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: Pianist Alexander Paley performs in two recitals in the winter edition of his Richmond music festival, joining his wife and duo partner, Pei-wen Chen, in Carl Czerny’s piano four-hands arrangement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on Jan. 9, and playing sonatas of Beethoven, Liszt and Scriabin on Jan. 10, both at St. Luke Lutheran Church. . . . Two of the candidates auditioning to become the next music director of the Richmond Symphony visit in the coming month: Ankush Kumar Bahl, leading a Masterworks program of Bruckner, Mozart and John Adams, with Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, as guest soloist, Jan. 11 at the Carpenter Theatre of Dominion Energy Center and Jan. 12 at Mount Vernon Baptist church in Glen Allen, as well as a Symphony Pops program, “Journey to the Cosmos,” Jan. 18 at the Carpenter Theatre; and Laura Jackson, currently music director of the Reno (NV) Philharmonic, leading a Masterworks program of Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Michael Gandalfi, with guest cellist Julian Schwarz, Jan. 31 at Midlothian High School and Feb. 1 at the Carpenter Theatre. . . . The Jefferson Baroque ensemble performs in a free program on Jan. 25 in the Gellman Room of the Richmond Public Library’s downtown main branch.
Noteworthy elsewhere: The National Symphony Orchestra is joined by pianist Yefim Bronfman and guest conductor Gemma New in music of Beethoven, Holst and Salina Fisher, Jan. 16, 18 and 19 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . Two of classical music’s most stellar siblings visit the Music Center at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC: Pianist Orli Shaham joining the National Philharmonic in all-Mozart program on Jan. 18 and 19, and violinist Gil Shaham joining the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, on a Jan. 26 program also featuring works by Shostakovich and Haydn. . . . Scotland’s Dunedin Consort, with mezzo-soprano Meg Bragle, present an all-Bach program of orchestral works and solo cantatas, Jan. 20 at the Library of Congress’ Coolidge Auditorium in DC. . . . Two leading young British cellists perform in the Washington area: Kian Soltani in a recital of Stravinsky, Beethoven, Franck and Arvo Pärt, Jan. 20 at the Kennedy Center, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, joining Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a program of Saint-Saëns, Dvořák and Florence Beatrice Price, Jan. 30 at Strathmore. . . . Patricia Kopatchinskaja, the violinist famed for her innovative programming, is joined by cellist Jay Campbell in a recital mixing early and modern music, Jan. 21 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Scottish conductor Douglas Boyd leads the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, with guest violinist Elena Urioste, in a program of Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, Ravel and Berlioz, Jan. 24 at Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Arts Center in Newport News, Jan. 25 at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk and Jan. 26 at Sandler Arts Center in Virginia Beach. . . . Two more violin stars play programs of Beethoven sonatas: Midori, performing with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Jan. 25 at Strathmore, and Anne-Sophie Mutter, with pianist Lambert Orkis, Feb. 1 at the Kennedy Center. . . . British early-music master Richard Egarr and guests inaugurate a reproduction of the harpsichord that George Washington brought to Mount Vernon in 1793 for his granddaughter, Nelly Custis, in a Jan. 26 recital at the Kennedy Center. . . . Virginia Opera opens its new production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” (“Cinderella”), Jan. 31, Feb. 2 and 4 at Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, with further performances in February at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University in Fairfax and the Carpenter Theatre in Richmond. . . . The Cleveland-based early music troupe Apollo’s Fire brings its “Return to Sugarloaf Mountain: an Appalachian Gathering” to Roanoke’s Jefferson Center on Jan. 31.
Jan. 1 (noon)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
“Primary Colors”
Debussy: Piano Trio in G major
Anton Arensky: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
$25 (concert), $62 (concert & brunch)
(540) 839-5018
garthnewel.org
Jan. 4 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh conducting
“Amadeus,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
strathmore.org
Jan. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Hofheimer Loft, 2818 W. Broad St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA:
artists TBA
“Classical Incarnations at the Hof”
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 342-0012
classicalrevolutionrva.com
Jan. 8 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
The Washington Chorus
Andy Brick conducting
“Game ON!”
works TBA from video games
$29-$89
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Alexander Paley & Pei-wen Chen, piano four-hands
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”) (piano four-hands arrangement by Carl Czerny)
donation requested
(804) 665-9516
paleymusicfestival.org
Jan. 9 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 10 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
conductor TBA
Diana Ross, guest star
$39-$219
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Alexander Paley, piano
Beethoven: “Rondo alla ingharese quasi un capriccio” in G major, Op. 129 (“Rage over a Lost Penny”)
Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Liszt: “Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata”
Scriabin: Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
donation requested
(804) 665-9516
paleymusicfestival.org
Jan. 11 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Jan. 12 (3 p.m.)
Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 11220 Nuckols Road, Glen Allen
Richmond Symphony
Ankush Kumar Bahl conducting
John Adams: “The Chairman Dances”
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major
$10-$82 (Richmond); $20 (Glen Allen)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 12 (3 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Rous conducting
“Happy Birthday, Beethoven”
works TBA by Beethoven
$12-$22
(757) 892-6366
virginiasymphony.org
Jan. 12 (3 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Will Liverman, baritone
Ken Noda, piano
Schubert: “Die Winterreise,” D. 911
$42
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
wolftrap.org
Jan. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
James Blanchly conducting
Ethel Smyth: “The Prison” Chorale Prelude
Barber: “Knoxville, Summer of 1915”
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
$38-$58
(757) 229-9857
williamsburgsymphony.org
Jan. 16 (7 p.m.)
Jan. 18 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 19 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New conducting
Salina Fisher: “Rainphase”
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Holst: “The Planets”
women’s voices of University of Maryland Concert Choir
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Do-Hyun Kim, piano
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Mozart: Sonata in G major, K. 283
Bartók: Sonata, Sz. 80
Chopin: 12 études, Op. 25
$29-$45
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Rosa Feola, soprano
Iain Burnside, piano
works TBA by Donizetti, Verdi, Liszt, Respighi, Paolo Tosti
$55
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 18 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Ankush Kumar Bahl conducting
“Journey to the Cosmos”
works TBA by Holst, John Williams, others
$10-$82
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 18 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 19 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Mozart: “Il re pastore” Sinfonia
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Orli Shaham, piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)
$39-$79
(301) 582-5100
strathmore.org
Jan. 20 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, East Capitol Street at First Street NE, Washington
Dunedin Consort
John Butt directing
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Widerstehe doch der Sünde,” BWV 54
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Wergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust,” BWV 170
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
free; tickets required (via eventbrite.com)
(202) 707-5502
loc.gov/concerts
Jan. 21 (6 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Chris Chaffee, flute
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
arts.vcu.edu/music/events
Jan. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Series:
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Jay Campbell, cello
anon. (Winchester Troper, 11th century): Alleluia
Jörg Widmann: 24 duos for violin and cello – XXI. “Valse bavaroise;” XXIV. Toccatina all’inglese (presto possibile)
Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia
Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello
Iannis Xenakis: “Dhipli Zyia”
Guillaume de Machaut: Balade 4 (“Biauté qui”)
György Ligeti: “Hommage à Hilding Rosenberg”
Kodály: Duo for violin and cello
$45-$50
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington Performing Arts:
Kian Soltani, cello
Julio Elizade, piano
Stravinsky: “Suite Italienne”
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 69
Arvo Pärt: “Fratres”
Franck-Delsart: Sonata in A major
$40
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
washingtonperformingarts.org
Jan. 22 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
Tang Muhai conducting
works TBA by Tan Dun, Luo Xiaoci, Huang Lei, Fang Dongqing, Jiang Ying, others
$15-$59
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 22 (8 p.m.)
The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
women’s voices of University of Maryland Concert Choir
Gemma New conducting
Holst: “The Planets”
$15-$30
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
The Mansion at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Paul Galbraith, guitar
Antonio Meneses, cello
Brazilian classical works TBA
$30
(301) 582-5100
strathmore.org
Jan. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University Health Orchestra
Will Pattie conducting
Alán Saucedo Estrada, cello
Pablo Talamante, tenor
program TBA
donation requested; proceeds benefit cathedral’s New Pipe Organ Campaign
(804) 359-5651
richmondcathedral.org
Jan. 24 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Jan. 25 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Jan. 26 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Douglas Boyd conducting
Stravinsky: “Fireworks”
Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending”
Ravel: “Tzigane”
Elena Urioste, violin
Berlioz: “Symphonie fantastique”
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
virginiasymphony.org
Jan. 24 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 25 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Dvořák: “Carnival” Overture
Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major
$15-$99
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 25 (11 a.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony LolliPops
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Kayleigh Kim, violin
“It’s a Symphony Sing-Along!”
vintage pop and light classical songs TBA
$10 (child), $20 (adult)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 25 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Jefferson Baroque
program TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
rvalibrary.org
Jan. 25 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Lodge, 310 S. England St.
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
Ann Hampton Callaway, guest star
“Cabaret and Cocktails”
program TBA
$45-$85
(757) 229-9857
williamsburgsymphony.org
Jan. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
David Glover conducting
“Broadway by Request”
program TBA
$25-$82
(434) 846-8499
lynchburgsymphony.org
Jan. 25 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Washington Performing Arts:
Midori, violin
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 12, No. 2
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 12, No. 3
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
$40-$80
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
washingtonperformingarts.org
Jan. 26 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
John Mayhood, piano
Haydn: Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20
Schumann: “Carnaval,” Op. 9
Schubert: Sonata in B flat major, D. 960
$15
(434) 924-3376
music.virginia.edu/events
Jan. 26 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano & speaker
“Keyboard Conversations: Commemorating Rachmaninoff and Debussy”
$26-$44
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
cfa.gmu.edu
Jan. 26 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Richard Egarr, harpsichord
Rowan Pierce, soprano
William Carter, theorbo
works TBA by Purcell, Handel, John Blow, Johann Caspar Kerll, others, from Nelly Custis’ Song Book at Mount Vernon
$45
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 26 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds conducting
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Gil Shaham, violin
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E flat major (“Drumroll”)
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
strathmore.org
Jan. 30 (7 p.m.)
Jan. 31 (11:30 a.m.)
Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck conducting
Mason Bates: “Resurrexit”
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
$15-$99
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Studio K, Kennedy Center, Washington
Mason Bates’ KC Jukebox:
Juan Atkins, electronica
program TBA
$20-$35
(800) 444-1324
kennedy-center.org
Jan. 30 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Florence Beatrice Price: “The Oak”
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
strathmore.org
Jan. 31 (7 p.m.)
Midlothian High School, 401 Charter Colony Parkway
Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Laura Jackson conducting
Michael Gandolfi: “The Garden of Cosmic Speculation” (excerpts)
Tchaikovsky: “Variations on a Rococo Theme”
Julian Schwarz, cello
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major (“Titan”)
$10-$20 (Midlothian); $10-$82 (Richmond)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 31 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 2 (2:30 p.m.)
Feb. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Rossini: “La Cenerentola” (“Cinderella”)
Alyssa Martin (Angelina [Cinderella])
David Walton (Don Ramiro)
Joseph Lattanzi (Dandini)
Dale Travis (Don Magnifico)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$130
(866) 673-7282
vaopera.org
Jan. 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave. SW, Roanoke
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell directing
“Return to Sugarloaf Mountain: an Appalachian Gathering”
$20-$75
(540) 345-2550
operaroanoke.org
Feb. 1 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Washington Performing Arts:
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lambert Orkis, piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 23
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
$35-$110
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
washingtonperformingarts.org
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