Day: March 1, 2022

In 1931, Florence Reese, the wife of a mine workers’ union organizer, wrote a song whose refrain should be ringing in some influential ears:

Which side are on you on, boys?
Which side are you on?

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has forced that question on all sorts of people and entities: this country’s ex-president and his followers, energy and mining companies, financiers and fixers, purveyors of high-end properties and luxury goods, icons of highbrow culture in Russia and their promoters in the West.

Russia’s classical musicians and ballet dancers – who since tsarist times have rivaled vodka and caviar among the country’s most desired exports – must be dismayed by the international ostracizing of the conductor Valery Gergiev, one of Putin’s most high-profile supporters in the Russian cultural elite.

Their association dates back to the 1990s, when Gergiev was restoring the Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg to world stature, with support from Putin, then a key apparatchik in the city government. After Putin rose to national power, Gergiev was there for him, again and again.

In 2008, when Russia carved South Ossetia out of Georgia, Gergiev, a son of Ossetians who spent much of his youth in the region, led a concert in tribute to dead secessionists. In 2012, he appeared in a television ad for Putin’s presidential campaign. A year later, he offered a clumsy rationale for homophobic legislation enacted by Putin. In 2014, he signed a letter by cultural figures calling for the Russian annexation of Crimea. In 2016, he led his Mariinsky Orchestra in a concert in the ruins of ancient Palmyra in Syria, celebrating the Russian forces fighting alongside Bashar al-Assad’s army.

Along the way, Gergiev’s Mariinsky Theatre was treated to a lavish expansion of its physical plant in St. Petersburg, establishment of satellite venues in Russia’s Far East, and employment of the company as a premier cultural representative of the Russian state. The conductor received a number of official awards, among them designation as a “hero of labor” – fitting, as he’s certainly gotten his hands dirty.

On the Putinesque scale of friendship-with-benefits, Gergiev qualifies at least as an honorary oligarch. Now, he’s one of the first of Putin’s favorites to take a serious hit from Western sanctions.

The Vienna Philharmonic, which has engaged Gergiev regularly as a guest conductor, dropped him from tour performances in New York and Florida. (Also disinvited from the concerts was pianist Denis Matsuev, another Russian artist in the Putin orbit.) Carnegie Hall in New York has canceled concerts by Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra that had been scheduled in the spring. Gergiev has been dismissed from his post as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic. His German talent agent has bailed on him. La Scala in Milan, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Riga Jurmala Festival in Latvia, the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus and the Edinburgh Festival are severing their relationships with Gergiev for his failure to denounce the invasion.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for him to speak out. Crossing Putin could cost him his Mariinsky empire. His silence may end his career outside Russia – except, perhaps, in China and a few Putin-friendly cultural backwaters. (That might be enough to keep him fully employed. China has become a lucrative destination for classical musicians.)

While Gergiev stays silent, some of his compatriots are struggling to thread the needle between patriotism and decency. Anna Netrebko, the star soprano (and the most famous Mariinsky alumna), came out against the Ukraine invasion, but added, “[F]orcing artists, or any public figure, to voice their political opinions in public and to denounce their homeland is not right. . . . I am not a political person.” She subsequently canceled all her performances in the near future.

Netrebko’s statement might be a template for other semi-disclaimers to come from prominent Russian artists who aren’t ready to leave the country or to become non-persons at home.

How should the civilized world deal with cultural figures from rogue states? It’s a question we keep having to ask.

After World War II, the victorious powers and their cultural establishments assessed the culpability of artists who worked in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and under collaborationist regimes in occupied countries. During the Cold War, suspicions abounded about officially favored artists from the Soviet Union and its satellites in Central and Eastern Europe. In recent years, we’ve wondered how to treat artists who are on good terms with China’s authoritarian regime.

Viewing artists through a political lens may be unfair: Most are either disinterested or naïve when it comes to politics, and few cultural figures exert any meaningful political influence on dictators.

The moral view is less cloudy: Actively promoting a repressive or warmongering regime ought to disqualify an artist – or anyone else – from participating in civilized cultural discourse.

Historically, though, drawing the line has been a selective exercise. Nearly 80 years after the destruction of the Nazi regime, and more than 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, most of the cultural figures who benefitted from the dictators’ favor have been dead long enough for their unsavory links to be overlooked or explained away. The rehabilitation of some of them began when the ink had barely dried on their party cards.

It’s too soon to even guess how long artists associated with Putin will be shunned in free societies. Some who’ve taken their leave from Gergiev seem to be hedging their bets – his now-former talent agent called him “one of the greatest conductors of all time” and “a visionary artist.” Considering the musical establishment’s years-long willingness to overlook Gergiev’s ties to the dictator, no one should be surprised to see him restored to classical music’s first tier when the smoke clears and the bodies are buried.

The apolitical and the amoral all too often go hand in hand.

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 ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, military, group and other discounts may be offered.

Each listing includes primary Covid-19 safety protocols for the event. Contact presenters or venues for detailed requirements.

March 1 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Magdalena Adamek & Michelle Huang, piano duo
works TBA by Barber, Copland, Henryk Górecki, Astor Piazzolla, Richard Bennett
free
masks required
online live-stream: http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Garrick Ohlsson & Kirill Gerstein, piano duo
Thomas Adès: “Powder Her Face” Suite
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Busoni: “Fantasia Contrappuntistica”
Ravel: “La Valse”
$35 (general admission)
masks required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

March 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Kodály: “Dances of Galanta”
Joaquin Turina: “Danzas fantásticas,” Op. 22
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”)
Rebecca Davy, organ
$55 (live attendance); $25 (online stream)
masks recommended
(757) 229-9857
http://williamsburgsymphony.org

March 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
March 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
March 6 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Jacomo Bairos conducting
Kishi Bashi: “Improvisations on EO 9066”
Kishi Bashi, violin
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor
$25-$110
masks required
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 3 (7 p.m.)
March 4 (8 p.m.)
March 5 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Dvořák: “The Wood-Dove”
Carlos Simon: “Tales – a Folklore Symphony”
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major
James Ehnes, violin
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(804) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 4 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Valerie Coleman: “UMOJA: Anthem of Unity”
works TBA by Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, Borodin
Caleb Stanger, violin
Zach Williams, cello
free
masks required
online live-stream: http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 4 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
The Ten Tenors
program TBA
$38-$58
masks required
(757) 594-8752
http://fergusoncenter.org

March 5 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Melissa Reardon, viola
Mary Boodell, flute
Charles Overton, harp
Chioke l’Anson, speaker
Angela Lehman, curator
“Our Flavors”
program TBA
free
masks required
online live-stream: http://rvalibrary.org/events/gellman-concerts/
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org

March 5 (7 p.m.)
March 9 (7:30 p.m.)
March 13 (2 p.m.)
March 19 (7 p.m.)
March 21 (7 p.m.)
March 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington National Opera
Robert Spano conducting
“Written in Stone”
Jason Moran: “Chantal”
Alicia Hall Moran (Chantal)
Huang Ruo & David Henry Hwang: “The Rift”
Karen Vuong (Maya Lin)
Nina Yoshida Nelsen (Phuong Tran)
Christian Mark Gibbs (Grady Mitchell)
Rod Gilfry (Robert McNamara)
Kamala Sankaram & A.M. Homes: “Rise”
Vanessa Becerra (Alicia Hernández)
J’Nai Bridges (Officer Victoria Wilson)
Daryl Freedman (A Powerful Woman/Adelaide Johnson)
Danielle Talamantes (Maria Hernández)
Suzannah Waddington (The Monument)
Marc Bamuthi Joseph & Carlos Simon: “it all falls down”
J’Nai Bridges (Laurel)
Christian Mark Gibbs (Bklyn)
Alfred Walker (Mtchll)
James Robinson, stage director
in English, English captions
$35-$199
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(804) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 6 (4 p.m.)
Seventh Street Christian Church, Grove and Malvern avenues, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Njioma Grevious, violin
Melissa Reardon, viola
Mary Boodell, flute
Charles Overton, harp
Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie in A major, Op. 124, for violin & harp
Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola & harp
David Bruce: “The Eye of Night” for flute, viola & harp
Onutė Narbutaitė: “Winterserenade” (after Schubert) for flute, violin & viola
$30
masks required
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org

March 6 (3 p.m.)
Cave Spring United Methodist Church, 4505 Hazel Drive, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra winds
David Stewart Wiley, piano
Mozart: Quintet in E flat major, K. 452, for piano & winds
Mozart: Serenade in C minor, K. 388, for winds
$32-$49
masks recommended
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

March 6 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Martin James Bartlett, piano
Rameau: Suite in A minor – VII. Gavotte et six doubles
François Couperin: “Les Barricades Mystérieuses”
François Couperin: “Le Tic Toc Choc ou Les Maillotins”
Haydn: Sonata in A flat major, Hob. XVI:46
Wagner-Liszt: “Tristan und Isolde” – “Liebestod”
Julian Anderson: “She Hears”
Rachmaninoff-Wild: “Where Beauty Dwells”
Rachmaninoff-Wild: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Rachmaninoff: “Polka de W.R. Ravel – La Valse”
$40
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(202) 784-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

March 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Plaza, Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Society:
Parker Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in D major, K. 575
Vijay Iyer: “Mozart Effects”
Billy Childs: “Unrequited”
Janáček: Quartet No. 2 (“Intimate Letters”)
$25
masks required
(757) 552-1630
http://feldmanchambermusic.org

March 7 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Emanuel Ax, piano
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1
Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1, No. 2
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 11 (“Gassenhauer”)
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”)
$60-$200
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(202) 784-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

March 8 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Parker Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in D major, K. 575
Vijay Iyer: “Mozart Effects”
Billy Childs: “Unrequited”
Janáček: Quartet No. 2 (“Intimate Letters”)
$25 (waiting list)
masks required
(757) 741-3300 (Williamsburg Regional Library)
http://chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

March 10 (6:30 p.m.)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Overbrook Road at Ownby Lane, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
conductor TBA
program TBA
$30
proof of vaccination or recent negative test results, photo ID & masks required
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

March 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Governor’s School for the Arts Orchestra
Benjamin Rous conducting
“Side by Side Concert”
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor
$10-$25
masks required
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 11 (7 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
Robert Gallagher, organ
“My Favorite Bach”
works TBA by J.S. Bach
free; ticket reservation required
masks required
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org

March 11 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:
Michael Brown & Gloria Chien, piano
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Chopin: Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin: Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1
Chopin: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8
$44
proof of vaccination or negative test result, photo ID & masks required
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org

March 12 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Sofya Gulyak, piano
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major
$45-$70
proof of vaccination or negative test result, photo ID & masks required
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

March 12 (7 p.m.)
March 14 (7 p.m.)
March 18 (7:30 p.m.)
March 20 (2 p.m.)
March 23 (7:30 p.m.)
March 26 (7 p.m.)
Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington National Opera
Erina Yashima conducting
Mozart: “Così fan tutte”
Laura Wilde (Fiordiligi)
Rihab Chaieb (Dorabella)
Kang Wang (Ferrando)
Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Guglielmo)
Anna María Martínez (Despina)
Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Alfonso)
Alison Mortitz, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$69-$200
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 13 (4 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 711 St. Christopher’s Road, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
Peter Wilson conducting
John Turner: “Lament for the Victims of Covid-19”
Alan Silvestri: “Cast Away” – main theme
George Walker: “Lyric for Strings”
Grieg: “Holberg” Suite
Arvo Pärt: Symphony No. 3
ticket price TBA
masks required
(804) 556-1039
http://richmondphilharmonic.org

March 13 (3 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Mozart: “Eine kleine Nachtmusik,” K. 525
Mozart: “Ave verum corpus,” K. 616
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Amy Cofield, soprano
Jan Wilson, alto
Brian Thorsett, tenor
Daryl Duff, bass
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Chorus
$34-$56
masks required
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

March 13 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Lionel Yu, piano & composer
Soo-Yeon Kim, violin
Jeremy Russo, cello
“MUSICALBASICS, a Transcendental Experience”
Yu: “Fires of a Revolution”
Yu: “The Black Star”
EDM remixes of works by Beethoven, others
$35-$55
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Apollo’s Fire – the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell directing
Vivaldi: “L’estro armonico” – Concerto No. 6 in A minor, RV 356
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052r
Francisco Fullana, violin
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Vivaldi: Concerto in G major, RV 531, for two cellos
Vivaldi: Concerto grosso (“La Folia”) (arrangement by Sorrell after Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor, Op. 1, No. 12)
$12-$39
masks required
(434) 924-3376 (UVa Cabell Hall box office)
http://tecs.org

March 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Elena Villalón, soprano
Kathleen Kelly, piano
works TBA by Wolf, Sibelius, Rachmaninoff, Xavier Montsalvatge, Maria Grever, Federico Chapi, Reinaldo Moya
$50
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons
Penn State School of Music Philharmonic
Gerardo Edelstein conducting
Oriana Singers
Kathryn Hilton directing
Richard Strauss: “Der Rosenkavalier” Suite
Kabalevsky: “Colas Breugnon” Overture
other works TBA
$10-$25
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 653-8000 (Ticketmaster)
http://capitalonehall.com/events

March 17 (7 p.m.)
March 19 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins conducting
Suppé: “Die schöne Galathée” Overture
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Hindemith: “Mathis der Maler” Symphony
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 19 (8 p.m.)
March 20 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Peter Maxwell Davies: “An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise”
bagpiper TBA
Bruch: “Scottish Fantasy”
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”)
$10-$82
proof of vaccination or recent negative test results, photo ID & masks required
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

March 20 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Doris Wylee-Becker, piano
works TBA by J.S. Bach, Schumann
free; tickets required
masks required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

March 20 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: “Goldberg Variations,” BWV 988
free; ticket reservation required
masks required
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org

March 20 (3 p.m.)
Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons
Capital Wind Symphony
George Etheridge directing
“A Celebration of John Williams”
Williams: film-score excerpts TBA
free
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 653-8000 (Ticketmaster)
http://capitalonehall.com/events

March 20 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Steven Banks, saxophone
Anthony Trionfo, flute
Harmony Zhu, piano
Takemitsu: Air
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: “Sonata Appassionata” in F sharp minor, Op. 140
Banks: “Come As You Are”
Eugène Bozza: “Three Pieces”
Russell Peterson: Trio No. 1 – III. Allegro
Charles Koechlin: “Épitaphe de Jean Harlow”
Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
$20-$40
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
David Shifrin, clarinet
Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat major, K. 502
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: “Abgang and Kaddish” for piano trio & clarinet
Brahms: Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8
$45
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 25 (8 p.m.)
March 26 (7:30 p.m.)
March 27 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro”
Erik Earl Larson (Figaro)
Alisa Jordheim (Susanna)
Symone Harcum (Countess Almaviva)
Richard Ollarsaba (Count Almaviva)
Lauren Cook (Cherubino)
Whitney Robinson (Marcellina)
Jason Ferrante (Basilio/Don Curzio)
Eric J. McConnell (Bartolo)
Catherine Goode (Barbarina)
Chauncey Blade (Antonio)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$135
proof of vaccination or recent negative test results & masks required
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org

March 25 (8 p.m.)
March 26 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting
Carl Ruggles: “Angels”
Tilson Thomas: “Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind”
Measha Brueggergosman & Mikaela Bennett, sopranos
Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano
Copland: “Appalachian Spring”
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 711 St. Christopher’s Road, Richmond
March 27 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Magdalena Kuzma, soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major (chamber-orchestra arrangement by Klaus Simon)
$22
proof of vaccination or recent negative test results, photo ID & masks required
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

March 26 (8 p.m.)
Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons
Virginia Chamber Orchestra
William & Mary Symphony
David Grandis conducting
Copland: “Quiet City”
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto in D minor – I: Allegro moderato
Benny Netzer, violin
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
$25-$50
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 653-8000 (Ticketmaster)
http://capitalonehall.com/events

March 27 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
Ayn Balija, viola
Shelby Senfder & John Mayhood, piano
Jiyeon Choi, clarinet
I-Jen Fang, marimba
Enesco: Concert Piece for viola & piano
David R. Gillingham: “Songbook” for viola & marimba
Miguel de Aguila: “Disagree!” for viola, clarinet & piano
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

March 27 (4 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Edgar Meyer, double-bass & composer
The Scottish Ensemble
Holst: “St. Paul’s Suite”
Meyer: Concert Duo – movement 1
Meyer: new work TBA
Caroline Shaw: “Punctum”
J.S. Bach: Viola da gamba Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending” (arrangement by Adam Johnston)
$35-$55
proof of vaccination or negative test result, photo ID & masks required
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

March 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond
Bruce Stevens, organ
“Bach & His Friends and Successors”
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G major, BWV 572
Johann Ludwig Krebs: Trio in E flat major
J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 (“Dorian”)
J.S. Bach: Chorale Prelude on “Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott,” BWV 721
Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Brahms: Chorale Prelude on “Herzlich tut mich verlangen”
Rheinberger: “Miscellaneen,” Op. 174 – four excerpts
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

March 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Arod String Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in C major, K. 465 (“Dissonance”)
Bartók: Quartet No. 1
Ravel: Quartet in F major
$12-$39
(434) 924-3376
http://tecs.org

March 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Hilary Hahn, violin
Seth Parker Woods, cello
Andreas Haefliger, piano
program TBA
$75 (waiting list)
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Harlem Quartet
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Debussy: Quartet in G minor
Jessie Montgomery: “Strum”
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
$45
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Edgar Meyer, double-bass & composer
The Scottish Ensemble
Holst: “St. Paul’s Suite”
Meyer: Concert Duo – movement 1
Meyer: new work TBA
Caroline Shaw: “Punctum”
J.S. Bach: Viola da gamba Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending” (arrangement by Adam Johnston)
$25-$55
masks required
(540) 231-5300
http://artscenter.vt.edu

March 31 (7 p.m.)
April 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Resurrection”)
Ying Fang, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Choral Arts Society of Washington
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 1 (8 p.m.)
April 3 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro”
Erik Earl Larson (Figaro)
Alisa Jordheim (Susanna)
Symone Harcum (Countess Almaviva)
Richard Ollarsaba (Count Almaviva)
Lauren Cook (Cherubino)
Whitney Robinson (Marcellina)
Jason Ferrante (Basilio/Don Curzio)
Eric J. McConnell (Bartolo)
Catherine Goode (Barbarina)
Chauncey Blade (Antonio)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$19.73-$135.01
proof of vaccination or recent negative test results & masks required
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org

April 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
April 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
April 3 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
soloists TBA
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

April 1 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:
Stella Chen & Ani Kavafian, violins
Hsin-Yun Huang & Paul Neubauer, violas
Mihai Marica & David Requiro, cellos
Beethoven: String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1
Mozart: String Quintet in C minor, K. 406
Brahms: String Sextet in B flat major, Op. 18
$44
proof of vaccination or negative test result, photo ID & masks required
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org

April 2 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Capitol Opera Richmond
“Music in the Books”
arias & songs TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org

April 2 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Viano String Quartet
Prokofiev: Quartet No. 2, Op. 92
Arvo Pärt: “Fratres”
Alberto Ginastera: Quartet No. 1
Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D major
$30
masks required
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/concerts-and-events/rennolds-series/

April 2 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Teresa Ling, violin
Fitz Gary, viola
Isaac Melamed, cello
Jeannette Fang, piano
Daniel Temkin: “Flow”
David Biedenbender: “Solstice”
Chris Rogerson: “Summer Night Music”
Rogerson: “Sleep Music”
donation requested
masks recommended
(877) 558-1689
http://garthnewel.org

April 2 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Rohan De Silva, piano
multimedia program TBA
$45-$135
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 3 (2:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
College of William & Mary Choir
James Armstrong directing
program TBA
free; tickets required
masks required
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org

April 3 (3 p.m.)
Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock
Capitol Opera Richmond
“Music in the Books”
arias & songs TBA
$25
masks recommended
(804) 435-1416
http://capitoloperarichmond.org

April 3 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano & speaker
“Keyboard Conversations: Evocative Visions”
Debussy: “The Girl with the Flaxen Hair”
Grieg: “Wedding Day at Troldhagen”
Liszt: “By the Water”
Rachmaninoff: Étude-tableau in D major, Op. 39, No. 9
$29-$48
proof of vaccination or negative test result, photo ID & masks required
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

April 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Ukrop Auditorium, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
Neumann Lecture on Music:
Robynn Stilwell, speaker
“Shadowland: Marginalized Identity at the Roots of ‘Americana’ ”
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 5 (7 p.m.)
Grandin Theatre, 1310 Grandin Road SW, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra members
David Stewart Wiley conducting
“Lights, Camera, Classics!”
film music program TBA
$34-$52
masks required
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

April 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Kordzaia conducting
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Jake Heggie, piano & composer
works TBA by Heggie, Purcell, Schubert, Brahms, Florence Price
$50
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Edgar Meyer, double-bass & composer
The Scottish Ensemble
Holst: “St. Paul’s Suite”
Meyer: Concert Duo – movement 1
Meyer: new work TBA
Caroline Shaw: “Punctum”
J.S. Bach: Viola da gamba Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending” (arrangement by Adam Johnston)
$35 (general admission)
masks required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 7 (7 p.m.)
April 9 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Roderick Cox conducting
Esa-Pekka Salonen: “Helix”
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Helène Grimaud, piano
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org