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 and venues for updated, modified requirements.
July 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Palace Green, Palace Green and Prince George streets, Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
“A Star-Spangled Symphony”
John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Morton Gould: “American Salute”
John Williams: “The Patriot”
trad.: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” (Margaret Bonds arrangement)
trad.: “This Little Light of Mine” (Hale Smith arrangement)
Leonard Cohen: “Hallelujah” (David Kahne arrangement)
Simone Paulwell, soprano
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony No. 2 (“Romantique; “Montevideo”) – II: Presto – maestoso
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major – IV: Allegro con brio
Samuel A. Ward & Katharine Lee Bates: “America the Beautiful” (Carmen Dragon arrangement)
free
masks optional
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
July 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Henry Panion conducting
India.Arie, guest star
“BLACK GIRLS ROCK! FEST”
$49-$139
masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Dogwood Dell Amphitheater, Byrd Park, Richmond
Richmond Concert Band
Mark Poland directing
Fourth of July Celebration
program TBA
free
masks optional
(804) 646-1437
http://richmondconcertband.org
July 4 (8 p.m.)
Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
No BS! Brass Band
“Red, White and Lights 2022”
patriotic & pops program TBA
free
masks optional
(804) 652-1455
http://henrico.us/places/meadow-farm
July 7 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Adrian Pintea & Jeannette Jang, violins
HyoJoo Uh, viola
Jason McComb, cello
Peter Spaar, double-bass
Ingrid Keller, piano
Damien Geter: “Neo-Soul”
Louise Farrenc: Piano Quintet No. 1
Ravel: Quartet in F major – II: Assez vif – très rythmé
$25-$30
masks required
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
July 7 (7 p.m.)
July 8 (7 p.m.)
July 9 (7 p.m.)
July 10 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera
Michael Slon conducting
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The Sound of Music”
Maria Valdes (Maria)
Branch Fields (Captain von Trapp)
Claudia Chapa (Mother Abbess)
other cast members TBA
Cara Consilvio, stage director
in English
$25-$75
masks optional
(434) 979-1333
http://charlottesvilleopera.org
July 8 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Justina Lee, piano
Schumann: “Frauenliebe und Leben”
Fauré: “La chanson d’Ève”
$42
masks required
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 9 (7:30 p.m.)
July 10 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Erin Freeman conducting
Jessie Montgomery: “Starburst”
Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat major (“Dumbarton Oaks”)
Wagner: “Siegfried Idyll”
Saint-Saëns: “Carnival of the Animals”
pianists TBA
$48
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 9 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Frank Bridge: “Phantasy” Quartet
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
$25 (concert); $92 (concert & dinner)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 10 (2 p.m.)
July 16 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Wanchi Huang & Teresa Ling, violins
Fitz Gary, viola
Isaac Melamed, cello
William Grant Still: “Lyric Quartet”
Astor Piazzolla: “Four for Tango”
Dvořák: Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (“American”)
$25 (concert); $92 (concert & dinner)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Artists
Amy Beach: “Suite Founded upon Old Irish Melodies” for 2 pianos
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Fantasiestücke, Op. 5, for string quartet
Peter Hope: “Four Sketches” for oboe, bassoon & piano
Vaughan Williams: Quintet in D major for clarinet, horn, violin, cello & piano
$38
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 14 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Alison Hall, violin
Shannon Vandzura, flute
Brian Strawley, trumpet
Evan Williams, trombone
Russell Wilson, piano
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, for solo violin
Missy Mazzoli: work TBA
Eric Ewazen: Trumpet Trio
$25-$30
masks required
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
July 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Neptune’s Park, Atlantic Avenue at 31st Street, Vurginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
“Symphony by the Sea”
program TBA
free
masks optional
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
July 15 (8 p.m.)
Dogwood Dell Amphitheater, Byrd Park, Richmond
Capitol Opera Richmond
Latin Ballet of Virginia
COR Singers
“A Grand Night for Singing”
Monteverdi: “The Coronation of Poppea” (excerpts)
other works TBA
free
masks optional
(804) 646-1437
http://capitoloperarichmond.com
July 15 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera
National Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Kalb conducting
Verdi: “La Traviata”
Chanáe Curtis (Violetta)
Richard Trey Smagur (Alfredo Germont)
Kidon Choi (Giorgio Germont)
Ruby Dibble (Flora Bervoix)
Saane Halaholo (Annina)
Matthew Goodheart (Gaston)
Jin Yung David Kahng (Baron Douphol)
Patrick Wilhelm (Marquis D’Obigny)
Dylan Gregg (Doctor Grenvil)
Hayden Smith (Joseph)
Thomas Petrushka (Messenger)
Emma Griffin, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$27-$77
masks recommended
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 16 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Richmond Symphony Chamber Chorus
Wintergreen Sing with US! Chorus
Erin Freeman directing
Orff: “Carmina burana” (chamber version) (excerpts)
Duke Ellington: “Come Sunday”
Caroline Shaw: “And the Swallow”
Ken Burton: “Rest”
Jake Runestad: “A Silence Haunts Me”
trad.: “Deep River” (Moses Hogan arrangement)
trad.: “I’m Gonna Sing” (Moses Hogan arrangement)
trad.: “Heavenly Home” (Shawn Kirchner arrangement)
$38
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 16 (7:30 p.m.)
July 17 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Andrew Grams conducting
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons” – III: “Autumn”
Max Richter: “Recomposing ‘The Four Seasons’ ” – “Winter”
Astor Piazzolla: “Primavera Porteña” (“Buenos Aires Spring”)
Philip Glass: “The American Four Seasons” – Violin Concerto No. 2
violinists TBA
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$48
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 17 (7 p.m.)
Gallery5, 200 W. Marshall St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA:
artists TBA
program TBA
donation requested
masks recommended
(804) 678-8863
http://classicalrevolutionrva.com/events
July 17 (2 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Jeannette Fang, piano
“Folk Songs from Afar”
Bartók: Sonata, Sz. 80
Amy Beach: “Variations on Balkan Themes,” Op. 60
Karen Tanaka: “Techno Etudes II”
$25 (concert); $70 (dinner)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Heather Johnson, mezzo-soprano
Wintergreen Festival Artists
Kari Juusela: “Apollo & Daphne” for solo cello
Einojuhani Rautavaara: “Dithyrambos”
Daron Hagen: “Three Whitman Fragments”
Laura Valborg Aulin: Sonata in G minor for piano & violin
Grieg: “Haugtussa” (“The Mountain Voice”), Op. 67, for voice & string quartet
$38
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 21 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Richmond Symphony Woodwind Quintet:
Mary Boodell, flute
David Garcia, oboe
David Lemelin, clarinet
Thomas Schneider, bassoon
Dominic Rotella, French horn
program TBA
$25-$30
masks required
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
July 22 (7:30 p.m.)
July 24 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera
Lawrence Loh conducting
Léhar: “The Merry Widow”
Caroline Worra (Hanna Glawari)
Richard Troxell (Count Danilo)
David Kaverman (Njegus)
Joe Barron (Baron Zeta)
Katherine Henly (Valencienne)
Andrew Stenson (Camille)
Stephanie Harvey, stage director
in English
$25-$75
masks optional
(434) 979-1333
http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org
July 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Artists
Shostakovich: Concertino, Op. 94, for 2 pianos
4 animated short films by the 2022 LEAD composers
Orson Welles’ “Too Much Johnson,” with score by Daron Hagen (premiere)
$48
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 22 (8 p.m.)
July 23 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$37-$67
masks recommended
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 23 (7:30 p.m.)
July 24 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Michelle Merrill conducting
Jessie Montgomery: “Strum”
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor
Sean Chen, piano
Dave Vonderheide, trumpet
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
$48
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 23 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Emerging Artists Fellows
Moritz Moszkowski: Suite for 2 violins & piano
Brahms: String Sextet in B flat major, Op. 18
$25 (concert); $92 (dinner)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 24 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Community Guitar Ensemble
program TBA
free
masks recommended
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
July 24 (2 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Emerging Artists Fellows
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1
$25 (concert); $53 (picnic)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 24 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
Silk Road Ensemble
Rhiannon Giddens directing
“Phoenix Rising”
program TBA
$32-$127
masks recommended
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Heather Johnson, mezzo-soprano
Nicole Joseph, soprano
Jeffrey Picón, tenor
Michael Dean, bass-baritone
Kathy Kelly, piano
4 songs by 2022 LEAD composers
Brahms: “Liebeslieder-Walzer,” Op. 52
Brahms: “Neues Liebeslieder,” Op. 65
$38
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Artists
Albéniz: works TBA (brass quintet arrangements)
Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Sonatine in A minor for violin & piano
Eurico Carrapatoso: “Cinco Miniaturas” for woodwind quintet
Turina: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 67
$38
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 28 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Chamberfest:
Daisuke Yamamoto & Susy Yim, violins
HyoJoo Uh & Stephen Schmidt, violas
Ryan Lannan, cello
Mozart: String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch: “String Circle”
$25-$30
masks required
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
July 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Neptune’s Park, Atlantic Avenue at 31st Street, Vurginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
“Symphony by the Sea”
program TBA
free
masks optional
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
July 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Artists
“The Great Big Concert”
pieces for solo clarinet & cello by 2022 LEAD composers
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major (Iain Farrington arrangement)
performances by 2022 LEAD vocalists with orchestra
orchestra professional & LEAD side-by-side performance TBA
$38
masks optional
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org/events
July 29 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$42-$87
masks recommended
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 30 (8 p.m.)
Shrine Mont Pavilion, Orkney Springs
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival:
Richmond Symphony
conductor TBA
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
soloists TBA
Shenandoah Valley Choral Society
$63-$73
masks optional
(540) 459-3396
http://musicfest.org
July 30 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Bohdan Sinchenko: “Exsistentia” (premiere)
Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 87
$25 (concert); $92 (dinner)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018http://garthnewel.org
July 31 (2 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Emerging Artists Fellows
Prokofiev: Sonata in C major, Op. 56, for 2 violins
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
$25 (concert); $53 (picnic)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Band
Steve Layman directing
100th Anniversary Concert
program TBA
free
masks optional
(434) 979-1333
http://cvilleband.org
Aug. 3 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Trio Niche
program TBA
donation requested
masks recommended
(804) 359-2463
http://www.grace-covenant.org
Aug. 5 ( 8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Ruth Reinhardt conducting
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Gil Shaham, violin
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$27-$82
masks recommended
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
Aug. 6 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Parker Quartet
Jeannette Fang, piano
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Takemitsu: “A Way A Lone”
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$25 (concert); $92 (concert & dinner)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
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