September 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/youth, group and other discounts may be offered.

SCOUTING REPORT

Festivites: Two orchestra music directors launch their debut seasons with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: The Richmond Symphony’s Steven Smith on Sept. 25-26 at the Carpenter Theatre of Richmond CenterStage, and The National Symphony’s Christoph Eschenbach on Sept. 30 (and Oct. 1-2) at the Kennedy Center in Washington. . . . Two more big batches of chamber music to see out the summer: The Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, Sept. 9-23 at the Paramount and Jefferson theaters and Old Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia; and pianists Alexander Paley and Pei-Wen Chen and friends performing Tchaikovsky, Enescu, Robert and Clara Schumann, Debussy and more, Sept. 24-26 at First English Lutheran Church in Richmond. . . . eighth blackbird launches its seventh season at the University of Richmond on Sept. 15 with “Powerful,” a program including "Mr. Tambourine Man," John Corigliano’s Bob Dylan song cycle. . . . UVa marks the Chopin bicentennial with, among other events, piano recitals by Andrew Willis (playing an 1848 Pleyel instrument) on Sept. 17 and Roberto Poli on Sept. 18.


Sept. 5 (8 p.m.)
West Lawn, U.S. Capitol, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
Labor Day pops concert
program TBA
Free
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Sept. 9 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Mark Gothoni & Timothy Summers, violins
Emile Cantor, viola
Raphael Bell & Laurentiu Sbarcea, cellos
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1
Webern: "Three Little Pieces," Op. 11, for cello and piano
Johann Strauss II-Schoenberg: "Roses from the South"
Schubert: String Quintet in C major
$16-$22
(434) 295-5395
http://www.cvillechambermusic.org/

Sept. 10 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Sept. 11 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Sept. 12 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Sirota: "A Rush of Wings"
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Chee-Yun, violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
$20-$85
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/

Sept. 10 (8 p.m.)
Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Liza Minnelli, guest star
$25-$75
(540) 343-9127
http://www.rso.com/

Sept. 11 (8 p.m.)
McIntire Amphitheater, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra
Kate Tamarkin conducting
works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Sousa, others
Free
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Sept. 11 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Tchaikovsky: "The Tempest"
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Philippe Bianconi, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
$25-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.fairfaxsymphony.org/

Sept. 11 (3 p.m.)
Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 8336 Carrleigh Parkway, Springfield
Virginia Virtuosi
Nancy Jin, violin
Tiffany Richardson, viola
Mark Bergman, double-bass
works by Schubert, Dohnanyi, Gershwin, Piston, others
Free
(703) 451-5320
http://www.virginiavirtuosi.com/

Sept. 11 (7 p.m.)
Sept. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Sept. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Sept. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Sept. 19 (2 p.m.)
Sept. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Sept. 25 (7 p.m.)
Opera House, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington National Opera
Daniele Calligari conducting
Verdi: "Un ballo in maschera" ("A Masked Ball")
Salvatore Licitra/Frank Porretta (Gustavus II)
Luca Salsi/Timothy Mix (Anckarström)
Tamara Wilson/Irene Theorin (Amelia)
Micaëla Oeste/Monica Yunus (Oscar)
James Robinson, stage direction
In Italian, English captions
$55-$600
(800) 876-7372
http://www.dc-opera.org/

Sept. 12 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Timothy Summers & Mark Gothoni, violins
Emile Cantor, viola
Raphael Bell & Laurentiu Sbarcea, cellos
Demarre McGill, flute
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet
Debussy-Langlamet: Cello Sonata
Roussel: Serenade, Op. 30
Steve Reich: "New York Counterpoint"
Mozart: Violin Sonata in B flat major, K. 378 (clarinet and piano arr.)
Debussy: String Quartet
$16-$22
(434) 295-5395
http://www.cvillechambermusic.org/

Sept. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
eighth blackbird
“Powerful”
John Corigliano: "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Katie Calcamuggio, soprano
Frederic Rzewski: "Coming Together"
$20
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/

Sept. 16 (8 p.m.)
Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Colin Jacobsen, Pekka Suusisto & Timothy Summers, violins
Timothy Summers & Nicholas Cords, violas
Raphael Bell, cello
Demarre McGill, flute
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Alasdair Beatson, piano
Thadd McQuaid, narrator
Stravinsky: "L’histoire du soldat" ("The Soldier’s Tale") Suite
Nathan Kind Currier: "A Sambuca Sonata" for flute, viola and harp
André Caplet: "Conte fantastique" from "The Masque of the Red Death"
George Crumb: "Black Angels" for string quartet
Abriela Lena Frank: "Canto de Harawi: Amadeoso"
Bartók: "Contrasts" for violin, clarinet and piano
$16-$22
(434) 295-5395
http://www.cvillechambermusic.org/

Sept. 17 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Andrew Willis, 1848 Pleyel piano
all-Chopin program
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Sept. 18 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Roberto Poli, piano
all-Chopin program
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Sept. 19 (3 p.m.)
Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond
Donald George, tenor
Lucy Mauro, piano
"The Old Wicked Songs of Heinrich Heine"
Schumann: “Dichterliebe”
other works TBA
Free
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/

Sept. 19 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Pekka Suuisto & Timothy Summers, violins
Nicholas Cords, viola
Raphael Bell, cello
Alasdair Beatson, piano
Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 16
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67
Sibelius: String Quartet ("Voces intimae")
$16-$22
(434) 295-5395
http://www.cvillechambermusic.org/

Sept. 19 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
"Keyboard Conversations: Three Great B’s – Bach, Beethoven and Barber"
works TBA
$19-$38
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.cfa.gmu.edu/

Sept. 19 (4 p.m.)
National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW, Washington
The Vivaldi Project
C.P.E. Bach: six string symphonies
$25
(202) 537-0800
http://www.thevivaldiproject.org/

Sept. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond
American Guild of Organists’ Repertoire Recital Series:
Andrew Scanlon, organ
John Cook: Fanfare
Frank Bridge: Adagio in E major
Johann Gottfried Walther: Concerto in B minor (after Vivaldi)
Jean Langlais: "Suite Médiévale en forme de messe basse"
J.S. Bach: Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Pierre Cogen: Offrande
Marcel Lanquetuit: Toccata
Donation requested
(804) 288-7811
http://www.richmondago.org/

Sept. 21 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Elisabeth Adkins, violin
Edward Newman, piano
program TBA
Free
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/

Sept. 23 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival:
Timothy Summers, violin
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola
cellist TBA
Judith Gordon, piano
John Adams: "China Gates"
John Cage: "In a Landscape"
Mozart: Divertimento in E flat major, K. 563, for string trio
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
$16-$22
(434) 295-5395
http://www.cvillechambermusic.org/

Sept. 24 (8 p.m.)
First English Luthern Church, Monument Avenue at Stuart Circle, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Tchaikovsky: “Capriccio Italien” for piano four-hands
Alexander Paley & Pei-Wen Chen, piano
Medtner: "Sonata tragica"
Alexander Paley, piano
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53, for piano four-hands
Alexander Paley & Pei-Wen Chen, piano
Donation requested
(804) 355-9185
http://www.paleyfestival.info/

Sept. 25 (8 p.m.)
Sept. 26 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Mason Bates: "Sonic Panoply" (premiere)
Vaughan Williams: "Serenade to Music"
Mason Bates: "Ode"
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ("Choral")
Mary Dunleavy, soprano
Christin Marie Hill, mezzo-soprano
Tracey Welborn, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Erin R. Freeman directing
$16-$72
(800) 982-2787 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/

Sept. 25 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
The Claremont Trio
Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat major, K. 502
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Schumann: Piano Trio in F major, Op. 80
$32
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/

Sept. 25 (8 p.m.)
First English Lutheran Church, Monument Avenue at Stuart Circle, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Debussy: Divertissement for piano four-hands
Alexander Paley & Pei-Wen Chen, piano
Georges Onslow: Sonata, Op. 22, for piano four-hands
Alexander Paley & Pei-Wen Chen, piano
Enesco: Concert Piece for viola and piano
Doris Lederer, viola
Alexander Paley, piano
Franck: Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Akemi Takayama, violin
Alexander Paley, piano
Donation requested
(804) 355-9185
http://www.paleyfestival.info/

Sept. 25 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Sept. 26 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Florent Schmitt: Suite No. 1 from “Antony and Cleopatra”
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Enrica Ciccarelli, piano
Berlioz: Introduction to “Romeo et Juliette”
$20-$85
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/

Sept. 25 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Johann Strauss II: "Die Fledermaus" Overture
Richard Strauss: "Four Last Songs"
Renée Fleming, soprano
Johann Strauss II: "Emperor" Waltzes
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Lang Lang, piano
$20-$125
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Sept. 25 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Bach-Mahler: Suite
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
$40-$90 (waiting list)
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org/

Sept. 26 (3:30 p.m.)
First English Lutheran Church, Monument Avenue at Stuart Circle, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Johann Sobeck: Duo-concertant in B flat major on Themes from Mozart’s "Don Giovanni"
Charles West, clarinet
Patrick Smith, French horn
Alexander Paley, piano
Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor
Akemi Takayama, violin
Clyde Thomas Shaw, cello
Alexander Paley, piano
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
Akemi Takayama, violin
Doris Lederer, viola
Clyde Thomas Shaw, cello
Alexander Paley, piano
Donation requested
(804) 355-9185
http://www.paleyfestival.info/

Sept. 26 (3 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Music alumni concert
performers TBA
program TBA
Free
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/

Sept. 27 (8 p.m.)
Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Hespèrion XXI
Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jordi Savall directing
Monserrat Figueras, soprano
"El Nuevo Mundo: Folías Criollas" ("From Old Spain to the New World")
works TBA
$15
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Sept. 28 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Alexander String Quartet
program TBA
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 258-4814
http://www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org/

Sept. 29 (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
http://www.vcumusic.org/

Sept. 30 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Pintscher: "Hérodiade-Fragmente"
Marisol Montalvo, soprano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ("Choral")
Marisol Montalvo, soprano
Yvonne Naef, mezzo-soprano
Nikolai Schukoff, tenor
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Norman Scribner directing
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/