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/youth, group and other discounts may be offered.
NOTE: Hazardous driving conditions and travel disruptions due to inclement weather may cause cancellations and postponements of events, especially in Western Virginia and the Northern Virginia-Washington area. Check with presenters or venues before attending.
SCOUTING REPORT
* In and around Richmond: The Richmond Symphony features its concertmaster, Karen Johnson, as violin soloist in works of Dvořák and Paganini, Feb. 6-7 at the Carpenter Theatre of Richmond CenterStage. . . . Yuja Wang, the acclaimed young Chinese-American pianist, returns with the Shanghai Quartet, Feb. 14 at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Arts Center. . . . Virginia Commonwealth University’s Rennolds Chamber Concerts series presents Brazilian pianist Arnaldo Cohen, Feb. 20 at VCU’s Singleton Arts Center. . . .
Cellist David Finckel and violinist Philip Setzer of the Emerson String Quartet and pianist Wu Han, Finckel’s spouse, visit the Modlin Center on Feb. 20 to play Schubert’s two piano trios. . . . James Wilson’s Richmond Festival of Music presents the Biava String Quartet with cellist Wilson and violist Molly Sharp in sextets of Brahms and Dvořák, Feb. 25 at First Unitarian Universalist Church, and the quartet playing Haydn, Brahms and Ginastera, Feb. 26 at the Ellen Glasgow House. . . . In the Richmond Symphony’s final concert auditions of prospective music directors, Steven Smith conducts Berlioz, Shostakovich and Beethoven’s "Emperor" Concerto with pianist Jon Nakamatsu, Feb. 27-28 at the Carpenter Theatre. . . . Christophe Mantoux, titular organist of the Church of Saint-Séverin, Paris, performs on Feb. 28 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
* New and/or different: The Richmond Symphony’s Feb. 6-7 program introduces Roberto Sierra’s Sinfonia No. 4. (The symphony is among the ensembles that commissioned the work.) . . . Alessandro Bosetti discusses and performs his works combining speech and electronica, Feb. 12 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. . . . The Attacca Percussion Group and Charlottesville-based marimba soloist I-Jen Fang play compositions and arrangements for percussion ensemble, Feb. 25 at U.Va. . . . Robert Levin, the pianist and musicologist of the classical period, spices up a Baltimore Symphony program of Mozart and Beethoven with his own "Improvisation in the Style of Beethoven," Feb. 27 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of D.C.
* Star turns: Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk perform on Feb. 9 at Strathmore and Feb. 10 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. . . . The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Mariss Jansons conducting, is joined by violinist Janine Jansen in a program of Sibelius and Rachmaninoff, Feb. 15 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. . . . Itzhak Perlman conducts the Baltimore Symphony and picks up his violin to join oboist Katherine
Needleman (a Richmond Symphony alumna) in Bach, Feb. 20 at Strathmore. . . . Pianist Yefim Bronfman plays Beethoven, Schumann, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, Feb. 23 at U.Va. in Charlottesville. . . . Violinist Christian Tetzlaff, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt play Schubert, Kodály and Dvořák, Feb. 26 at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Northern Virginia. . . . Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra in concert presentations of Tchaikovsky’s "Eugene Onegin" on Feb. 27 and Mussorgsky’s "Boris Godunov" on Feb. 28 at the Kennedy Center.
* Bargain of the month: A troupe of VCU faculty musicians play the rarely heard Septet in A minor of Louis Spohr and Olivier Messiaen’s "Quartet for the End of Time," Feb. 4 at the Singleton Center. ($5)
* My picks: Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk, Feb. 10 at the Charlottesville’s Paramount. . . . Yuja Wang and the Shanghai Quartet, Feb. 14 at the University of Richmond. . . . The Concertgebouw with Janine Jansen, Feb. 15 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Biava Quartet with James Wilson and Molly Sharp, Feb. 25 at First Unitarian in Richmond. . . . The Richmond Symphony with Steven Smith and Jon Nakamatsu, Feb. 27-28 at the Carpenter Theatre.
Feb. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Geoff Haydon, piano
classical, jazz works TBA
Free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 4 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Faculty Chamber Concert
Louis Spohr: Septet in A minor, Op. 147
Susanna Klein, violin
Dana McComb, cello
Tabatha Easley, flute
Charles West, clarinet
Bruce Hammel, bassoon
Patrick Smith, horn
Dmitri Shteinberg, piano
Messiaen: "Quartet for the End of Time"
Susanna Klein, violin
Dana McComb, cello
Charles West, clarinet
Dmitri Shteinberg, piano
$5
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org
Feb. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Paul’s Memorial Church, 1700 University Ave., Charlottesville
Catholic University of America Chorus
Leo Nestor directing
program TBA
Free
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 7 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Erin R. Freeman conducting
Roberto Sierra: Sinfonia No. 4
Dvořák: Romance in F major for violin and orchestra
Paganini: "La Campanella" from Violin Concerto No. 2
Karen Johnson, violin
Stravinsky: "Petrushka"
$17-$72
(800) 982-2787
www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 E Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
Matthew Kraemer conducting
Bernadette Peters, guest star
$30-$88
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Feb. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Carl Donakowski, cello
Gabriel Dobner, piano
program TBA
$25
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 6 (8 p.m.)
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. N.W., Washington
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Inon Barnatan, piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Britten: Sonata in C major, Op. 65
De Falla: "Suite populaire espagnole"
Chopin: Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
$40
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org
Feb. 7 (2 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU alumni concert
performers TBA
program TBA
Free
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org
Feb. 7 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Richard Becker, piano
Chopin, Liszt works TBA
Free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 9 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Joshua Bell, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano
Bach: Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017
Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano
$55-$115
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org
Feb. 10 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center Theater, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Cypress String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G minor, Op. 77, No. 2
Kevin Puts: "Lento assai" (2009)
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 229-5042
www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org
Feb. 10 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Joshua Bell, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano
Bach: Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017
Grieg: Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano
$44.50-$64.50
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
Feb. 11 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 12 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Bill Conti conducting
"And the Winner Is . . ." movie music
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 12 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexei Kornienko conducting
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy-Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Nadezda Tokareva, violin
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Alexander Sinchuk, piano
$27-$67
(800) 745-3000
www.fergusoncenter.cnu.edu
Feb. 12 (8 p.m.)
Regent University Theater, 1000 Regent University Drive, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
Joan Landry conducting
Smetana: "The Bartered Bride" Overture
Delius: "The Walk to Paradise Garden" from "A Village Romeo and Juliet"
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy-Overture
Puccini, Mascagni arias
Amy Coefield Williamson, soprano
Seth Williamson, tenor
$26-$46
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Feb. 12 (8 p.m.)
The Bridge - PA1, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Alessandro Bosetti, speech & electronica
program TBA
talk at 3:30 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall
Free
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Feb. 12 (8 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Karl Pilss: Serenade
Gunther Schuller: Suite
Hindemith: "Kleine Kammermusik," Op. 24, No. 2
Ferenc Farkas: "Antiche Danze ungheresi dal secolo XVII"
György Orbán: Quintet
György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
$35
(703) 938-2404
www.wolftrap.org
Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 19 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 21 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Joseph Walsh conducting
Mozart: "Don Giovanni"
Matthew Worth (Don Giovanni)
Daniel Mobbs (Leporello)
Nicolle Foland (Donna Anna)
Cristina Nassif (Donna Elvira)
Chad A. Johnson (Don Ottavio)
Sarah Jane McMahon (Zerlina)
David Krohn (Masetto)
Nathan Stark (Commendatore)
Lillian Groag, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$114
(866) 673-7282
www.vaopera.org
Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Feb. 14 (3:30 p.m.)
Monticello High School, 1400 Independence Way, Charlottesville
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra
Kate Tamarkin conducting
Kodály: "Dances of Galanta"
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Mimi Tung, piano
Arvo Pärt: "Cantus in Memorium Benjamin Britten"
Andrzej Panufnik: "Sinfonia sacra" (Symphony No. 3)
$20-$35
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Feb. 13 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexei Kornienko conducting
Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Tsar’s Bride" Overture
Rachmaninoff: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
Alexander Sinchuk, piano
Tchaikovsky: "Rococo Variations"
Julian Schwarz, cello
Rimsky-Korsakov: "Scheherazade"
$28-$56
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Feb. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Shanghai Quartet
Yuja Wang, piano
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Chinese folk-song arrangements
$32
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 14 (3 p.m.)
Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral")
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tavit Tashjian, piano
$21-$41
(540) 434-9127
www.rso.com
Feb. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Purcell-Britten: Chacony
Elgar: Serenade in E minor
Britten: Prelude and Fugue, Op. 20
Turina: "La oración del torero"
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 15 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Mariss Jansons conducting
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Janine Jansen, violin
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
$35-$115
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org
Feb. 17 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 18 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Guitar Festival:
performers TBA
Manuel Ponce: works TBA
Free
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org
Feb. 18 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 19 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan conducting
Lera Auerbach: "Requiem for Icarus"
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Denis Matsuev, piano
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 19 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Tapestry & Friends
"American Dreams," vocal & instrumental works by Barber, Copland, Hovhaness, others
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0910-schedule.html
Feb. 20 (11 a.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony LolliPops
Erin R. Freeman conducting
Prokofiev: "Peter and the Wolf"
Michael Boudewyns, narrator
other works TBA
Kimberly Hou, piano
Annika Brynn Jenkins, violin
$17
pre-concert activities at 10 a.m.
(800) 982-2787
www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Arnaldo Cohen, piano
Bach-Busoni: Chaconne
Nepomuceno: Air from "Suite Antiga," Op. 11
Gnattali: Valsa No. 7
Levy: "Valsa Lenta" No. 4
Braga: "Corrupio (Valsa Capriccio)"
Nazareth: "Odeon," "Apanhei-te Cavaquinho"
Chopin: four scherzos
$32
Free master class at 4 p.m. Feb. 19
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org
Feb. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
David Finckel, cello
Wu Han, piano
Philip Setzer, violin
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D. 898
Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major, D. 929
$34
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Youth Orchestras of Charlottesville-Albemarle
Charles West & Don Brubaker conducting
Tchaikovsky: "Rococo Variations"
Elise Linder, cello
Cecile Chaminade: Concertino
Samantha Marshall, flute
Shostakovich: "Festive" Overture
Copland, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Schubert excerpts
$10
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Feb. 20 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman conducting
Bach: Concerto for violin and oboe
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Katherine Needleman, oboe
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
$30-$125 (waiting list)
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony)
www.strathmore.org
Feb. 21 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
U.Va. Chamber Music Series:
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
Tasha Warren, clarinet
David Colwell & David Sariti, violins
Ayn Balija, viola
Adam Carter, cello
Reinecke: Trio in A minor, Op. 188
Aaron Hill, oboe
Ian Zook, French horn
Lori Piitz, piano
Saint-Saëns: Sonata in G major, Op. 168
Elizabeth Roberts, bassoon
David Norfrey, piano
Arthur Ronald Frackenpohl: duets
Paul Neebe, trumpet
Nathan Dishman, trombone
$20
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
L.C. Bird High School, 10301 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield
Richmond Philharmonic
Robert Mirakian conducting
Hindemith: "Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber" (excerpts)
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major ("Great") (excerpts)
$5 per person, $10 per family
(804) 673-7400
www.richmondphilharmonic.org
Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists Series:
Noé Inui, violin
Noreen Polera, piano
Mozart: Sonata in C major, K. 296
Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Stravinsky: Divertimento for violin and piano
Szymanowski: Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28
$30
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Bannard Chapel, St. Catherine’s School, 6001 Grove Ave., Richmond
Oberon Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2 ("Quinten")
Werner Thomas-Mifune: "Haydn's South American Lapses for String Quartet"
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3
Free
(804) 288-2804
www.st.catherines.org
Feb. 23 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Beethoven: "32 Variations on an Original Theme"
Schumann: "Faschingschwank aus Wien"
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Sonata in G major, Op. 37
$12-$28
(434) 924-3376
www.tecs.org
Feb. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Ebène Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Fauré: Quartet in E minor, Op. 121
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$35
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org
Feb. 24 (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
program TBA
$5
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org
Feb. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave. at the Carillon, Richmond
Richmond Festival of Music:
Biava String Quartet
Molly Sharp, viola
James Wilson, cello
Brahms: Sextet in B flat major, Op. 18
Dvořák: Sextet in A major, Op. 48
$25
(804) 519-2098
www.cmscva.org
Feb. 25 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Attacca Percussion Group
Minoru Miki: "Marimba Spiritual"
I-Jen Fang, marimba
Tina Davidson, Kit Mills works TBA
Barber, Ginastera arrangements TBA
Free
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Feb. 25 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Concerto Soave
"Handel in Italy," works by Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti, Caldara
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0910-schedule.html
Feb. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Ellen Glasgow House, 1 W. Main St., Richmond
Richmond Festival of Music:
Biava String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Ginastera: Quartet No.1
Brahms: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1
$50 (limited availability)
(804) 519-2098
www.cmscva.org
Feb. 26 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 28 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Joseph Walsh conducting
Mozart: "Don Giovanni"
Matthew Worth (Don Giovanni)
Daniel Mobbs (Leporello)
Nicolle Foland (Donna Anna)
Cristina Nassif (Donna Elvira)
Chad A. Johnson (Don Ottavio)
Sarah Jane McMahon (Zerlina)
David Krohn (Masetto)
Nathan Stark (Commendatore)
Lillian Groag, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$44-$86
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.vaopera.org
Feb. 26 (8 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Tanja Tetzlaff, cello
Lars Vogt, piano
Schubert: Trio in B flat major, D. 898
Kodály: Duo for violin and cello, Op. 7
Dvořák: Trio in F minor, Op. 65
$35
(703) 938-2404
www.wolftrap.org
Feb. 26 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Altenberg Trio
Rachmaninoff: "Trio élegiaque" in G minor
Dvořák: Trio No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 21
Frank Martin: "Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises"
Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0910-schedule.html
Feb. 27 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Finnsbury Minstrel Guild
Renaissance, baroque works TBA
Free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org
Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 28 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Berlioz: "Le Corsaire" Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor")
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
$17-$72
(800) 982-2787
www.richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Mariinsky Opera & Orchestra
Valery Gergiev conducting
Tchaikovsky: "Eugene Onegin" (concert presentation)
Alexey Markov (Onegin)
Irina Mataeva (Tatyana)
Sergey Semishkur (Lensky)
Zlata Bulycheva (Olga)
Mikhail Petrenko (Gremin)
Svetlana Volkova (Larina)
in Russian
$29-$150
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Feb. 27 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan conducting
Mozart: "The Marriage of Figaro" Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Robert Levin: "Improvisation in the Style of Beethoven"
Robert Levin, piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter")
$25-$80
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony)
www.strathmore.org
Feb. 28 (3 p.m.)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Ninth and Grace streets
American Guild of Organists Repertoire Recital Series:
Christophe Mantoux, organ
Louis Marchand: Dialogue in C major
A. P. F. Boëly: "Six Preludes on Canticles of Denizot"
Franck: Chorale in E major
Charles Tournemire: "Cantilène improvisée" (reconstructed by Maurice Duruflé)
Widor: Allegro from Symphony No. 6
Duruflé: Suite
donations accepted
(804) 643-3589
www.richmondago.org
Feb. 28 (3 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
Robert Mirakian conducting
Hindemith: "Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber"
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major ("Great")
$5 per person, $10 per family
(804) 673-7400
www.richmondphilharmonic.org
Feb. 28 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
U.Va. Wind Ensemble
William Pease directing
Westfield High School Band
Steve Panoff directing
Bernstein: "West Side Story" dances
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Harry L. Alford: "Clownette"
"Auld Lang Syne" (Mannheim Steamroller arr.)
"The Good Old Song"
$10
(434) 924-3984
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Feb. 28 (1:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Mariinsky Opera & Orchestra
Valery Gergiev conducting
Mussorgsky: "Boris Godunov" (concert presentation)
Evgeny Nikitin (Boris)
Mikhail Petrenko (Pimen)
Sergey Skorokhodov (Pretender Dmitri)
Evgeny Akimov (Shuisky)
Alexey Markov (Shelkalov)
Dmitri Voropaev (Fool)
Alexei Tanovitsky (Varlaam)
Andrey Popov (Misail)
Elena Vitman (Hostess of the Inn)
in Russian
$29-$150
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org