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.

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BTL 38 - Audra McDonald

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.

BTL 37 - Iván Fischer

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.

BTL 36 - Mozart Requiem: What Makes It Great?

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.

BTL 35 - Hilary Hahn

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.

BTL 34 - Joshua Bell

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.

BTL 33 - Amit Peled

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.

BTL 32 - Daniel Harding

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.

BTL 31 - Anne-Sophie Mutter

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.

BTL 30 - Gustavo Dudamel

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.

BTL 29 - Joshua Bell

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.

BTL 28 - Alisa Weilerstein

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.

Taking Note - Radu Lupu

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.

BTL 27 - Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great?

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.

BTL 26 - Angela Hewitt

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.

BTL 25 - Viviane Hagner

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