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/