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, military, group and other discounts may be offered.
In and around Richmond: The Richmond Symphony stages two free outdoor concerts, Sept. 7 at Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County and Sept. 14 at Bandy Field Nature Park in Richmond’s West End, and welcomes one of its most stellar conducting alumni, Marin Alsop, joined by violinist Inmo Yang and the Richmond Symphony Chorus in a season-opening Masterworks series program of works by Stravinsky, Paganini, Brahms and Alexander von Zemlinsky, Sept. 21 and 22 at the Carpenter Theatre of Dominion Energy Center. . . . The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia opens its 2019-20 season with a free program on Sept. 14 in the Gellman Room of the Richmond Public Library’s downtown main branch, and a ticketed program on Sept. 15 in Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond. . . . Virginia Commonwealth University’s Rennolds Chamber Concerts series opens with a Sunday matinee by violinist Inmo Yang and pianist Sahun Hong, Sept. 15 at VCU’s Singleton Arts Center. . . . The Alexander Paley Music Festival, this year featuring pianists Alexander Paley and Pei-wen Chen and violinist Amiram Ganz in French music, presents concerts on Sept. 27, 28 and 29 at St. Luke Lutheran Church.
Noteworthy elsewhere: Garth Newel Music Center in Hot Springs wraps up its summer season on Sept. 1 with the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, Parker Quartet and violinist Li-Mei Liang playing works by Mendelssohn and Ellen Taafe Zwilich. . . . The Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival opens on Sept. 8 and continues through Sept. 18, with nine performances at the Paramount Theater, the Unversity of Virginia, Piedmont Virginia Community College and other venues. . . . The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra launches its music-director hunt with Wesley Schulz, the first of five candidates, conducting a program of Sibelius, Brahms and Nielsen, with guest violinist Bella Hristova, Sept. 13 at Williamsburg Community Chapel. . . . JoAnn Falletta opens her final season as music director of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra with a program of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Ravel, with pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk as guest soloist, Sept. 13 at Ferguson Arts Center of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Sept. 14 at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Sept. 15 at Sandler Arts Center in Virginia Beach. . . . The Neave Trio spotlights female composers – Louise Farrenc, Amy Beach, Jennifer Higdon and Cécile Chaminade – in performances on Sept. 16 at Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk and Sept. 17 at Williamsburg Library Theatre. . . . Opera Roanoke and the Roanoke Symphony collaborate in a semi-staged concert presentation of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” Sept. 20 and 22 at the Jefferson Center. . . . Pianist Yuja Wang joins Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra in the NSO’s season-opening gala, Sept. 28 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . The Pacifica Quartet and guitarist Sharon Isbin open Charlottesville’s Tuesday Evening Concerts series with a program of Spanish and Italian chamber works, Oct. 1 at UVa’s Old Cabell Hall.
Sept. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Chesapeake City Park, 900 City Park Drive
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Breid conducting
Joseph Mazzara, baritone
“Symphony under the Stars”
Bill Holcombe: “Looney Tunes Medley”
Wagner: “Die Walküre” – “Ride of the Valkyries”
Rossini: “The Barber of Seville” – Overture, “Largo al factotum”
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 2 in C sharp minor
Mancini: “The Pink Panther” Theme
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (excerpt)
Bizet: “Carmen” – “Toreador’s Song”
Vince Guaraldi: “Linus and Lucy”
John Powell: “Happy Feet”
Hans Zimmer: “The Lion King” Suite
free
(757) 892-6366
virginiasymphony.org
Sept. 1 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Parker String Quartet
Li-Mei Liang, violin
Ellen Taafe Zwilich: Septet for piano trio & string quartet
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20, for strings
$25, $45 with picnic
(540) 839-5018
garthnewel.org
Sept. 1 (8 p.m.)
West Lawn, U.S. Capitol, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke conducting
Mykal Kilgore & Nova Payton, guest stars
“Labor Day Capitol Concert”
pops program TBA
free
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Sept. 4 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Teddy Abrams conducting
The Capital Hearings
Jim James: “The Order of Nature: a Song Cycle”
$29-$109
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Sept. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Park, Atlantic Avenue at 31st Street, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Gonzalo Farias conducting
“Symphony by the Sea”
light-classical program TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
virginiasymphony.org
Sept. 5 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Thomas Wilkins conducting
Jennifer Hudson, guest star
$45-$60
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
wolftrap.org
Sept. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Virginia Opera members
Richmond Ballet
Virginia Repertory Theatre
City Dance Theatre
Elegba Folklore Society
Latin Ballet of Virginia
Quill Theatre
SPARC
Dominion Energy Center 10th Anniversary Celebration
program TBA
$27-$42
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
dominionenergycenter.com
Sept. 6 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
The Piano Guys
classical-pops program TBA
$38-$157
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
wolftrap.org
Sept. 7 (6 p.m.)
Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield County
Richmond Symphony
Daniel Myssyk conducting
John Williams: “The Raiders March”
Humperdinck: “Hansel and Gretel” Prelude
Liszt: “Les Préludes”
Nino Rota: “La Strada” Symphonic Suite (excerpts)
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 2 in C sharp minor
Puccini: “Manon Lescaut” – Act 3 Intermezzo
Suppé: “Poet and Peasant” Overture
Williams: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” Suite (excerpts)
free
(804) 796-4255
richmondsymphony.com
Sept. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Town Point Park, 113 Waterside Drive, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Herndon Foundation Emerging Artists Program singers
Virginia Opera Chorus
Adam Turner conducting
Glenn Winters, emcee
“Opera in the Park”
program TBA
free
(757) 627-9545
vaopera.org
Sept. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Hofheimer Loft, 2818 W. Broad St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA
“Classical Incarnations at the Hof”
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 342-0012
classicalrevolutionrva.com
Sept. 8 (3 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
James Ehnes & Timothy Summers, violins
Yura Lee & David Quiggle, violas
Edward Arron & Raphael Bell, cellos
Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet
Andrew Armstrong, piano
György Kurtág: “Játékok” (“Games”) (excerpts)
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Toshio Hosokawa: “Im Nebel” (“In the Fog”)
Schoenberg: “Verklärte Nacht” (“Transfigured Night”)
$18-$25
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 9 (12:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
James Ehnes, Yura Lee & Timothy Summers, violins
David Quiggle, viola
Edward Arron & Raphael Bell, cellos
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Community Concert
Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Sonata for two cellos
Dvořák: Terzetto in C major, Op. 74
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 12, No. 3
free
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
James Ehnes, Yura Lee & Timothy Summers, violin
David Quiggle, viola
Edward Arron & Raphael Bell, cellos
Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Debussy: “Première Rhapsodie”
Stravinsky: “Suite Italienne”
Respighi: “Quartetto dorico “
Enescu: “Légende”
Dvořák: Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65
$18-$25
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
artists TBA
Music Faculty Gala Concert
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
modlin.richmond.edu/events
Sept. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
IX Art Park Inside Event Space, 522 Second St. SE, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet
Ariadne Greif, soprano
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Timothy Summers, violin
Nicholas Cords & David Quiggle, violas
Edward Arron & Raphael Bell, cello
Matthew Gold, percussion
“Cabaret Evening”
works TBA by Jacques Brel; spirituals, dances, other works TBA
$25
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 12 (12:30 p.m.)
Christ Episcopal Church, 120 W. High St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Nicholas Cords, viola
Raphael Bell & Cameron Crozman, cellos
“Strings at Midday”
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, for solo cello
Caroline Shaw: “In Manus Tuas”
Britten: Suite No. 1, Op. 72, for solo cello
free
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 13 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
artists TBA
Jesus Silva Guitar Scholarship Recital
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
arts.vcu.edu/music/events
Sept. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Wesley Schulz conducting
Nielsen: “Saul and David” – Act 2 Prelude
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major
Bella Hristova, violin
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$38-$58
(757) 229-9857
williamsburgsymphony.org
Sept. 13 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Sept. 14 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Sept. 15 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Tchaikovsky: “Francesca da Rimini”
Rachmaninoff: “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Ravel: “Daphnis et Chloé” suites Nos. 1 & 2
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
virginiasymphony.org
Sept. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Dickinson Theater, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Jennifer Frautschi & Timothy Summers, violins
Nicholas Cords, viola
Raphael Bell & Cameron Crozman, cellos
Sooyun Kim, flute
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Jessica Zhou, harp
I-Jen Fang & Matthew Gold, percussion
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Ariadne Greif, soprano
Janáček: Violin Sonata
Puccini: “Crisantemi” (“Chrysanthemums”)
Respighi: “Il Tramonto” (“The Sunset”)
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Luciano Berio: “Folk Songs”
$18-$25
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 14 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Mary Boodell, flute
Diana Cohen, violin
James Wilson, cello
Roman Rabinovich, piano
Chioke I’Anson, narrator
“Theme and Variations”
Granados: “Goyescas” – “The Maiden and the Nightingale”
Consuelo Velázquez: “Bésame Mucho”
Britten: Suite in C major, Op. 80, for solo cello – Chaconne
John Adams: “Road Movies” – “Relaxed Groove”
Schubert: “Introduction and Vatriations on ‘Trockne Blumen,’ ” D. 802
free
(804) 304-6312
cmscva.org
Sept. 14 (1 p.m.)
Bandy Field Nature Park, Three Chopt Road, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
City Singers Youth Choir
Doctors of Jazz
Jonathan Austin
Heavy Shtetl
The Reflections
program TBA
free
rain date: Sept. 15 (3 p.m., Richmond Symphony only)
(804) 646-5733
richmondsymphony.com
Sept. 14 (4 p.m.)
Goodluck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock
Caroline Whisnant & Sarah Kate Walston, sopranos
Abigail Stinnett, mezzo-soprano
Douglas Jayd Burn, piano
arias, ensembles by Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Offenbach, Johann Strauss II, others
$25
(804) 435-1416
goodluckcellars.com
Sept. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Sept. 15 (2 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Maryland Lyric Opera
Louis Salemno conducting
Puccini: “Il Tabarro” (concert presentation)
Mark Delavan (Michele)
Jill Gardner/Susan Bullock (Giorgetta)
Yi Li/Jonathan Burton (Luigi)
Joseph Michael Brent (Tinca)
Jake Gardner (Talpa)
Allegra De Vita (La Frugola)
Mascagni: “Cavalleria Rusticana” (concert presentation)
Susan Bullock/Jill Gardner (Santuzza)
Jonathan Burton/Yi Li (Turridu)
Allegra De Vita (Lucia)
Mark Delavan (Alfio)
Joowon Chae (Lola)
in Italian
$35-$75
(301) 581-5100
strathmore.org
Sept. 15 (3 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Inmo Yang, violin
Sahun Hong, piano
program TBA
$35
(804) 828-1169
arts.vcu.edu/music/events
Sept. 15 (4 p.m.)
Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Mary Boodell, flute
Diana Cohen, violin
James Wilson, cello
Roman Rabinovich, piano
“Forward/Back”
Satie: “Gnosienne” No. 1
Debussy: “Syrinx” for solo flute
John Adams: “Road Movies”
Brian Nabors: “Énergie” for electronics and flute
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
$30
(804) 304-6312
cmscva.org
Sept. 15 (3 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Jennifer Frautschi & Timothy Summers, violins
Nicholas Cords, viola
Raphael Bell & Cameron Crozman, cellos
Sooyun Kim, flute
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Jessica Zhou, harp
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute and string quartet
Roussel: Trio, Op. 40, for flute, viola and cello
Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie, Op. 124, for violin & harp
Messiaen: “Quartet for the End of Time”
$18-$25
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 15 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Brenda Rae, soprano
Jonathan Ware, piano
Dominick Argento: “Elizabeth’s Songs”
Lowell Liebermann: new work TBA
songs TBA by Liszt, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Richard Strauss
$55
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Sept. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Place, Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Society:
Neave Trio
Louise Farrenc: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 33
Amy Beach: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 150
Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio
Cécile Chaminade: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 11
$30
(757) 552-1630
feldmanchambermusic.org
Sept. 17 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Juan-Pablo Andrade, piano
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
arts.vcu.edu/music/events
Sept. 17 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Neave Trio
Louise Farrenc: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 33
Amy Beach: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 150
Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio
Cécile Chaminade: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 11
$20
(757) 258-8555
chambermusicwilliamsburg.org
Sept. 18 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Tabatha Easley, flute
Alyssa McKeithen, oboe
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
arts.vcu.edu/music/events
Sept. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Dickinson Theater, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Aki Saulière & Timothy Summers, violins
David Quiggle, viola
Raphael Bell, cello
Mimi Solomon, piano
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Schoenfield: “Café Music”
Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
$18-$25
(434) 295-5395
cvillechambermusic.org
Sept. 18 (8 p.m.)
Sept. 19 (8 p.m.)
Sept. 20 (8 p.m.)
Sept. 21 (5 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Maxwell, guest star
“Maxwell: a Night at the Symphony”
program TBA
$39-$399
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Sept. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
The Mansion at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Calidore String Quartet
Caroline Shaw: “Three Essays”
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Schumann: quartet TBA
$30
(301) 581-5100
strathmore.org
Sept. 19 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh conducting
“The Empire Strikes Back in Concert,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$45-$85
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
strathmore.org
Sept. 20 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Sept. 21 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Pops
Adam Turner conducting
Shayna Steele, Brie Cassil & Melissa McMillan, guest stars
“Queens of Soul”
$25-$100
(757) 892-6366
virginiasymphony.org
Sept. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Sept. 22 (2:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave. SW, Roanoke
Opera Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
Steven White conducting
Leoncavallo: “Pagliacci” (semi-staged concert presentation)
Clay Hilley (Canio)
Sara Duchovnay (Nedda)
Corey Crider (Tonio)
Opera Roanoke Chorus
Roanoke College Choirs
in Italian
$20-$120
(540) 345-2550
operaroanoke.org
Sept. 21 (8 p.m.)
Sept. 22 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Marin Alsop conducting
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Psalm 13
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Inmo Yang, violin
Brahms: “Variations on a Theme by Haydn”
Stravinsky: “The Firebird” Suite
$10-$100
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
richmondsymphony.com
Sept. 21 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
John Lunn: “Downton Abbey Suite”
Elgar: “Pomp and Circumstance” March No. 1
Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending”
Ravel: “Tzigane”
Janet Sing, violin
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
$25-$50
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
cfa.gmu.edu
Sept. 21 (8 p.m.)
Sept. 22 ( p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major
Eroica Trio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (“Eroica”)
$39-$79
(301) 581-5100
strathmore.org
Sept. 22 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Guitar & Other Strings:
Timothy Olbrych, Renaissance & baroque guitars
program TBA
$15
(804) 828-1169
arts.vcu.edu/music/events
Sept. 22 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano & speaker
“Keyboard Conversations: Music of Mozart and Haydn”
Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K. 310
Haydn: Sonata in F minor, Hob. XVII:6 (“Un piccolo divertimento”)
Haydn: “Gypsy Rondo”
$26-$44
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
cfa.gmu.edu
Sept. 23 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
eighth blackbird
Rivanna String Quartet
“Coastal Futures Conservatory Concert”
program TBA
free
(804) 924-3376
music.virginia.edu/events
Sept. 25 (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) 828-1169
arts.vcu.edu/music/events
Sept. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Alexander Paley, piano
Debussy: 12 etudes, L 136
Ravel: “Le Tombeau de Couperin”
donation requested
(804) 665-0516
paleymusicfestival.org
Sept. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Alexander Paley, piano
Amiram Ganz, violin
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 2 in E flat major
Ravel: Violin Sonata in A minor (“Posthume”)
Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major
donation requested
(804) 665-0516
paleymusicfestival.org
Sept. 28 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Sept. 29 (3:30 p.m.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville Symphony
Benjamin Rous conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318
Kareem Roustom: “Ramal”
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Albert Kim, piano
$10-$45
(804) 924-3376
music.virginia.edu/events
Sept. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Gershwin: “An American in Paris”
Michael Daugherty: “Night Owl”
Robert Smith: “Great Locomotive Chase”
Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue”
Yuliya Gorenman, piano
$34-$56
(540) 343-9127
rso.com
Sept. 28 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Season-opening gala concert
Bernstein: Divertimento
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor
Yuja Wang, piano
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpet
Stravinsky: “Circus Polka”
Stravinsky: “Scherzo à la Russe”
Shostakovich: “Jazz Suite” No. 2
Gershwin: “An American in Paris”
$65-$199
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Sept. 28 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Verdi: “La forza del destino” Overture
Daniel Bernard Roumain: “Voodoo” Violin Concerto
Daniel Bernard Roumain, violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
strathmore.org
Sept. 29 (3 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Alexander Paley & Pei-wen Chen, pianos
Cécile Chaminade: “Valse Carnavalesque,” Op. 73
Ravel: “La Valse”
Chaminade: “Duo symphonique,” Op. 117
Ravel: “Rapsodie espagnole”
donation requested
(804) 665-0516
paleymusicfestival.org
Oct. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Pacifica Quartet
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Turina: “La Oración del Torero,” Op. 34
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet in F major, Op. 143
Vivaldi: Concerto in D major, RV 93, for guitar and strings
Puccini: “I Crisantemi” (“Chrysanthemums”)
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major, G. 448 (“Fandango”)
$12-$39
(434) 924-3376 (UVa Arts box office)
tecs.org
Oct. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Shanghai Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4
Tan Dun: Quartet No. 1 (“Feng Ya Song”)
Chausson: Concert in D major, Op. 21, for violin, piano and string quartet
Soovin Kim, violin
Orion Weiss, piano
$38
(804) 289-8980
modlin.richmond.edu/events
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