native Matthew Rose’s shortcomings as an interpreter of German art song.
1413821340000 -
article_story
Music based on Anne Frank’s diary doesn’t reflect her voice
The choral piece centers on the fear and horror she suffered, not her spirited personality.
1413819300000 -
BlogStory
The one song you won’t hear in San Francisco during the World Series: Lorde’s ‘Royals’
Lorde’s hot single has been exiled from radio.
1413784826000 -
article_story
MeccaFest doesn’t take the place of Yardfest
The concert organized after Howard University removed live music from its homecoming failed to draw crowds.
1413755280000 -
article_story
Cantate Chamber Singers perform ‘Noye’s Fludde’
The Chamber singers navigated the 12 unaccompanied madrigals with agility and spot-on pitch.
1413741902000 -
article_story
Manuel de Falla’s emotionally charged ‘La Vida Breve’
The spanish composer’s opera opens the In Series season at the GALA Hispanic Theatre.
1413740932000 -
article_story
Choral Arts Chamber Singers perform ‘Under the Midnight Sun’
The high point of the program on Finnish composers was a set of works by Einojuhani Rautavaara.
1413739779000 -
article_story
Tim Hauser, founder of the Manhattan Transfer, dies at 72
Mr. Hauser, a onetime advertising executive, launched the Grammy-winning jazz vocal group in 1972.
1413684120000 -
BlogStory
Here’s why Bono wears sunglasses all the time
He’s not just trying to look like a cool rockstar, you jerks -- he has a medical excuse!
1413665940000 -
article_story
When art sings: How paintings have fared on the stage
Music theater works based on art often founder on literalism. Will “Little Dancer” be the same?
1413654780000 -
article_story
An energetic evening with the Musicians From Marlboro
Animated playing set the tone for a touring ensemble of performers at the Freer Gallery.
1413570266000 -
article_story
Pianist Joshua Wright in recital at the Kennedy Center
The prize-winning musician demonstrates touch, intelligence and the ability to surprise.
1413562418000 -
BlogStory
Street Smart: What to do in Falls Church
One advantage of the oft-maligned 25-mph speed limit on this stretch of Broad Street in Falls Church is that it forces you to slow down and consider the wide variety of shops, bars and galleries nestled here.
1413545457000 -
BlogStory
In the South Park universe, Lorde is Randy Marsh and her singing is voiced by Sia
Confused yet?
1413538527000 -
BlogStory
Howard Homecoming, from concerts to day parties
Howard University’s homecoming is surrounded by events, including ‘90s-themed brunches and shows by Migos and Chris Brown.
1413490020000 -
article_story
1990s opera on terrorist murder renews censorship debate
Amid controversy, “The Death of Klinghoffer” opens Monday at the Metropolitan Opera.
1413485880000 -
BlogStory
The week’s best concerts: Julian Casablancas and the Voidz, Bill Charlap Trio, Warpaint
Electro-rockers, a jazz trio and a Los Angeles quartet of psych-rock round out this week’s picks.
1413481517000 -
BlogStory
For Zola Jesus, bureaucracy stopped the music. But not for long.
The avant-garde musician brings her sounds to the Hirshhorn, a year after the shutdown shut her out.
1413480504000 -
article_story
Fastidious playing by the Danish String Quartet
At the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, the quartet showed precise bowing, intonation and dynamics.
1413480420000
Today's top events
-
Lee Ann WomackTODAY ONLY Washington, DC
-
All Things Austrian: The Washington SaengerbundTODAY ONLY Washington, DC
-
The Okee Dokee BrothersTOMORROW ONLY Washington, DC
-
Gazelle Twin with Steven FaithSUNDAY ONLY Washington, DC
-
Peter McCory & His One Man BandMONDAY ONLY Fairfax, VA
-
The Magic Flute for ChildrenOPENS TUESDAY Arlington, VA
-
National Symphony OrchestraOPENS 11/20 Washington, DC
-
Irving Fine Centennial FestivalOPENS 12/2 Washington, DC
-
Robert Glasper Experiment12/7 ONLY Alexandria, VA
-
Marlee in the MixxCLOSES 12/26 Washington, DC
Browse Music
By Location
- Music Events [342]
By Category
- Classical [188]
- Jazz [48]
- Rock [31]
- Folk [22]
- World [16]
- Rhythm and Blues [12]
- Children's [9]
- Blues [7]
- Country [4]
- Gospel [2]
- Showtunes/Cabaret [2]
- Hip-hop/Rap [1] See more...
By Genre
- Free Admission [67]
- Kid-Friendly [8]
Special Interest
- Editors' Pick [10]
Editorial Reviews
Most Read
-
1Bill Cosby raped me. Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?
-
2Boehner weighs expanding suit over Obama executive powers to cover immigration
-
3The Gruber Confession
-
4Why is Kim Kardashian allowed to be naked on Instagram, but Chelsea Handler is not?
-
5I'm a black woman with a white husband. People assume I'm a prostitute all the time.
Friends' activity