Concerts and Recitals
Browse our offerings below for in-person and online options, and get tickets now!
Just Added: Summer Concerts
Get tickets below for the exciting additions to our concert lineup this summer.
Marin Alsop Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
Sun Jun. 15 • 6 pm Globally-renowned conductor Marin Alsop returns to the Cathedral with the National Orchestral Institute + Festival Philharmonic to perform Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. Known as Mahler’s “Resurrection,” this orchestral masterpiece was first performed at the Cathedral by Alsop’s mentor Leonard Bernstein in 1984. Livestream option available.
David Danzmayr Conducts Strauss
Sun Jun. 29 • 6 pm The Cathedral welcomes the National Orchestral Institute + Festival Philharmonic under the baton of David Danzmayr, Music Director of the Oregon Symphony. Highlights of this Richard Strauss-focused program include Also sprach Zarathustra, featured in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey and the wildly popular Suite from Der Rosenkavalier. It also includes John and Jim by Viet Cuong. Livestream option available.Upcoming Concerts and Recitals
Experience orchestral masterpieces, organ recitals and dynamic guest artists under the vaulted ceilings of Washington National Cathedral.
Organ Recital: Thomas Sheehan
Sun May 25 • 2 pm Join us for an organ recital featuring the Cathedral's very own Thomas Sheehan. Tickets not required. Livestream available.
Organ Recital with the U.S. Army Brass Quintet
Fri Jul. 4 • 11 am This July 4th, join us for free performance featuring the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Brass Quintet and Timpani and Cathedral Organist Thomas Sheehan. This concert includes the world premiere of commissioned work Fantasia for Brass Quintet & Organ by David Hurd. No tickets required. Livestream available.
Handel's Messiah
Original Performance Dates: Dec. 6-8, 2024
Thank you for joining us! The Washington National Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra perform Handel’s beloved Messiah. Experience the triumphant “Hallelujah Chorus” under the Cathedral’s soaring architecture. Abbreviated Family Edition available. Livestream for 12/8 performance only.
Mozart’s Requiem
Original Performance Date: Sept. 29, 2024
Thank you for joining us!The Washington National Cathedral Choir & Orchestra perform Mozart’s choral masterpiece Requiem. Originally commissioned by an “unknown, gray stranger,” the score later became the centerpiece of the film Amadeus. This program is accompanied by The Deer’s Cry and Berliner Messe by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.
Past and Archived Performances
We invite you to watch available archived streams of performances below. Please note, not all past performances have available archived streams.
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Original Performance Date: April 6, 2025
Thank you for joining us! Experience the transcendent voices of the world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge, under the Cathedral's soaring vaulted ceilings. Don't miss your opportunity to see one of the world's oldest and most beloved choral groups perform in Washington, DC. Easter Day Organ Recital
Original Performance Date: April 20, 2025
The Easter Day Organ Recital featureed festive music performed by Cathedral Associate Organist Ed Hewes and Organ Scholar Ariana Corbin. Organ Recital: Monica Berney
Original airdate: Feb. 16, 2025
Thank you for joining us! This organ recital featured Monica Berney.
Onward and Upward
Original airdate: Feb. 1, 2025
This concert honored the contributions of black composers of classical music through musical and spoken word performances. Performers included The Denyce Graves Foundation and CAAPA – Coalition of African-American Performing Arts, under the direction of Michele Fowlin. Christmas Day Organ Recital
Original airdate: December 25, 2024
This recital features Cathedral Organist Thomas Sheehan and Organ Scholar Ariana Corbin. Organ Recital: Matthew Glandorf
Original airdate: November 24, 2024
This recital featured Matthew Glandorf, noted for his improvisations and performances throughout the US, England, and Germany.
Veterans Day Concert
Original airdate: November 9, 2024
Catch up on this festive concert featuring “The President’s Own” United States Marine Chamber Orchestra and singers from several branches of the military performing a variety of patriotic and celebratory musical favorites. Organ Recital: Stephen Buzard
Original airdate: September 1, 2024
This recital featured renowned concert performer and American church music leader Stephen Buzard.Cathedral Choral Society
Cathedral Choral Society concerts for the 2024-25 year:
Brahms’ Requiem
October 20, 2024, 4 pm
Joy of Christmas
December 14, 2024, 2 & 7 pm
December 15, 2024, 4 pm
High School Choir Festival
January 29, 2025, 7 pm
Smyth’s Mass in D
March 16, 2025, 4 pm
CCS & Chanticleer
May 18, 2025, 4 pm
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the CCS website.