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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

The takeover of the Kennedy Center, Washington’s largest performing-arts venue, by President Trump and his supporters has provoked a predictable outcry from people against whom Trump campaigned. The place where over-educated elites and denizens of the deep state go for opera, ballet, symphony concerts and DEI-indoctrination productions was an easy and obvious target.

Is the takeover a herald of populist cultural counter-revolution, or a bright shiny object dangled to distract the media and the chattering classes? Pretty clearly the latter, and its shine is dimming quickly. Alongside agency shutdowns, mass firings, radical policy shifts, data harvesting by 20-somethings – a red alert a day, it seems – the future of the Kennedy Center is a marginal concern.

Despite its more diverse programming in recent years, the center has always been a mostly mainstream, mostly highbrow venue. It will continue to be, however many bookings of country music or patriotic pageants are added to its schedule. Its house highbrows will accept constraints on their programming; the National Symphony Orchestra already has canceled a gay pride show.

The president, elected chairman by the center’s new board, and its interim administrative chief, Richard Grenell, who is also presidential envoy for special missions, presumably will have more on their minds than what is or isn’t staged at the facility.

They may leave that to people like Paolo Zampolli. Profiled recently by Politico’s Michael Schaffer, Zampolli runs a New York agency for fashion models and “is credited with introducing [Trump] to his future wife, Melania, at New York’s Kit Kat Club.” His “Manhattanite idea of glitz likely tracks pretty closely with that of the president,” Schaffer writes. Appointed by Trump to the center’s board in 2020, Zampolli envisions glamorizing the place, with a marina for boaters, a high-dollar restaurant and events such as fashion shows. “So luxurious. So prestigious,” he says:

http://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/21/paolo-zampolli-kennedy-center-plans-00205280

Meanwhile, the avant-garde and “woke” productions that the center strikes from its schedule should have no trouble finding alternative performance spaces. The Washington area has plenty that aren’t affiliated with the federal government and are insulated from political pressure. One venue has already stepped up: Strathmore, the performing-arts center in DC’s Maryland suburbs, will stage the International Pride Orchestra’s Pride Celebration Concert on June 5, after the Kennedy Center canceled the event.

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

Carlos Simon: “Tales – a Folklore Symphony”
National Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
(National Symphony Orchestra)

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Martha Argerich & Nicolas Economou, pianos
(Deutsche Grammophon)

Florence Price: “Fantasie nègre” No. 1 in E minor
Michelle Cann, piano
(Curtis Studio)

Bartók: “Contrasts”
Ricardo Morales, clarinet
Jasper Wood, violin
David Riley, piano
(Endeavour Classics)

William Levi Dawson: “Negro Folk Symphony”
Seattle Symphony/Roderick Cox
(Seattle Symphony Media)

President Donald J. Trump has dismissed the Kennedy Center’s board chairman and trustees not appointed by him, and the newly configured board has fired the center’s president, Deborah Rutter, naming Trump its chairman and an ally as interim president.

In accepting the board chair after its longtime leader, David M. Rubenstein, was dismissed, Trump said in a social-media post that “[w]e will make [t]he Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!” Speaking to reporters on Monday, the president said, “We didn’t like what they were showing and various other things. . . . [W]e’re going to make sure that it’s good and it’s not going to be woke.”

“The work of artists doesn’t always make us feel comfortable, but it sheds light on the truth,” Rutter, who had planned to leave later in the year, told the center’s staff in a farewell meeting. “Much like our democracy itself, artistic expression must be nurtured, fostered, prioritized, and protected. It is not a passive endeavor; indeed, there is no clearer sign of American democracy at work than our artists, the work they produce, and audiences’ unalienable right to actively participate.”

Rutter’s interim replacement, Richard Grenell, was US ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration. In December, Trump announced that in his second term Grenell would serve as presidential envoy for special missions.

Soprano Renée Fleming has resigned as an artistic advisor to the center “out of respect” for Rutter, The Washington Post’s Travis M. Andrews, Manuel Roig-Franzia, Janay Kingsberry and Matt Viser report. The singer-songwriter Ben Folds also quit his advisory role with the National Symphony Orchestra.

The National Symphony and Washington National Opera are resident ensembles at the Kennedy Center. The center also presents theater, dance, music, film, speakers and educational series, and its venues are used by Washington area choruses, orchestras and other performing groups.

The Washington Post’s report on the Kennedy Center shakeup:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/02/12/trump-elected-kennedy-center-board-chair/

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.

Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Road, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Stewart Goodyear: Serenade for Strings
Julia Perry: Prelude for Strings
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
$50
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Pops
conductor TBA
“Dancing in the Street: the Music of Motown”
$15-$119
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Samuel Barber: “Vanessa” (concert presentation)
Nicole Heaston (Vanessa)
J’Nai Bridges (Erika)
Matthew Polenzani (Anatol)
Susan Graham (The Old Baroness)
Thomas Hampson (The Old Doctor)
in English
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 1 (2 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Francesco Corti, harpsichord
Handel: “Giulio Cesare” Overture
Handel: Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426
J.S. Bach: “French Suite” No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
William Babell: Prelude in F major
Handel: “Rinaldo” Overture (William Babell arrangement)
J.S. Bach: “French Suite” No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Handel: Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428
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/

Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Robert Treviño conducting
Zhou Tian: “Metropolis”
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Karen Gomyo, violin
Ravel: “Alborada del gracioso”
Ravel: “Rapsodie espagnole”
Ravel: “Pavane pour une infante défunte”
Ravel: “La valse”
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/bso

Feb. 2 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Voice Competition
Mid-Atlantic Region Voice Competition Round
artists TBA
program TBA
$55
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Men, Women & Children of the Gospel Choirs of Washington Performing Arts
Theodore Thorpe III directing
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Marie Bucoy-Calavan directing
“Living the Dream . . . Singing the Dream: a Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
program TBA
$28-$87
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 3 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
True North Symphony Orchestra & Choir
David Hamilton & Stephen Carrell conducting
Greg Nelson & Bob Farrell: “Saviour: a Modern Oratorio”
Wes Hampton, tenor
Travis Cottrell, tenor
Shane McConnell, tenor
Shelley Jennings, mezzo-soprano
Dan Baker, baritone
$15-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 5 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Holger Falk, baritone
Steffen Schleiermacher, piano
songs TBA by Schubert, Hanns Eisler
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/

Feb. 6 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Stéphane Denève conducting
Guillaume Connesson: “Maslenitsa”
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Maurice Ravel orchestration)
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 6 (7 p.m.)
Studio K Club, Kennedy Center, Washington
Third Coast Percussion
Philip Glass: “Aguas da Amazonia” – “Metamorphosis No. 1,” “Amazon River” (Third Coast Percussion arrangement)
Jlin: “Perspective”
Tyondai Braxton: “Sunny X”
$17-$46
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 8 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 9 (3:30 p.m.)
Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano
Ambroise Aubrun, violin
Ingrid Keller, piano
“La vie en rose”
songs TBA by Poulenc, Fauré, Henri Duparc, Reynaldo Hahn, Edith Piaf
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
sold out; waiting list
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org

Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Hae Lee conducting
“Mancini: an Orchestral Love Affair”
Henry Mancini: works TBA
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Orchesatra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Brahms: “Hungarian Dances” Nos. 10, 6, 4, 21
György Ligeti: Piano Concerto
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Piano Concerto No. 1
Yuja Wang, piano
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture
$74-$170
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

Feb. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Feb. 9 (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
Kristin Hauge: “Morning Overture”
Prokofiev: “Romeo and Juliet” (excerpts)
work TBA
Jack Siegel, bass-baritone
$10-$53
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu

Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
“Love Is in the Air”
Maurice Jarre: “Dr. Zhivago” Suite
Clarice Assad: “The Unstruck Heart” – “Anahata”
Rupert Boyd, guitar
Laura Metcalf, cello
Mascagni: “Cavalleria Rusticana” – Intermezzo
Puccini: “Suor Angelica” – Intermezzo
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor – IV: Adagietto
Bizet: “Carmen” Suites (excerpts)
$20-$65
(703) 993-2787
http://fairfaxsymphony.org

Feb. 9 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Mendelssohn: “Songs without Words” (selections)
Beethoven: Sonata in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 (“Tempest”)
Wagner: “Götterdämmerung” (excerpts) (Nikolai Lugansky arrangement)
Wagner: “Tristan und Isolde” – “Isoldes Liebestod” (Franz Liszt arrangement)
sold out; waiting list
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

Feb. 9 (3:30 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
members & friends concert
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 272-7514
http://bonairpc.org/concert-series

Feb. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Place, Norfolk
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Prokofiev: “Romeo and Juliet” Suite
Mieczysław Weinberg: Piano Trio, Op. 24
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 (“In Memory of a Great Artist”)
$40
(757) 552-1630
http://feldmanchambermusic.org

Feb. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Prokofiev: “Romeo and Juliet” Suite
Mieczysław Weinberg: Piano Trio, Op. 24
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 (“In Memory of a Great Artist”)
$30
(757) 741-3300
http://chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

Feb. 11 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 12 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Cody Fru & Friends, LANY & Sleeping at Last, guest stars
$39-$124
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Kenneth Slowik conducting
Haydn: Symphony No. 91 in E flat major
Beethoven: “Coriolan” Overture
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major (“Italian”)
free
(434) 924-3052
http://music.virginia.edu/events

Feb. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverley St., Staunton
Feb. 15 (4 p.m.)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Route 250 west), Greenwood
Feb. 16 (4 p.m.)
Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick
Three Notch’d Road:
Dominic Giardino, clarinet, chalumeau & direction
Sheila Dietrich, soprano
Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano
Fiona Hughes, violin
Jason Fisher, viola
Kelsey Schilling, bassoon
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
“If Music Be the Food of Love”
Vivaldi: “Juditha triumphans” (excerpts)
Handel: “Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne” (excerpts)
works TBA by Purcell, Antonio Caldara
$30
(434) 409-3424
http://tnrbaroque.org

Feb. 15 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First & Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
artists TBA
Elgar: Serenade in E minor, Op. 20 (arranged for flute & strings)
Borodin: Quartet in D major
free; seating limited
(804) 646-7223
http://cmscva.org

Feb. 15 (4 p.m.)
Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Scott Wichmann & Jason Marks, vocalists
Ryan Corbitt, piano
“Valentines on Broadway: a Romantic Afternoon”
$20
(804) 359-5628
http://ghtc.org

Feb. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
Washington & Lee University Singers
Shane Lynch directing
Virginia State University Concert Choir
Craig Robertson directing
program TBA
free; tickets required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org

Feb. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 16 (3 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Chelsea Tipton conducting
Mozart: “Don Giovanni” Overture
J.C. Bach: Symphony in B flat major, Op. 18, No. 2
Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B flat major
Akemi Takayama, violin
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
Scott Bartlett, bassoon
William Parrish Jr., oboe
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$34-$59
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

Feb. 16 (4 p.m.)
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 12291 River Road, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
artists TBA
Donovan Williams: new work TBA
Ravel: Quartet in F major – I: Allegro moderato – très doux
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: “Fantasiestücke,” Op. 5 – I: Prelude
Debussy: Préludes, Book 1 – “Des pas sur la neige” (Sahun Sam Hong arrangement)
Ravel: “Miroirs” – “Alborada del gracioso” (Sahun Sam Hong arrangement)
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major – II: Blues (Sahun Sam Hong arrangement)
Miles Davis: “Blue in Green” (Sahun Sam Hong arrangement)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Quartet No. 1 (“Calvary”) – III: Rondo: Allegro vivace
Mendelssohn: String Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
$30
(804) 362-8163
http://cmscva.org

Feb. 16 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Guitar Series:
Kathy & David Robertson, guitars
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

Feb. 16 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
Ayn Balija, viola
Shelby Sender, piano
works TBA by Brahms, Bariş Kerem Bahar, Reena Esmail, Amanda Harberg
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

Feb. 16 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru conducting
Jessie Montgomery: “Snapshots”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
Stravinsky: Symphony in C major
Enescu: “Romanian Rhapsody” No. 1
$38-$78
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

Feb. 17 (2 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
2025 Capital Orchestra Festival:
AdventHealth Orchestra, Florida
Greenville County Youth Orchestras’ Young Artist Orchestra, South Carolina
Norwalk Youth Symphony Principal Orchestra, Connecticut
The Plant Orchestra, Florida
Valley High School Orchestra, Iowa
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
Mozart: “Don Giovanni: Overture
Fauré: “Masques et bergamasques”
John Williams: “Schindler’s List” Theme
free; tickets required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 18 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
HUB Chamber Ensemble
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

Feb. 18 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Ravel: “Sérénade grotesque”
Ravel: “Menuet antique”
Ravel: “Pavane pour une infante défunte”
Ravel: “Jeux d’eau”
Ravel: Sonatine
Ravel: “Miroirs”
Ravel: “Gaspard de la nuit”
Ravel: “Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn”
Ravel: “Valses nobles et sentimentales”
Ravel: Prélude
Ravel: “À la manière de Chabrier”
Ravel: “Le tombeau de Couperin”
$34-$120
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

Feb. 19 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Terry Austin directing
guest artists TBA
“Song and Dance”
program TBA
$12
(804) 828-1166
http://arts.vcu.edu/events

Feb. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Chelsea Guo, soprano & piano
Eden Chen, piano
Fauré: “Mandoline après un rêve”
Fauré: Ballade, Op. 19
Ravel: “Miroirs” – II: “Oiseaux tristes;” IV: “Alborada del gracioso”
Chopin: “In mir klingt ein Lied” (Ernst Marischka setting)
Pauline Viardot: “12 mazurkas de Chopin” (selections)
Ives: “Concord” Sonata – “The Alcotts”
trad.: “Give Me Jesus” (Moses Hogan arrangement)
trad.: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” (Moses Hogan arrangement)
Bert Meyers: “Songs by A Bu”
Kurt Weill: “Lost in the Stars”
Stephen Sondheim: “Putting It Together”
$20-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 19 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Jupiter Quartet
Carlos Simon: “Warmth from Other Suns”
Shulamit Ran: Quartet No. 3 (“Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory”)
Beethoven: Quartet in B flat major, Op. 133, with “Grosse Fuge”
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/

Feb. 20 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 22 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 23 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko conducting
Anatoly Liadov: “Kikimora”
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Edgar Moreau, cello
Tchaikovsky: “Manfred” Symphony
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
John Churchwell, piano
Schumann: “Liederkreis,” Op. 39
works TBA by Handel, Korngold, Brahms, Florence Price, John Adams, Jake Heggie
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Third Coast Percussion
Salar Nader, tabla
Zakir Hassan: “Murmurs in Time”
Jessie Montgomery: “Lady Justice”
Jlin: “Please Be Still”
Tigran Hamasyan: Sonata for percussion
$20-$60
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 23 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
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
$21.25-$130
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org

Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
William & Mary Choir
Mark Helms directing
program TBA
free; tickets required via http://eventbrite.com
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org

Feb. 22 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 23 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Rei Hotoda conducting
Vivian Fung: “Earworms”
Wynton Marsalis: Trumpet Concerto
Michael Sachs, trumpet
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 22 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Ivo Kaltchev, piano
Debussy: Préludes, Book 1
works TBA by Gershwin, Messiaen, George Crumb, Philip Glass, Astór Piazzolla, Bill Evans, Karen Tanaka, Dobrinka Tabakova
free
(434) 924-3052
http://music.virginia.edu/events

Feb. 23 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra & Percussion Ensemble
conductor TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 788-1212
http://richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
McGill/McHale Trio:
Demarre McGill, flute
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Michael McHale, piano
Chris Rogerson: “A Fish Will Rise”
Poulenc: Flute Sonata, Op. 164
Guilaume Connesson: “Techno-Parade”
Augusta Holmès: “Evocation d’Amour” (Michael McHale arrangement)
Barber: “Excursions” Nos. 3, 4
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 184
Valerie Coleman: “Portraits of Langston”
$12-$45
(434) 924-3376 (UVa Arts box office)
http://tecs.org

Feb. 25 (7 p.m.)
Heights Community Church, 2014 Memorial Ave. SW, Roanoke
Matvey Lapin, violin
Katja Lapin, piano
Fritz Kreisler: works & arrangements TBA
$34-$52
(540) 343-9127 (Roanoke Symphony box office)
http://rso.com

Feb. 27 (7 p.m.)
March 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Julia Wolfe: “Her Story”
Lorelei Ensemble
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade”
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Dvořák: “Carnival” Overture
Jessie Montgomery: “Five Freedom Songs”
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major
Julia Bullock, soprano
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

Feb. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
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

Feb. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Perkinson Arts Center, 11810 Centre St., Chester
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
$30 (Chester, Ashland), $50 (Richmond)
(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
program TBA
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 (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:
mixed ensembles
program 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; registration required via http://richmondcathedral-music.ticketleap.com/organ-recital-jean-baptiste-robin/
(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 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 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 (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) 362-8163
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, composer, 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 & 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
Martinů: “Memorial to Lidice”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

I am again (sigh) undergoing medical treatment that compromises my immune system. This, as we reportedly have hit peak season for the spread of infectious diseases. So, again, I’m advised to avoid spending time in crowds – i.e., attending performances in large or tightly packed spaces.

As a result, I’m not able to review concerts in the short term, and will have to be very selective in the longer term.

Letter V will continue with its monthly events calendar, news items and what journalists call “think pieces,” known to regular people as essays.

I’m also able to continue presenting Letter V Classical Radio.