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.
July 1 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Salon Series:
Arianna Rodriguez, soprano
Sam Dhobhany, bass-baritone
Renate Rohlfing, piano
program TBA
$78
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
July 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
American Festival Choir
various conductors
Sandi Patty, Charles Billingsley & April Duren, vocalists
“Celebrate America: A Tribute to our Veterans”
Phil Barfoot: “In God We Trust” (Cliff Duren arrangement) (premiere)
other works TBA
$25
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 4 (5:30 p.m.)
Dogwood Dell, Byrd Park, Richmond
Richmond Concert Band
Virginia Opera members
Full Spectrum
“The Big Show”
fireworks follow concert
free
(804) 646-5733
http://rva.gov/parks-recreation/dogwood-dell
July 4 (8 p.m.)
Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen
Richmond Symphony
conductor TBA
“Red, White and Lights”
patriotic pops concert with laser-light show
free
(804) 652-1455
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/red-white-and-lights-2025/
July 4 (8 p.m.)
National Mall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Jack Everly conducting
Choral Arts Society of Washington
U.S. Army Band
Joint Armed Forces Chorus
The Temptations
Yolanda Adams
The Beach Boys
Abi Carter
Patrick Lundy & the Ministers of Music
Josh Turner
Trombone Shorty
LOCASH
Alfonso Ribeiro
Lauren Diagle
“A Capitol Fourth”
program TBA
free
(800) 444-1324 (Kennedy Center box office)
http://kennedy-center.org
July 5 (6:30 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Erin Freeman conducting
“An American Salute with Orchestra”
patriotic, Broadway & film works TBA
free
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 6 (3 p.m.)
July 7 (7 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Kamna Gupta, harpsichord & conducting
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Haydn: Symphony No. 7 in C major (“Le midi”)
Ravel: “Le Tombeau de Couperin”
$52
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 6 (3 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Jeannette Fang, piano
Logan Skelton: “Waltz-Mazurka” in A minor (fragments of Chopin)
Chopin: 24 préludes, Op. 28
Caroline Shaw: “Gustave Le Gray”
Franck: “Prélude, Choral et Fugue”
$36 (concert); $72 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 6 (6 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Summer Music Institute Orchestra
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducting
Brahms: “Tragic” Overture
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
Webern: Passacaglia, Op. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Capriccio espagnol”
free; reservation required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 9 (7 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival ensemble
Maurice Duruflé: Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op. 3, for flute, viola & piano
Brahms: Viola Sonata in E flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Charles Martin Loeffler: Octet for 2 clarinets, harp, string quartet & double-bass
$42
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 10 (6:30 p.m.)
Mooney Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Dominic Rotella, horn
Conrad Shaw, tuba
Russell Wilson, piano
Barbara York: Suite for horn, tuba & piano (“Dancing with Myself”)
Elizabeth Raum: “Color Code”
Roger Kelleway: “Dance of the Ocean Breeze”
Alec Wilder: Suite No. 2 for horn, tuba & piano
$36.10-$41.10
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
July 11 (7 p.m.)
July 12 (2 p.m.)
July 13 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera
Brian DeMaris conducting
Gilbert & Sullivan: “The Pirates of Penzance”
David Blalock (Frederic)
Jeni Houser (Mabel)
Curt Olds (Major General Stanley)
Peter Kendall Clark (The Pirate King)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in English
$8.25-$95.75
(434) 979-1333
http://charlottesvilleopera.org
July 11 (8 p.m.)
July 12 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Lindsey Stirling, electronic violin & dancer
“Night”
$102-$753
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 12 (7 p.m.)
July 13 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Mélisse Brunet conducting
Mozart: “The Magic Flute” Overture
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Avery Gagliano, piano
various composers: “Symphony for the Mountain”
$52
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 12 (5 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Astrid Schween, cello
Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 16
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1
$36 (concert); $121 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 13 (3 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Astrid Schween, cello
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$36 (concert); $72 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 16 (7 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival ensemble
Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano
Alfredo Casella: Serenata, Op. 46
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
$42
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 17 (6:30 p.m.)
Mooney Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Mary Boodell, flute
Lynette Wardle, harp
Adrian Pintea, violin
Hyo Joo Oh, viola
Jason McComb, cello
Jean Cras: Harp Quintet
Ibert: “Deux Interlude”
Villa-Lobos: “Quinteto Instrumental”
$36.10-$41.10
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
July 17 (7:30 p.m.) (postponed from July 10)
Neptune’s Park, 3001 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach
July 20 (8 p.m.)
Town Point Park, 113 Waterside Drive, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting (July 10)
Alexander Chen conducting (July 20)
John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Rossini: “Il barbiere di Siviglia” (“The Barber of Seville”) Overture
Grieg: “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1
Bernstein: “West Side Story” (selections)
Enrico Morricone: “The Mission” – “Gabriel’s Oboe”
Adolph Schreiner: “Immer kleiner” (“Always Smaller”)
John Williams: “The Terminal” – “Viktor’s Tale”
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor – IV: Andante maestoso – allegro vivace – meno mosso
Stephen Schwartz: “Wicked” (highlights)
Williams: “Scherzo for Motorcycle”
Williams: “Superman March”
free
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
July 17 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke conducting
“Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
sold out; waiting list
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
July 18 (7:30 p.m.)
July 20 (2 p.m.)
July 24 (2 p.m.)
July 26 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera
Geoffrey McDonald conducting
Poulenc: “Dialogues of the Carmelites”
Travon D. Walker (Chevalier de la Force)
Jonathan Patton (Marquis de la Force)
Erin Wagner (Blanche de la Force)
Robert Frazier (Thierry/M. Javelinot)
Cecelia McKinley (Madame de Croissy)
Gemma Nha (Sister Constance)
Gabrielle Beteag (Mother Marie)
Keely Futterer (Madame Lidoine)
Nathaniel Bear (The Chaplain)
Midori Marsh (Sister Mathilde)
Timothy Anderson (First Commissioner)
Søren Pedersen (Second Commissioner)
Naomi Steele (Mother Jeanne)
Chandler Benn (The Jailer)
Arianna Rodriguez (Sister Alice)
Sophia Maekawa (Sister Anne of the Cross)
WTO Studio Artists chorus
Katherine M. Carter, stage director
in French, English captions
$71-$115
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
July 18 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Katharina Wincor conducting
Dukas: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade”
$45-$111
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
July 19 (7 p.m.)
July 20 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Erin Freeman conducting
Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Will Ferguson, tenor
Jacob Wilder, horn
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)
Alex Berko: “Sacred Place” (July 19)
Sing with Us! Chorus
Holst: “St. Paul’s Suite” (July 20)
LEAD Cooperative string students
$52
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 19 (5 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Garth Newel Emerging Artists
Mozart: Quartet in A major, K. 464
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
$30 (concert); $115 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 20 (3 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Garth Newel Emerging Artists
Dvořák: Quartet in G major, Op. 106
Rachmaninoff: “Trio élégiaque” No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
$30 (concert); $66 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 20 (6 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Summer Music Institute Orchestra
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducting
Wagner: “Die Meistersinger” Act 1 Prelude
Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (“for Orbiting Spheres”)
concerto TBA
Carlos Simon: “Fate Now Conquers”
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
free; reservation required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
July 22 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Salon Series:
Brittany Olivia Logan, soprano
Laureano Quant, baritone
Joseph Li, piano
program TBA
$78
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
July 23 (7 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival ensemble
Alyssa Morris: “Motion”
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Danny Elfman: Piano Quartet
$42
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 24 (6:30 p.m.)
Mooney Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Emily Monroe & Alison Hall, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Peter Greydanus, cello
Caroline Shaw: “Entr’acte”
Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 (“Emperor”)
Florence Price: “Five Folksongs in Counterpoint”
$36.10-$41.10
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
July 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Parker Quartet
John Adams: “Fellow Traveler”
Schubert: Quartet in A minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”)
Ravel: Quartet in F major
$30 (concert); $66 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 25 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Tianyi Lu conducting
Orff: “Carmina burana”
Wolf Trap Opera soloists TBA
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Children’s Chorus of Washington
$49-$115
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
July 26 (7 p.m.)
July 27 (3 p.m.)
Dunlop Pavilion, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Christopher Rountree conducting
Libby Larsen: “Deep Summer Music”
Jeff Midkiff: Mandolin Concerto (“From the Blue Ridge”)
Jeff Midkiff, mandolin
Elgar: “Variations on an Original Theme” (“Enigma”)
$52
(434) 361-0541
http://wintergreenmusic.org
July 26 (5 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Parker Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”)
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Debussy: Quartet in G minor
$30 (concert); $115 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
July 26 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Hicks conducting
“Disney ’80s-’90s Celebration Concert”
$51-$177
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
July 30 (7:30 p.m.)
July 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Chartway Arena, 4320 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
Laufey, guest star
$82-$118
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
July 31 (6:30 p.m.)
Mooney Hall, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Daisuke Yamamoto & Emily Monroe, violins
Hyo Joo Oh, viola
Schuyler Slack, cello
pianist TBA
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 1
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
$36.10-$41.10
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Aug. 1 (7 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Emerging Artists
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Jessie Montgomery: “Voodoo Dolls”
Hugo Wolf: “Italian Serenade”
Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 74 (“Harp”)
free
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 1 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
Sutton Foster & Kelli O’Hara, guest stars
$39-$100
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
Aug. 2 (5 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Pēteris Vasks: Piano Quartet
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
$30 (concert): $115 (concert & dinner)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
Aug. 2 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“Back to the Future,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$51-$95
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org
Aug. 3 (3 p.m.)
Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Emerging Artists
Brahms: Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8
Schubert: Quartet in A minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”)
Prokofiev: Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
$30 (concert); $66 (concert & picnic)
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
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