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. Service fees may be added to online ticket purchases.
Contact presenters or venues for Covid-19 safety protocols.
Oct. 1 (7 p.m.)
Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Capitol Opera Richmond:
artists TBA
“Spooktacular”
art-songs & poems TBA
$15
(804) 840-7878
http://capitoloperarichmond.com
Oct. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 2 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Wagner: “The Valkyrie” (adaptation of “Die Walküre” by Jonathan Dove & Graham Vick)
Kyle Albertson (Wotan)
Alexandra Loutsion (Brünnhilde)
Richard Trey Smagur (Siegmund)
Meghan Kasanders (Sieglinde)
Claudia Chapa (Fricka/Waltraute)
Ricardo L. Lugo (Hunding)
Lesley Anne Friend (Helmwige)
Adriane S. Kerr (Rossweisse)
Courtney Johnson (Grimgerde)
Joachim Schamberger, stage director
in German, English captions
$20-$110
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org
Oct. 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
John Storgårds conducting
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major (“Classical”)
John Adams: Violin Concerto
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A minor
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian conducting
Carlos Simon: “Fate Now Conquers”
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Tom Borrow, piano
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
Oct. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Gabriela Ortiz: “Kauyumari”
Falla: “The Three-Cornered Hat” Suite No. 2
Johann Strauss II: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
Ravel: “La valse”
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
$65-$200
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 5 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 6 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 8 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 9 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Bobby Wier & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack, guest stars
Grateful Dead songs TBA
$69-$139
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 7 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon conducting
Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”), with spoken text by Samual Pisar
Judith and Leah Pisar, speakers
Erica Petrocelli, soprano
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Jason Ferdinand directing
Maryland State Boychoir
Stephen Holmes directing
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
Oct. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Academy Center for the Arts, 600 Main St., Lynchburg
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
David Glover conducting
Florence Price: “Canebreaks”
Copland: “A Lincoln Portrait”
Leland Melvin, narrator
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$30-$100
(434) 846-8499
http://lynchburgsymphony.org
Oct. 8 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 9 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Wagner: “The Valkyrie” (adaptation of “Die Walküre” by Jonathan Dove & Graham Vick)
Kyle Albertson (Wotan)
Alexandra Loutsion (Brünnhilde)
Richard Trey Smagur (Siegmund)
Meghan Kasanders (Sieglinde)
Claudia Chapa (Fricka/Waltraute)
Ricardo L. Lugo (Hunding)
Lesley Anne Friend (Helmwige)
Adriane S. Kerr (Rossweisse)
Courtney Johnson (Grimgerde)
Joachim Schamberger, stage director
in German, English captions
$40-$110
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org
Oct. 9 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
Randall Thompson: Suite for clarinet, oboe & viola
Jiyeon Choi, clarinet
Kelly Peral, oboe
Ayn Balija, viola
Maurice Wright: “Grand Duo” for viola & percussion
Ayn Balija, viola
I-Jen Fang, percussion
Ingrid Stölzel: “The Voice of the Rain”
Kelly Sulick, flute
Adam Carter, cello
I-Jen Fang, percussion
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata No. 19
Max McNutt, trumpet
Nate Lee, trombone
Malcolm Arnold: Divertimento
Kelly Sulick, flute
Kelly Peral, oboe
Jiyeon Choi, clarinet
Telemann: “Fantaisies pour le clavessin” – Fantasia No. 9
Telemann: “Six Canonic Studies” – Sonata No. 5
Max McNutt, trumpet
Nate Lee, trombone
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Oct. 10 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
Oct. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Michael Spyres, tenor
Mathieu Pordoy, piano
Beethoven: “An die ferne Geliebte”
Berlioz: “Les nuits d’étè”
Liszt: “Three Petrarch Sonatas”
other works TBA
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Alexander Malofeev, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”)
Beethoven: Sonata in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 (“Tempest”)
Nikolai Medtner: Sonata in G minor, Op. 22
Rachmaninoff: Études-tableaux, Op. 33
$12-$39
(434) 924-3376
http://tecs.org
Oct. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Ying Li, piano
QiGang Chen: “Homage to Peking opera”
Stravinsky: “The Firebird” Suite
Haydn: sonata TBA
Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
$20-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 12 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Clarice Assad: “Nhanderú”
Edino Krieger: “Canticum Naturale” (excerpt)
Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 3 (“Pica-pau”)
Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 5 (“Alma Brasileira”)
José Antonio Almeida Prado: “Sinfonia dos Orixás” (selection)
Villa-Lobos: “A Floresta do Amazonas” – “Cair da Tarde”
Marco Antônio Guimarães: “Onze”
Philip Glass: “Águas da Amazônia” (selection)
Tom Jobim: “Boto e Passarim” (Tiago Costa arrangement)
Villa-Lobos: “Bachianas Brasileiras” No. 4 (selection)
Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 10 (“Rasga o Coração”) (excerpt)
$48-$98
(301) 581-5100
http://strathmore.org
Oct. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Oct. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
conductor TBA
“Never Break the Chain – the Music of Fleetwood Mac”
$25-$79
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
Nathaniel Gumbs, organ
works TBA by Rossini, Franck, Florence Price, Alfred Hollins, John Stoddard, Carl Haywood
free; tickets required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org
Oct. 14 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 16 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Wagner: “The Valkyrie” (adaptation of “Die Walküre” by Jonathan Dove & Graham Vick)
Kyle Albertson (Wotan)
Alexandra Loutsion (Brünnhilde)
Richard Trey Smagur (Siegmund)
Meghan Kasanders (Sieglinde)
Claudia Chapa (Fricka/Waltraute)
Ricardo L. Lugo (Hunding)
Lesley Anne Friend (Helmwige)
Adriane S. Kerr (Rossweisse)
Courtney Johnson (Grimgerde)
Joachim Schamberger, stage director
in German, English captions
$20-$110
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org
Oct. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theater, Williamson Road at Orange Avenue, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Kinga Augustine, violin
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$34-$56
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com
Oct. 15 (8 p.m.)
Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Jeremy Denk, piano
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor
$45-$65
(703) 343-7651
http://capitalonehall.com
Oct. 15 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and East Capitol streets, Washington
Apollon Musagète Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in D major, D. 94
Penderecki: Quartet No. 3 (“Leaves of an Unwritten Diary”)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
free; reservations via http://blackbaud.com
(202) 707-5502
http://loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 16 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Sonia Vlahcevic, piano
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
Oct. 16 (7 p.m.)
Gallery5, 200 W. Marshall St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA:
artists TBA
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 678-8863
http://classicalrevolutionrva.com/events
Oct. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola
Anna Polonsky, piano
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Ngwenyama: Elegy
Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 87
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
New Era Orchestra of Kyiv
Tatiana Kalinichenko conducting
“Benefit Concert for Ukraine”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
Valentyn Silvestrov: “Silent Music” – “Evening Serenade”
Myroslav Skoryk: Melody
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Joshua Bell, violin
$79-$135
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Michael Butterman conducting
Wagner: “Die Meistersinger” – Act 1 Prelude
Alexander Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto in A flat major
Rex Richardson, trumpet
Tchaikovsky: “Eugene Onegin” – Polonaise
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Little Russian”)
$60 (live attendance); $25 (online stream)
(757) 229-9857
http://williamsburgsymphony.org
Oct. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony No. 1 in G major
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Gil Shaham, violin
Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 in G minor
$82
(703) 343-7651
http://capitalonehall.com
Oct. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Igor Levit, piano
Schumann: “Waldszenen,” Op. 82
Fred Hersch: “Variations on a Folksong”
Wagner: “Tristan und Isolde” – Prelude (Zoltán Kocsis arrangement)
Liszt: Sonata in B minor
$50
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Oct. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Oct. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Oct. 23 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins conducting
Berlioz: “Roman Carnival” Overture
André Previn: “Honey and Rue”
Katherine Jolly, soprano
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 (“Inextinguishable”)
$25-$79
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 21 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducting
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Thomas Adès: “The Exterminating Angel” Symphony
Debussy: “La Mer”
$30-$110
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Oct. 22 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 23 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Carlos Simon: “The Block”
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Jennifer Koh, violin
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 in E minor
$15-$85
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Hylton Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Manassas Symphony Orchestra
James Villani conducting
Wagner: “Tannhäuser” Overture
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Thomas Pandolfi, piano
Johann Strauss II: “Wine, Women and Song”
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor
$25
(703) 993-7759
http://hyltoncenter.org
Oct. 22 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 30 (2 p.m.)
Nov. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 5 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 7 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Michele Gamba conducting
Verdi: “Il Trovatore”
Latonia Moore (Leonora)
Raehann Bryce-Davis (Azucena)
Gwyn Hughes Jones (Manrico)
Christopher Maltman (Count Di Luna)
Ryan Speedo Green (Ferrando)
Brenna Corner, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$45-$299
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 22 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 23 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Britten: “Cello Symphony”
David Hardy, cello
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 23 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Emerson String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12
Ravel: Quartet in F major
George Walker: “Lyric for Strings”
Dvořák: Quartet in A flat major, Op. 105
$35
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/concerts-and-events/rennolds-series/
Oct. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richnond
Vox Luminis
Lionel Meunier directing
“Sacro Monteverdi”
Monteverdi: Gloria
Monteverdi: “Dixit Dominus” II
Monteverdi: “Beatus vir” I
Monteverdi: “O bone Jesu o piissime Jesu” (instrumental version)
Monteverdi: “Adoramus te Christe”
Monteverdi: “Cruxifixus”
Monteverdi: “Laetaniae della Beata Vergine”
Monteverdi: “O bone Jesu o piissime Jesu” (vocal version)
Monteverdi: Magnificat I
free; ticket reservation required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org
Oct. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Takács Quartet
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Quartet in E flat major
Bartók: Quartet No. 6
Dvořák: Quartet in G major, Op. 106
$12-$39
(434) 924-3376
http://tecs.org
Oct. 26 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Tabatha Easley, flute
Magda Adamek, piano
Justin Alexander, marimba & vibraphone
Anamarie Diaz & Kayla Hanvey, flutes
Alyssa McKeithen, oboe
Rex Richardson, flugelhorn
Daniel Stipe, piano
works TBA by Nicole Chamberlain, Valerie Coleman, Daniel Dorff, Katherine Hoover, Libby Larsen, Robert Morris
free
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
Oct. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Susanna Philllips, soprano
Craig Terry, piano
program TBA
$35
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Oct. 27 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 28 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 29 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Respighi: “Burlesca”
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Julian Rachlin, violin
Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 3
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
Richmond chapter, American Guild of Organists’ Repertoire Recital Series:
Johann Vexo, organ
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552
J.S. Bach: “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” BWV 645
Franck: Choral No. 3 in A minor
Alexandre Guilmant: “March upon Handel’s ‘Lift up your heads,’ ” Op. 15
Saint-Saëns: “Danse macabre” (Edwin Lemare transcription)
Louis Vierne: Symphony No. 6 – Aria, scherzo & final
free; donation requested
(804) 288-1131
http://richmondago.org
Oct. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
“The Magical Music of Harry Potter”
$25-$79
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra
Peter Wilson conducting
“An Evening on the American Frontier”
Cooland: “Rodeo” – “Hoe Down”
John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Copland: “Appalachian Spring”
Peter Meechan: “Land of the Living Skies”
Jay Ungar: “Ashokan Farewell”
Peter Wilson, violin
Elmer Bernstein: “The Magnificent Seven”
James Newton Howard: “Grand Canyon Fanfare”
John Barry: “Dances with Wolves”
John Williams: “The Cowboys” Overture
Sousa: “Black Horse Troop”
$25-$90
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net
Oct. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Stella Chen & Arnaud Sussmann, violins
Paul Neubauer, viola
Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Dvořák: Sonatina in G major, Op. 100, for violin & piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 1
Ysaÿe: “Rêve d’enfant,” Op. 14, for violin & piano
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
$50
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
Oct. 29 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Gellman Room Concerts:
Lisa Ruth, piano
program TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org/events/gellman-concerts/
Oct. 29 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 30 (3:30 p.m.)
Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Domenic Salerni, violin & composer
Danielle Wiebe Burke, viola
Schuyler Slack, cello
Sam Suggs, double-bass & composer
Mary Boodell, flute
Ingrid Keller, piano
Paul Wiancko, composer
“Distant Lands”
Wiancko: “American Haiku”
Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino for flute, viola & double-bass
Salerni: Piano Trio No. 1
Suggs: “Postlude”
Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”)
$33 (Oct. 29 sold out)
(804) 604-0689
http://belvedereseries.org/concerts-and-tickets
Oct. 29 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
“The Music of Danny Elfman from the Films of Tim Burton”
$15-$85
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 29 (3 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
“Halloween Spooktacular”
$12-$22
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 29 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 31 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 6 (2 p.m.)
Nov. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 12 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Evan Rogister conducting
Richard Strauss: “Elektra”
Christine Goerke (Elektra)
Sara Jakubiak (Chrysothemis)
Katarina Dalayman (Klytämnestra)
Štefan Margita (Aegisth)
Ryan Speedo Green (Orest)
Francesca Zambello, stage director
in German, English captions
$45-$299
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Oct. 30 (3 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 711 St. Christopher Road, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
“Around the World”
family program TBA
$15-$25
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 30 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale
Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Oct. 30 (4 p.m.)
Second Presbyterian Church, 5 N. Fifth St., Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
“Bach and His Inspirations”
works TBA by Buxtehude, Pachelbel, others
$30
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org
Oct. 30 (4 p.m.)
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave. at the Carillon, Richmond
Christoph Wagner, cello
Joanne Kong, piano
“Strands of Compassion”
works TBA by Chopin, Dvořák, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, others, with poetry, video and imagery on themes of compassion, sustainability, the natural world, planetary healing and spirituality
donation requested; proceeds benefit Porchlight Animal Sanctuary
(804) 355-0777
http://richmonduu.org
Oct. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Midori, violin
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Jessie Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
John Zorn: “Passagen”
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
$30
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
Nov. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Dover Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 (“Emperor”)
Mason Bates: Suite for string quartet
Dvořák: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 51
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Nov. 3 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Gellman Room Concerts:
Sigma Alpha Iota artists TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org/events/gellman-concerts/
Nov. 3 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 4 (11:30 a.m.)
Nov. 5 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
“Symphonic Surprise!”
program TBA (selections announced from stage)
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Nov. 4 (various times)
Nov. 5 (various times)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival
Benjamin Bruening directing
programs TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Nov. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richnond
Crystal Jonkman, organ
Denis Bédard: “Suite du premiere ton”
J.S. Bach: Pastorella, BWV 950
Gwenyth Walker: “Sanctuary”
Franck: Pastorale, Op. 19
Craig Phillips: “Archangel Suite”
free; ticket reservation required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org
Nov. 4 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 5 (2:30 p.m.)
Nov. 6 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Gilbert & Sullivan: “The Pirates of Penzance”
Troy Cook (Major-General Stanley)
Aubrey Allicock (The Pirate King)
Martin Bakari (Frederic)
Amy Owens (Mabel)
Lucy Schaufer (Ruth)
Jeremy Harr (Sergeant of Police)
Kyle White (Samuel)
Katherine Sanford (Edith)
Taylor-Alexis DuPont (Kate)
Kaileigh Riess (Isabel)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in English, English captions
$12.51-$130
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org
Nov. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond
Nov. 6 (4 p.m.)
Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick
Three Notch’d Road: the Virginia Baroque Ensemble:
Matvey Lapin & Fiona Hughes, baroque violins
Sam Suggs, double-bass
Christa Patton, harp
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
Christopher Short, bass-baritone
“Eastern Exotic: Slavic, Romanian & Hungarian”
Arvo Pärt: “Spiegel im Spiegel” (baroque ensemble arrangement)
works TBA by Ivan Khandoshkin, Maxim Berezovsky
Hungarian Csárdás TBA
$25
(434) 409-3424
http://tnrbaroque.org
Nov. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Danish String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3
Schubert: Quartet in A minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”)
traditional folk music TBA (Danish String Quartet arrangements)
$25-$55
(540) 231-5300
http://artscenter.vt.edu
Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Sipe Center, 100 N. Main St., Bridgewater
Richmond Symphony String Quartet
Damien Geter: “Neo Soul”
other works TBA
$20
(540) 908-4208
http://sipecenter.com/calendar
Nov. 6 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Israeli Chamber Project
Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie, Op. 124, for harp & violin
Stravinsky: “L’histoire du soldat” Suite
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet & string quartet
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1 (Anton Webern arrangement)
Ravel: “Le Tombeau de Couperin” (Yuval Shapiro arrangement)
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
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