At 77, the gospel and soul icon whose family provided the soundtrack of the civil rights era is always honing her art.

The great orchestra made the most of yet another Mahler Fifth at the Kennedy Center.

Singer-songwriter’s bittersweetness has, over the years, become a balm.

Aristo Sham, 20, displayed amazing technique but lacked artistry in his Phillips recital.

  • Robert Battey
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The long run seems to be over.

This weekend’s performances were devoted to Fisk’s own guitar transcriptions of Bach’s Six Suites for solo cello.

  • — Patrick Rucker
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Recent successes show how good remakes should be done.

  • Allison Stewart
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  • 4 days ago
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Western North Carolina bluegrass band plucks away with a new record and a new rhythm.

  • Jedd Ferris
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  • 5 days ago
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Cretan lute player George Xylouris adds his vocals to the mix with drummer Jim White.

  • Catherine P. Lewis
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  • 6 days ago
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The presence of the Colombian superstar's guitar in the collection will help tell America's story by showing the influence of Latino culture, according to Smithsonian curators.

A definer of the Motown sound performs the week after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  • Roger Catlin
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  • Nov 23
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A concert at the Strathmore will pay homage to a musical style with roots in the Piedmont area.

  • Terence McArdle
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  • Nov 23
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Showtime Lounge’s house band, led by 83-year-old Alice Donohue, are chasing an endless groove.

Work was heard in D.C. for the first time in nearly 15 years. It was worth the wait.

  • — Grace Jean
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  • Nov 21
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The entire Washington Concert Opera case showed why “Hérodiade” was once popular.

The BSO played works not heard in the region before and closed with Beethoven.

  • Patrick Rucker
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  • Nov 20
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Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 lacked musicality, but the composer’s First Symphony was passionate.

  • Joan Reinthaler
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  • Nov 20
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Drake protege delivers a seasonally-appropriate set at U Street Music Hall

  • Julian Kimble
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  • Nov 18
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The Castleton Festival put Joyce El-Khoury on the map. Six years later, she’s reaping the rewards.

The lead singer of one of the British Invasion groups is touring with a new group of Hermits.

  • Roger Catlin
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  • Nov 18
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