Between The Lines (wpas)

WPAS speaks with two-time Grammy and four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald about her Oct. 4 performance at The Kennedy Center. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with Iván Fischer about his Oct. 26 appearance with The Budapest Festival Orchestra and pianist András Schiff at The Kennedy Center. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with Choral Arts Society's Norman Scribner and music commentator Rob Kapilow about Mozart's Requiem. Explore this work further April 10 at the Kennedy Center. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with violinist Hilary Hahn about her February 27 performance at The Music Center at Strathmore. Her program includes Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata, plus music of Bach, Tartini, Ives and more. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with violinist Joshua Bell about his January 26 performance at The Music Center at Strathmore. His program includes Second Violin Sonatas of both Brahms and Grieg as well as Schubert’s Fantasy in C. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with cellist Amit Peled about his January 23 Kennedy Center program, which includes Beethoven's Cello Sonata No. 3, Schumann's Fantasiestucke, Op. 73, Britten's Suite for Solo Cello and more. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with conductor Daniel Harding about his appearance with the Dresden Staatskapelle on November 3 at the Kennedy Center. They'll perform Brahms' Symphony No. 2, Schumann's Manfred Overture plus his Piano Concerto with Rudolf Buchbinder. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter about her November 13 recital at the Kennedy Center. She'll perform all three Brahms Violin Sonatas with pianist Lambert Orkis. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, about their May 17 program for WPAS at the Kennedy Center - Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and Bernstein's Symphony No. 2, featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

WPAS speaks with violinist Joshua Bell about his February 9th recital at The Music Center at Strathmore, performing Bach's Violin Sonata No. 4, the First Violin Sonatas of Schumann and Saint-Saëns, and the Sonata for Violin and Piano by Ravel. Tickets at 202-785-WPAS or WPAS.org.

WPAS speaks with cellist Alisa Weilerstein about her February 6 recital at accoustically rich Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in vibrant downtown Washington as the first performance in WPAS' exciting new Encore Series. Her program features Beethoven's Cello Sonata No. 5, Britten's Cello Sonata in C, Chopin's Cello Sonata in G minor plus Suite Populaire Espagnole by Manuel de Falla. Tickets at 202-785-WPAS or WPAS.org.

WPAS previews pianist Radu Lupu's program for his January 27 performance at Strathmore. Lupu's D.C. debut recital will feature Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata, Schubert's Sonata in A, D.959 and Janácek's "In the Mists." Reserve your seats at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS. Taking Note is part of WPAS’ "Between the Lines" podcast series.

In this episode of Washington Performing Arts Society's Between the Lines, Rob Kapilow discusses the What Makes It Great series, in which he takes listeners inside the music to experience classical masterpieces like never before through musical examples, engaging commentaries, and live performances. In his What Makes It Great program on Tuesday, January 12 at 7pm in Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, Kapilow will explore Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21, "Waldstein." He'll be joined on stage by pianist Yuliya Gorenman. Tickets at 202-785-WPAS or WPAS.org.

WPAS speaks with pianist Angela Hewitt about her performance at The Music Center at Strathmore on Thursday, December 3 at 8pm. Her program features a single work - Bach's graceful Goldberg Variations. Hewitt has been called "the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time" (The Guardian). Reserve your seats to this special performance at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS talks to German violinist Viviane Hagner about her recital with pianist Shai Wosner Tuesday, November 24, 7:30pm in the Kennedy Cennter Terrace Theater. Her program features Schubert’s Violin Sonata in A minor, Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Bartók’s Rhapsody No. 1, plus new work called "Four Chants" by Turnage. Reserve your seats at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about his November 20 performance at the Kennedy Center - his new project called Pictures Reframed, centered around Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, pairing live musical performance with video and still image projections above the stage. Also - Mussorgsky’s From Memories of Childhood and Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood. Tickets at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS speaks with pianist and conductor Philippe Entremont about his November 22 appearance with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra at The Music Center at Strathmore. Together they'll perform Mozart's "Haffner" and Haydn's "London" Symphonies, plus Entremont will lead from the keyboard in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20. Visit the musical heart of Vienna. Reserve your seats at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS.

WPAS previews the New York Philharmonic's program for their November 21st performance at the Kennedy Center. Riccardo Muti will lead the Philharmonic in Liszt's symphonic poem Les Préludes, Elgar's concert overture In The South, and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suites I and II. Reserve your seats at WPAS.org or 202-785-WPAS. Taking Note is part of WPAS’ "Between the Lines" podcast series.

WPAS speaks with soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa about her Kennedy Center performance on November 14 at 7pm. She'll present a spectacular evening of glorious music with works by Handel, Vivaldi, Debussy, Fauré, Canteloube, Puccini, Liszt, R. Strauss and more. Tickets at 202-785-WPAS or WPAS.org.

In this episode of Between the Lines, Rob Kapilow discusses his What Makes It Great series, in which he takes listeners inside the music to experience classical masterpieces like never before through musical examples, engaging commentaries, and live performances. In his next What Makes It Great program on November 10 at 7pm in Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural Histroy, Kapilow is joined by The Peabody Chamber Players to explore Bach's Double Violin Concerto. Tickets at 202-785-WPAS or WPAS.org.