April calendar

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.

Contact presenters or venues for health and safety protocols.

April 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond
UR Opera/Musical Theater Scenes Workshop
Ken Merrill directing
works by Pergolesi, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, others
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 1 (8 p.m.)
April 2 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
George Walker: “Icarus in Orbit”
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”)
Katerina Burton, soprano
Lauren Decker, alto
Richmond Symphony Chorus
$15-$85
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

April 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Pops
conductor TBA
“Broadway Rocks”
$25-$114
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

April 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Academy Historic Theatre, 600 Main St., Lynchburg
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
Opera on the James
Peter Leonard & David Glover conducting
“Two for One: Opera and Orchestra”
Bizet: “Carmen” Suite
Puccini: “Gianni Schicchi”
other works TBA
$30-$120
(434) 846-8499
http://lynchburgsymphony.org

April 1 (5 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
New Orchestra of Washington
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez conducting
Étienne Méhul: Symphony No. 1 in G minor – IV: Allegro agitato
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major
Miray Ito, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
$30-$59
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei conducting
Ravel: “Le Tombeau de Couperin”
Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major
Midori, violin
Ravel: “Pavane pour une infante défunte”
Samy Moussa: Nocturne
Ravel: “Daphnis et Chloé” Suite No. 2
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 2 (7 p.m.)
Gallery5, 200 W. Marshall St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA
Naima Burrs conducting
Curt Sydnor: Chamber Symphony (“The Fall of Richmond”) (premiere)
Sydnor: Chaconne for violin, double-bass & piano
Laura Ann Singh: song TBA
donation requested
(804) 678-8863 (Gallery5)
http://classicalrevolutionrva.com/events

April 2 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Hope, violin & director
Copland: ”Rodeo” – Hoe-down
Copland: “Old American Songs” – “At the River”
Ellington: “Black, Brown and Beige” – “Come Sunday”
Florence Price: “Adoration”
Kurt Weill: “American Song Suite”
Barber: Adagio for strings, Op. 11
Philip Glass: “Echorus”
Gershwin: “Song Suite”
$33-$55
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

April 2 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano
Chopin: 2 nocturnes, Op. 27
Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35
Chopin: 24 preludes, Op. 28
$60-$90
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://kennedy-center.org

April 2 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo conducting
Behzad Ranjbaran: “Esther”
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Esther Yoo, violin
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$29-$69
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

April 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
The Washington Chorus & orchestra
Eugene Rogers conducting
“Free at Last! A Musical Tribute to Dr. King’s Legacy”
Undine Smith Moore: “Scenes from the Life of a Martyr”
Duruflé: Requiem
Brandie Sutton, soprano
Rehanna Thelwell, mezzo-soprano
Demetrious Sampson Jr., tenor
Kenneth Overton, baritone
$15-$59
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Symphony Orchestra
Naima Burrs conducting
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 7 (7 p.m.)
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, Seminary & Walton avenues, Richmond
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Choir & orchestra
Doug Brown conducting
Haydn: “The Seven Last Words of Christ”
Margaret Woods, soprano
Hannah Magnelli, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Wood, tenor
James Myers, baritone
free
(804) 359-5049
http://ginterparkpc.org

April 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Wind Ensemble
Stephen Barton directing
“Invitation to the Dance”
works TBA by Copland, Barton, John Barnes Chance, Andrew Boysen, Yo Goto, Jim Colonna
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips directing
Orlando Gibbons: “O clap your hands”
Thomas Tallis: “Suscipe quaeso”
Nico Muhly: “Rough Notes”
William Byrd: “Tribue domine”
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: “Tu es Petrus”
John Rutter: “Hymn to the Creator of Light”
Nicolas Gombert: “Lugebat David”
Josquin des Prez: “Absalon fili mi”
Arvo Pärt: “Which was the son of . . . ”
$12-$39
(434) 924-3376
http://tecs.org

April 13 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Spring Choral Concert
director TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

April 13 (7 p.m.)
April 14 (8 p.m.)
April 15 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
George Walker: Sinfonia No. 4 (“Strands”)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor (April 13 & 15)
Scriabin: Piano Concerto (April 14)
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Stravinsky: “The Firebird”
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 13 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture
Christopher Rouse: Symphony No. 6
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Olga Kern, piano
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

April 14 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 12291 River Road, Richmond
Richmond chapter, American Guild of Organists’ Repertoire Recital Series:
Caroline Robinson, organ
Nicolaus Bruhns: Praeludium in G major
Gottfried August Homilius: “2 Chorale Preludes on ‘Jesu, meine Zuversicht’ ”
Barber: “Wondrous Love: Variations on a shape-note hymn,” Op. 34
Florence Price: Suite for organ – Air
Calvin Hampton: “Five Dances for Organ” – II: “At the Ballet,” V: “Everyone Dance”
Vierne: “Carillon de Westminster,” Op. 54, No. 6
Vierne: Symphonie No. 2, Op. 20 – II: Choral, III: Scherzo
Jean-Louis Florentz: “Laudes (Kidân Za-Nageh),” Op. 5 – IV: “Chant des fleurs (Mâhlêta segê): a meditation,” V: “Pleurs de la Vierge (Lâhâ Mâryâm): a canticle”
Widor: Symphonie No. 6, Op. 42 – I: Allegro
donation requested
(804) 784-5678
http://richmondago.org

April 14 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa University Singers
Michael Slon directing
Craig Hella Johnson: “Considering Matthew Shepard”
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 15 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First & Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Mary Boodell, flute
Suliman Tekalli & Brendon Elliott, violins
Rachel Yonan, viola
James Wilson, cello
Terrence Wilson, piano
“Dance Card”
works TBA by Eric Wolfgang Korngold, William Grant Still, Valerie Coleman, Evan Premo, Florence Price
free
(804) 646-7223
http://cmscva.org

April 15 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Hector Del Curto Quintet, guest stars
“Eternal Tango”
$15-$85
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

April 15 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Virginia Women’s Chorus
Katherine (KaeRenae) Mitchell directing
“The Sixties and Beyond”
$9
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 15 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Percussion Ensemble
I-Jen Fang directing
John Lane, marimba
Christopher Deane: “Arcanical Plains”
Deane: “A Man in a Chair”
Deane: “Vespertine Formations”
Lane: “The Border Is a Line that Birds Cannot See”
Lane: “Scenes from Utō: The Birds of Sorrow” (premiere)
Brian Nozny: “Purdy’s Maze”
Tom Monda: “Rube Goldberg Variations” (arrangement by Hector Gil)
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 15 (3 & 7 p.m.)
Mill Mountain Theatre Waldron Stage, 20 Church Ave. SE, Roanoke
Opera Roanoke
Steven White conducting
Menotti: “The Old Maid and the Thief”
Grace Renée Pfleger/Mary Wright (Miss Todd)
Sarai Burgos/Blythe Condon (Laetitia)
Kolby Kendrick (Bob)
Lauryn Wallentine (Miss Pinkerton)
Scott Williamson, stage director
in English
$15 (suggested ticket price)
(540) 982-2742
http://operaroanoke.org

April 15 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Valerie Coleman: “Umjoa, Anthem for Unity”
Florence Price: Violin Concerto No. 2
Melissa White, violin
Carlos Simon: “Fate Now Conquers”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
$19-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

April 16 (3 p.m.)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur Ashe Boulevard at Grove Avenue, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
“Music in the Galleries 2”
program TBA
free
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com

April 16 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale
Jeffrey Riehl & Timothy Drummond directing
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 16 (4 p.m.)
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave. at the Carillon, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Mary Boodell, flute
Suliman Tekalli & Brandon Elliott, violins
Rachel Yonan, viola
James Wilson, cello
Terrence Wilson, piano
Johann Strauss II: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
Kevin Day: “Ecstatic Samba”
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$30
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org

April 16 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Baroque Orchestra
David Sariti, violin & direction
works TBA by Telemann, Handel, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Grange, Joseph Boulogne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges)
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 16 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano & speaker
“Keyboard Conversations: Mozart & Friends”
works TBA by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, others
$29-$50
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

April 16 (4 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Emanuel Ax, piano
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 664
Schubert: 4 songs (Franz Liszt arrangements)
Liszt: “Années de pèlerinage” I – VI: “Vallée d’Obermann”
Schubert: Sonata in B flat major, D. 960
$60-$130
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
George Stoffan, clarinet
Molly Sharp, viola
Magda Adamek, piano
works TBA by Béla Kovács, Krzysztof Penderecki, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman
free
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

April 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Chamber Ensembles
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Elizabeth Llewellyn, soprano
Simon Lepper, piano
Mahler: “Rückertlieder”
works TBA by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Elgar, Vaughan Williams
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 19 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble & University Band
Terry L. Austin directing
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

April 19 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Taiwan Philharmonic
Jun Märkl conducting
Ke-Chia Chen: “Ebbs and Flows” (premiere)
Bruch: “Scottish Fantasy”
Paul Huang, violin
Mendelssohn: “Hebrides” Overture
Debussy: “La Mer”
$45-$110
(202)785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Lun Li, violin
Albert Cano Smit, piano
Poulenc: Violin Sonata
Matteis: “Alia Fantasia”
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – V: Chaconne
Messiaen: Fantaisie for violin and piano
Schumann: “Bird as Prophet” (Leopold Auer arrangement)
Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76
$20-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
April 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Anna Clyne: “Masquerade”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor (“Winter Dreams”)
$25-$114
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

April 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Danish String Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in A minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”)
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: new work TBA
Schubert: “Gretchen am Spinnrade,” D. 188 (Danish String Quartet arrangement)
$30-$75
(202)785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 21 (7 p.m.)
April 22 (8 p.m.)
April 23 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Grieg: “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1
Luciano Berio: “Folk Songs”
Carlos Simon: “Songs of Separation” (premiere)
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 21 (8 p.m.)
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE, Washington
Library of Congress Concerts:
Harlem Quartet
Michael Brown, piano
Amy Beach: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 67
Guido López-Gavilán: “Cuarteto en Guaguancó”
Billy Strayhorn: “Take the ‘A’ Train”
Delphine von Schauroth: “Song without Words,” Op. 18, No. 1
Mendelssohn: “Rondo Capriccioso,” Op. 14
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
free; reservation required via http://blackbaud.com
(202) 707-5502
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/

April 22 (8 p.m.)
April 23 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Tito Muñoz conducting
Lili Boulanger: “D’un matin de printemps”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Michelle Cann, piano
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
$15-$85
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

April 22 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
April 23 (3:30 p.m.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia
Benjamin Rous conducting
Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto
Kelly Sulick, flute
Johann Strauss II: “Accelerationen”
Strauss: “Banditen-Galopp”
Strauss: “Voices of Spring”
Strauss: “Éljen a Magyar!”
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Capriccio Espagnol”
$10-$45
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 22 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Elgar: “Pomp and Circumstance” March No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
George Li, piano
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
$40-$65
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

April 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Buslje conducting
Ariel Pirotti, piano
Diana LeGrand, violin
Pedro Giraudo Tango Ensemble
“Masters of New Tango: Piazzolla & Company”
works TBA by Astor Piazzolla, others
$55-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 22 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Anna Rakitina conducting
Ellen Reid: “When the World as You’ve Known It Doesn’t Exist”
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Joshua Bell, violin
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
$45-$100
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

April 23 (3 p.m.)
Black Music Center Recital Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Music guitar students
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

April 23 (4 p.m.)
Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Opera Roanoke
Blacksburg Master Chorale
Virginia Tech Choirs
Georgia Boy Choir
orchestra
Steven White conducting
Britten: “War Requiem”
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Barry Banks, tenor
Weston Hurt, baritone
$40-$75
(540) 231-5300
http://artscenter.vt.edu/performances

April 23 (7 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Béla Fleck, banjo
Zakir Hussein, tabla
Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Rakesh Chaurasia, bansuri (bamboo flute)
“As We Speak”
program TBA
$30-$80
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Road, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Calmus
vocal ensemble works TBA
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

April 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Jerusalem Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
Webern: “Langsamer Satz”
Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
$12-$39
(434) 924-3376
http://tecs.org

April 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
David Russell, guitar
program TBA
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

April 27 (7 p.m.)
April 28 (11:30 a.m.)
April 29 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Overture in C major
Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra
Abel Pereira, Markus Osterlund, James Nickel & Robert Rearden, French horns
Felix Mendelssohn: “The Hebrides” Overture
Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Justice Forum, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Isidore String Quartet
J.S. Bach: “The Art of Fugue,” BWV 1080
Billy Childs: “Awakening”
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Violin & Viola Duo
Britten: Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
$20
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 28 (7 p.m.)
April 30 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Music Opera
Melanie Day directing
Mozart: “The Magic Flute”
cast TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

April 28 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
E. Carl Freeman Concert Series:
Robert Brooks Carlson, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
Schumann: “Symphonic Etudes”
other works TBA
free; tickets required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org/e-carl-freeman-concert-series/

April 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Perkinson Arts Center, 11810 Centre St., Chester
April 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 711 St. Christopher’s Road, Richmond
April 30 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Ruth Gipps: “Seascape”
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425 (“Linz”)
Damien Geter: “I Said What I Said”
Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in F major, Op. 73a (Rudolf Barshai orchestration of Quartet No. 3)
$25
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

April 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Pops
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Jim Curry, guest star
“The Music of John Denver”
$31-$56
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

April 29 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First & Franklin streets
Megan Slay, piano
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 845
Rachmaninoff: “Moments musicaux,” Op. 16
free
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org/events/gellman-concerts/

April 29 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
John Kovach, guitar
J.S. Bach: Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996
Scarlatti: 3 sonatas
Albéniz: “Suite Espanola,” Op. 47
other works TBA
$37.50
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net

May 2 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
E. Carl Freeman Concert Series:
Virginia Baptist Male Chorale
Michael Hawn directing
program TBA
free; tickets required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org/e-carl-freeman-concert-series/

May 2 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Digitalis ’23 Electronic Music Festival
artists & program TBA
free
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

May 2 (7 p.m.)
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, 1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington
Del Sol Quartet
U.S. Air Force Band’s Singing Sergeants
Col. Don Schofield conducting
Huang Ruo: “Angel Island”
free
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

May 2 (7:30 p.m.)
May 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Opera Lafayette
Avi Stein, harpsichord & direction
Rameau: “Io”
Pierre de la Garde: “Léandre et Héro”
Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano
Maxime Melnik, tenor
Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano
Patrick Kilbride, tenor
Doug Williams, bass-baritone
New York Baroque Dance Company
Sean Curran Company
Nick Olcott, stage direction
in French
$30-$105
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

May 3 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 2700 Dolfield Road, North Chesterfield
Richmond Symphony
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Mendelssohn: “Hebrides” Overture
Adolphus Hailstork: “Sonata di Chisea”
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor (“Unfinished”)
free
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com

May 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Perry Pavilion, 451 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Béla Fleck, banjo
Zakir Hussein, tabla
Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Rakesh Chaurasia, bansuri (bamboo flute)
“As We Speak”
program TBA
$25-$59
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

May 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Pops
Anthony Parnther conducting
“The Music of ‘Star Wars’ ”
$25-$114
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

May 4 (7 p.m.)
May 5 (8 p.m.)
May 6 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reinecke conducting
Cirque de la Symphonie, guest stars
$29-$99
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

May 4 (8 p.m.)
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE, Washington
Library of Congress Concerts:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Danny Elfman: new work TBA
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Chad Hoopes, violin
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Jannina Norpoth orchestration)
free; reservation required via http://blackbaud.com
(202) 707-5502
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/

May 4 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Tania León: “Pasajes”
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

May 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Music & Medicine Orchestra
Will Pattie conducting
program TBA
free; tickets required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org/concerts

May 5 (8 p.m.)
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 401 Alderman Road, Charlottesville
Oratorio Society of Virginia
Michael Slon directing
Rossini: “Petite Messe solennelle”
Arvo Pärt: “Missa Syllabica”
$27-$37
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

May 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
May 6 (7:30 p.m.)
All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond
May 7 (4 p.m.)
Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick
Three Notch’d Road: the Virginia Baroque Ensemble:
Addy Sterrett, soprano
Christa Patton, harp
Anne Timberlake, recorders
Fiona Hughes, baroque violin
Benjamin Wyatt, baroque cello
Todd Fickley, organ
“Southern Warmth: Spanish, Croation, Portuguese & Italian”
works TBA by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Boccherini, Ivan Mane Jarnović, Ivan Lukačić, Tomás Luis de Victoria, King John IV of Portugal
$25
(434) 409-3424
http://tnrbaroque.org

May 6 (2 & 8 p.m.)
Altria Theater, Main & Laurel streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
“Star Wars: the Return of the Jedi,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$44-$88
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com