Reminiscent of a gracious musical salon of the 19th century, the Washington International Piano Arts Council (WIPAC) held its 14th Annual Winner’s Grand Prix Concert at the Bulgarian Embassy. In the gracious ambiance created by H.E. Ambassador Elena Poptodorova of Bulgaria, who…
The Prince of Wales visited the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art, Wednesday, March 18. The Prince of Wales was there in his capacity as founder of Turquoise Mountain, a non-profit…
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art, will host an array of events in honor of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C.’s popular springtime celebration, including a daylong family…
The winter and spring season of concerts at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art, begins Feb. 10 with a rare joint performance by three of the world’s leading advocates for…
Mayumi Miyata, sho; Wu Man, pipa; Jin Hi Kim, komungo Three of the world’s leading exponents of Asian instruments make a rare joint appearance in this concert of traditional and contemporary music for Japanese sho (mouth organ), Korean komungo (zither),…
The Library of Congress will again participate in Washington’s annual celebration of its gift of cherry trees from Japan with two events during the 2015 National Cherry Blossom Festival. A lecture by National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Robert A.…
