Month: March 2025

Highbrow humor for April Fools’ Day . . .

10 a.m.-noon EDT
1400-1600 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Richard Strauss: “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks”
Staatskapelle Dresden/Rudolf Kempe
(Warner Classics)

Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33, No. 2 (“The Joke”)
Cuarteto Casals
(Harmonia Mundi)

Stravinsky: “The Soldier’s Tale” Suite
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Lucy Chapman Stoltzman, violin
Richard Goode, piano
(RCA)

Hindemith: “Overture to ‘The Flying Dutchman’ as Sight-read
by a Bad Spa Orchestra at 7 in the Morning by the Well”
Kocian Quartet
(Praga Digitals)

James Hewitt: “Medley Overture” in D minor-major
Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä/Patrick Gallois
(Naxos)

John Adams: “John’s Book of Alleged Dances”
Kronos Quartet
(Nonesuch)

Michael Daugherty: “Dead Elvis”
Charles Ullery, bassoon
London Sinfonietta/David Zinman
(Argo)

Kirill Petrenko, the chief conductor the Berlin Philharmonic, is famously disinclined to sit for media interviews. A conversation with Malte Krasting and Tobias Müller, posted on the orchestra’s website, may be the most personally and professionally revealing remarks that Petrenko has made for public consumption.

Since taking over artistic direction of the Berliners in 2019, Petrenko says, “I don’t believe that I shall ever feel as if this is an established relationship, because our work together always feels very much as if it is taking place in the here and now. . . . It’s a matter of leaving our comfort zone behind us and exploring extremes,” aiming for a performance in which “the demands of the composer are comprehensively aligned with the abilities of the musicians,” producing what he calls “fragile moments of happiness.”

Petrenko learned his craft the old-fashioned way, beginning as a répétiteur in provincial opera houses, working his way up the professional ladder in a succession of theatrical and concert engagements. The technique of conducting is “the sort of thing that you can grasp after only two or three sessions,” he says; but the art of conducting “is something that you can learn only with practice.”

“[A]s a conductor you are not actually producing the sound. You are literally left hanging in the air. If, as a pianist, I play a particular passage in five different ways, I know at the end of this process which is the right way. As a conductor, on the other hand, I don’t have any immediate way of checking to see if what I am doing is any good. For this, I have to stand in front of an orchestra. Only then do I notice – sometimes to my horror – that a particular idea isn’t right. This is why a conductor is constantly questioning himself and his interpretation.”

Born and reared in the former Soviet Union, the son of musicians, Petrenko was schooled in conducting in Austria, initially in the provincial conservatory in Feldkirch, subsequently at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Although he has conducted much of the Russian concert repertory, his work generally has been more focused on works composed in Central Europe.

Petrenko discusses at some length his kinship with the music of Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner, especially his identification with Mahler’s famous self-description as “homeless three times over: as a Bohemian among Austrians, as an Austrian among Germans and as a Jew in the whole of the world.” During his youth in the Soviet Union, his family “had to do everything we could to hide the fact that we were Jewish. . . . Of course, my parents kept reminding me where I come from. But I never had any contact with any living tradition of Jewish musical culture.”

About leading the Berlin Philharmonic, Petrenko says, “I feel an undying reverence for this orchestra, because they are all such damned good musicians. . . . It makes no difference how many years we may continue to work together, it will never feel normal for me to stand in front of this orchestra.”

http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/stories/conversation-with-kirill-petrenko/

(via http://slippedisc.com)

10 a.m.-noon EDT
1400-1600 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Dvořák: “Scherzo capriccioso”
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Bella Davidovich, piano
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
(Philips Eloquence)

Mel Bonis: “Femmes de légende” (“Legendary Women”)
Orchestre national de Metz/David Reiland
(La Dolce Volta)

Debussy: 3 Nocturnes
women of Choeur de Radio France
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Mikko Franck
(Alpha)

Stravinsky: “Le sacre du printemps” (“The Rite of Spring”)
Los Angeles Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen
(Deutsche Grammophon)

Sofia Gubaidulina, the Russian composer whose works, combining modernist techniques with Christian spirituality, drew the ire of Soviet authorities, has died at 93.

Born in Tatarstan, then a Soviet republic, and schooled in the conservatories of Kazan and Moscow, Gubaidulina had a fraught relationship with the cultural establishment, recognized for her talent and encouraged by Dmitri Shostakovich but denounced for a compositional style that was by Soviet standards avant-gardist. She also wrote and performed music for Russian folk instruments.

Her violin concerto “Offertorium,” introduced in 1980 and taken up by violinist Gidon Kremer, brought Gubaidulina to international notice. Subsequently, musicians in the West promoted and regularly performed her works, many of which were informed by her devout Christianity.

She spent her later years in Appen, Germany.

Gubaidulina’s compositions were marked by “struggle and disorder; of awaiting some signal from beyond with hushed anxiety; of the strenuous attempt to bridge the gap between humans and the divine,” The New York Times’ Zachary Woolfe writes in an appreciation of the composer. “Transcendence, if and when it arrives, is hard won.”

Just in time for this 150th anniversary year of Maurice Ravel’s birth, French scholars have unearthed an almost forgotten work written when Ravel was a student at the Paris Conservatoire: a prelude, dance and aria for “Sémiramis,” a cantata that was never completed.

On March 13, the New York Philharmonic will give the premiere of the prelude and danse, five minutes of music that Gustavo Dudamel, the orchestra’s music director-designate, calls “a small, beautiful jewel.” Those instrumental pieces and the aria will be performed in December by the Orchestre de Paris.

The “Sémiramis” score, housed in the archives of the the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, is more than a sketch but not a finished product. “The manuscript lacks a tempo marking at the start, and there appear to be some missing notes, including in the harp line,” The New York Times’ Javier C. Hernández writes.

Filling in those blanks adds to the pressure of preparing a premiere, Dudamel tells Hernández. “The only thing I can hope for is that [Ravel] will send a message to me secretly through my dreams.”

10 a.m.-noon EDT
1400-1600 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Hamish MacCunn: “The Land of the Mountain and the Flood”
Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Alexander Gibson
(Warner Classics)

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Berlin Philharmonic/Mariss Jansons
(Warner Classics)

Delius: “Brigg Fair”
Welsh National Opera Orchestra/Charles Mackerras
(Decca)

William Schuman: “New England Triptych:
Three Pieces for Orchestra after William Billings”
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
(RCA)

Copland: Symphony No. 3
New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein
(Deutsche Grammophon)

10 a.m.-noon EST
1500-1700 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Brahms: “Tragic” Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Fritz Reiner
(Warner Classics)

Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Artemis Quartet
(Erato)

Mieczysław Weinberg: Fantasia, Op. 52, for cello & orchestra
Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Les Métamorphoses/Raphaël Feye
(Evil Penguin)

Haydn: Symphony No. 39 in G minor
Munich Chamber Orchestra/Alexander Liebreich
(ECM)

Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Kronos Quartet
(Nonesuch)

Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 90 (“Choral Fantasy”)
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Parrott
(BIS)

Rei Hotoda conducting
with Michael Sachs, trumpet
Feb. 22-23, Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center
reviewed from online stream, posted Feb. 28

Rei Hotoda, music director of California’s Fresno Philharmonic, booked on short notice as guest conductor of the Richmond Symphony’s latest mainstage program, led two musical mash-ups and one of the more elusive symphonies of the romantic era.

The mash-ups were Vivian Fung’s “Earworms” (2018), inspired by her then-4-year-old son’s listening (and re-listening) habits, and the Trumpet Concerto of Wynton Marsalis, the jazz master who has amassed a substantial catalog of classical orchestral and chamber works.

Both works are colorful, at times mosaic-like sequences of episodes. Themes pop up, then recede into the orchestral fabric. Fung peppers her piece with assorted quotations, from “The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round” to Charles Ives’ “The Unanswered Question” and Maurice Ravel’s “La valse.” In Marsalis’s six-movement concerto, the trumpet solos evoke vintage jazz and moody cabaret songs while the orchestration echoes Igor Stravinsky and other highbrow modernists.

Michael Sachs, principal trumpeter of the Cleveland Orchestra, introduced the concerto with the orchestra in 2023. His mastery of its technical challenges, logistical quick changes – alternating between two trumpets, using an assortment of mutes – and shifts of styles and moods were audible throughout this performance.

Sachs was especially impressive in the concerto’s two urban nocturnes, seeming reminiscences of mid-20th-century New York, that call for nuanced lyricism – not this instrument’s usual tone of voice.

Stylistic gears shifted radically in the second half of the program, devoted to Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 in C major.

The Schumann Second is sometimes described as an audial realization of the composer’s psychological instability, physical maladies and contrasting personalities. Its mood swings between high energy and pained yearning. Its orchestration in fast sections, especially the scherzo, is intricate, at times jittery, its rhythms frequently syncopated. Its slow movement is among the most bittersweet in the romantic musical literature. Few symphonies are as tricky to organize and as challenging to convey continuity.

Hotoda and the orchestra scored well on organization – none of Schumann’s many voices and orchestral layers went unheard or out of balance – but came up short on expression. The performance was generally brisk and sounded rather dispassionate, more classical than romantic in tone.

This approach has become common in interpretations of Schumann, Mendelssohn and other early romantics. It pays dividends in clarity of details – especially beneficial in Schumann, whose orchestrations can sound dense and clotted; but it can leave the listener with a sense that emotional depths go unplumbed.

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. Ticket prices do not include service fees.

March 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Road, Richmond
March 2 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Hae Lee conducting
Vaughan Williams: “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ ”
Ruth Gipps: Clarinet Concerto
David Lemelin, clarinet
Copland: “Appalachian Spring” Suite
$50 (Richmond), $30 (Ashland)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Pops
conductor TBA
Adrienne Warren, guest star
“A Tina Turner Celebration”
$15-$136
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 1 (3:30 p.m.)
Brooks Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Francesca Hurst, piano
“Reflections”
works TBA by Elena Kats-Chernin, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Florence Price, John Field, others
free
(434) 924-3052
http://music.virginia.edu/events

March 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW, Washington
Brooklyn Rider
Ariadne Greif, soprano
Clarice Assad: “Cinematheque”
Tyshawn Sorey: untitled
Gabriel Kahane: “American Studies”
Schoenberg: Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10
Giovanni Sollima: 4 quartets
Colin Jacobsen: “Chalk and Soot” Suite
$45
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

March 2 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Mozart: “Così fan tutte”
Keely Futterer (Fiordiligi)
Kristen Choi (Dorabella)
Terrence Chin-Loy (Ferrando)
Ethan Vincent (Guglielmo)
Wm. Clay Thompson (Don Alfonso)
Ashley Fabian (Despina)
Mo Zhou, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$22.91-$130
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org

March 2 (3 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Goldmund Quartet
Schubert: “Erlkönig” (Jakob Enke arrangement)
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Grieg: Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
$35
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 2 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Doris Wylee-Becker, piano
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

March 2 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
Daniel Sender & David Sariti, violins
Ayn Balija, viola
Adam Carter, cello
Kelly Sulick, flute
Jiyeon Choi, clarinet
Cody Halquist, French horn
Nathaniel Lee, trombone
I-Jen Fang, percussion
John Mayhood, piano
Kenji Bunch: “26.2”
Heinrich Biber: Passacaglia
other works TBA
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu

March 2 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 23
Poulenc: Violin Sonata
Brahms: Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78
Bartók: Violin Rhapsody No. 1
$44-$144
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Richmond chapter, American Guild of Organists; Repertoire Recital Series:
Jean-Baptiste Robin, organ
Lully: “March and 5 variations” (Jean-Baptiste Robin transcription)
Rameau: “Les Sauvages” (Jean-Baptiste Robin transcription)
François Couperin: “Tierce en taille”
Widor: Symphonie No. 6 – I: Allegro
Franck: “Pièce héroïque”
Robin: “Chant du Ténéré”
Ravel: “Le Tombeau de Couperin” (Jean-Baptiste Robin transcription)
free; tickets required
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondago.org

March 4 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
String faculty recital
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Place, Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Society:
Goldmund Quartet
Gerald Finzi: Romance in E flat major, Op. 11 (Christian Alexander arrangement)
Haydn: Quartet in F major, Op. 77, No. 2
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$40
(757) 552-1630
http://feldmanchambermusic.org

March 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Goldmund Quartet
Gerald Finzi: Romance in E flat major, Op. 11 (Christian Alexander arrangement)
Haydn: Quartet in F major, Op. 77, No. 2
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$30 (sold out; walk-up tickets may be available)
(757) 741-3300
http://chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

March 5 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Neave Trio
Tyler Hyun, viola (VCU Concerto Competition winner)
“Mosaics and Music”
works TBA by Beethoven, Mahler, Schumann, Prokofiev
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Anzû Quartet
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

March 5 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Morihiko Nakahara conducting
“Side by Side Concert”
Beethoven: “Fidelio” Overture
Johann Strauss II: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
Ravel: “Pavane pour une Infante défunte”
William Grant Still: Serenade
Tchaikovsky: “Swan Lake” (selections)
Gershwin: “Gershwin by George!” (Jerry Brubaker arrangement)
free
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Dante Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135
Elgar: Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
Ian Venables: “The Wreaths of Time” (premiere)
$20-$55
(540) 231-5300
http://artscenter.vt.edu/performances

March 6 (7 p.m.)
March 7 (8 p.m.)
March 8 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Nicola Campogrande: “Decisamente allegro”
Nino Rota: Trombone Concerto
Craig Mulcahy, trombone
Debussy: “Images”
Ravel: “Boléro”
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 8 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First & Franklin streets
TAM Trio
program TBA
free (seating limited)
(804) 646-7223
http://rvalibrary.org/events

March 8 (4 p.m.)
Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Cheryl Van Ornam, organ
Christine Ertell, flute
Jacquelin Spears, cello
works TBA by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Franck, others
free
(804) 359-5628
http://ghtc.org

March 8 (7 p.m.)
March 9 (4 p.m.)
Wilton House Museum, 215 S. Wilton Road, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
artists TBA
“Baroque at Wilton”
program TBA
$30 (March 8); sold out, waiting list (March 9)
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org

March 8 (8 p.m.)
March 9 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Conni Ellisor: “A Woman without Apology”
Jennifer Higdon: Violin Concerto
Massenet: “Thaïs” – “Méditation”
Inmo Yang, violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Sibelius: “Finlandia”
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Francesca Anderegg, violin
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
$34-$59
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

March 8 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
Sergey Antonov, cello
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Maurice Ravel orchestration)
Dvořák: 3 Slavonic dances, Op. 72
$20-$65
(703) 993-2787
http://fairfaxsymphony.org

March 8 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Anthony Braxton, saxophone & electronics
Jean Cook & Erica Dicker, violins
Tomeka Reid, cello
Carl Testa, double-bass & electronics
Katherine Young, bassoon
James Fei & Chris Jonas, saxophones
Stephanie Richards, trumpet
Reut Regev, trombone
Dan Peck, tuba
Adam Matlock, accordion and voice
Cory Smythe, piano
Aaron Siegel, percussion
Nick Hallett & Anne Rhodes, vocalists
Braxton: “Composition 222”
Braxton: “Composition 100”
Braxton: “Thunder Music”
free; tickets required via http://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/
(202) 707-5507
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/

March 8 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Berg: Violin Concerto (“In Memory of an Angel”)
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Bohuslav Martinů: “Memorial to Lidice”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

March 9 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Virginia Consort Festival Chorus, Youth Chorale & Orchestra
Deke Polifka conducting
Poulenc: Gloria
Angeli Ferrette, soprano
Fauré: Pavane
$35
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

March 9 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
2025 Sousa Band Festival:
Eden Prairie High School Wind Ensemble (Minnesota)
Mineola High School Wind Ensemble (New York)
Santa Cruz High School Symphonic Band (California)
Purdue University Wind Ensemble (Indiana)
John Philip Sousa: “The Last Days of Pompeii”
John Williams: “For the President’s Own”
David Maslanka: “Illumination”
Frank Ticheli: “Shenandoah”
Julie Giroux: “Opa!”
free; tickets required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Karen Slack, soprano
Kevin Miller, piano
Miko Simmons, visual design
“African Queens”
Dave Ragland: “Precatio”
Carlos Simon: “Behold, The Queen”
Dave Ragland: “The Queen of Sheba”
Jessie Montgomery: “The Song of Nzingah”
Fred Onovwerosuoke: “Luwah (Bitter Tears)”
Shawn Okpebholo: “A Letter From Queen Ufua”
Fred Onovwerosuoke: “Duniya (Mystic Universe)”
Jasmine Barnes: “I Am Not Your God”
Will Liverman: “A Prayer”
Joel Thompson: “Queen Nanny’s Lullabye”
Damien Geter: “Amanirenas”
$40-$75
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

March 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Justice Forum, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Balourdet Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in F major, K. 590
Paul Novak: “Impossible Inventions”
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 (“Razumovsky”)
sold out; waiting list
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 13 (7 p.m.)
March 14 (11:30 a.m.)
March 15 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Stravinsky: “Petrouchka”
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 14 (11 a.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Richard Strauss: “Don Quixote”
Michael Daniels, cello
$15-$136
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newpprt University, Newport News
March 16 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Richard Strauss: “Don Quixote”
Michael Daniels, cello
Bernstein: “Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’ ”
Ravel: “La Valse”
$15-$136
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
Kunal Lahiry, piano
“The Power and the Glory”
Kamala Sankaram: “The Far Shore”
Zubaida Azezi & Edo Frenkel: “Mitiz Meshrep”
works TBA by Messiaen, Mahler, Weill, Schoenberg, Xavier Montsalvatge, Edgar Valcárcel
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 15 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Cirque Musica, guest stars
“Cirque Musica: Symphonic!”
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 15 (3 p.m.)
Music Building Concert Hall, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg
Virginia Symphony Orchestra members
Eric Jacobsen, cello
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major – I: Allegro moderato con fuoco
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285
Arnold Bax: “Elegaic” Trio
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 – IV: Andante con moto alla marcia – presto
$47
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 15 (4 p.m.)
First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park St., Charlottesville
Oratorio Society of Virginia
Michael Slon directing
community singers
“Together in Song: Music & Poetry”
Vaughan Williams: “Five Mystical Songs”
Kevin Spooner, baritone
Morten Lauridsen: “Dirait-on”
works TBA by Rosephanye Powell, Libby Larsen
$20; proceeds benefit Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle
community choral workshop: 10 a.m. at church
(434) 295-4385
http://www.oratoriosociety.org/performances

March 15 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Clayton Stephenson, piano
Schubert: impromptus, D. 899
Stravinsky: “3 Movements from ‘Petrouchka’ ”
Harold Arlen: “Over the Rainbow” (Keith Jarrett arrangement)
Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue”
$35-$70
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

March 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
The Washington Chorus
Eugene Rogers conducting
Monique Holmes-Spells, speaker
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Damian Norfleet, baritone & speaker
“Stand the Storm”
works TBA by Bernstein, Nkeiru Okoye, John Legend, Common, Rollo Dilworth
$39-$109
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

March 16 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Hae Lee conducting
Family Concert:
“The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss”
$15-$25
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 16 (3 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Richard W. Robbins directing
Giselle Wyers: “I Go among Trees”
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: “Song of Proserpine”
Ola Gjeilo: “Sunrise Mass” – “The Ground”
Brahms: 6 quartets, Op. 112 – “Sehnsucht”
Morten Lauridsen: “Flower Songs” – “Dirait-on”
Eric Whitacre: “5 Hebrew Love Songs”
Damien Geter: “Weave In, My Hardy Life”
Gwyneth Walker: “How Can I Keep from Singing”
free
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 16 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players:
Marissa Regni & Ying Fu, violins
Daniel Foster, viola
David Hardy, cello
Lambert Orkis, piano
Brahms: Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78 (“Regensonate”)
Brahms: Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 99
Brahms: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 100
Brahms: Viola Sonata in E flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 16 (4:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players:
Heather LeDoux Green, violin
Daniel Foster, viola
David Hardy, cello
Lambert Orkis, piano
Brahms: Viola Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Brahms: Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38
Brahms: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 108
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Michael Butterman conducting
John Heins: “Moons of the Giants”
Holst: “The Planets”
$10-$65
(757) 229-9857
http://williamsburgsymphony.org

March 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Curtis on Tour:
Jason Vieux, guitar
Emmalena Huang, violin
Roberto Díaz, viola
Ania Lewis, cello
Manuel De Falla: “Suite Populaire Espagnole”
Astór Piazzolla: “Histoire du Tango”
Piazzolla: “Oblivion” (Julien Labro arrangement)
Zhou Tian: “Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs”
Paganini: Quartet in A minor, M.S. 42
$12-$45
(434) 924-3376 (UVa Arts box office)
http://tecs.org

March 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Post-Classical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez directing
“Beyond ‘The Godfather:’ the Concert Music of Nino Rota”
Rota: “Castel del monte” for horn and orchestra
Rota: Concerto for strings
Rota: “Le Moliére imaginaire” (selections)
Rota: Nonetto (excerpts)
Rota: film score selections TBA
$45-$69
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
George Stoffan, clarinet
pianist TBA
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Ziggy & Miles, guitar duo
Anthony Trionfo, flute
Astór Piazzolla: tangos TBA
Debussy: “Suite bergamasque”
Nigel Westlake: “Mosstrooper Peak” – “Nara Inlet”
Westlake: “Songs from the Forest”
Radamés Gnattali: “Suite Retratos”
$20-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 20 (7 p.m.)
St. Benedict Catholic Church, 300 N. Sheppard St., Richmond
Three Notch’d Road:
Aisslinn Nosky & Fiona Hughes, violins
Cristina Prats-Costa, viola
Ben Wyatt, cello
Benjamin Geier, tenor
“Haydn in Cádiz”
Haydn: “The Seven Last Words of Christ” (arrangement by José Peris)
donation requested
(804) 254-8810
http://www.saintbenedictparish.org/concerts-and-events

March 20 (8 p.m.)
Reveille United Methodist Church, 4200 Cary Street Road, Richmond
Reveille Chancel Choir
Daniel Banke directing
Haydn: “Mass in Time of War”
Keely Borland, soprano
Brittany Brooks, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Todd, tenor
Aiden Collawn, bass-baritone
Lamon Lawhorn, timpani
Cathy Moklebust: “Festival Sanctus”
Reveille Ringers
Donation requested; proceeds benefit UMCOR’s U.S. Disaster Response and Recovery
(804) 359-6041
http://reveilleumc.org

March 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Kronos Quartet
Peni Candra Rini, vocalist
Rini: “Maduswara” (Jacob Garchik arrangement)
Rini: “Segara Gunung” (Jacob Garchik & Andy McGraw arrangement)
$20-$60
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

March 21 (7:30 p.m.)
March 22 (2 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$49.50-$189
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverley St., Staunton
March 22 (4 p.m.)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Route 250 west), Greenwood
March 23 (4 p.m.)
Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick
Three Notch’d Road:
Aisslinn Nosky & Fiona Hughes, violins
Cristina Prats-Costa, viola
Ben Wyatt, cello
Benjamin Geier, tenor
“Haydn in Cádiz”
Haydn: “The Seven Last Words of Christ” (arrangement by José Peris)
$30
(434) 409-3424
http://tnrbaroque.org

March 22 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Neave Trio
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 22 (7 p.m.)
March 23 (7 p.m.)
Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Adam Birnbaum Trio
“Preludes”
J.S. Bach: “The Well-Tempered Clavier” – 12 preludes (Birnbaum arrangements)
sold out; waiting list
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org

March 22 (8 p.m.)
March 23 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Joe Jaxson: “Born in the Iron Grip (Inspired by Arthur Ashe)”
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 (“Haffner”)
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
soprano TBA
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
March 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
Mozart: Requiem
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Patrick Dailey, countertenor
Gene Stenger, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone
UVa University Singers
Barber: Adagio for strings
A.D. Carson: “& metaphors”
A.D. Carson, rapper
Patrick Dailey, countertenor
$10-$53
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

March 22 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Roberto González-Monjas conducting
Hannah Kendall: “He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing.”
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Yeol Eum Son, piano
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major (“Reformation”)
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

March 23 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Sheri Oyan, saxophone
quux collective
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

March 23 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano & speaker
“Keyboard Conversations: Humor in Music”
works TBA by Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Copland, Stravinsky
$29-$50
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

March 27 (6:30 p.m.)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Overbrook Road at Ownby Lane, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Hae Lee conducting
Gunther Schuller: Double Quintet for brass & wind quintets
Shostakovich: “2 Pieces for Octet”
Anna Clyne: “Overflow”
Britten: Sinfonietta, Op. 1
$30-$40
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Tanya Tagaq, Innuit throat singer
program TBA
$20-$60
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

March 28 (7 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
University of South Carolina Concert Choir
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org

March 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
March 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
March 30 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins conducting
Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (“Orbiting Spheres”)
C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor
Demarre McGill, flute
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)
$15-$136
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

March 28 (8 p.m.)
March 29 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
conductor TBA
Guster, guest stars
$39-$144
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 29 (6 p.m.)
Altria Theater, Main & Laurel streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
“Jurassic Park,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$15-$88
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

March 29 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Benedict Catholic Church, 300 N. Sheppard St., Richmond
Richmond Concert Chorale
RVA Baroque
Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor
Kyle Smith: “In the Midst of Life”
Christa Rakich: “Hommage à J.S. Bach”
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir,” BWV 131
donation requested
(804) 254-8810
http://www.saintbenedictparish.org/concerts-and-events

March 29 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Virginia Women’s Chorus & alumni
Katherine “KaeRenae” Mitchell, Donna Plasket & Libby Moore directing
50th anniversary concert
works TBA by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, others
$25
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

March 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Pan-American Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Alessandro Buslje conducting
Pedro Giraudo Quartet
“Masters of Nuevo Tango: Piazzolla & Friends”
$59-$79
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 29 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Martin Fröst, clarinet
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Shai Wosner, piano
works TBA by Dvořák, Brahms, Bizet
folk song & dance arrangements TBA
free; tickets required via http://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/
(202) 707-5507
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/

March 30 (4 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew directing
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
“Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ at 300”
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
Claudio Monteverdi: “Adoramus te” (instrumental transcription)
Vivaldi: “Madrigalesco” Concerto, RV 129
Marco Uccellini: “La Bergamasca”
Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, RV 813
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto No. 12 in D minor (“Follia”) (after Corelli)
Vivaldi: “La Fida Ninfa” (“The Faithful Nymph”) Overture
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in B flat major, RV 370 – II: Grave
$36-$60
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu

March 30 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington & orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan conducting
Haydn: “The Creation”
soloists TBA
CityDance
$27-$73
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

March 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Ukrop Auditorium, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
Neumann Lecture on Music:
Robert Fink, speaker
“What Is Playlist Culture?”
free; ticket required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew directing
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
“Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ at 300”
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
Claudio Monteverdi: “Adoramus te” (instrumental transcription)
Vivaldi: “Madrigalesco” Concerto, RV 129
Marco Uccellini: “La Bergamasca”
Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, RV 813
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto No. 12 in D minor (“Follia”) (after Corelli)
Vivaldi: “La Fida Ninfa” (“The Faithful Nymph”) Overture
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in B flat major, RV 370 – II: Grave
$12-$35
(434) 924-3376 (UVa Arts box office)
http://tecs.org

April 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew directing
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
“Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ at 300”
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
Claudio Monteverdi: “Adoramus te” (instrumental transcription)
Vivaldi: “Madrigalesco” Concerto, RV 129
Marco Uccellini: “La Bergamasca”
Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, RV 813
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto No. 12 in D minor (“Follia”) (after Corelli)
Vivaldi: “La Fida Ninfa” (“The Faithful Nymph”) Overture
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in B flat major, RV 370 – II: Grave
$25-$65
(540) 231-5300
http://artscenter.vt.edu/performances.html

April 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Perkinson Arts Center, 11810 Centre St., Chester
April 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Road, Richmond
April 6 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Hae Lee conducting
Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major
Jeanette Jang, violin
Shawn Okpebholo: “Zoom!”
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E flat major (“Drumroll”)
$30 (Chester Ashland); $50 (Richmond)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

April 3 (7 p.m.)
April 5 (8 p.m.)
April 6 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Biondi conducting
Schumann: “Julius Caesar” Overture
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mao Fujita, piano
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major (“Italian”)
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

April 4 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads
Daniel Stipe, piano & organ
Liszt: works TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org

April 4 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Singers
Michael Slon directing
program TBA
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 5 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Percussion Ensemble
I-Jen Fang directing
works TBA by Molly Joyce, Cameron Church
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 6 (3 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Harlem Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
Guido López-Gavilán: “Cuarteto en Guaguanco”
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Quartet in E flat major
$35
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

April 6 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
Kelly Peral, oboe
other artists TBA
program TBA
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu

April 6 (3 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Orff: “Carmina burana”
Penelope Schumate, soprano
Jeffrey Springer, tenor
Kevin McMillan, bass
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Chorus
other choruses TBA
$34-$59
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com