Topic: Summer

Stay musically hydrated during the blistering heatwave with James Jacobs' exploration of Water Music by Handel and Telemann! 

Need ways to cool down from the heat? Check out our Water Playlist, full of classical music evoking various forms of water to divert our thoughts away from the heatwave!

Week of July 15 features La Boheme at Wolf Trap, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in the mountains at Wintergreen Music Festival, and more.

Enjoy Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 under the stars at Wolf Trap with the National Symphony Orchestra, Wintergreen Festival presents a nod to French summer nights, and more.

The week of July 1 is full of music celebrating Independence Day. Garth Newel Music Center and Wintergreen Music Festival also begins this weekend!

In the week of June 24, you have two opportunities to catch Mozart's comedic masterpiece Così fan tutte at Wolf Trap. For a getaway in the mountains, check out Heifetz Institute's Celebrity Series concert.

James Jacobs shares the history and inspiration of Tanglewood, the ultimate summer haven for classical music, where one can breathe clean air and spend all day enjoying classical music. 

Classical music embraces the summer in and around the DMV with music under the stars, along the Blue Ridge, and on the shore. John Banther gives a short glimpse of live concerts coming up this summer!

The season of summer concerts is upon us! Here are opportunities for a classical escape the week of June 17.

Enjoy a free woodwind quintet concert with members of the Washington National Opera and Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestras at The Reach, a Piano Weekend at Garth Newel, and more!