June 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 and around Richmond: The round of nearby summer festivals continues with the Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival, June 2, 4 and 5 at St. George’s Episcopal Church in downtown Fredericksburg, June 6 at Mountain View High School in Stafford. . . . Centenary Classics returns with a choral-orchestral concert of works by Franz Biber and his contemporaries, June 28 at Centenary United Methodist Church in downtown Richmond.
* New and/or different: Soprano Lisa Edwards-Burrs, bass Branch Fields and pianist Pamela McClain perform excerpts from Linda Haugen’s "Pocahontas" and Steven Allen’s "Sunshine and Shadows," June 6 at Bon Air Presbyterian Church in Richmond. . . . Violinist Hilary Hahn plays Jennifer Higdon’s Violin Concerto with Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony, June 6 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. . . . . The National Philharmonic Chorale sings Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, June 13 at Strathmore. . . . The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival presents Handel’s oratorio "Samson," June 20 at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg.
* Star turns: Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet plays Ravel and Liszt with Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra, June 3 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . Hahn, Alsop and Higdon (also Beethoven and Dvořák), June 6 at Strathmore. . . . Pianist Yefim Bronfman plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony, June 11 at Strathmore. . . Soprano Karita Matilla sings Richard Strauss with Mikko Franck and the National Symphony, June 25-27 at the Kennedy Center.
* My picks: The Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival’s opening program of Mozart, Ravel and Frank Martin, June 2 at St. George’s Episcopal Church. . . . Karita Matilla with the National Symphony, June 25-27 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Wolf Trap Opera Company production of Mozart’s "Così fan tutte," June 26, 28 and 30 at The Barns of Wolf Trap in Northern Virginia. . . . The Biber concert, June 28 at Centenary Church in Richmond.
June 1 (7 p.m.)
June 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Keri-Lynn Wilson/Plácido Domingo conducting
Puccini: "Turandot"
Maria Guleghina/Sylvie Valayre (Turandot)
Dario Volonté/Franco Farina (Calaf)
Sabina Cvilak/Maija Kovalevska (Liù)
Morris Robinson (Timur)
Nathan Herfindahl (Ping)
Norman Shankle (Pang)
Yingxi Zhang (Pong)
Andrei Serban, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$300
(800) 876-7372
www.dc-opera.org
June 2 (7 p.m.)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Bayla Keyes, Peter Zazofsky & Meira Silverstein, violins
Steven Ansell, viola
Michael Reynolds, cello
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Michele Levin, piano
Carol Wincenc, flute
John Ferillo, oboe
Alex Fiterstein, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
William Scharnberg, French horn
Ravel: String Quartet
Frank Martin: Piano Trio
Jancourt: Duo on Bellini’s "La Sonnambula"
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
$25
(540) 374-5040
www.fredfest.org
June 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Philadelphia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit conducting
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the left hand
Liszt: "Totentanz"
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Ravel: "La Valse"
$42-$97
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org
June 4 (7 p.m.)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Bayla Keyes, Peter Zazofsky & Meira Silverstein, violins
Steven Ansell, viola
Michael Reynolds, cello
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Michele Levin, piano
Carol Wincenc, flute
John Ferillo, oboe
Alex Fiterstein, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
William Scharnberg, French horn
Amy Beach: Quintet for flute and strings
Beethoven: Quintet for piano and winds
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings
$25
(540) 374-5040
www.fredfest.org
June 5 (7 p.m.)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Bayla Keyes, Peter Zazofsky & Meira Silverstein, violins
Steven Ansell, viola
Michael Reynolds, cello
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Michele Levin, piano
Carol Wincenc, flute
John Ferillo, oboe
Alex Fiterstein, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
William Scharnberg, French horn
Barber: String Quartet
Poulenc: Sextet for piano and wind quintet
Franck: Piano Quintet
$25
(540) 374-5040
www.fredfest.org
June 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
Branch Fields, bass
Pamela McClain, piano
Linda Haugen: "Pocahontas" (excerpts)
Steven Allen: "Sunshine and Shadows" (excerpts)
Works by Richard Strauss, Debussy, others
Free
(804) 346-9024
June 6 (7 p.m.)
Mountain View High School, 2135 Mountain View Road, Stafford
St. George’s Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Bayla Keyes, Peter Zazofsky & Meira Silverstein, violins
Steven Ansell, viola
Michael Reynolds, cello
Paul Glenn, double-bass
Michele Levin, piano
Carol Wincenc, flute
John Ferillo, oboe
Alex Fiterstein, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
William Scharnberg, French horn
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Barber: String Quartet
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings
$25
(540) 374-5040
www.fredfest.org
June 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder directing
Works by Biber, Copland, Stephen Foster, others
$30
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
June 6 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Beethoven: "Egmont" Overture
Jennifer Higdon: Violin Concerto
Hilary Hahn, violin
Dvořák: Symphony No. 5
$25-$80
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony)
www.strathmore.org
June 11 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Wagner: orchestral excerpts from "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
$25-$80
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony)
www.strathmore.org
June 13 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson directing
Rachmaninoff: Vespers
Molly Donnelly, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
$29-$79
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org
June 14 (2 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera "Opera for Everyone" concert:
Cristina Nassif & Aundi Marie Moore, sopranos
Eric Margiore, tenor
Nathaniel Hackman, baritone
Hope Mihalap, emcee
Opera arias and ensemble numbers TBA
Free; reservations recommended
(757) 627-9545 ext. 3583
www.vaopera.org
June 14 (3 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
Handel: "Messiah"
Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano
Heidi Kurtz, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Gayle, tenor
David Newman, bass
$20
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach/
June 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 4
Mary Kay Adams & Carol Warner, flutes
Joan Griffing, violin
Handel: Concerto "à due cori" in F major
Vivaldi: Concerto in C major for 2 oboes, two clarinets, strings and continuo
Sandra Gerster & Kevin Piccini, oboes
Leslie Nicholas & Lynda Dembowski, clarinets
Handel: "Royal Fireworks Music"
$20
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach/
June 20 (noon, 3 and 7 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
U.Va. Chamber Music Festival:
David Colwell, violin
Ayn Balija & Johanna Beaver, violas
Adam Carter & Lisa Wright, cellos
Aaron Hill, oboe
Ibby Roberts, bassoon
Paul Neebe, trumpet
Mimi Tung, piano
Kate Tamarkin conducting
Programs TBA
Free
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/performance/events/index.html
June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
Handel: "Samson"
Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano
Heidi Kurtz, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Gayle & Joel Ross, tenors
David Newman, bass
$20
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach/
June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
18th Street Singers
"Haunted: Music That Lingers in the Soul," works by Billings, Poulenc, Eric Whitacre, others
$10-$18
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
June 21 (6 p.m.)
The Gardens at Sunday Park in Brandermill, 4602 Millridge Parkway, Midlothian
June 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Godwin High School, 2101 Pump Road, Short Pump
Richmond Philharmonic
Robert Mirakian conducting
Grieg: "Morning" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from "Peer Gynt" incidental music
Bizet: Farandole from "L’Arlesienne" incidental music
Copland: "Rodeo" (excerpts)
Smetana: Polka and "Dance of the Comedians" from "The Bartered Bride"
Sousa: "The Stars and Stripes Forever"
Works by Duke Ellington, Henry Mancini
Free (June 21), $5 per person/$10 per family (June 22)
(804) 673-7400
www.richmondphilharmonic.org
June 21 (10 a.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Leipzig Service
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, homilist
Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
Bach: Cantata 146, "Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen"
Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano
Heidi Kurtz, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Gayle, tenor
David Newman, bass
Marvin Mills, organ
Mendelssohn: "Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich"
Free
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach/
June 24 (7:30 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
Program TBA
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
www.hamptonarts.net
June 25 (7 p.m.)
June 26 (8 p.m.)
June 27 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck conducting
Rautavaara: "Manhattan Triology"
Richard Strauss: "Drei Hymnen"
Karita Matilla, soprano
Richard Strauss: "Also sprach Zarathustra"
$20-$80
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
June 26 (8 p.m.)
June 28 (3 p.m.)
June 30 (8 p.m.)
The Barns of Wolf Trap, 1545 Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Timothy A. Myers conducting
Mozart: "Così fan tutte"
Rena Harms (Fiordiligi)
Jamie Van Ek (Dorabella)
Alicia Gianni (Despina)
David Portillo (Ferrando)
Matthew Hanscom (Guglielmo)
Carlos Monzón (Don Alfonso)
Eric Einhorn, stage direction
in Italian, English captions
$34-$68
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
June 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Jeong-Won Suh, piano
Works by Mozart, Chopin, Ravel, Dello Joio
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
June 28 (5 p.m.)
Centenary United Methodist Church, 411 E. Grace St., Richmond
Centenary Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Stanley M. Baker conducting
Johann Kuhnau: Sonata from cantata "Wenn ihr fröhlich seid an euren Festen"
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: "Musical Swordfight"
Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky: Sonata à 10
Franz Biber: Three Psalms from "Vesperae longiores ac breviores"
Biber: "Missa Sancti Henrici"
Brittany Davis & Lynn LeBarre, sopranos
Amy Asel & Sarah Caulkins-Zuk, altos
Todd Minich, tenor
John C. Ford Jr., bass
$10
(804) 648-8319
www.centumc.org
June 28 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Mozart: String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Messiaen: "Quartet for the End of Time"
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
