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: Steven Smith and the Richmond Symphony are joined by pianist Terrence Wilson, vocal soloists, narrators and a massed choir from the Richmond Symphony Chorus and five collegiate choirs in “Remembering 1968: a Tribute to MLK Jr.,” highlighted by a performance of Virginia composer Undine Smith Moore’s “Scenes from the Life of a Martyr” on the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., Feb. 3-4 at the Carpenter Theatre of Dominion Energy Center. . . . The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, on its farewell tour, performs on Feb. 17 in the Rennolds Chamber Concerts series at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Singleton Arts Center. . . . Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi play works by Franck, Saint-Saëns, Kreisler and others, Feb. 18 at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Arts Center. . . . Smith and the symphony play works by Schubert, Roussel, Handel, Walton, Milhaud, George Walker, excerpted in a Rush Hour casual concert on Feb. 22 at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, performed in full on Feb. 23 at Kingsway Community Church in Midlothian and Feb. 25 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. . . . Virginia Opera stages Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Feb. 23 and 25 at the Carpenter Theatre, following performances on Feb. 9, 11 and 13 at Norfolk’s Harrison Opera House and Feb. 17-18 at the Center for the Arts of George Mason University in Fairfax. . . . The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia presents violinist Areta Zhulla, cellists Khari Joyner and James Wilson and pianist Phillip Bush playing works by Beethoven and Ravel in a free concert on Feb. 24 in the Gellman Room of the Richmond Public Library and a ticketed concert on Feb. 25 at Perkinson Recital Hall at the University of Richmond.
Noteworthy elsewhere: Pianist Stephen Hough joins Günther Herbig and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn‘s Piano Concerto No. 1, on a program with Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, Feb. 1 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC. . . . Sweden’s Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Solyom conducting, performs in an all-Beethoven program with violinist Catherine Manoukian, Feb. 3 at Moss Arts Center of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, and works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Smetana with pianist Nareh Arghamanyan, Feb. 9 at GMU’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax. . . . The Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet plays a new Piano Quartet by film-score great Danny Elfman, along with works by Mozart, Schumann and others, Feb. 8 at Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Arts Center in Newport News. . . . Riccardo Muti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music of Brahms, Verdi and Samuel Adams, Feb. 7 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. . . . Clarinetist David Shifrin, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han play works by Beethoven, Bruch and Brahms, Feb. 13 at Old Cabell Hall of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. . . . French pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays Bach’s “Goldberg Variations,” Feb. 13 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The National Symphony Orchestra Pops, Steven Reineke conducting, is joined by a cast of Broadway luminaries in a concert presentation of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” Feb. 14, 16 and 17 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Britain’s Doric String Quartet plays Haydn, Britten and Beethoven, Feb. 17 at the Library of Congress in DC. . . . Pianist Mitsuko Uchida performs in an all-Schubert program, Feb. 21 at Strathmore. . . . Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Leonidas Kavakos and pianist Emanuel Ax play Brahms and Schubert, Feb. 23 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The National Philharmonic, Piotr Gajrewski conducting, performs in a concert presentation of The Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” starring Kevin Deas as Porgy and Marlissa Hudson as Bess, Feb. 24 at Strathmore. . . . Saxophonist Branford Marsalis joins Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in works by Ibert and Milhaud, on a program also featuring Stravinsky’s “Le sacre du printemps” (“The Rite of Spring”) and Anna Clyne’s “Abstractions,” Feb. 25 at Strathmore.
Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Feb. 3 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
Michael Krajewski conducting
Dave Bennett, clarinet, guitar, piano & vocals
“Whole Lotta Shakin’ – Swing to Rock”
$25-$100
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Feb. 1 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 2 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conducting
Tchaikovsky: “The Tempest”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Stravinsky: “Le Baiser de la fée” (“The Fairy’s Kiss”)
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Günther Herbig conducting
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Stephen Hough, piano
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
$35-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org
Feb. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Roper Arts Center, 340 Granby St., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Rous conducting
Maureen Elgersman Lee & Cassandra Newby-Alexander, speakers
“Songs of Freedom”
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1 (“Afro-American”) (excerpts)
trad.: spirituals TBA
$9-$50
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Feb. 3 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 4 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Mayor Levar Stoney, narrator (Feb. 3)
Kelli Lemon & Gary Flowers, narrators (Feb. 4)
“Remembering 1968: a Tribute to MLK Jr.”
Mary D. Watkins: “Five Movements in Color” –
I. “Once Upon a Time”
II. “Soul of Remembrance”
Jonathan Bailey Holland: “Equality”
Beethoven: “Choral Fantasy” in C minor
Terrence Wilson, piano
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Undine Smith Moore: “Scenes from the Life of a Martyr”
Bahati Barton, soprano
Kendall Gladen, mezzo-soprano
Colin Eaton, tenor
Robert Cantrell, bass-baritone
combined choir from Richmond Symphony Chorus and Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University, Virginia State University, Longwood University & Norfolk State University choirs
$10-$80
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 3 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Daniel Sender, violin
Ayn Balija, viola
Adam Carter, cello
Peter D’Elia, piano
“Beethoven by the Book”
works TBA by Beethoven, contemporary composers
free
(434) 924-3052
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Feb. 3 (4 p.m.)
Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom conducting
Beethoven: “Egmont” Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major
Catherine Manoukian, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (“Eroica”)
$40-$75
(540) 231-5300
http://artscenter.vt.edu
Feb. 3 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Mo Yang, violin
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture
Prokofiev: “Romeo and Juliet” (excerpts)
Fairfax County All-Stars Youth Orchestra
$39-$65
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.fairfaxsymphony.org
Feb. 3 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Mozart: “Grand Scherzo” (based on the finale to Act I of “Così fan tutte”) (arr. Anderson & Roe)
Thomas Adès: “Concert Paraphrase on ‘Powder Her Face’ ”
Bizet: “Carmen Fantasy” (arr. Anderson & Roe)
John Adams: “Hallelujah Junction”
Anderson & Roe: “Hallelujah Variations (Variations on a Theme by Leonard Cohen)”
Lennon & McCartney: “Let It Be” (arr. Anderson & Roe)
$45
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Feb. 4 (8 p.m.)
Hofheimer Building, 2818 W. Broad St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA:
Andrew McEvoy, guitar
album release party
classical, gypsy jazz works TBA
$5 in advance, $8 at door
(804) 342-0012
http://crrva.yapsody.com/event/index/187641?ref=elink
Feb. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Place, Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Series:
Chiara String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor, Op. 12
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor
Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
$30
(757) 552-1630
http://www.feldmanchambermusic.org
Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Chiara String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor, Op. 12
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor
Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 258-8555
http://chambermusicwilliamsburg.org
Feb. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Andreas Kern & Paul Cibis, pianos
“The Piano Battle”
works TBA by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, others
$14.75-$29.75
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net
Feb. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Carla Dirilkov Canales, vocalist
Justin Snyder, piano
Alexander Bernstein, narrator
“Leonard Bernstein, His World Through Music”
works TBA by Bernstein
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 7 (1 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Agnes Wan, piano
Michael Steven Lianos, organ
Poulenc: Piano Concerto
Rachmaninoff: “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”
free
(757) 229-3631
http://www.bedeva.org/concerts
Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conducting
Verdi: “I vespri siciliani” Overture
Samuel Adams: “many words of love”
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in A major
$50-$165
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Feb. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor
Alfred Schnittke: Piano Quartet (after Mahler)
Danny Elfman: Piano Quartet (premiere)
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
$47
(757) 594-8752
http://fergusoncenter.org
Feb. 8 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 10 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel conducting
Dukas: “Polyeucte” Overture
Bloch: “Schelomo”
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Rachmaninoff: “The Rock”
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Wagner: “Wesendonck Lieder”
Mahler: “Rückert Lieder”
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 9 (8 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Daniel Stipe, organ
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548 (“Wedge”)
Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation
Anne Wilson: Toccata
Percy Whitlock: “Five Pieces” – Allegretto (Folk Tune)
Mary Beth Bennett: Prelude and Toccata on “Kingsfold”
Duruflé: Prelude and Fugue “on the Name ALAIN”
free
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org/music
Feb. 9 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 11 (2:30 p.m.)
Feb. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Britten: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Heather Buck (Tytania)
Matthew Burns (Bottom)
David Blalock (Lysander)
Kristen Choi (Hermia)
Owen Willetts (Oberon)
Mary-Hollis Hundley (Helena)
Joseph Lattanzi (Demetrius)
Adriane Kerr (Hippolyta)
Walter Swan (Theseus)
Morgan White (Puck)
Michael Shell, stage director
in English, English captions
$31.82-$109.09
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org
Feb. 9 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Ensemble Galilei
Irish and Scottish airs and dance tunes, early and medieval music, original works TBA
free
(434) 924-3052
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Feb. 9 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom conducting
Smetana: “Má Vlast” (“My Homeland”) – “Šárka”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Nareh Arghamanyan, piano
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
$36-$60
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu
Feb. 10 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Shawn Earle, clarinet
“The Cross-Cultural Clarinet”
contemporary works TBA influenced by non-Western cultures
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org
Feb. 10 (4 p.m.)
Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Caroline Whisnant, soprano
Tracey Welborn, tenor
Charles Staples, piano
“In Love with Music”
works TBA by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Wagner, Léhar, Bernstein, others
free
(804) 359-5628
http://ghtc.org
Feb. 10 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 11 (4 p.m.)
Altria Theater, Main and Laurel streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
conductor TBA
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$52.50-$82.50
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 11 (3 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave SW, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
Akemi Takayama, violin
Copland: “Appalachian Spring” (original version)
$29-$53
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com
Feb. 10 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Brian Ganz, piano
“Chopin’s Hidden Gems and All-Time Favorites”
$34-$88
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org
Feb. 11 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
Greater Richmond Children’s Choir
Crystal Jonkman directing
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 272-7514
http://bonairpc.org
Feb. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Shifrin-Finckel-Han Trio
Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B flat major, Op. 11
Bruch: “Eight Pieces,” Op. 83 (excerpts)
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
$12-$39
(434) 924-3376
http://tecs.org
Feb. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
J.S. Bach: “Goldberg Variations,” BWV 988
$65
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Feb. 14 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 16 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 17 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Bernstein: “West Side Story” (concert presentation)
Corey Cott (Tony)
Solea Pfeiffer (Maria)
Krysta Rodriguez (Anita)
Ephraim Sykes (Riff)
Joel Perez (Bernardo)
Francesca Zambello, stage director
in English
$24-$125
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 17 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
Steven Smith conducting
“Side-by-Side”
works TBA by Verdi, Elgar, Borodin
free
(804) 788-4717
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 17 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Anton Reicha: Quintet in D major, Op. 91, No. 3
Hindemith: “Kleine Kammermusik,” Op. 24, No. 2
Henri Tomasi: “Five Sacred and Profane Dances”
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
$35
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Feb. 17 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Feb. 18 (3:30 p.m.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville Symphony
Benjamin Rous conducting
Nathan Shields: “Ricercar”
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Rachel Duncan, trumpet
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in A major
$10-$45
(434) 924-3376
http://www.cvillesymphony.org
Feb. 17 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 18 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Britten: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Heather Buck (Tytania)
Matthew Burns (Bottom)
David Blalock (Lysander)
Kristen Choi (Hermia)
Owen Willetts (Oberon)
Mary-Hollis Hundley (Helena)
Joseph Lattanzi (Demetrius)
Adriane Kerr (Hippolyta)
Walter Swan (Theseus)
Morgan White (Puck)
Michael Shell, stage director
in English, English captions
$54-$110
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Feb. 17 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, East Capitol Street at First Street NE, Washington
Doric String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 64, No. 6
Britten: Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
Beethoven: Quartet in B flat major, Op. 130
Beethoven: “Great Fugue,” Op. 133
free; tickets required via http://www.eventbrite.com
(202) 707-5502
http://www.loc.gov/concerts
Feb. 17 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh conducting
Florence Price: “Dances in the Canebreaks”
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Joyce Yang, piano
Mussorgsky-Ravel: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
$35-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org
Feb. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Gil Shaham, violin
Akira Eguchi, piano
Kreisler: “Praeludium and Allegro”
Prokofiev: “Five Melodies,” Op. 3
Franck: Sonata in A major
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, for solo violin
Saint-Saëns: “Introduction and Rondo capriccioso”
Avner Dorman: “Nigunim”
$40
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
performers TBA
“Faculty Showcase”
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Feb. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Xaver Foley, double-bass
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Xaver Foley: “The Falling Seagull”
Foley: “Irish Fantasy”
Johannes Sperger: Sonata in B minor
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 21 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Terry Austin directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Feb. 21 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D. 958
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 664
Schubert: Sonata in G major, D. 894
$35-$95
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Feb. 22 (6:30 p.m.)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Overbrook Road at Ownby Lane, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
works by Schubert, Roussel, Handel, Walton, Milhaud, George Walker
$15 (seating limited)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 22 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 23 (11:30 a.m.)
Feb. 24 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Marek Janowski conducting
Weber: “Euryanthe” Overture
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
$15-$94
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 23 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 25 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Britten: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Heather Buck (Tytania)
Matthew Burns (Bottom)
David Blalock (Lysander)
Kristen Choi (Hermia)
Owen Willetts (Oberon)
Mary-Hollis Hundley (Helena)
Joseph Lattanzi (Demetrius)
Adriane Kerr (Hippolyta)
Walter Swan (Theseus)
Morgan White (Puck)
Michael Shell, stage director
in English, English captions
$20-$120
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://vaopera.org
Feb. 23 (7 p.m.)
Kingsway Community Church, 14111 Sovereign Grace Drive, Midlothian
Feb. 25 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Schubert: “Overture in the Italian Style” in C major, D. 591
Roussel: “Concert pour petit orchestre,” Op. 34
Handel: “Water Music” Suite No. 2 in D major
George Walker: “Lyric for Strings”
Walton: “Façade” Suite No. 2
Milhaud: “Le boeuf sur le toit”
$20 (Feb. 23)
$22 (Feb. 25)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 23 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Feb. 24 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Feb. 25 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Mendelssohn: “Hebrides” Overture
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Prisca Benoit, piano
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Feb. 23 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Emanuel Ax, piano
Brahms: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 8
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D. 898
$75-$300
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Feb. 23 (8:15 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Berhesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting & speaking
“Off the Cuff: Rite of Spring”
Stravinsky: “Le sacre du printemps” (“The Rite of Spring”)
$35-$89
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org
Feb. 24 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Areta Zhulla, violin
Khari Joyner & James Wilson, cellos
Phillip Bush, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello
free
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org
Feb. 24 (2 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, East Capitol Street at First Street NE, Washington
Vienna Piano Trio
Haydn: Piano Trio in B flat major, Hob. XV:20
Schoenberg-Steuermann: “Verklärte Nacht” (“Transfigured Night”)
Brahms: Piano Trio in C major, Op. 87
free; tickets required via http://www.eventbrite.com
(202) 707-5502
http://www.loc.gov/concerts
Feb. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Julius Drake, piano
Schubert Lieder TBA
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 24 (8 p.m.)
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW, Washington
PUBLIQuartet
works TBA by Jessie Montgomery, Meredith Monk, Caroline Shaw, Jihyun Kim, others
$40
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Feb. 24 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
The Gershwins: “Porgy and Bess” (concert presentation)
Kevin Deas (Porgy)
Marlissa Hudson (Bess)
Michael Redding (Crown)
Chauncey Packer (Sportin’ Life)
Aundi Moore (Serena)
Edward Pleasant (Jake)
NaGuanda Nobles (Carla/Maria)
Colin Eaton (Mingo/Peter Robbins)
National Philharmonic Chorale
in English
$25-$82
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org
Feb. 25 (4 p.m.)
Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Areta Zhuller, violin
Khari Joyner, cello
Phillip Bush, piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
$28
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org
Feb. 25 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Anna Clyne: “Abstractions”
Ibert: “Concertino da camera”
Milhaud: “Scaramouche”
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
Stravinsky: “Le sacre du printemps” (“The Rite of Spring”)
$35-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org
Feb. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Brown Alley Room, Weinstein Hall, University of Richmond
Neumann Lecture on Music:
George Lipsitz, speaker
“Accompaniment as Social Practice”
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 26 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Kimball Theatre, Merchants Square, Williamsburg
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Janna Hymes conducting
Couperin: “Les barricades mysterieuses” (“The Mysterious Barricades”)
Thomas Adès: “Three Studies from Couperin”
Ravel: “Le Tombeau de Couperin”
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D major (“The Clock”)
$48-$58 (no online ordering)
(757) 229-9857
http://williamsburgsymphony.org
Feb. 28 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Tiffany Valvo, clarinet
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
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