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.
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”
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 (4:30 p.m.)
Tower Entrace (Patio), Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Community drum circle
Third Coast Percussion
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.com
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, Richmond
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 4 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Pops
Jack Everly conducting
Tony DeSare, vocalist
Bria Skonberg, trumpet & vocalist
John Manzari, tap dancer & vocalist
“Let’s Misbehave: the Songs of Cole Porter”
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
April 5 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First & Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Adrian Pintea, violin
Jordan Bak, viola
James Wilson, cello
Kelly Ali, double-bass
David Lemelin, clarinet
Alexander Davis, bassoon
David Byrd-Marrow, French horn
Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
Antonio Garcia: “Exordium”
free; registration via http://www.eventbrite.com/e/opus-20-party-of-7-tickets-926597346607?aff=oddtdtcreator
(804) 646-7223
http://cmscva.org
April 5 (4 p.m.)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Ninth & Grace streets, Richmond
Vox Concordia
Richmond Allied Voices Treble Choir
Greater Richmond Chorus
Orchard House Middle School Chorus
“Generations: a Concert Celebrating Treble Choirs”
program TBA
free
(804) 643-3589
http://stpaulsrva.org
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
Adam Carter, cello
Jeremy Thompson, piano
Chen Yi: “Mountain Song”
Philippe Hersant: “Shehnai”
Robert Kahn: Serenade in F minor, Op. 73
Pierre Sancan: Sonatine for oboe & piano
Reena Esmail: “Jhula Jhule”
Jeffrey Scott: “Of Good and Evil” – III: “Fly with the Orishas”
$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
April 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Place, Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Society:
Ariel Quartet
Hugo Wolf: “Italian Serenade”
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
$40
(757) 552-1630
http://feldmanchambermusic.org
April 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Ariel Quartet
Hugo Wolf: “Italian Serenade”
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
sold out; waiting list
(757) 741-3300
http://chambermusicwilliamsburg.org
April 8 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lambert Orkis, piano
Mozart: Violin Sonata in G major, K. 301
Schubert: Fantasy in C major, D. 934
Aftab Darvishi: “Likoo”
Fritz Kreisler: works TBA
Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor
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/
April 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Commonwealth Singers
VCU Choral Arts Society
Vox Concordia
Alexandria City High School Choir
Theodore Thorpe directing
“Belonging: a Choral Celebration of Community”
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
April 10 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Danielle Wiebe-Burke, viola
Sam Suggs, double-bass
Shelby Sender, piano
Heinrich Biber: “Mystery Sonata” IX: “The Carrying of the Cross”
Beethoven: “An die ferne Geliebte” (Wiebe-Burke arrangement)
John Dowland: “Flow My Tears” (Wiebe-Burke arrangement)
Dowland: “If My Complaints Could Passions Move” (Wiebe-Burke arrangement)
Britten: “Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song by John Dowland”
Judith Shatin: “Penelope’s Song” for amplifiede viola & electronics
Derrick Skye: “Hum”
Caroline Shaw: “In manus tuas”
Garth Knox: “Three Weddings and a Fight”
free
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
April 10 (7 p.m.)
April 11 (11:30 a.m.)
April 12 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis conducting
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Wagner: “Tristan und Isolde” – Prelude & “Liebestod”
Scriabin: “The Poem of Ecstasy”
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
April 11 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU University Band
Philip Duane Coston directing
“Journey”
Kevin Day: “Rocketship”
James Swearingen: “Aventura”
Tom Davoran: “Belonging”
Hoagy Carmichael: “Georgia on My Mind”
Sam Hazo: “A Zillion Nickels”
$12
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
April 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Rameau: “Gavotte et Six Doubles”
Philip Lasser: “12 Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach”
J.S. Bach: 15 3-part inventions (sinfonias) BWV 787-801
Keith Jarrett: “Encore from Tokyo”
$20-$60
masterclass, 6 p.m. April 8, Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
April 11 (11 a.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Berlioz: “Symphonie fantastique”
$15-$119
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
April 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
April 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Anna Clyne: “This Moment”
John Adams: “Harmonium”
Virginia Symphony Chorus
Berlioz: “Symphonie fantastique”
$15-$119
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
April 11 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Baroque Orchestra
David Sariti, violin & direction
works TBA by Telemann, J.S. Bach, W.F. Bach, Charles Avison, others
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
April 11 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Jennifer Koh, violin
Thomas Sauer, piano
Del Sol String Quartet
Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major
Tania Léon: “Anima”
Léon: new work TBA
Reena Esmail: “Zeher”
Ben Johnston: Quartet No. 4 (“Amazing Grace”)
Léon: “Esencia para cuarteto de cuerdas”
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/
April 12 (7 p.m.)
April 13 (3:30 p.m.)
Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Domenic Salerni, violin
Jonathan Ruck, cello
Sam Suggs, double-bass
Jay Shankar, clarinet
Ingrid Keller, piano
Kati Agócs: “Queen of Hearts”
Suggs: “the beehive”
Messiaen: “Quatuor pour la fin du temps” (“Quartet for the End of Time”)
sold out; waiting list (April 12)
$45 (April 13)
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org
April 12 (8 p.m.)
April 13 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Anna Clyne: “Masquerade”
Rachmaninoff: “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
April 13 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Schola Cantorum
Jeffrey Riehl directing
Craig Hella Johnson: “Considering Matthew Shepard”
other works TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
April 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Wind Ensemble
Brianna Gatch directing
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
April 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Mozart: Sonata in F major, K. 332
Schumann: “Arabesque,” Op. 18
Debussy: “Images,” Book 2
Tchaikovsky: Sonata in G major, Op. 37 (“Grand Sonata”)
$92-$149.50
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
April 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Jessie Montgomery, violin & composer
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players
Montgomery: Study No. 1
Montgomery: Concerto grosso
Jorge Amado Molina: “Ajiaco y Simbolos”
Molina: “Cuarteto de Cuerdas” – VI: “Carnavelesco”
$25
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
April 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Norfolk Academy, 1585 Wesleyan Drive
Virginia Arts Festival:
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Tidewater Guitar Orchestra members
program TBA
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
April 17 (6:30 p.m.)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Overbrook Road at Ownby Lane, Richmond
Richmond Symphony members
Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski: Trio for double-basses
Florence Price: “Five Folk Songs”
Carlos Gardel: “Por una Cabeza”
August Klughardt: Quintet, Op. 79
trad.: “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
$30-$40
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
April 17 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Gabriela Ortiz: “Antrópolis”
Gabriela Montero: Piano Concerto No. 1 (“Latin”)
Gabriela Montero, piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade”
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
April 18 (7 p.m.)
All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond
Choirs of All Saints Church
Scott G. Hayes directing
Daniel Stipe, organ
J.H. Maunder: “Olivet to Calvary”
Chase Peak, baritone
Jason Brown, tenor
free; donations accepted
(804) 288-7811
http://allsaintsrva.org
April 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Roanoke Symphony Pops
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Jeans ’n Classics
Jean Meilleur & John Regan, vocalists
“An Innocent Man: the Music of Billy Joel”
$31-$52
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com
April 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Chamber Ensembles
Joanne Kong directing
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
April 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Orchestre national Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thomas Zehetmair conducting
“The Lafayette Tour”
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: “The Anonymous Lover” – Sinfonia
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Andante for strings
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 (“Turkish”)
Thomas Zehetmair, violin
Zehetmair: “Passacaglia, Burlesque and Chorale” for strings
Beethoven: “Great Fugue” in B flat major, Op. 133
$55-$150
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
April 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Oliver Neubauer, violin
Janice Carissa, piano
Schubert: Violin Sonatina in D major, D. 384
Bartók: Sonata for solo violin
Ellen Taafe Zwilich: Fantasy for solo violin
Richard Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18
$20-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
April 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Symphony Orchestra
Naima Burrs conducting
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
April 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Girma Yifrashewa, piano & composer
Yifrashewa: works TBA
$100
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
April 23 (6 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Washington National Opera members
The Gershwins: “Porgy and Bess” (selections), with discussion
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/
April 25 (7:30 p.m.)
April 27 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Richmond Symphony
Adam Turner conducting
Damien Geter & Jessica Murphy Moo: “Loving v. Virginia” (premiere)
Flora Hawk/Chase Sanders (Mildred Jeter Loving)
Jonathan Michie/Robert Wesley Mason (Richard Loving)
Troy Cook (Bernard Cohen)
Christian Sanders (Philip Hirschkop)
Benjamin Werley (Sheriff Brooks & Judge Leon M. Bazile)
Adam Richardson (Raymond Green)
Tesia Kwarteng (Annette Byrd)
Phillip Bullock (Theoliver “Jake” Jeter)
Melody Wilson (Musiel Byrd Jeter)
Alissa Anderson (Lola Allen Loving)
Denyce Graves, stage director
in English; English captions
$21.25-$140
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org
April 25 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Hélène Grimaud, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in E major, Op. 109
Brahms: 3 intermezzos, Op. 117
Brahms: 7 fantasies, Op. 116
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – Chaconne (Feruccio Busoni transcription)
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/
April 26 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Opera
VCU Symphony
Kenneth Wood conducting
alumni artists TBA
“A Toast to Opera: VCU Opera’s 75th Anniversary Gala”
program TBA
$20
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
April 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
April 27 (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
Debussy: “Clair de lune”
Kaija Saariaho: “Asteroid 4179”
Borodin: “Prince Igor” – “Polovtsian Dances”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Anna Han, piano
$10-$53
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
April 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchrestra
David Stewart Wiley conducting
“Portraits of America”
Wiley: “Blue Ridge Spirit”
Jennifer Higdon: Mandolin Concerto
Jeff Midkiff, mandolin
Copland: “The Tender Land” – “The Promise of Living”
Duke Ellington: “Giggling Rapids”
Copland: “Simple Gifts – Shaker Tune”
Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 2 (“Romantic”)
$34-$59
(540) 343=9127
http://rso.com
April 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Alessandro Bušlje conducting
Javier Sanchez, Heyni Solera & Rodrigo Àvalos, bandoneons
dance couples TBA
“Pasión por Tango”
$59-$79
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
April 26 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Horszowski Trio
Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio
Charles Wuorinen: Piano Trio No. 1
Wuorinen: Piano Trio No. 2 (premiere)
Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major, D. 929
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/
April 27 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Paragon Philharmonia
Miriam Burns conducting
Barber: Adagio for strings
Adolphus Hailstork: “Sonata di Chisea”
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Nick Thompson, clarinet
Lisandro Adrover: “Imágenes” (premiere)
Ariel Pirotti: “Inesita”
Copland: “Three Latin American Sketches”
$35-$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
April 27 (4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Yunchan Lim, piano
J.S. Bach: “Goldberg Variations,” BWV 988
$230
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
April 27 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Eva Ollikainen conducting
Sofia Gubaidulina: “Fairytale Poem”
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major
Gil Shaham, violin
Stravinsky: “Petrouchka”
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
April 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Road, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips directing
program TBA
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
April 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts:
Takács Quartet
Britten: Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: “Flow”
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135
$58
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 1 (7 p.m.)
May 2 (11:30 a.m.)
May 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Alfred Schnittke: Violin Concerto No. 1
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Opera Lafayette
Ryan Brown conducting
Paulina Francisco, soprano
James Reese, tenor
Jonathan Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
other artists TBA
“Rejoice: 30 Years of Ryan Brown”
program TBA
$30-$95
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Elgar: “Froissart”
James Lee III: Cello Concerto (premiere)
Joshua Roman, cello
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
May 2 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 2040 McRae Road, Bon Air
Richmond chapter, American Guild of Organists’ Repertoire Recital Series:
Jonathan Ryan, organ
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 (“St. Anne”)
Franz Tunder: “Christ lag in Todesbunden”
Johann Bernhard Bach: Chaconne in B flat major
Calvin Hampton: “Five Dances” – “At the Ballet”
Dudley Buck: “Variation sion ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ ”
Flor Peeters: Toccata, Fugue and Hymn on “Ave Maris Stella”
donation requested
(804) 272-0992
http://richmondago.org
May 2 (7:30 p.m.)
May 4 (2 p.m.)
May 5 (7 p.m.)
May 7 (7:30 p.m.)
May 9 (7:30 p.m.)
May 10 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Lidiya Yankovskaya conducting
Mason Bates & Mark Campbell: “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs”
John Moore (Steve Jobs)
Winona Martin (Laurene Powell Jobs)
Jonathan Burton (Steve “Woz” Wozniak)
Wei Wu (Kōbun Chino Otogawa)
Justin Burgess (Paul Jobs)
Anneliese Klentsky/Kresley Figueroa (Chrisann Brennan)
Michelle Mariposa (Teacher)
Rebecca Herman, stage director
in English; English captions
$45-$269
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 2 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
American Contemporary Music Ensemble:
Clarice Jensen, cello & direction
Ben Russell & Laura Lutzke, violins
Kyle Miller, viola
Claire Bryant, cello
Max Richter: “The Blue Notebooks”
Richter: “In a Landscape”
$39-$144
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
May 4 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Pops
conductor TBA
John Williams: “The Music of Star Wars”
$17.50-$119
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
May 3 (7:30 p.m.)
May 4 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Richmond Symphony
Adam Turner conducting
Damien Geter & Jessica Murphy Moo: “Loving v. Virginia” (premiere)
Flora Hawk/Chase Sanders (Mildred Jeter Loving)
Jonathan Michie/Robert Wesley Mason (Richard Loving)
Troy Cook (Bernard Cohen)
Christian Sanders (Philip Hirschkop)
Benjamin Werley (Sheriff Brooks & Judge Leon M. Bazile)
Adam Richardson (Raymond Green)
Tesia Kwarteng (Annette Byrd)
Phillip Bullock (Theoliver “Jake” Jeter)
Melody Wilson (Musiel Byrd Jeter)
Alissa Anderson (Lola Allen Loving)
Denyce Graves, stage director
in English; English captions
$45-$116
(703) 993-2787
http://vaopera.org
May 3 (8:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Marin Alsop conducting
Renée Fleming, soprano
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
“American Rhapsody”
program TBA
$55-$299
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 3 (4 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Chopin: Nocturne in A flat major, Op. 32, No. 2
Chopin: Scherzo in E major, Op. 54
Shostakovich: Sonata in B minor, Op. 61
Shostakovich: preludes & fugues, Op. 87 (selections)
$57.50-$126.50
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org
May 4 (4 p.m.)
Second Presbyterian Church, 5 N. Fifth St., Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Kako Boga & Min-Young Kim, violins
Caleb Georges, viola
Anna Steinhoff & James Wilson, cellos
Anthony Manzo, double-bass
Carsten Schmidt, fortepiano
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$30
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org
May 4 (4 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Road, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
Peter Wilson conducting
Ravel: “Ma mère l’Oye” (“Mother Goose”) Suite
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Fauré: Élégie for cello & orchestra
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
Ravel: “Valses nobles et sentimentales”
Ravel: “Boléro”
free
(804) 556-1039
http://richmondphilharmonic.org
May 4 (4 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Williamsburg Youth Orchestra
David Grandis conducting
“Side by Side Concert”
program TBA
$10
(757) 229-9857
http://williamsburgsymphony.org
May 9 (7:30 p.m.)
May 10 (7:30 p.m.)
May 11 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Virginia Opera
Richmond Symphony
Adam Turner conducting
Damien Geter & Jessica Murphy Moo: “Loving v. Virginia” (premiere)
Flora Hawk/Chase Sanders (Mildred Jeter Loving)
Jonathan Michie/Robert Wesley Mason (Richard Loving)
Troy Cook (Bernard Cohen)
Christian Sanders (Philip Hirschkop)
Benjamin Werley (Sheriff Brooks & Judge Leon M. Bazile)
Adam Richardson (Raymond Green)
Tesia Kwarteng (Annette Byrd)
Phillip Bullock (Theoliver “Jake” Jeter)
Melody Wilson (Musiel Byrd Jeter)
Alissa Anderson (Lola Allen Loving)
Denyce Graves, stage director
in English; English captions
$22.91-$130
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org
May 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
May 10 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
$15-$79
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
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