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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

7-10 p.m. EDT
2300-0200 UTC
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Mozart: “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” (“The Abduction from the Seraglio”) Suite
(Johann Went arrangement)
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
(Decca Eloquence)

Elgar: Serenade in E minor, Op. 20
Camerata Wales/Owain Arwel Hughes
(BIS)

Amy Beach: Theme and Variations, Op. 80
Eugenia Zukerman, flute
Shanghai Quartet
(Delos)

Mendelssohn: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” film score
(Erich Wolfgang Korngold arrangement)
Celinda Lindsley, soprano
Michelle Breedt, mezzo-soprano
Scot Weir, tenor
Michael Burt, bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Gerd Albrecht
(cpo)

Haydn: Symphony No. 96 in D major (“Miracle”)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Colin Davis
(Decca)

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ Symphony”)
Berj Zamkochian, organ
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch
(RCA)

In the second hour of the program, remembering Alfred Brendel, one of the most esteemed pianists of the past 50 years, in music that was foundational in his repertory: Mozart, Haydn and Liszt.

7-10 p.m. EDT
2300-0200 UTC
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Wagner: “Rienzi” Overture
Vienna Philharmonic/Christian Thielemann
(Deutsche Grammophon)

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Joshua Bell, violin
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
(Decca)

Emil Hartmann: Serenade in B flat major, Op. 43, for winds
Ensemble Arabesques
(Farao)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Alfred Brendel, piano
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras
(Decca)

Liszt: “Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme B.A.C.H.”
Alfred Brendel, piano
(Philips)

Haydn: Andante and Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII:6 (“Un piccolo divertimento”)
Alfred Brendel, piano
(Philips)

Ravel: Violin Sonata in A minor (“Sonate posthume”)
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Frank Braley, piano
(Erato)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis
(Decca)

Alfred Brendel, the Moravian-born Austrian-British pianist widely celebrated as an authoritative interpreter of the Austro-German classical repertory, has died at 94.

A largely self-taught musician, Brendel began his career in post-World War II Vienna. He first drew international notice with recordings, especially of the Mozart piano concertos, for Vox, a budget record label. His later recordings, for Philips, ranged through the Germanic classics, including most or all of the piano works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. While he was a prominent exponent of Liszt, he avoided other virtuoso romantic literature.

Brendel also was an author and poet, and was known offstage for his sense of humor, contrasting with his reputation as an intellectual, at times almost clinical, musical interpreter.

“While others seem to receive their music whole, Mr. Brendel has to reinvent his for himself – piece by piece,” The New York Times critic Bernard Holland wrote in 1983. “It is a laborious effort, and though Mr. Brendel’s playing does not always please us – it can lapse into brutality and ugly angularity – we are nevertheless drawn to it.”

Brendel was most popular and critically acclaimed in Britain and Europe. He retired from the stage in 2008, but continued to write, speak and mentor young pianists.

An obituary by The Times’ Daniel Lewis:

“What Belongs to You,” David T. Little’s opera based on the Garth Greenwell novel, introduced last fall at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Arts Center, has won the 2025 Best New Opera award from the Music Critics Association of North America.

In the September 2024 premiere performances, Little’s opera, a musical monodrama, starred tenor Karim Sulayman, with the score played by the new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, which co-commissioned the work with the Modlin Center. The production was directed by Mark Morris and conducted by Alan Pierson.

“Little’s score is perhaps his most refined creation to date, blending recollections of Schubert and Britten with more experimental textures,” the awards panel stated. “The writing for voice is elegant throughout, the instrumentation intensely atmospheric.”

A report on the award by Susan Brodie for the Music Critics Association’s website, Classical Voice North America:

‘What Belongs To You’ Captures Critics’ Prize For Best New Opera

My review of the premiere:

Review: ‘What Belongs to You’

Bok choy, a Chinese cabbage used in East Asian cuisine, grows more robustly when exposed to music – but not just any music, a group of researchers from Malaysia and the United Kingdom report in a recent study.

“Music for Plants? An Investigation into the Impact of Exposure to Acoustic Stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) Plants,” published in the journal Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, describes effects on the growth of bok choy plants from exposure to classical, rock and no music.

Plants serenaded with J.S. Bach’s “Brandenburg” concertos “exhibited significant differences in shoot characteristics with the highest total fresh weight, shoot fresh weight, and mean leaf numbers.” Those exposed to a compilation of instrumental rock music “demonstrated values that were the lowest across all plant parameters.”

The researchers caution that the impact of music on plant growth may depend on factors more nuanced than stylistic labels. “One might wonder whether, for example, if electrical instruments were played at a slower and more relaxing tempo (e.g., light pop music), and a more dramatic piece of classical music (e.g., Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’) were to have been used, would the results be similar?”

The full report:

http://esiculture.com/index.php/esiculture/article/view/677/440

(via http://slippedisc.com)

7-10 p.m. EDT
2300-0200 UTC
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Sibelius: “Finlandia”
YT Male Voice Choir
Minnesota Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä
(BIS)

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (“Rhenish”)
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)

Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending”
Iona Brown, violin
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
(Decca)

Johann Strauss II: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
Vienna Philharmonic/Josef Krips
(Decca Eloquence)

Brahms: “Liebeslieder-Walzer,” Op. 52
(string orchestration)
I Musici de Montréal/Yuri Turovsky
(Chandos)

Richard Strauss: “Der Rosenkavalier” Suite
(Artur Rodzinski arrangement)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck
(Reference Recordings)

Chausson: “Poème de l’amour et de la mer” (“Poem of Love and the Sea”)
Véronique Gens, soprano
Orchestre National de Lille/Alexandre Bloch
(Alpha)

John Adams: “Harmonium”
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony/John Adams
(Nonesuch)

Brian DeMaris, who this summer concludes a three-year tenure as conductor of Charlottesville Opera, has been named president and general manager of Arizona Opera.

DeMaris, an Arizona native, is artistic director of the music theater and opera program at Arizona State University, and has held positions at New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis and other companies. He also has taught at a number of collegiate music theater programs and workshops.

In his final season with Charlottesville Opera, he leads productions of Bizet’s “Carmen,” June 20-22, and the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta “The Pirates of Penzance,” July 11-13, both at the Paramount Theater. For more information, visit http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org/2025.html

DeMaris’ new role at Arizona Opera is primarily administrative, but he hopes to conduct productions as well, Cathalena E. Burch writes for the Arizona Daily Star’s tucson.com website:

http://tucson.com/life-entertainment/local/music/article_5f25497e-2127-4d1a-9fe7-0d8defca49e1.html

Following the takeover of Washington’s Kennedy Center by President Trump and his allies, subscription ticket sales for next season’s offerings at the center have dropped significantly, The Washington Post’s Travis M. Andrews and The New York Times’ Javier C. Hernández report, with an especially steep decrease in sales for theater productions.

Hernández reports that subscriptions, “traditionally an important source of revenue,” are off by 82 percent for theater, 57 percent for dance, 28 percent for the National Symphony Orchestra and 25 percent for Washington National Opera.

“By this point in 2024, the center had generated $4,413,147 in revenue from selling subscriptions to its theater, dance, classical and other seasons of performances,” Andrews writes. “This year, it has generated $2,656,524 as of June 1, plus $155,243 from a new mix-and-match package.”

Both reporters cite internal documents provided by former employees of the Kennedy Center, confirmed by a current employee who, Andrews writes, “spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.” The current staff member told Andrews, “[I]t is necessary to show that mismanagement by the new leadership is becoming a real problem for the health of the organization.”

Kim Cooper, the center’s senior vice president of marketing, told Hernández that its subscription renewal campaign started late, and that it has changed its marketing and structuring of subscriptions.

“Our renewal campaign is just kicking off and our hard-copy season brochures have not yet hit homes,” Cooper said in a statement. “Our patrons wait for our new season brochures and renewal campaigns to take action.” She added that some bookings of Broadway shows and other attractions have yet to be announced.

One longtime tenant of the Kennedy Center, Washington Performing Arts, the region’s leading presenter of touring classical artists and orchestras, recently announced that it will not stage performances at the center next season, opting instead for the Music Center at Strathmore, Lisner Auditorium and other DC area venues.

While the decrease in the Kennedy Center’s sales to date is striking, perhaps a backlash to Trump’s intervention, fewer subscriptions and more single-ticket purchases have been a trend in the performing arts throughout the US over the past decade.

The Kennedy Center’s operating budget in the 2024 fiscal year was $268 million. Earned revenue, primarily from ticket sales, was about $125 million, with the balance coming from government appropriations and private-sector donations.

Andrews’ report:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/06/03/kennedy-center-subscription-sales-decline/

Hernández’s report:

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.

June 1 (7 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River & Ridge roads, Richmond
River Road Chancel Choir & orchestra
Robert Gallagher conducting
Handel: “Zadok the Priest”
Mary Beth Bennett: Chaconne and Toccata on “King’s Majesty” (Gallagher arrangement)
Mozart: Church Sonata in F major, K. 244
Haydn: Te Deum
Mozart: Church Sonata in C major, K. 278
Mozart: Mass in C major, K. 317 (“Coronation”)
free; tickets required
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org/e-carl-freeman-concert-series

June 1 (3 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Renée Fleming,soprano
Howard Watkins, piano
“Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene”
works TBA by Handel, Björk, Fauré, Jerome Kern, with National Geographic film
$42-$148
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 2 (noon)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Renée Fleming & Sentara Healthcare & EVMS panelists
“Music and Mind: Exploring Music and the Arts as Medicine”
free; registration required at http://secure.vafest.org/2807/2806
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 4 (10:30 a.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
June 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 540 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Nina Kotova, cello
Olga Kern, piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5
Beethoven: “8 Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein,” WoO 67
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 10
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 6
Liszt: “Bénédiction et serment”
$30-$42
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 4 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Richard Kaufman conducting
Lisa Emenheiser, piano
Cathedral Choral Society
“Amadeus,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$17-$119
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 5 (6 p.m.)
Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Arthur Ashe Boulevard at Kensington Avenue, Richmond
Capitol String Quartet
“History Notes”
Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Quartet in G minor, Op. 25, No. 1
Vicente Martín y Soler: “Una cosa rara”
François Joseph Gossec: Quartet in C major, Op. 15, No. 1
Jerod Tate: “Pisachi”
$50-$60
(800) 358-8701
http://virginiahistory.org

June 5 (10:30 a.m.)
William & Mary Concert Hall, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg
Virginia Arts Festival:
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Nina Kotova, cello
Olga Kern, piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5
$32
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 6 (8:15 p.m.)
Chesapeake City Park, 900 City Park Drive
June 7 (8 p.m.)
Gloucester Main Street Concert Area, 6254 Main St.
June 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Cavalier Hotel, 4200 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Brandon Eldredge conducting
Symone Harcum, soprano
“Symphony under the Stars: Opera & Oz”
John Stafford Smith: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Wagner: “Lohengrin” – Act 3 Prelude
Saint-Saëns: “Samson et Dalila” – Bacchanale
Puccini “La Rondine” – “Chi il bel sogno”
Mascagni: “Cavalleria rusticana” – Intermezzo
Puccini: “Gianni Schicchi” – “O mio babbino caro”
Suppé: “Poet and Peasant” Overture
Harold Arlen: “The Wizard of Oz” (selections) (Chuck Sayre arrangement)
Richard Rodgers: “Carousel” – “If I Loved You” (Robert Russell Bennett arrangement)
Paul Williams: “The Muppet Movie” – “The Rainbow Connection” (Larry Moore arrangement)
John Williams: “Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban” – “Witches, Wands, and Wizards”
Charlie Smalls: “The Wiz” – “Home”
Jason Robert Brown: “Songs for a New World” – “Stars and the Moon”
Stephen Schwartz: “Wicked” (highlights) (Ted Ricketts arrangement)
free
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org

June 6 (8 p.m.)
June 7 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Teddy Abrams conducting
“Notes & Frames”
film-score excerpts by Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Miklós Rózsa, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Morricone, John Williams
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Heritage Amphitheater, Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield County
Richmond Symphony
Hae Lee conducting
Suppé: “Poet and Peasant” Overture
Jerrod Tate: “Chokfi’ ”
Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11, for violin & orchestra
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Shawn Okpebholo: “Zoom!”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)
Julius Fučik: “Entrance of the Gladiators”
Sousa: “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
free; $10 parking fee
(804) 796-4255
http://richmondsymphony.com

June 7 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major (“Emperor”)
Yefim Bronfman, piano
James Lee III: Concerto for Orchestra (premiere)
Smetana: “Má vlast” (“My Fatherland”) – “Vltava” (“The Moldau”)
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

June 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Smith Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park
National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Andrew Grams conducting
Mendelssohn: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Overture & incidental music
Francesca Herrara, soprano
Julianna Smith, mezzo-soprano
$25-$35
(301) 405-2787
htpp://tickets-theclarice@umd.edu

June 8 (3 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
“An Afternoon with Yo-Yo Ma: Reflections in Words and Music”
program TBA
$177-$266
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 8 (3:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
The Charlottesville Band
director TBA
Clare Grundman: Concertante for alto sax
Eric Chen, saxophone
Herbert L. Clark: “Stars in a Velvety Sky”
Mike Watkins, trumpet
other works TBA
free
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net

June 8 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Jennifer Koh, violin
J.S. Bach: solo violin sonatas & partitas, BWV 1001-1006
$58
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 8 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Cameron Carpenter, organ
“Notes & Frames”
“Metropolis,” film with original score by Carpenter
$17-$119
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 9 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
David Newman, baritone
Marvin Mills, piano
Schubert: “Winterreise” (“Winter Journey”)
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 10 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Dieterich Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in E minor
Amy Glick, violin
Paige Riggs, cello
Marvin Mills, organ
J.S. Bach: “Kraut und Rüben” (“Cabbage and Beets”)
Buxtehude: “La Capricciosa”
J.S. Bach: “Goldberg Variations,” BWV 988 – Variations 9 & 30 (canons)
Buxtehude: “Jesus Christus, unser Heiland” (“Jesus Christ, our Saviour”)
Buxtehude: Preludium in G minor
J.S. Bach: Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Bradley Lehman, harpsichord, clavichord & organ
Marcel Dupré: Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Gaston Litaize: “Prelude and Danse Fugue”
Marvin Mills, organ
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players
Olga Kern, piano
Haydn: Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV: 25(“Gypsy”)
Franz Doppler: “Souvenir du Rigi,” Op. 34
Gustave Samazeuilh: “Esquisse d’Espagne – Chant sans Paroles”
Glinka: “Trio Pathétique”
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
$42
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 11 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Arthur Foote: Nocturne & Scherzo
Carol Wincenc, flute
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
Charles Koechlin: Trio, Op. 92, for flute, clarinet & bassoon
Carol Wincenc, flute
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
$35
(540) 310-0817
http://artsliveva.org/chamber-music-festival

June 11 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Ryan Davis: “Lavender Jump”
Audrey Pride, violin
Danielle Wiebe Burke, viola
Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for solo cello – I: Preludio-Fantasia – a Zarabanda
Carl Donakowski, cello
Yuko Uebayashi: “Town Light”
Cari Shipp & Shannon Vendzura, flutes
Lise Keiter, piano
Stephen Key: “Three American Songs”
Stephen Key, oboe
Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
Ryo Yanagitani, piano
Scott Wheeler: “Blue Ridge Suite”
Celia Daggy, viola
Scott Wheeler, piano
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 12 (10:30 a.m.)
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 424 Washington St., Portsmouth
Virginia Arts Festival:
Brendon Elliott & Elizabeth Vonderheide, violins
Beverly Baker, viola
Sterling Elliott, cello
Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5 (“The Lark”)
Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia (after Handel)
Jessie Montgomery: Duo for violin & cello
Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 12 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Jacob Roege & Wanchi Huang, violins
Celia Daggy, viola
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Audrey Pride & Violaine Michel, violins
Thomas Stevens, viola
Paige Riggs, cello
David Berry, piano
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Virginia Baroque Academy Faculty
“17th Century Survival and Restoration”
works TBA by Purcell, Buxtehude, John Blow, Matthew Locke, Heinrich Biber, others
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 12 (7 p.m.)
June 13 (8 p.m.)
June 14 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan conducting
“Notes & Frames”
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: “The Sea Hawk” – main title
Copland: “Music for Movies”
James Newton Howard: Violin Concerto (June 12)
James Ehnes, violin
Michael Abels: “Delights and Dances” (June 13)
Ying Fu & Dayna Hepler, violins
Abigail Kreuzer, viola
David Teie, cello
John Williams: Horn Concerto (June 14)
Abel Pereira, horn
Nino Rota: “The Godfather” Suite
Bernstein: “On the Waterfront”
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
National Chamber Ensemble
Leo Sushansky, violin & direction
Lynda Carter, narrator
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 13 (7 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Road, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Attacca Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G major, Op. 54, No. 1
Caroline Shaw: “Three Essays”
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$40
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org

June 13 (10:30 a.m.)
Towne University, Suffolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Olga Kern, piano
Brendon Elliott, violin
Beverly Kane, viola
Sterling Elliott, cello
Will McPeters, bass
Debra Wendells Cross, flute
Jacob Wilder, horn
Haydn: Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV: 25 (“Gypsy”)
Franz Doppler: “Souvenir du Rigi,” Op. 34
Gustave Samazeuilh: “Esquisse d’Espagne – Chant sans Paroles”
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
$35
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org

June 13 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Franz Danzi: Bassoon Quartet in D minor
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Leqing Wang, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (chamber arrangement)
Carol Wincenc, flute
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Michele Levin, piano
Paul Schoenfield: “Café Music”
Michele Levin, piano
Leqing Wang, violin
Sara Stainaker, cello
Victor Bruns: “Pieces for Bassoon”
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino for flute
Carol Wincenc, flute
Mark Berger, viola
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Michele Levin, piano
Peter Zazofsky & Leqing Wang, violins
Mark Berger, viola
Sara Stainaker, cello
$35
(540) 310-0817
http://artsliveva.org/chamber-music-festival

June 13 (noon)
Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – I: Allemande
Hillary Arimoto, violin
Randall Thompson: Suite for oboe, clarinet & viola
Mary Riddell, oboe
Lynda Dembowski, clarinet
Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Patrick Shaughnessy & Zachary Windsor, violins
Brooke Mahanes, viola
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
Brahms: 3 songs (Ralph Lockwood arrangement)
Joey Tempest: “The Final Countdown” (Seb Skelly arrangement)
Judith Saxton & Chris Carrillo, trumpets
Jay Chadwick, horn
Jay Crone, trombone
Kevin Stees, tuba
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The Sound of Music” – “My Favorite Things”
Chandra Cervantes, Jay Chadwick, Tara Islas & Roger Novak, horns
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Jessie Montgomery: “Starburst”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Mahler: “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” (“Wayfarer Songs”)
David Newman, baritone
Debussy: “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”
Copland: “Appalachian Spring” Suite
$10-$40
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Roanoke Symphony Pops
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Shayna Steele & Kelly Levesque, guest stars
“Queens of Soul”
$31-$62
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

June 14 (11 a.m.)
Martin Chapel, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Virginia Baroque Academy Workshop members
John Weldon, John Eccles, Daniel Purcell: “The Judgement of Paris” (excerpts)
other works TBA
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Brahms: “Ein deutsches Requiem” (“A German Requiem”)
Christine Glick Fairfield, soprano
David Newman, baritone
Festival Chorus
$10-$40
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Clarice Smith Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park
National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Marin Alsop conducting
Jasmine Arielle Barnes: “Kinsfolknem”
Demarre McGill, flute
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Titus Underwood, oboe
Andrew Brady, bassoon
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Resurrection”)
Midori Marsh, soprano
Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano
Baltimore Choral Arts
$25-$45
(301) 405-2787
htpp://tickets-theclarice@umd.edu

June 15 (11 a.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
“The Leipzig Service”
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Du Hirte Israel, höre” (“You Shepherd of Israel, hear”), BWV 104
Jordan Davidson, tenor
David Newman, baritone
Festival Chorus
free
(540) 432-4225
http://svbachfestival.org

June 15 (2 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington & orchestra
Marie Bucoy-Calavan conducting
“A Choral Legacy: 60 Years of Creating Stories Through Voice”
Saunder Choi: “To Imagine Creation” (premiere)
works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Verdi, Vaughan Williams, Bernstein, others
$23-$88
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 15 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Verdi: “Aïda” (concert performance)
Angel Blue (Aïda)
Jamie Barton (Amneris)
Limmie Pulliam (Radamès)
Reginald Smith, Jr. (Amonasro)
Mark S. Doss (Ramfis)
The Washington Chorus
in Italian, English captions
$43-$104
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org

June 15 (6 p.m.)
Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW
National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Marin Alsop conducting
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Resurrection”)
Midori Marsh, soprano
Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano
Baltimore Choral Arts
$167
(202) 537-6200
http://cathedral.org/calendar/marin-alsop-conducts-mahlers-symphony-no-2/

June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
June 21 (2 p.m.)
June 22 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera
Brian DeMaris conducting
Bizet: “Carmen”
Audrey Babcock/Sara Neal (Carmen)
Chauncey Packer/Jinpark Choi (Don José)
Richard Ollarsaba/James Robinson (Escamillo)
Chelsea Kolić/Amelia Burshe (Micaëla)
Cara Consilvio, stage director
in French, English captions
$8.25-$95.75
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net

June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
June 22 (2 p.m.)
June 24 (7:30 p.m.)
June 26 (2 p.m.)
June 28 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera
Emily Senturia conducting
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro”
Christian Simmons (Figaro)
Arianna Rodriguez (Susanna)
Sophia Maekawa (Cherubino)
Charles H. Eaton (Count Almaviva)
Brittany Olivia Logan (Countess Almaviva)
Sam Dhobhany (Bartolo)
Elissa Pfaender (Marcellina)
Timothy Anderson (Basilio)
Robert Frazier (Antonio)
Catherine Creed (Barbarina)
Adam Catangui (Don Curzio)
E. Loreen Meeker, stage director
in Italian, English captions
sold out; waiting list
(703) 255-1900
http://wolftrap.org

June 21 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Parnther conducting
“Notes & Frames”
“The Lion King,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$21-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org

June 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Daniel Sáñez, organ
Louis Marchand: “Piéces choisies pour l’orgue, livre premier”
Dieterich Buxtehude: “Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott,” BuxWV 199
Buxtehude: Praeludium, BuxWV 140
J.S. Bach: “O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross,” BWV 622
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 550
Franck: Chorale No. 1 in E major
free; registration required
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org/concerts

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