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.
July 1 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera
Timothy Long conducting
Handel: “Semele”
Esther Tonea (Semele)
Veronique Filloux (Iris)
Juno: Emily Treigle (Juno/Ino)
Kathleen Felty (Athamas)
Lunga Eric Hallam (Jupiter)
Eric Lindsey (Cadmus/Somnus)
Samuel Krausz (Apollo)
Tara Faircloth, stage director
in English
$50-$94
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
James Bagwell conducting
Natalie Merchant, guest star
“Keep Your Courage Tour”
$49-$139
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Dogwood Dell, Byrd Park, Richmond
Richmond Concert Band
annual Fourth of July celebration
program TBA
free
(804) 737-3767
http://richmondconcertband.org
July 4 (8 p.m.)
Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen
Richmond Symphony
conductor TBA
No BS Brass Band
“Red, White and Lights 2023”
program TBA
laser-light show follows concert
free
(804) 652-1455
http://henrico.us/calendar/red-white-and-lights-2023/
July 4 (8 p.m.)
West Lawn, U.S. Capitol, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Jack Everly conducting
Renée Fleming, Boyz II Men, Chicago, Belinda Carlisle, other guest stars
“A Capitol Fourth”
free
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 5 (7:30 p.m.)
The Paramount, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
The Cville Band
Steve Layman directing
James Prodan, oboe
Robert Mott, bass trombone
Martha McKechnie, vocalist
program TBA
free
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net
July 6 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Chamberfest:
Victoria Chung, oboe
Thomas Schneider, bassoon
Russell Wilson, piano
André Previn: Trio for piano, oboe & bassoon
Lili Boulanger: “Three Pieces” for piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Duo for oboe & bassoon
Poulenc: Trio for piano, oboe & bassoon
sold out (waiting list)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
July 7 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh conducting
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Alexander Malofeev, piano
Holst: “The Planets,” with projections of NASA space images
$25-$96
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 8 (6 p.m.)
July 9 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Erin Freeman conducting
Mozart: “Così fan tutte” Overture
Hanna Havrylets: Chorale for string orchestra
Barber: Violin Concerto
Elizabeth Adkins, violin
Emilie Mayer: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
$49
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org
July 8 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
David Biedenbender: “Red Vesper”
Biedenbender: “Solstice”
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 8 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke conducting
“Return of the Jedi,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$66-$119
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 9 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
François Couperin: “Les Barricades Mysterieuses”
Schumann: Arabesque in C major, Op. 18
Philip Glass: “Mad Rush”
François Couperin: “Tic Toc Choc”
Satie: “Gnossienne” No. 3
Schumann: “Kreisleriana,” Op. 16
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 9 (6 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducting
Gabriela Lena Frank: “3 Latin-American Dances” – “The Mestizo Waltz”
Carlos Simon: “Tales: a Folklore Symphony”
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major
free
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 13 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Chamberfest:
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
sold out (waiting list)
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com
July 13 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, King Neptune’s Park, 3100 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach
July 23 (8 p.m.)
Towne Point Park, 113 Waterside Drive, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Morihiko Nakahara conducting
Nick Ziobro, vocalist
“Sinatra and the American Songbook”
free
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
July 14 (7:30 p.m.)
July 16 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera
Brian Demaris conducting
Puccini: “Tosca”
Marsha Thompson (Tosca)
Adam Diegel (Cavaradossi)
Todd Thomas (Scarpia)
Alek Shrader, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$85
(434) 979-1333
http://charlottesvilleopera.org
July 14 (8 p.m.)
July 15 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi conducting
“Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki”
$129
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 15 (6 p.m.)
July 16 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Sameer Patel conducting
Reena Esmail: “Rosa de Sal” for trumpet and orchestra
Clarice Assad: Concerto for trumpet and string orchestra (“Bohemian Queen”)
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
Chabrier: Habanera
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
$49
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org
July 15 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Polina Nazaykinskaya: “Her New Home” (premiere)
Tasha Koontz, soprano
Brandon Morales, bass-baritone
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat major, K. 493
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 16 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor
Jordan Kuspa: “Fire Flowers”
Tasha Koontz, soprano
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 20 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Chamberfest:
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
sold out (waiting list)
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com
July 21 (7:30 p.m.)
July 23 (2 p.m.)
July 27 (2 p.m.)
July 29 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera
Geoffrey McDonald conducting
Gounod: “Faust”
Eric Taylor (Dr. Faust)
Brittany Logan (Marguerite)
William Clay Thompson (Méphistophélès)
Mary Beth Nelson (Siébel)
Kyle White (Valentin)
Kathleen Felty (Marthe)
Alison Moritz, stage director
in French, English captions
$50-$94
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 21 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
The Dispatch, guest stars
$35-$130
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 22 (6 p.m.)
July 23 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Nicholas Hersh conducting
Reena Esmail: “Avartan”
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Joplin: “Solace: a Mexican Serenade” (Nicholas Hersh arrangement)
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Charlie Messersmith, clarinet
$49
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org
July 22 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
“Jurassic Park,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$40-$96
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
July 23 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Thalea String Quartet
Gabriella Smith: “Carrot Revolution”
Erwin Schulhoff: “5 Pieces”
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 23 (6 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducting
Errollyn Wallen: “Photography” – I: Vivace
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 2 (“Song of a New Race”)
Ravel: “La valse”
Richard Strauss: “Der Rosenkavalier” Suite
free
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 26 (8 p.m.)
July 27 (8 p.m.)
July 28 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke conducting
Jonathan Larsen: “ ‘Rent’ in Concert” (premiere)
Jimmie Herrod (Angel)
Myles Frost (Benny)
Andrew Barth Feldman (Mark)
Ali Stroker (Maureen)
Alex Boniello (Roger)
Sammi Cannold, concert director
$39-$149
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 27 (6:30 p.m.)
Rhythm Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Chamberfest:
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
sold out (waiting list)
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com
July 27 (8 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, King Neptune’s Park, 3100 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Morihiko Nakahara conducting
“Adventures in Music”
John Stafford Smith: “TheStar-Spangled Banner”
Rossini: “William Tell” Overture
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: “The Sea Hawk” Suite
John Williams: “E.T.” – “Adventures on Earth”
Grieg: “Peer Gynt” – “Morning Mood”
Maurice Jarre: “Lawrence of Arabia” theme
John Williams: “Star Wars Saga” – “The Forest Battle”
Ferde Grofé: “Grand Canyon Suite” – “On the Trail”
Koji Kondo: “The Legend of Zelda”
Klaus Badelt: “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme
John Williams: “Raiders March”
free
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
July 29 (6 p.m.)
July 30 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Andrew Litton conducting
Lili Boulanger: “D’un matin de printemps”
Daron Hagen: Electric Guitar Concerto (“Film Noir”)
D.J. Sparr, electric guitar
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$49
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreen-music.org
July 29 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
artists TBA
“Emerging Artists Showcase I”
program TBA
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 30 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
artists TBA
“Emerging Artists Showcase II”
program TBA
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 4 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan conducting
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major
Hilary Hahn, violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor
$25-$96
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
Aug. 6 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Kirke Mechem: “Wedding Madrigal” for flute & piano
Alfred Schnittke: “Suite im alten Stile” for violin & piano
Mechem: Divertimento for flute & strings
Mahler & Schnittke: Piano Quartet in A minor
$30
(804) 272-7514
http://richmondchamberplayers.org
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