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.
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://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-virginia-baptist-male-chorale-river-road-church-tickets-541775002617
(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
Alan Saucedo, cello
One Voice Chorus
“Orchestral Travels”
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, 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
May 7 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theater, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Tchaikovsky: “Variations on a Rococo Theme” (selections)
Christopher Gilley, cello
Mahler: “Blumine”
Roberto Sierra Ficciones: Concerto for electric violin & orchestra
Tracy Silverman, electric violin
$10
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 7 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Arts Festival:
Olga Kern, piano
Rachmaninoff: “Variations on a Theme by Corelli,” Op. 42
Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Rachmaninoff: “Polka de W.R.”
other Rachmaninoff works TBA
$10-$59
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 7 (3 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Beethoven: “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage”
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 90 (“Choral Fantasy”)
Norman Krieger, piano
Roanoke Symphony Chorus
guest choruses TBA
$34-$56
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com
May 8 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Helsinki Philharmonic
Susanna Mälkki conducting
Sibelius: “Lemminkäinen’s Return”
Kaija Saariaho: Flute Concerto (“L’Aile du songe”)
Claire Chase, flute
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$30-$110
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://kennedy-center.org
May 10 (10:30 a.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Dalí Quartet
Olga Kern, piano
Rachmaninoff: Quartet No. 2 in G minor
Taneyev: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30
$25
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 10 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
artists TBA
Dohnányi: Serenade in C major, Op. 10, for string trio
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
pre-concert performance by community students
$30-$35
(540) 310-0817
http://artsliveva.org
May 10 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Renée Fleming, soprano
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Schubert: “Suleika 1,” D. 720; “Die Vögel,” D. 961; “Lied der Mignon – nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt,” D. 877; “Rastlose Liebe,” D. 138
Liszt: “Sposalizio,” S. 161, No. 1; “Valse oubliée” No. 1; “Freudvoll und Leidvoll,” S. 280/1; “Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh,” S. 306/2; “Im Rhein, im schöenen Strome,” S. 272/1
Rachmaninoff: “Lilacs,” Op. 21, No. 5; “A Dream,” Op. 38, No. 5; “Morceaux de Fantaisie” – Mélodie, Sérénade
Liszt: “S’il est un charmant gazon,” S. 284/1; “Oh! quand je dors,” S. 282/1
Henri Duparc: “Extase;” “Le Manoir de Rosdemonde”
$40-$130
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Norfolk Academy, 1585 Wesleyan Drive
Virginia Arts Festival:
Dalí Quartet
Olga Kern, piano
Rachmaninoff: Quartet No. 2 in G minor
Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
Taneyev: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 11 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
artists TBA
Beethoven: “Duo for 2 Eyeglasses Obligato”
Khachaturian: Clarinet Trio in G minor
J.S. Bach: Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034, for flute & piano
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
pre-concert performance by community students
$30-$35
(540) 310-0817
http://artsliveva.org
May 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road, McLean
May 13 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Henry Dehlinger: “Cosmic Cycles” (premiere)
$19-$99
(301) 493-9283
http://nationalphilharmonic.org
May 11 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Pops
Byron Stripling conducting & trumpet
Carmen Bradford, vocalist
Leo Manzari, tap dancer
“Uptown Nights”
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
May 12 (7 p.m.)
May 13 (7 p.m.)
Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Jessica Xylina Osborne, piano
“So She Wants to Write a Fugue?”
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, WTC I
Clara Wieck Schumann: 3 preludes and fugues, Op. 16
Lera Auerbach: Chorale, Fugue, and Postlude
Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in D flat major
Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, op. 110
Irene Britton-Smith: Passacaglia
Grazyna Bacewicz: Sonata II
$30 (seating limited)
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org
May 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Joel Kumro, organ
Nicolaus Bruhns: Praeludium in G major
Pierre du Mage: “Premier Livre d’Orgue” (selections)
J.S. Bach: “Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig,” BWV 768 (selections)
Josef Rheinberger: Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 98
free; tickets required via http://www.eventbrite.com/e/organ-recital-joel-kumro-tickets-367765746247
(804) 359-5691
http://richmondcathedral.org/concerts
May 12 (10:30 a.m.)
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 424 Washington St., Portsmouth
Virginia Arts Festival:
Dalí Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in E flat major, D. 87
Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
$25
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
May 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
May 14 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Fauré: “Pie Jesu”
Kayhan Kalhor: “Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur”
Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh (Iranian fiddle)
Sandeep Das, tabla
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Holst: “The Planets”
women of Virginia Symphony Chorus
$25-$114
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
May 12 (8 p.m.)
May 13 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major
George Walker: Sinfonia No. 5 (“Visions”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 13 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First & Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
artists TBA
“Our Pictures, Portfolio 2”
works TBA by Chloe Biggs, Krystal Folkestad, Benjamin Broening, Anthony Smith
free
(804) 646-7223
http://cmscva.org
May 13 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theater, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
N’Kenge, guest star
“Legends”
$15-$85
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 13 (3 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
artists TBA
Family concert
Joplin: arrangements for string quartet
J.S. Bach: Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034, for flute & piano
Villa-Lobos: “Jet Whistle”
Klezmer works TBA
pre-concert performance by community students
$5-$40
(540) 310-0817
http://artsliveva.org
May 13 (3 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Jennifer Curtis, violin
Jeannette Fang, piano
Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor
Amy Beach: Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 34
$27.37
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
May 13 (7 p.m.)
May 14 (2 p.m.)
May 15 (7 p.m.)
May 19 (7:30 p.m.)
May 21 (2 p.m.)
May 24 (7:30 p.m.)
May 26 (7:30 p.m.)
May 27 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Alevtina Ioffe conducting
Puccini: “La bohème”
Gabriella Reyes/Amber Monroe (Mimi)
Jacqueline Echols/Teresa Perrotta (Musetta)
Kang Wang/Kevin Punnackal (Rodolfo)
Gihoon Kim/Jonathan Patton (Marcello)
Blake Denson/Justin Burgess (Schaunard)
Peixen Chen/Christian Simmons (Colline)
Samuel Weiser (Benoit/Alcindoro)
Peter Kazaras, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$45-$299
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 14 (3 p.m.)
Perkinson Arts Center, 11810 Centre St., Chester
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro” Overture
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
cellist TBA
Dvořák: “Songs My Mother Taught Me”
Anna Clyne: “Restless Oceans”
William Grant Still: “Mother and Child”
Ravel: “Mother Goose” Suite
$25
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 14 (4 p.m.)
Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Road, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Colin MacKnight, organ
program TBA
$18.75-$25
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 14 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Geneva Lewis, violin
Evren Ozel, piano
Fazil Say: Violin Sonata, Op. 7
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 96
Douglas Lilburn: Violin Sonata
Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75
$30-$75
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
May 15 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theater, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program:
Youth Concert Orchestra
Camerata Strings
String Sinfonietta
conductors TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Emerson String Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Beethoven: Quartet in B flat major, Op. 130
Beethoven: “Grosse Fuge,” Op. 133
sold out (waiting list)
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 16 (8 p.m.)
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE, Washington
Library of Congress Concerts:
Signum Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4
Matthijs van Dijk: “(rage) rage against the”
Priaulx Rainier: Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
free; tickets required via http://blackbaud.com
(202) 707-5502
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/
May 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Juilliard String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Tyson Davis: Quartet No. 2 (“Amorphous Figures”)
Dvořák: Quartet in A flat major, Op. 105
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 19 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
E. Carl Freeman Concert Series:
Jaylin Brown, mezzo-soprano
pianist TBA
program TBA
free; tickets required via http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mezzo-soprano-voice-recital-jaylin-brown-river-road-church-tickets-479518752497
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org/e-carl-freeman-concert-series/
May 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
May 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
May 21 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Arts Festival:
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Chris Thile, mandolin
Thile: new work TBA
$25-$114
(757) 892-6366
http://vafest.org
May 19 (11:30 a.m.)
May 20 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 2 (“Song of a New Race”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)
$15-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 20 (8 p.m.)
May 21 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theater, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Lidiya Yankovskaya conducting
John Adams: “Short Ride in a Fast Machine”
Florence Price: “Ethiopia’s Shadow in America”
James Lee III: “Amer’ican”
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Maurice Ravel orchestration)
$10-$85
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Historic Academy Theatre, 600 Main St., Lynchburg
Lynchburg Symphony Pops
David Glover conducting
Hugh Panaro & Scarlett Strallen, vocalists
“Broadway Comes to the ’Burg”
$30-$100
(434) 846-8499 (Academy Theatre)
http://lynchburgsymphony.org
May 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Alessandro Buslje conducting
Javier Sanchez & Heyni Solera, bandoneons
Ariel Pirotti, piano
dancers TBA
“Tango without Borders”
$55-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 20 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Grace-Evangeline Mason: “The Imagined Forest”
Xavier Foley: Double-bass Concerto
Xavier Foley, double-bass
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor (“Pathétique”)
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
May 21 (7 p.m.)
Gallery5, 200 W. Marshall St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA:
artists TBA
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 678-8863 (Gallery5)
http://classicalrevolutionrva.com/events
May 21 (4 p.m.)
Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church, 28 Old Stone Church Lane, Fort Defiance
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: “English Suite” in G minor, BWV 808
J.S. Bach: “English Suite” in F major, BWV 809
J.S. Bach: “French Suite” in E flat major, BWV 815
J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G major, BWV 804
J.S. Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat major, BWV 998
$24
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
May 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Tianwa Yang, violin
Sterling Elliott, cello
Debra Wendells Cross, flute
Darrin C. Milling, bass trombone
Olga Kern, piano
Rachmaninoff: “2 Morceaux de salon,” Op. 6
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (Darrin C. Milling arrangement)
Rachmaninoff: Romances, Op. 14, No. 8; Op. 21, No. 1
Rachmaninoff: “Daisies” (Jascha Heifetz arrangement)
Rachmaninoff: “Lilacs”
Rachmaninoff: “Trio elegiaque” No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
works TBA by Gershwin, Grieg
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 24 (5 p.m.)
patio, River Hills Wealth Management Group, 3019 W. Moore St., Richmond
Richmond Symphony Brass Quintet
“Music and Spirits”
program TBA
$50
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 24 (7 p.m.)
May 25 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Beethoven: “Egmont” Overture
George Walker: Sinfonia No. 2
Beethoven: “Coriolan” Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$15-$98
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Second Baptist Church, River & Gaskins roads, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Anthony Blake Clark directing
Daniel Stipe, organ
Ernani Aguiar: “Salmo 150”
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: “Dixit Dominus”
Handel: “As Pants the Hart”
Mendelssohn: “Wie der Hirsch Schreit”
Bernstein: “Chichester Psalms”
Howard Goodall: Psalm 23
William Bradley Roberts: “This Little Light of Mine”
$25
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Michael Butterman conducting
Ginastera: “Four Dances from ‘Estancia’ ”
Copland: “Four Dances from ‘Rodeo’ ”
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue”
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
$60
(757) 229-9857
http://williamsburgsymphony.org
May 25 (10:30 a.m.)
Ohef Sholom Temple, 530 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk
May 26 (10:30 a.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Virginia Arts Festival:
Tianwa Yang, violin
Sterling Elliott, cello
Debra Wendells Cross, flute
Olga Kern, piano
Rachmaninoff: “2 Morceaux de salon,” Op. 6
Rachmaninoff: “Daisies” (Jascha Heifetz arrangement)
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Rachmaninoff: “Trio elegiaque” No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
works TBA by Kreisler, Gershwin, Heifetz, Grieg
$18.75-$25
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 25 (7 p.m.)
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 130 Keating Drive, Winchester
University of Virginia University Singers
Michael Slon directing
Rachmaninoff: Vespers (excerpts)
Craig Hella Johnson: “Considering Matthew Shepard” (excerpts)
works TBA by Abbie Betinis, Rosephanye Powell, Alice Parker, Jake Runestad, J.A.C. Redford, The Beatles; folk & traditional songs
donation requested
(540) 662-5858
http://sacredheartwinchester.org
May 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Cathedral Schola Cantorum
Forgotten Clefs
Daniel Sañez directing
“Salve Regina: the Music of Renaissance Iberia”
“Salve Regina” (Gregorian chant)
Tomás Luis de Victoria: “Salve Regina á 8”
Victoria: “Missa Salve Regina”
Francisco Guerrero: “Regina Caeli, á 8”
Cristóbal de Morales: “O Sacrum Convivium”
Vicente Lusitano: “Regina Caeli, á 5”
free; tickets required via http://www.eventbrite.com/e/salve-regina-the-music-of-renaissance-iberia-tickets-396721774507
(804) 359-5691
http://richmondcathedral.org/concerts
May 26 (5 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet members
Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70, No. 2
$27.37 (concert), $104.62 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
May 27 (7 p.m.)
Abner Clay Park, Clay Street at Brook Road, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
classical & pops program TBA
free
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 27 (5 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
$27.37 (concert), $104.62 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
May 28 (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 3”
program TBA
free
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 28 (2 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Teresa Ling, violin
Isaac Melamed, cello
Jeannette Fang, piano
Steven Whiting, speaker
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
$27.37 (concert), $73.55 (concert & lunch)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
May 30 (8 p.m.)
Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 232 Chapel St., Norfolk
University of Virginia University Singers
Michael Slon directing
Rachmaninoff: Vespers (excerpts)
Craig Hella Johnson: “Considering Matthew Shepard” (excerpts)
works TBA by Abbie Betinis, Rosephanye Powell, Alice Parker, Jake Runestad, J.A.C. Redford, The Beatles; folk & traditional songs
donation requested
(757) 662-4487
http://basilicaofsaintmary.org
June 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Pops
Enrico Lopez-Yañez conducting
Josè Sibaja, trumpet
Mónica Abrego, soprano
“Latin Fire”
$35-$90
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
June 4 (2 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Véronique Filloux, soprano
Mary Beth Nelson, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Rich, baritone
William Clay Thompson, bass
Marco Rizzello, piano
Steven Blier directing
“Night and Day USA”
program TBA
$50
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
June 4 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony No. 5 (premiere)
Orff: “Carmina burana”
Marlisa Hudson, soprano
Robert Baker, tenor
Brandon Hendrickson, baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
$19-$99
(301) 493-9283
http://nationalphilharmonic.org
June 7 (7 p.m.)
St. James’s Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond
Welcome Summer Recital Series:
Charles Humphries, countertenor
accompanist TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 355-1779
http://doers.org/st-jamess-music-schedule/
June 7 (10:30 a.m.)
Hennage Auditorium, 301 S. Nassau St., Williamsburg
Virginia Arts Festival:
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players
C.P.E. Bach: “Hamburg” Sonata in G major
Mozart: Divertimento in B flat major, K. 270
Carl Reinecke: Wind Sextet in B flat major, Op. 271
$18.75-$25
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
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