Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult single-ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, group and other discounts may be offered.
In and around Richmond: The holiday music season gets under way with the Richmond Symphony, Symphony Chorus and soloists, Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting, in Handel’s “Messiah,” on Dec. 1, and Erin R. Freeman conducting the orchestra and chorus, with guest vocalist Susan Greenbaum, in “Let It Snow!” holiday pops concerts on Dec. 2-3, both at the Carpenter Theatre of Dominion Arts Center. . . . Virginia Commonwealth University’s Music Department presents its annual Holiday Gala, Dec. 8 at VCU’s Singleton Arts Center. . . . Bass clarinetist Michael Lowenstein joins Mike Goldberg and the Central Virginia Wind Symphony in two holiday concerts, Dec. 9 at Virginia Center Commons in Glen Allen and Dec. 10 at Collegiate School’s Hershey Arts Center in western Henrico County. . . . Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia ensembles explore the English baroque in chamber works by Purcell, Dowland and Charles Avison, Dec. 10 at Wilton House Museum, and an all-Handel program, Dec. 12 at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church. . . . Holiday choral programs include the Richmond Choral Society’s Christmas program, Dec. 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church; the University of Richmond’s 44th annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, Dec. 10 at Cannon Memorial Chapel; the annual “Messiah” sing-along, led by Anne Carr Regan, Dec. 10 at Bon Air Presbyterian Church (with a rehearsal on Dec. 9 at the church); the James River Singers’ “Tidings of Joy,” Dec. 15 at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church and Dec. 16 at Trinity Lutheran Church; and the Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale with organist Daniel Stipe in Part 1 of “Messiah” and more, Dec. 15 at Grace Baptist Church in Richmond and Dec. 17 at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church in Ashland; and an Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols, Dec. 16 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
Noteworthy elsewhere: Pianist Yuja Wang joins Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra in Prokofiev’s rarely heard Piano Concerto No. 5, on a program with works by Rachmaninoff and Britten, Dec. 1 and 2 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . A cast of leading music-theater singers perform in Charlottesville Opera’s “Broadway in Charlottesville,” Dec. 2 at the Paramount Theater. . . . Virginia Opera concludes its run of Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden West,” Dec. 2-3 at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax. . . . The Canadian Brass brings its “Christmastime is Here” program on Dec. 8 to Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC. . . . Adam Turner, Virginia Opera’s resident conductor, conducts the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and its chorus with soloists in Handel’s “Messiah,” Dec. 14 at Regent University Theater in Virginia Beach, Dec. 15 at First Baptist Church in Newport News and Dec. 16 at the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk. . . . Jeannette Sorrell, director of the Cleveland period-instruments band Apollo’s Fire, conducts the National Symphony Orchestra, University of Maryland Concert Choir and soloists in “Messiah,” Dec. 14-16 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Washington National Opera stages “The Little Prince,” a family opera by Rachel Portman and Nicholas Wright, Dec. 14-17 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Vienna Choir Boys bring their “Christmas in Vienna” program to George Mason University’s Center for the Arts on Dec. 17. . . . The Dover Quartet plays late-romantic/early modern works by Schoenberg, Zemlinsky and Viktor Ullman, Dec. 18-19 at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . Jennifer Holliday, BeBe and Ce Winans, Take 6 and other artists join Steven Reineke and the National Symphony Orchestra Pops in “Handel’s ‘Messiah’: a Soulful Celebration,” Dec. 20 at the Kennedy Center.
Dec. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Handel: “Messiah”
Suzanne Karpov, soprano
Jessica Renfro, mezzo-soprano
William Ferguson, tenor
Calvin Griffin, bass-baritone
Richmond Symphony Chorus
$20-$45
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Dec. 1 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Dec. 9 (8 p.m.)
First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park St., Charlottesville
Virginia Glee Club
Frank Albinder directing
77th annual Christmas Concert
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Dec. 1 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 2 (1 p.m.)
University of Virginia Chapel, Charlottesville
Virginia Women’s Chorus
KaeRenae Mitchell directing
Anastasia Jellison, harp
Britten: “A Ceremony of Carols”
other works TBA
$17.50
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Dec. 1 (11:30 a.m.)
Dec. 2 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Britten: “Matinées musicales” (after Rossini)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major
Yuja Wang, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
$15-$94
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 1 (8:15 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
University of Maryland Concert Choir
“BSO Off the Cuff: Mozart’s Mysterious Requiem”
$35-$89
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org
Dec. 2 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Agnes Wan, piano
works TBA by Scarlatti, Haydn, Chopin, Prokofiev
Robert Schumann: Lieder TBA (Clara Wieck Schumann transcriptions)
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org
Dec. 2 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 3 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Erin R. Freeman conducting
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Susan Greenbaum, guest vocalist
“Let It Snow!” holiday program
$10-$80
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Dec. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera:
Mark Aldrich, Lauren Molina, Aaron Ramey, Brian Charles Rooney, Eric Van Tielen, Sharin Apostolou, Deborah Grausman, vocalists
Aurelien Eulert, piano
“Broadway in Charlottesville”
$50-$125
(434) 979-1333
http://charlottesvilleopera.org
Dec. 2 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 3 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Symphony
Michael Slon conducting
UVa University Singers
John D’earth, trumpet
“Family Holiday Concerts”
Leroy Anderson: “Sleigh Ride”
Tchaikovsky: “The Nutcracker” (excerpts)
Handel: “Messiah” – “Hallelujah”
John Williams: “Call of the Champions”
other works TBA
$10-$45
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Dec. 2 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 3 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Andrew Bisantz conducting
Puccini: “The Girl of the Golden West”
Jill Gardner (Minnie)
Roger Honeywell (Dick Johnson)
Mark Walters (Jack Rance)
Chris Carr (Nick)
Joseph Lattanzi (Sonora)
Jake Gardner (Ashby)
Joshua Arky (Jake Wallace)
Melisa Bonetti (Wowkle)
Bille Bruley (Trin)
Stephen Carroll (Harry)
Joseph Hubbard (Larkens)
Matt Kelly (Joe)
Brandon Morales (Billy Jackrabbit/Castro)
Andrew Paulson (Handsome)
James McClure (Sid)
Bret N. Thom (Happy)
Lillian Groag, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$54-$110
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Dec. 3 (4 p.m.)
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2315 N. Parham Road, Richmond
Richmond Choral Society
Markus Compton directing
Christopher Martin, organ
Keith Tan, piano
Grace Bauson, harp
Stacy Matthews, violin
“Christmas with the Richmond Choral Society”
$15 in advance, $18 at door
(804) 353-9582
http://richmondchoralsociety.org
Dec. 3 (4 p.m.)
Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Guitar Ensemble
VCU Community Guitar Ensemble
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Dec. 3 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program
Christie-Jo Adams, Matt Wilson, Rebecca Jilcott & Christopher Moseley conducting
program TBA
free
(804) 788-4717
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Dec. 3 (4 p.m.)
Walnut Hills Baptist Church, 1014 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg
Cantori Choral Ensemble
Agnes French directing
Christmas concert
$15 in advance, $20 at door
(757) 345-6355
http://cantoriwilliamsburg.org
Dec. 3 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Christopher Rouse: “Berceuse Infinie”
Mozart: Requiem
Alisa Jordheim, soprano
Diana Moore, alto
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
Michael Dean, bass-baritone
University of Maryland Concert Choir
$33-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org
Dec. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Commonwealth Singers
VCU Choral Arts Society
Erin R. Freeman directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Dec. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Chamber Ensembles
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Dec. 5 (8 p.m.)
Vlahecevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Jennifer Higdon: “Blue Cathedral”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Magdalena Adamek, piano
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Dec. 5 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
orchestra & audience participants
Donald Loach directing
Handel: “Messiah” Sing-In
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Dec. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Andrei Bondarenko, baritone
Gary Matthewman, piano
works TBA by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Massenet, Fauré, Ibert, Saint-Saëns
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Women’s Choir
Vocal Chamber Ensembles
Rebecca Tyree directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Dec. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Series:
Cantus
“Three Tales of Christmas”
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 7 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Megan Hilty, guest vocalist
The Washington Chorus
“NSO Salutes the Military”
free (box office opens at 5 p.m.)
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 8 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU faculty and student musicians
Holiday Gala
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Dec. 8 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Dec. 9 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Dec. 10 (7 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Pops
Virginia symphony Orchestra Chorus
Robert Shoup conducting
I Sherman Greene Chorale
Nanyakarum Ellis
Teens with a Purpose
Rachel Bradley, mezzo-soprano
Matt Kelly, baritone
“Holiday Pops”
$25-$87
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Dec. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Dec. 10 (7 p.m.)
Martinsville High School Auditorium
Roanoke Symphony Pops
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Michael Lynche, guest vocalist
Roanoke Symphony Chorus
Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir
Smith River Singers (Dec. 10)
“Holiday Pops”
$25-$63
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com
Dec. 8 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 9 (2 and 8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Megan Hilty, guest vocalist
“A Holiday Pops!”
$24-$99
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 8 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Canadian Brass
“Christmastime is Here”
$35-$65
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org
Dec. 9 (7 p.m.)
Virginia Center Commons, 10101 Brook Road, Glen Allen
Dec. 10 (3 p.m.)
Hershey Arts Center, Collegiate School, 103 N. Mooreland Road, Richmond
Central Virginia Wind Symphony
Mike Goldberg directing
Michael Lowenstein, bass clarinet
Kat Simons, host (Dec. 9)
Bill Fitzgerald, host (Dec. 10)
holiday program TBA
free
(804) 342-8797
http://www.thewindsymphony.com
Dec. 9 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
American Pops Festival Orchestra
Anthony Maiello conducting
“Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season”
$33-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Dec. 10 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
Handel: “Messiah”
sing-along performance
chamber orchestra
Anne Carr Regan conducting
Karen Floyd Savage, soprano
Ellen Broen, mezzo-soprano
DeVontè Saunders, tenor
Alan Chavez, bass
donation requested
rehearsal 1-3 p.m. Dec. 9 at church
(804) 272-7514
http://bonairpc.org
Dec. 10 (4 and 7:30 p.m.)
Wilton House Museum, 215 S. Wilton Road, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Jacob Ashbury & Nurit Pacht, violins
Maureen Murchie, viola
James Wilson, cello
Adam Cockerham, lute
works TBA by Purcell, Dowland, Charles Avison
$40 (4 p.m. concert sold out)
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org
Dec. 10 (5 and 8 p.m.)
Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond
UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale
Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing
44th annual Festival of Lessons and Carols
free (seating limited)
(804) 289-8000
http://chaplaincy.richmond.edu/practice/christian-life/holidays.html
Dec. 10 (4 p.m.)
Grace Episcopal Church, 303 S. Main St., Kilmarnock
Cantori Choral Ensemble
Agnes French directing
Christmas concert
donation requested
(757) 345-6355
http://cantoriwilliamsburg.org
Dec. 10 (2 and 5 p.m.)
Dec. 16 (4 p.m.)
Dec. 21 (7 p.m.)
Dec. 22 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
The Washington Chorus
Christopher Bell directing
“A Candlelight Christmas”
$18-$72
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Monument Avenue at Staples Mill Road, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Chloe Fedor & Nurit Pacht, violins
Maureen Murchie, viola
James Wilson, cello
Erik Higgins, double-bass
Mary Boodell, traverso flute
Meg Owens & Sarah Heunsch, oboes
Kelsey Schiller, bassoon
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
Handel: Concerto grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 2
Handel: Concerto grosso in G major, op. 3, no. 3
Handel: “Water Music” Suite no. 3
Handel: Concerto grosso in A minor, op. 6, no. 4
Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, op. 3, no. 5
$28
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org
Dec. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Roper Arts Center, 340 Granby St., Norfolk
Dec. 13 (7 p.m.)
Chesapeake Conference Center, 700 Conference Center Drive
Dec. 15 (8 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Virginia Symphony Brass
Paul Bhasin directing
“Holiday Brass”
$25-$65
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Dec. 14 (8 p.m.)
Regent University Theater, Virginia Beach
Dec. 15 (8 p.m.)
First Baptist Church, 12716 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News
Dec. 16 (8 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Adam Turner conducting
Handel: “Messiah”
Sarah Jane McMahon, soprano
Margaret Gawrysiak, mezzo-soprano
David Blalock, tenor
Levi Hernandez, baritone
Virginia Symphony Chorus
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Dec. 14 (7 p.m.)
Dec. 15 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 16 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell conducting
Handel: “Messiah”
Sophie Daneman, soprano
Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Christian Immler, baritone
University of Maryland Concert Choir
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 16 (2 and 7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 17 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington National Opera
James Lowe conducting
Rachel Portman & Nicholas Wright: “The Little Prince”
Henry Baratz/Holden Browne (The Little Prince)
Michael Adams/Christian Bowers (The Pilot)
Arnold Livingston Geis (The Snake/Vain Man)
Allegra De Vita (The Fox)
Raquel González (The Water)
Madison Leonard (The Rose)
Alexander McKissick (The Drunkard/Lamplighter)
Christopher Kenney (The Businessman)
Timothy Bruno (The King)
Francesca Zambello, stage director
in English, English captions
$45-$65
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 15 (7 p.m.)
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Monument Avenue at Staples Mill Road, Richmond
Dec. 16 (7 p.m.)
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2315 N. Parham Road, Richmond
James River Singers
David Pedersen directing
“Tidings of Joy”
works TBA by Michael Praetorius, Johann Michael Bach, John Tavener, Herbert Howells, Dan Forrest, others
$15
(757) 814-5446
http://thejamesriversingers.org
Dec. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace Baptist Church, 4200 Dover Road, Richmond
Dec. 17 (3 p.m.)
Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 Henry St., Ashland
Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale
Ryan Tibbetts directing
Handel: “Messiah,” Part 1
Ola Gjeilo: “Song of the Universal”
Handel: Organ Concerto in F major, Op. 4, No. 5
Daniel Stipe, organ
$10 in advance, $15 at door
(800) 838-3006
http://cvamc.org
Dec. 15 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
The Washington Chorus
Christopher Bell directing
“A Candlelight Christmas”
$33-$72
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org
Dec. 16 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Richmond Boys Choir
Joseph Wimbush directing
holiday program TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org
Dec. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Cathedral musicians
Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols
donations benefit Capital Area Health Network
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org/music/#concerts
Dec. 16 (2:30 and 7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Oratorio Society of Central Virginia
Michael Slon directing
Albemarle High School Chorus
Charlottesville High School Chorus
“Christmas at the Paramount”
J.A.C. Redford: “Welcome All Wonders: a Christmas Celebration”
English, Spanish carols TBA
$10-$49
(434) 979-1333
http://www.theparamount.net
Dec. 16 (1 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Scott Tucker directing
“A Family Christmas”
$20-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 16 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 17 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Stan Engebretson conducting
Handel: “Messiah”
Esther Heideman, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Trevor Scheunemann, baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
$28-$88
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org
Dec. 17 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Vienna Choir Boys
“Christmas in Vienna”
$33-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Dec. 17 (5 p.m.)
Dec. 18 (7 p.m.)
Dec. 24 (1 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Choral Arts Orchestra
Scott Tucker directing
“Christmas with Choral Arts”
$15-$69
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 18 (8 p.m.)
Dec. 19 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, East Capitol Street at First Street NE, Washington
Dover Quartet
Viktor Ullmann: Quartet no. 3, op. 46
Schoenberg: Quartet in D major
Zemlinsky: Quartet No. 2, op. 15
free; tickets required via http://www.eventbrite.com
(202) 707-5502
http://www.loc.gov/concerts
Dec. 20 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Jennifer Holliday, BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans, Take 6, The Legendary Clark Sisters, Chanté Moore, Deitrick Haddon, Billy Porter, Kelly Price, Sheléa, Janice Chandler-Eteme, Nnenna Freelon, Steven Ford Singers, guest stars
“Handel’s ‘Messiah’: a Soulful Celebration”
$29-$149
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Dec. 30 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Duo Seraphim:
Sarah Hawkey, soprano
Niccolo Seligmann, viola da gamba
French and Italian baroque works TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org
Dec. 30 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Stathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Strauss Symphony Orchestra of America
Bernhard Schneider conducting
Micaëla Oeste, soprano
Tilmann Unger, tenor
Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine
International Champion Ballroom Dancers
“Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert”
$49-$95
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org
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