RESIDENCE OF THE ICELANDIC AMBASSADOR-2443 KALORAMA ROAD, NW- LAUFEY SIGUR?ARDÓTTIR, VIOLIN- BETH LEVIN, PIANO- Saturday, May 21, 2016, 7:30pm- Laufey Sigurðardóttir was born and raised in Reykjavik Iceland. Later she received a state grant from the Italian government to study in Rome. Laufey has appeared as a recitalist and chamber musician in all of the Scandinavian countries, The Netherlands, Spain and Russia and premiered a number of pieces written especially for her. Laufey is a permanent member of the Icelandic Symphony Orcestra and teaches violin at the Reykjavik Conservatory as well as being an artistic director of a Mozart festival in Reykjavik and an annual music festival held in the north of Iceland. Program: Schubert, Grieg, Beethoven. Buffet reception: $110/ample parking on street.

Juan Vasle, bass-baritone 

Kauder Trio 
Friday May 27, 2016  Get Tickets

EMBASSY OF SLOVAKIA; 3523 INTERNATIONAL CT., NW; KAUDER TRIO- Friday, May 27, 2016- 7:30pm-- In addition to the qualities of the music itself, the unexpected spectrum of timbres in the rare combination of oboe, viola and piano plays a vital role, as well as the immaculate ensemble playing of the three musicians, also active as soloists, which has frequently been critically acclaimed. Ivan Danko (Oboe), Róbert Lakatos (Viola) and Ladislav Fanzowitz (Klavier) have been friends for many years. The ensemble’s first CD (Kauder, Klughardt, Kahn) was released in 2010. Program: „Jewels from Eastern Europe“- Kauder, Dvo?ák, Kupkovi?, Tschaikowsky, Scharwenka. $80/buffet reception, ample parking on street.

Ronaldo Rolim, piano 
Friday June 3, 2016  Get Tickets

RESIDENCE OF THE BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR; 3006 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW; WASHINGTON, DC 20008- Friday, June 3, 2016- 7:30pm Limited Seating- Described by newspaper El Norte (Monterrey, Mexico) as an artist “especially capable of moving an audience through his interpretations,” Brazilian pianist RONALDO ROLIM is a prominent figure among the newest generation of outstanding musicians. He was a winner of more than 30 prizes in competitions around the globe. Ronaldo has performed extensively in his native Brazil, as well as in the United States, Mexico, South Korea, Portugal, Spain, France, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. Program: Guarnieri, Chopin, Granados, Villa-Lobos- $125/reception/valet parking.

Veronika Bohmova 
Thursday June 9, 2016  Get Tickets

EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 3900 SPRING OF FREEDOM, NW VERONIKA BÖHMOVÁ, PIANO Thursday, June 9, 2016- 7:30pm Veronika has performed her recitals for audiences in the Czech Republic (Prague Spring and Prague Autumn festivals), Belgium, Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, France, Spain and Italy. Veronika's repertoire features solo and chamber pieces and she has performed a number of piano concerts with conductors J. B?lohlávek, P. Berman, P. Goodwin, J. Hr?ša, K. Kawamoto, O. Kukal, and others. Buffet reception- $95/ample parking on street.