The Zingaresca Ensemble: Songs of Passion & Love
The Zingaresca Ensemble returns with Songs of Passion and Love, a vibrant concert continuing The Russian Chamber Art Society’s 20th Anniversary celebration! Enjoy a captivating blend of Russian, Romani, and Yiddish musical traditions in a heartfelt celebration of love and longing.
Timur: Songs of Love & Satire
The RCAS 20th Anniversary Season continues this fall with the acclaimed tenor Timur. In this passionate and humorous concert, Kazakh-American opera singer Timur uses the Soviet songs of his childhood to ask pressing questions about the intertwined forces of identity, politics, and history. He is joined by pianist Matt Podd and his puppet companion Comrade Bucket.
P.I. Tchaikovsky | Eugene Onegin
Experience the passion and drama of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in a powerful concert version, presented by The Russian Chamber Art Society. A stellar cast brings Pushkin’s timeless tale of love and regret to life. Join the artists after the performance for a reception with wine and light hors d'oeuvres.
A Tribute to Rachmaninov
The RCAS 20th Anniversary Season continues with a tribute to Sergei Rachmaninov and featuring your favorite artists from past seasons! Hear the sumptuous romances and beloved chamber music by the great composer including two works for cello and piano. After the concert you have a chance to meet the artists at a reception with wine and light refreshments!
P.I. Tchaikovsky | The Queen of Spades
Opening Night Gala Performance
The RCAS celebrates its 20th Anniversary Season with A Night at the Gaming Tables, an elegant gala performance. The evening features RCAS Artistic Director Vera Danchenko-Stern’s acclaimed abridgement of P.I. Tchaikovsky’s beloved opera The Queen of Spades. The concert is followed by a champagne toast celebrating our 20th Anniversary and a festive reception with wine, hors d'oeuvres, and petit fours.
Voices of Spring: The WNO Cafritz Young Artists in Concert
The RCAS closes its 19th season with a performance by the WNO Cafritz Young Artists. Don't miss this spectacular evening of Russian arias and art songs performed by the rising stars of the opera!
Great Masters: Nikolai Medtner & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The RCAS celebrates the works of Nikolai Medtner and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in a program including selection of Art Songs by both composers and Medtner's famous "Fairy Tales" for piano solo.
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
The RCAS presents P.I. Tchaikovsky's Iolanta. This abridged concert version of the opera includes the highlights of the work accompanied by a narrator and piano.
Enchanted Melodies by Women Composers: Lori Laitman & Margarita Zelenaia
Join The RCAS for an evening of Washington DC premieres!
The music of Lori Laitman and Margarita Zelenaia, two of the most talented women composers of this generation, create musical portraits of life encapsulating emotions ranging from grief to happiness, from tears to laughter.
Great Masters: Sergei Prokofiev & Dmitri Shostakovich
The RCAS opens its 2024-2025 season with a sumptuous evening of works by Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich. The evening’s program includes two Washington DC premieres; Prokofiev’s The Ugly Duckling, op. 18 and Shostakovich’s Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, op. 145a.