February 2009 calendar

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 single-ticket prices are listed; senior, student, group and other discounts may be offered.

SCOUTING REPORT

* In/around Richmond: Two more candidates for music director of the Richmond Symphony conduct this month: Dorian Wilson in Haydn Festival concerts, Feb. 6 at Bon Air Baptist Church and Feb. 8 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland; and Arthur Post in a Masterworks program of the first symphonies of Beethoven and Shostakovich and Boccherini’s Cello Concerto with Neal Cary, Feb. 20 at Second Baptist Church, Feb. 21 at First Baptist Church and Feb. 23 at St. Michael Catholic Church, as well as a "Hollywood Nights" pops concert featuring violinist Karen Johnson and clarinetist Ralph Skiano, Feb. 28 at the Landmark Theater. . . . The 5 Browns, the sibling piano troupe, perform on Feb. 7 at the University of Richmond. . . . Soprano Anne O’Byrne, tenor Tracey Welborn and friends celebrate Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. . . . The Virginia Opera stages Puccini’s "Tosca," Feb. 20 and 22 at the Landmark, following runs in Norfolk (Feb. 1, 4, 6 and 8) and Fairfax (Feb. 13 and 15). . . . The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio plays Beethoven, Shostakovich and Arensky, Feb. 28 at Virginia Commonwealth University.

* New and/or different: Clarinetist Darryl Harper and colleagues present a multimedia Black History Month program, "The C3 Project: Looking Forward, Looking Back," Feb. 4 at VCU. . . . Members of the Rivanna String Quartet and Albemarle Ensemble play works of Antonin Pasculli, Arthur Weisberg, David Diamond and Judith Shatin, plus Schubert’s "Trout" Quintet, Feb. 5 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. . . . Hungarian composer György Kurtág premieres his "Hommage à Bartók" and the Keller Quartet plays Bartók’s Fifth Quartet, Feb. 7 at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . The LOC also celebrates the Mendelssohn bicentennial with five concerts this month; a Feb. 10 Mira Trio program of works by Felix and his sister, Fanny Mendelssohn-Henselt, and a Feb. 27 performance by the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, look especially appealing. . . . The Hilliard Ensemble sings Lassus’ Requiem Mass, interspersed with liturgical pieces by Palestrina, Feb. 12 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. . . . All of Beethoven’s works for cello and piano, played by David Hardy and Lambert Orkis in back-to-back concerts, Feb. 15 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Shanghai Quartet gives one of the debut round of performances of Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Quartet No. 3, and plays quartets of Mozart and Debussy, Feb. 22 at UR. . . . Pianists Paul Hanson and Joanne Kong and members of eighth blackbird sample works of Elliott Carter and Olivier Messiaen, Feb. 23 at UR. . . . Soprano Lisa Edwards-Burrs, bass-baritone James Lynn and pianist Pamela McClain perform Taneyev’s rarely heard realization of a duet conceived by Tchaikovsky for an opera on "Romeo and Juliet," in an all-Russian program also featuring works by Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich, Feb. 28 at the Richmond Public Library.

* Star turns: Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk play Janáček, Brahms, Ysaÿe and Franck, Feb. 4 at Strathmore in suburban D.C. . . . Pianist Jon Nakamatsu joins the Roanoke Symphony in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, Feb. 8-9 at the Jefferson Center. . . . Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore visits UR for a Feb. 16 recital. . . . The young piano virtuoso Yuja Wang plays Prokofiev’s Second Concerto with Charles Dutoit and the National Symphony, Feb. 19-21 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Lorin Maazel conducts the new Qatar Philharmonic, Feb. 24 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Violinist Julia Fischer plays Bach with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Feb. 24 at Strathmore. . . . Leon Fleisher plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 with Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic, Feb. 26 at Strathmore. . . . Gil Shaham plays Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with the National Symphony, Feb. 26-28 at the Kennedy Center.

* Bargain of the month: Pianist Richard Becker plays Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt in his annual recital for refugees from the Super Bowl, Feb. 1 at UR. (Free)

* My picks: Iván Fischer conducting the National Symphony in Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony, Feb. 5-7 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Hilliard Ensemble’s Lassus-Palestrina program, Feb. 12 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Arthur Post, Neal Cary and the Richmond Symphony, Feb. 20, 21 and 23. . . . Jennifer Larmore’s Feb. 16 recital at UR. . . . The Shanghai Quartet’s Penderecki premiere, Feb. 22 at UR. . . . The Carter-Messiaen retrospective by Hanson, Kong and eighth blackbird members, Feb. 23 at UR.


Feb. 1 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Richard Becker, piano
Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt
Free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 1 (2:30 p.m.)
Feb. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 8 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 W. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Peter Mark conducting
Puccini: "Tosca"
Mary Elizabeth Williams (Tosca)
Michael Hayes (Cavaradossi)
Stephen Kechulius (Scarpia)
Marc Astafan, stage direction
in Italian, English captions
$27-$110
(866) 673-7282
www.vaopera.org

Feb. 3 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
Robert Kulek, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in G major, Op. 30, No. 3
Alfred Schnittke: Violin Sonata No. 1
Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Ravel: Violin Sonata
$28 (waiting list)
(434) 924-3984
www.tecs.org

Feb. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Pianist TBA
Program TBA
$40
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Feb. 4 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Darryl Harper, clarinet
Other artists TBA
"The C3 Project: Looking Forward, Looking Back," music with video, poetry and dance marking Black History Month
$5
(804) 828-6776
www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Feb. 4 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Joshua Bell, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano
Janáček: Violin Sonata
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 27, No. 2
Franck: Violin Sonata
$47-$105
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Feb. 5 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Brett Dietz, percussion
Griffin Campbell, saxophone
Program TBA
Free
(804) 828-6776
www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Feb. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Turtle Island Quartet
Cyrus Chestnut, piano
Jazz and classical program TBA
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
http://hamptonarts.net/american_theatre/onsalenow.php

Feb. 5 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Rivanna String Quartet members
Albemarle Ensemble members
Antonin Pasculli: "Gran Concerto su temi dall’opera ‘I Vespri Sicilani’ di Verdi"
Arthur Weisberg: Duo for bassoon and viola
David Diamond: "Concert Piece" for horn and string trio
Judith Shatin: "Clave"
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major ("Trout")
$20
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/events/index.html

Feb. 5 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Iván Fischer conducting
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
$20-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Bon Air Baptist Church, Forest Hill Avenue at Buford Road, Richmond
Feb. 8 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Dorian Wilson conducting
Michael Haydn: "Andromeda and Perseus" Overture
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 43 ("Mercury")
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter")
$20-$38
(804) 788-1212
www.richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
John Gilbert, violin
Dmitri Shteinberg, piano
Works by Bach, Brahms, Yasÿe, Honegger
Free
(804) 828-6776
www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Dublin Philharmonic
Derek Gleeson conducting
Brahms: "Academic Festival" Overture
Songs and arias by Mozart, Mahler, Gounod, Dvořák, Catalani
Celine Byrne, soprano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
$25-$50
(703) 993-2787
http://www.gmu.edu/cfa/calendar/allmusic/

Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Cypress String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor, Op. 13
Kevin Puts: work TBA (premiere)
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

Feb. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
The 5 Browns, pianos
Program TBA
$38
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Dublin Philharmonic
Derek Gleeson conducting
Irish classical and folk music
$52-$67
(804) 262-8100 (Ticketmaster)
http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu/artists/index.html

Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 E. Bremelton Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
Conductor TBA
Lerner & Loewe: "Camelot" (concert version)
Cast TBA
$26-$86
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Feb. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Schubert: impromptus, D. 899 (Op. 90)
Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Lasser: "Twelve Variations on a Chorale by Bach"
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
$38
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Keller Quartet
György & Márta Kurtág, piano duo
Kurtág: "Játékok" (excerpts)
Kurtág: "Hommage à Bartók" (premiere)
Kurtág: "Six Moments musicaux"
Bartók: Quartet No. 5
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

Feb. 8 (6:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Commonwealth Singers Alumni Chorus
John Guthmiller directing
Program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Feb. 8 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sundays South of the James:
Jeff Prillaman, tenor
Charles Hulin, piano
Works by Rossini, Puccini, Romberg, others
Donation requested
(804) 272-7514

Feb. 8 (3 p.m.)
Feb. 9 (8 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Mozart: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
$19-$47
(540) 343-9127
www.rso.com

Feb. 8 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Wonny Song, piano
Bach: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
Andrew Norman: work TBA (premiere)
Schubert: "The Wanderer" Fantasy, D. 760
Schumann: "Fantasiestücke"
Debussy: "L’Isle Joyeuse"
$30
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 9 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Dublin Philharmonic
Derek Gleeson conducting
Irish classical and folk program
$33.50-$44.50
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net

Feb. 10 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Cypress String Quartet
Program TBA
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 229-2901
www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

Feb. 10 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Mira Trio
Works by Mendelssohn and Fanny Mendelssohn-Henselt
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

Feb. 12 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 14 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Pops
Michael Preddy conducting
The Smothers Brothers
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Feb. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
The Hilliard Ensemble
Lassus: Requiem Mass
Palestrina: motets, antiphons
$42
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 15 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Peter Mark conducting
Puccini: "Tosca"
Mary Elizabeth Williams (Tosca)
Michael Hayes (Cavaradossi)
Stephen Kechulius (Scarpia)
Marc Astafan, stage direction
in Italian, English captions
$44-$86
(703) 218-6500 (Tickets.com)
www.vaopera.org

Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Atrium Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 5
Borodin: Quartet No. 2
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

Feb. 14 (4 p.m.)
Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Anne O’Byrne, soprano
Tracey Welborn, tenor
The Grace Notes
Hope Armstrong Erb & George Pugh, pianos
"In Love with Music," works by Puccini, Bizet, Donizetti, Bernstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein, others
Free
(804) 359-5628, Ext. 18
www.ghtc.org

Feb. 14 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Feb. 15 (3:30 p.m.)
Monticello High School, 1400 Independence Way, Charlottesville
Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra
Kate Tamarkin conducting
Veronica Mitina, soprano
Layna Chianakis, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Carle, baritone
University Singers
"Evening at the Opera," works by Rossini, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, others
$10-$35
(434) 924-3984
www.cvillesymphony.org

Feb. 15 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players:
David Hardy, cello
Lambert Orkis, piano
Beethoven: "Twelve Variations on ‘See the conqu’ring hero comes’ from Handel’s ‘Judas Maccabaeus’ "
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in F major Op. 5, No. 1
Beethoven: "Seven Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from Mozart’s ‘Die Zauberflöte’ "
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 69
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 15 (4:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players:
David Hardy, cello
Lambert Orkis, piano
Beethoven: "Twelve Variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s ‘Die Zauberflöte’ "
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
Antoine Pollac, piano
"The Art of Love," program TBA
$32
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 16 (2 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Choral Festival
Gary Schwartzhoff directing
McLean Youth Orchestra
Pauline Anderson conducting
Program celebrating Lincoln’s 200th birthday, works by Copland, Randall Thompson, others
$10
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 17 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Tabatha Easley, flute
Tracy Cowden, piano
Works by Bartók, Pierre Sancan, Joseph Schwantner
Free
(804) 828-6776
www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Feb. 18 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Trio con Brio, Copenhagen
James Dunham, viola
Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet in B minor, Op. 3
Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words" (excerpt)
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 ("Archduke")
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

Feb. 19 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 21 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit conducting
Ravel: "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Yuja Wang, piano
Stravinsky: "The Firebird"
$20-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 19 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Ives: "The Unanswered Question"
Mozart: Symphony No. 29
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 ("Organ")
$30-$85
(877) 376-1444
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Second Baptist Church, River and Gaskins roads, Richmond
Feb. 21 (8 p.m.)
First Baptist Church, Monument Avenue at Boulevard, Richmond
Feb. 22 (8 p.m.)
St. Michael Catholic Church, 4491 Springfield Road, Glen Allen
Richmond Symphony
Arthur Post conducting
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B flat major
Neal Cary, cello
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
$20-$50
(804) 788-1212
www.richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 22 (2:30 p.m.)
Landmark Theater, Main and Laurel streets, Richmond
Virginia Opera
Peter Mark conducting
Puccini: "Tosca"
Mary Elizabeth Williams (Tosca)
Michael Hayes (Cavaradossi)
Stephen Kechulius (Scarpia)
Marc Astafan, stage direction
in Italian, English captions
$22.50-$92.50
(804) 262-8003 (Ticketmaster)
www.vaopera.org

Feb. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Doris Wylee-Becker, piano
Works by Bach, Rachmaninoff, others
Free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Ahn Trio
Program TBA
$18-$45
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 21 (1 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Bonnie Hampton, cello
Program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Feb. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria
Virginia Virtuosi
Works by Milhaud, Bach, Gershwin, Piston
$15
(703) 838-4994
http://virginiavirtuosi.com

Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Shanghai Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in D minor, K. 421
Debussy: Quartet
Krzysztof Penderecki: Quartet No. 3
$32
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Feb. 22 (4 p.m.)
Petersburg High School auditorium, 3101 Johnson Road
Petersburg Symphony
Ulysses Kirksey & Emmanuel Barks conducting
Emmanuel Barks: "Black Friday"
Copland: "Our Town" Suite
Ravel: "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
Sibelius: "Karelia" Suite
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish")
$15
(804) 732-0999

Feb. 22 (3 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 Market St., Virginia Beach
Symphonicity
David Kunkel conducting
Weinberger: Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
Liszt: "Hunenschlacht"
Duruflé: Requiem
Lisa Coston, mezzo-soprano
Symphonicity Chorus
$19-$29
(757) 385-2787 (Sandler Center)
www.symphonicity.org

Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD
Virginia Virtuosi
Works by Milhaud, Bach, Gershwin, Piston
$15
(301) 581-5100
http://virginiavirtuosi.com/

Feb. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Paul Hanson & Joanne Kong, pianos
Matt Albert, violin
Nicholas Photinos, cello
Tim Munro, flute
Michael Maccaferri, clarinet
Matthew Duvall, percussion
Elliott Carter: "Night Fantasies"
Elliott Carter: "Con Leggerezza Pensosa"
Eliott Carter: "Enchanted Preludes"
Elliott Carter: "Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux" I & II
Olivier Messiaen: "Visions de l'Amen"
Free
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/

Feb. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Nothminster Baptist Church, Westwood and Moss Side avenues, Richmond
American Guild of Organists:
Charles Tompkins, organ
"Modes, Birds, and Colors: An Introduction to the Organ Music of Olivier Messiaen," selected works discussed and performed
Free
(804) 740-7083

Feb. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Turner Hall Chapel, St. Catherine's School, Grove Avenue at Three Chopt Road, Richmond
Oberon Quartet
Russell Peck: "Don't Tread on Me or My String Quartet"
Karl Jenkins: String Quartet No. 2
Dvořák: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 51
Free
(804) 288-2804

Feb. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Qatar Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel conducting
Marcel Khalifé: "Arabian" Concerto
Marcel Khalifé: "Salute"
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
$10-$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 24 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Britten: "Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge"
Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor
Bach: Violin Concerto in E minor
Julia Fischer, violin
Walton: Sonata for strings
$38-$78
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 25 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano
Lee Musiker, piano
Duke Ellington Show Choir
"Sophisticated Lady," classical, jazz, popular works, spirituals
$60-$75
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 25 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Yuri Bashmet, violin
Igor Butman, saxophone
Igor Raykhelson, piano
Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Igor Butman’s Big Band
Works by Bach, Dowland, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Raykhelson; jazz arrangements of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
$30-$80
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Feb. 26 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 28 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conducting
Thomas Adès: Overture, Waltz and Finale from "Powder Her Face"
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham, violin
Weill: Suite from "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny"
Stravinsky: Divertimento from "The Fairy’s Kiss"
$20-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Feb. 26 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
London Philharmonic
Vladimir Jurowski conducting
Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No. 10
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Leon Fleisher, piano
Ligeti: "Atmosphères"
Richard Strauss: "Also sprach Zarathustra"
$47-$117
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Feb. 28 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 E. Bremelton Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Verdi: Requiem
Jonita Lattimore, soprano
Charlotte Paulsen, mezzo-soprano
Fernando del Valle, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Virginia Symphony Chorus
Robert Shoup directing
$23-$83
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Betsy Burleigh directing
Mendelssohn: "Heilig" from "Die Deutsche Liturgie"
Mendelssohn: "Sechs Sprüche," Op. 79
Mendelssohn: "Sechs Lieder (Im Freien zu singen)"
Andrew Rindfleisch: work TBA
Haydn: partsongs (excerpts)
Handel: Cantata XVI, "No, di voi non vo’ fidarmi"
Handel: "Messiah" (excerpts)
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-schedule.html

Feb. 28 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Carol Wyncoop & Lisa Edwards-Burrs, sopranos
Jeff Prillaman, tenor
James Lynn, bass-baritone
Daphne Gerling, viola
Pamela McClain, piano
Rachmaninoff: songs
Shostakovich: Viola Sonata
Rachmaninoff: Cavatina from "Aleko"
Tchaikovsky-Taneyev: "Romeo and Juliet," duet for soprano and tenor
Free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org

Feb. 28 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio:
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 ("Ghost")
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
$32
(804) 828-6776
www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Feb. 28 (8 p.m.)
Landmark Theater, Main and Laurel streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Arthur Post conducting
Karen Johnson, violin
Ralph Skiano, clarinet
"Hollywood Nights," music from movies
$35-$60
(804) 788-1212
www.richmondsymphony.com

Feb. 28 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 ("Classical")
Rodrigo: "Concierto de Aranjuez"
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Ravel: "Mother Goose" Suite
$29-$79
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org