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.
Aug. 2 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Lisa Edwards-Burrs & Margaret Taylor Woods, sopranos
Jessica Harika, mezzo-soprano
Joel Kumro, tenor
John Tyndall, baritone
Chase Peak, bass
Charles Lindsey, piano
opera & operetta arias & ensembles, Broadway show tunes TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://grace-covenant.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. 5 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Judith Ingolfsson, violin
Garth Newel Emerging Artists fellows
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”)
Jessie Montgomery: “Strum”
Javier Martínez Campos: “Serenata para cuerdas”
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 5 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
conductor TBA
Lyle Lovett, guest star
$43-$153
(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: Piano Quartet in A minor (Schnittke completion)
$30
(804) 272-7514
http://richmondchamberplayers.org
Aug. 6 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Judith Ingolfsson, violin
Garth Newel Emerging Artists fellows
Frank Bridge: “Phantasy” Piano Quartet
Ernő Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 26
George Enescu: Octet in C major, Op. 7
$25 (concert); $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 6 (5 p.m.)
River Pavilion, Kennedy Center, Washington
Emily Tsai, oboe
Najin Kim & Ko Sugiyama, violins
Elizabeth Pulju-Owen, viola
Kristen Wojcik, cello
program TBA
free
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Aug. 9 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Daniel Stipe, organ
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://grace-covenant.org
Aug. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Handel: “Orlando”
Carsten Schmidt conducting
Daniel Moody (Orlando)
Peter Walker (Zoroastre)
Molly Quinn (Angelica)
Sheila Dietrich (Dorinda)
Angela Young Smucker (Medoro)
Timothy Nelson, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 11 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera
Stephanie Rhodes Russell conducting
Mozart: “Don Giovanni”
Cory McGee (Don Giovanni)
Eric Lindsey (Commendatore)
Renée Richardson (Donna Anna)
Lunga Eric Hallam (Don Ottavio)
Tiffany Townsend (Donna Elvira)
Andrew Gilstrap (Leporello)
Daniel Rich (Masetto)
Denis Vélez (Zerlina)
John de los Santos, stage director & choreographer
in Italian, English captions
$27-$77
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
Aug. 12 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Paris 1907: Proust at the Ritz”
Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 13 – I: Allegro molto
Chopin: Prelude in D flat major, Op. 28, No. 15 (harp arrangement)
Schumann: “Des Abends” for piano
Wagner: “Die Meistersinger” Prelude (piano quintet arrangement)
Chabrier: Idylle for violin & piano
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135 – III: Lento assai
François Couperin: “Les Barricades mysterieuses” (harp arrangement)
Wagner-Liszt: “Tristan und Isolde” – “Liebestod” for piano
Fauré: Berceuse for violin & harp
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 12 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Francis Yun, harpsichord
Gaspard Le Roux: Suite No. 1 in D minor
François Couperin: Ordre No. 6 in B flat major
Handel: Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427
J.S. Bach: “Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo,” BWV 992
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Paris 1922: Night at the Majestic”
Ravel: “Pavane pour une infante défunte” (chamber-ensemble arrangment)
Luciano Berio: “Thema (Ommagio a Joyce)” for electronic tape
Barber: “Three Joyce Songs” for voice & piano
Satie: “Parade”
Stravinsky: “Petrouchka” for 2 pianos & percussion (Peter White & Brian Smith arrangement) (premiere)
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 13 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Bartók: Piano Quintet, Op. 1 – I: Andante – allegro
Radiohead: “Creep” for cello & piano quintet
$30
(804) 272-7514
http://richmondchamberplayers.org
Aug. 13 (7 p.m.)
Great Lawn, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Aug. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, King Neptune’s Park, Atlantic Avenue at 31st Street, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Brandon Eldredge conducting
Tiffany Hass & Colin Ruffer, vocalists
“Broadway Celebration”
program TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Aug. 13 (10:30 a.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Summer Sounds”
John Wilbye & Thomas Weelkes: English madrigals
Anders Hillborg: “Six Pieces for Wind Quintet”
Richard Strauss: “Capriccio” – String Sextet
Paganini-Tiksola (Antti Tikkanen & Minna Pensola): “The Reader’s Digest to the 24 Caprices”
$16-$22
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 13 (4 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“La Bella Italia”
Adriano Banchieri: 3 madrigals
Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp minor, Op. 60
Giacinto Scelsi: “Okanagon” for harp, double bass & percussion
Pergolesi: “Stabat Mater”
Tarquinio Merula: Ciaccona, Op. 12, No. 20, for recorder & violin
Dario Castello: Sonata No. 10 for recorder & continuo
Berio: “Opus Number Zoo” for wind quintet & narrators
Rossini: “The Barber of Seville” Overture
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 13 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Jeannette Fang, piano
David del Tredici: “Virtuoso Alice”
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: “Das Jahr” (“The Year”)
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 14 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Collegium Musicum”
J.S. Bach: Clavier Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
Hindemith: Octet
Telemann: Concerto in D major, TWV 53:D5, for violin, cello, trumpet, strings & continuo
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Happenstance Theater
“Barococo”
$16-$22
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 15 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Nordic Light and Darkness”
Sibelius: “Malinconia” for cello & piano
Johan Helmich Roman: Trio sonata TBA
Anders Hillborg: “Kongsgaard Variations” for string quartet
Grieg: songs Op. 48, for voice & chamber ensemble (Zachary Wadsworth arrangement)
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Early Keyboard Extravaganza”
Jean-Henri D’Anglebert: Suite in C major for 3 harpsichords
J.S. Bach: Concerto in A minor, BWV 1065, for 4 harpsichords & strings (after Vivaldi)
Buxtehude: Motet, “Jubilate Domino”
Schubert: Adagio and Allegro for piano quartet
Schubert: Allegro in A minor (“Lebensstürme”) for piano 4-hands
Handel: Organ Concerto in F major, Op. 4, No. 5
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 15 (10 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Nightcap: from Camerata to Broadway”
cabaret concert
$20
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 16 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Richmond Chamber Players:
Susy Yim & Catherine Cary, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
John Walter, piano
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor (Alfred Schnittke completion)
Bartók: Piano Quintet, Op. 1 – I: Andante – allegro molto
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://grace-covenant.org
Aug. 16 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Serenades at Noon”
Scarlatti: 3 sonatas for fortepiano
Rosita Piritore: String Quartet
Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola & harp
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 16 (3 p.m.)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Anders Hillborg, composer & speaker
Hillborg: Duet for clarinet & violin
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“The Breathing of the World”
Gottlob Benedict Bierey: Kyrie in C minor for chorus & orchestra (after Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata)
Zachary Wadsworth: “Eclipse” for harp & chamber ensemble
Anders Hillborg: “The Breathing of the World” for chorus
Milhaud: “La création du monde” for piano quintet
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 17 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Song Fest”
Britten: folksong arrangements TBA
Judith Shatin: “Vayter un vayter” for bass, clarinet, cello & piano
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen,” BWV 51
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro” Overture
Clara & Robert Schumann: “Romanzen” for oboe & fortepiano
Anders Hillborg: “O dessa ögon” for voice & string quintet
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture for piano sextet (Vladimir Mendelssohn arrangement)
Thomas Beecham: “The Great Elopement, or Love in Bath” (after Handel), with pantomime by Happenstance Theater
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 18 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Bach Materia”
J. S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Anders Hillborg: “Bach Materia” for violin & strings
J.S. Bach: “Ich ruf zu dir” for oboe & strings (Hillborg arrangement)
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Baroque Inside-Out: The Brandenburgs”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
J.S. Bach: Motet, “Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf,” BWV 226
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort,” BWV 20 – “O Menschenkind”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 18 (10 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Nightcap: Baroque Bach”
J.S. Bach: vocal & instrumental works TBA
$20
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 19 (noon)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Fin de siècle”
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp & chamber ensemble
Enescu: Octet in C major, Op. 7
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 19 (3 p.m.)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Baroque Lovers’ Afternoon”
John Blow: “Ode on the Death of Henry Purcell”
J.S. Bach: Fugue in C major, BWV 846, for 2 violins (Davids arrangement)
André Campra: “Silène et Bacchus” for voice, flute & continuo
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
free
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“España”
Albéniz: “Triana” for 2 pianos
Victoria: “Ave Maria” for 8 voices
George Crumb: “Night of the Four Moons” for voice & chamber ensemble
Boccherini: “Night Music in the Streets of Madrid,” G. 324, for string quintet
De Falla: “Master Peter’s Puppet Show,” with pantomime & puppetry by Happenstance Theater
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 19 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Nicholas Danielson, Joel Fuller, Juliette Kang & Teresa Ling, violins
Fitz Gary & Evelyn Grau, violas
Thomas Kraines & Isaac Melamed, cellos
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Shostakovich: “2 Pieces for String Octet,” Op. 11
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 20 (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
Aug. 20 (10:30 a.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Mozart’s Math and Magic”
Mozart: “The Magic Flute” Suite for Harmonie (wind octet)
Zachary Wadsworth: “A Musical Dice Game” (after Mozart) for actor & chamber ensemble
Mozart: String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$16-$22
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 20 (4 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Finale: Mozart Extravaganza”
Mozart: “The Magic Flute” – 2 quintets
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 – II: Andante
Mozart: “Abendempfindung” for voice & piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Mozart: “Eine kleine Freimaurer-Kantate”
Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427 – Gloria
$22-$35
(540) 800-6012
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 20 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Nicholas Danielson, Joel Fuller, Juliette Kang & Teresa Ling, violins
Fitz Gary & Evelyn Grau, violas
Thomas Kraines & Isaac Melamed, cellos
Mozart: String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 20 (5 p.m.)
River Pavilion, Kennedy Center, Washington
Susan Robinson, harp
Adria Foster, flute
works TBA by Debussy, Piazzolla, Vincent Persichetti, Stella Sung
free
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Aug. 26 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Jeannette Fang, Genevieve Fei-wen Lee, Paul Nitsch & Jeremy Thompson, pianos
Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, D. 940
Messiaen: “Visions de l’Amen” (“Visions of the Amen”)
Liszt: “Les Préludes”
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 27 (5 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
E. Carl Freeman Concert Series:
National Cathedral Choir
Michael McCarthy directing
“Camino di Santiago – The Road Home”
anon.: “Ave Maria”
Francisco Guerrero: “Ave Maria”
Gabriela Lena Frank: “Ccollanan María”
Vicente Lusitano: “Regina caeli”
anon: “Hodie Christus Natus”
Tomás Luis de Victoria: “O magnum mysterium”
Reena Esmail: “The Unexpected Early Hour”
Linda Kachelmeier: “We Toast the Days”
anon.: “Ecce lignum x 3”
Alonso Lobo: “Versa est in luctum”
Pablo Casals: “O vos omnes”
anon.: “Haec Dies”
Melissa Dunphy: “Alpha and Omega”
free; tickets required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org/e-carl-freeman-concert-series
Aug. 27 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Jeannette Fang, Genevieve Fei-wen Lee, Paul Nitsch & Jeremy Thompson, pianos
Saint-Saëns: “Carnival of the Animals”
Percy Grainger: “Fantasy on Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ ”
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Gounod: “Faust” – Waltz
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 27 (5 p.m.)
River Pavilion, Kennedy Center, Washington
Adria Foster, flute
Emily Tsai, oboe
David Jones, clarinet
Chris Jewell, bassoon
Christy Klenke, horn
works TBA by Bernstein, Mozart, Bizet, Grieg, Gershwin, Verdi, Marc Mellits
free
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Aug. 30 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
Richmond Ballet
City Choir of Washington
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Richmond Symphony
Erin Freeman conducting
Orff: “Carmina Burana”
Esther Tonea, soprano
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Daniel Rich, baritone
Ma Cong: “Thrive”
$33-$88
(703) 255-1868
http://wolftrap.org
Sept. 2 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 2
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
$25 (concert), $95 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Sept. 3 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
$25 (concert), $55 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Sept. 3 (5 p.m.)
River Pavilion, Kennedy Center, Washington
Sandra Del Cid-Davies, flute & piccolo
Kayla Moffett & Martha Kaufman, violins
Elizabeth Pulju-Owen, viola
Kristen Wojcik, cello
program TBA
free
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Sept. 5 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
James Buckley conducting
Jacob Collier, guest star
“The Orchestral DJESSE Show”
$39-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
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