Candlelight Concerts in DC

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac is a glowing, immersive concert experience that transforms the band’s timeless rock catalog into rich, cinematic string arrangements performed live in a room lit by hundreds of flickering candles. Over the course of about an hour, the Listeso String Quartet brings fresh emotion and intimacy to favorites like “Everywhere,” “Gypsy,” “You Make Loving Fun,” “Never Going Back Again,” “Don’t Stop,” “Gold Dust Woman,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Landslide,” “Little Lies,” “Songbird,” “Rhiannon,” and “The Chain,” creating a warm, transportive night that feels both familiar and beautifully reimagined.

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer is an immersive concert experience that reimagines some of modern film’s most iconic scores in elegant, emotionally charged string arrangements, all performed in a sea of flickering candlelight. Over roughly an hour, the program travels from the pulse-quickening intensity of Inception and The Dark Knight to the sweeping grandeur of Gladiator and Man of Steel, with unforgettable moments from The Lion King, Interstellar, Sherlock Holmes, and Pirates of the Caribbean woven in—creating a cinematic, goosebump-inducing night where every theme feels both epic and surprisingly intimate.

Candlelight: Neo-Soul Favorites is a lush, candlelit concert experience that transforms modern R&B and neo-soul into glowing, string-driven arrangements, letting familiar hooks and slow-burn grooves land with new intimacy and drama. Performed live by the Kennedy String Quartet, the set moves through a genre-spanning mix of favorites—from SZA, Lauryn Hill, Solange, Miguel, Frank Ocean, and H.E.R. to Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men, and soulful showstoppers like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Childish Gambino’s “Redbone”—creating a warm, immersive night that feels both classic and unmistakably contemporary.

Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA is a glowing, immersive tribute concert that reimagines two legendary catalogs through the rich, cinematic sound of a live string quartet, turning stadium-sized anthems and disco-pop classics into something intimate, dramatic, and unexpectedly moving. Under a sea of flickering candles, you’ll hear instantly recognizable favorites—from the sing-along sparkle of “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” and “Super Trouper” to the electrifying punch of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We Are the Champions”—with the music’s hooks, harmonies, and emotional turns brought front and center in fresh classical arrangements.

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles is a beautifully atmospheric concert that reimagines the Fab Four’s most beloved songs through elegant live string arrangements, all performed amid the warm glow of candlelight for an intimate, immersive listening experience. Expect instantly recognizable melodies and sing-along moments—like “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Penny Lane,” “Come Together,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Yesterday,” and “Let It Be”—delivered with fresh emotion and cinematic sweep by the Listeso String Quartet, turning timeless pop into something transporting and unexpectedly moving.

Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More is an immersive classical concert that surrounds you with the warm glow of hundreds of candles while a live string ensemble brings some of the most vivid music ever written to life. Anchored by Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons, the program weaves in additional favorites—like the soaring “Méditation” from Thaïs, a modern, hypnotic reimagining of Vivaldi by Max Richter, and the passionate pulse of Piazzolla—creating a journey that moves from sparkling delicacy to thunderous drama and back again, with every melody feeling close, immediate, and richly cinematic.