The Richmond Symphony’s Summer Chamberfest series presents four chamber-music programs by members of the orchestra and guests, staged at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays in July in Rhythm Hall of Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, in an intimate cabaret setting with refreshments.
Ensembles of strings, winds, brass and piano will play music by Francis Poulenc, Dmitri Shostakovich, Giuseppe Verdi and Edouard Lalo, as well as new and recent works by Virginia-based composer Adolphus Hailstork and Richmond-born composer Zachary Wadsworth, and pieces by contemporary composers Reena Esmail and Carlos Simon.
Four-concert subscriptions are $100. Single tickets, $30, go on sale on June 1. Seating is limited.
For more information, call (804) 788-1212 or visit http://richmondsymphony.com/summer-chamberfest
Summer Chamberfest dates, artists and programs:
July 6
Victoria Chung, oboe
Thomas Schneider, bassoon
Russell Wilson, piano
André Previn: Trio for piano, oboe & bassoon
Lili Boulanger: “Three Pieces” for piano
Villa-Lobos: Duo for oboe & bassoon
Poulenc: Trio for piano, oboe & bassoon
July 13
Adrian Pintea & Jeanette Jang, violins
Hyo Joo Uh, viola
Jason McComb, cello
Zachary Wadsworth: “They Rest above the River”
Adolphus Hailstork: “Eslanda Dance”
Andrea Portera: “(Trans)Form”
Verdi: Quartet in E minor
July 20
Sam Huss, trumpet
Dominic Rotella, French horn
Evan Williams, trombone
Jerome Naulais: “Flash”
Anthony Plog: “Postcards”
Václav Nelhýbel: Trio for brass
Brad Edwards: “Blue Wolf”
Lydia Lowery Busler: “Appalachia”
Lauren Bernofsky: Trio for brass
July 27
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Schuyler Slack, cello
Maria Yefimova, piano
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
Reena Esmail: “Saans”
Carlos Simon: “Be Still and Know”
Lalo: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 7
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