Contemporary space for ancient traditions
The House

The House

Inner Circle is not a concert hall. It is a home — a contemporary house of light, white oak, and stone in Chevy Chase, Maryland, where walls of glass open to a quiet garden and the rooms are hung with art gathered over a lifetime.

For a handful of evenings each year, we open these rooms to a small circle of listeners. There is no stage and there is no distance. The musicians perform from the floor of the living room, a few feet away, and the natural resonance of the instruments fills the space the way it was always meant to — intimately, without amplification, without barriers.

This is the oldest way to hear Hindustani classical music: in a room, among friends, in the warmth of a home. We simply offer the room.

The salon — where the circle gathers, just feet from the performers.
The salon — where the circle gathers, just feet from the performers.
Open kitchen and dining, where the evening begins and lingers.
Open kitchen and dining, where the evening begins and lingers.
A house of art — and of instruments waiting to be played.
A house of art — and of instruments waiting to be played.
The garden, for warm evenings and quiet conversation.
The garden, for warm evenings and quiet conversation.

The Inner Circle

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Inner Circle

Inner Circle is more than a concert series — it is a fellowship of listeners. Join to be among the first to receive invitations to our intimate evenings, often before they are announced anywhere else.

To be added to the circle, write to us — we add new listeners personally.

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