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
* Not dead: The notion that classical groups and presenters only "curate" the music of DWEMs (dead white European males) takes a beating this month. The Virginia Symphony premieres Lowell Lieberman’s Third Symphony, Nov. 5-7 at three venues in Hampton Roads. . . . The University of Richmond samples new and recent
electroacoustic music in its Third Practice festival, Nov. 5-6. . . . The Bang on a Can All-Stars give first U.S. performances of Steve Reich’s"2 x 5" on Nov. 11 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC and Nov. 12 at the American Theatre in Hampton. . . . The Richmond Symphony continues the round of first performances of Judith Shatin’s "Jefferson, in His Own Words," Nov. 13-14 at Richmond CenterStage. . . . More Reich, juxtaposed with Bach, as Nicolas Kitchen and Borromeo String Quartet present "Man, Music and Machine: 1710-2010," Nov. 13 at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . Violinist Robert McDuffie and the Venice Baroque Orchestra pair Philip Glass’ "American Four Seasons" with Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons," Nov. 15 at UR. . . . The Orchestra of St. Luke’s Chamber Music and mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle premiere William Bolcom’s "The Hawthorn Tree," Nov. 17 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . James Madison University’s Monticello Quartet plays Jennifer Higdon’s "Impressions" (alongside Mozart and Mendelssohn), Nov. 19 at the Kennedy Center. . . . The Fairfax Symphony plays John Adams’ Violin Concerto with Tim Fain as soloist, Nov. 20 at George Mason University.
* Living dead: To be sure, the month offers DWEMs aplenty, from an all-Mozart program by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Nov. 3 at Strathmore, Nov. 5 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Nov. 7 at UR [sold out]), Brahms and Schumann with the Staatskapelle Dresden and pianist Rudolf Buchbinder (Nov. 3 at the Kennedy Center) and the three Brahms violin sonatas played by Anne-Sophie
Mutter (Nov. 13 at the Kennedy Center) to a Schubert-and-Chopin program by pianist Emanuel Ax (Nov. 10 at Strathmore), a mostly Beethoven-and-Schubert program by pianist Stephen Kovacevich (Nov. 30 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville) and the Virginia Opera’s production of Mozart’s "Così fan tutte" (Nov. 13-21 at Norfolk’s Harrison Opera House, Nov. 26 and 28 at Richmond CenterStage). Not to mention samples of the earliest notated music (c. 3400 BC) from Ugarit in Syria, as arranged by pianist Malek Jandali, Nov. 14 at the Kennedy Center.Nov. 1 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Fall Choral Classic
program TBA
Free
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
Nov. 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Staatskapelle Dresden
Daniel Harding conducting
Schumann: "Manfred" Overture
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
$35-$97
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
Nov. 3 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Kenneth Silllito directing
Mozart: Symphony in D major, K. 121 ("La finta giandiniera")
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271
Jonathan Biss, piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
$25-$65
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org/
Nov. 4 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 6 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 7 (1:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Xian Zhang conducting
Debussy: "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun"
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Gil Shaham, violin
Stravinsky: "Le Chant du rossignol"
Bartók: "The Miraculous Mandarin" Suite
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Bradley Moore, piano
program TBA
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 5 (2 and 7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 6 (1, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival
Benjamin Broening directing
artists & programs TBA
Free
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Grove Avenue at Three Chopt Road, Richmond
American Guild of Organists:
Daniel Sullivan, organ
program TBA
Donation requested
(804) 288-2867
http://www.richmondago.org/
Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Flamengo Festival II:
Miguelito (Michael Prez), flamenco guitar
other performers TBA
program TBA
$15
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
Nov. 5 (8 p.m.)
The Steward School, 11600 Gayton Road, Richmond
Nov. 7 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Brahms: "Liebeslieder Waltzes"
Copland: "Music for the Theater"
Michael Torke: "Lucent Variations"
Haydn: Symphony No. 82 ("The Bear")
$20
(800) 982-2787 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
Nov. 5 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Nov. 6 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Nov. 7 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Lowell Lieberman: Symphony No. 3 (premiere)
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major
Julian Schwarz, cello
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral")
$20-$85
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
Nov. 5 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Kenneth Sillito directing
Mozart: Symphony in D major, K. 121 ("La finta giandiniera")
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271
Inon Barnatan, piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
$41.50-$56.50
(434) 979-1333
http://www.theparamount.net/
Nov. 6 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Deborah Saidel, flute
Timothy Crawford, piano
Jacquelin Spears, cello
works by Gaubert, Aubert, Reinecke, Farrenc
Free
(804) 646-7223
http://www.richmondpubliclibrary.org/
Nov. 6 (7 p.m.)
First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary Street Road, Richmond
Nov. 7 (5 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, 8000 River Road, Richmond
James River Singers
Jeffrey Riehl directing
Duruflé: Requiem
Poulenc: "Un soir de neige"
Henk Badings: "Trois chansons bretonnes"
Lili Boulanger: "Psaume 24"
$15
(804) 289-8982
http://www.jamesriversingers.org/
Nov. 6 (8 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Christopher O’Riley, piano
"Out of My Hands," works TBA
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
http://www.hamptonarts.net/
Nov. 6 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
BBC Concert Orchestra
Keith Lockhart conducting
Balakirev: "Overture on Three Russian Folk Songs"
Prokofiev: "Classical" Symphony
Stravinsky: "The Firebird" Suite
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Ilya Yakushev, piano
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.cfa.gmu.edu/
Nov. 6 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic & Chorus
Stan Engebretson conducting
Robert Breault, tenor
Berlioz: Requiem
$32-$79
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org/
Nov. 7 (2 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Commonwealth Singers
Choral Arts Society
VCU Women's Chorus
Vocal Chamber Ensemble
"Songs for a Sacred Space," works by Palestrina, Kodaly, Holst, Barber, others
Free
(804) 359-5651
http://www.vcumusic.org/
Nov. 7 (4 p.m.)
Hermitage High School auditorium, 8301 Hungary Spring Road, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
Robert Mirakian conducting
Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" Overture
Ravel: "Mother Goose" Suite
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
$8 in advance, $10 at door
(804) 673-7400
http://www.richmondphilharmonic.org/
Nov. 7 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Flamenco Festival II:
VCU Guitar Ensemble
VCU Community Guitar Ensemble
other performers TBA
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
Nov. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Kenneth Sillito directing
Mozart: Symphony in D major, K. 121 ("La finta giandiniera")
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271
Inon Barnatan, piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
sold out
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
Nov. 7 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Michelle Harman-Gulick, soprano
Christopher Ahart, tenor
E. Carl Freeman, piano
works by Bach, Rossini, Donizetti, others
$5
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
Nov. 7 (4 p.m.)
Green Acres Presbyterian Church, 3135 Hanley Ave., Portsmouth
Virginia Virtuosi
works by Gershwin, Piston, Schubert, Dohnanyi, Antes, others
Free
(757) 484-5125
http://www.virginiavirtuosi.com/
Nov. 7 (2:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Opera Roanoke:
Richard Zeller, baritone
accompanist TBA
program TBA
$20-$50
(540) 982-2742
http://www.operaroanoke.org/
Nov. 7 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
"Keyboard Conversations: Robert Schumann: Fantasies Forbidden and Fulfilled"
$19-$38
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.cfa.gmu.edu/
Nov. 7 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Korean Concert Society:
Jonah Kim, cello
Sean Kenard, piano
works by Chaminade, Debussy, Grieg, Lee, Barber, Piazzolla
$30
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
BBC Concert Orchestra
Keith Lockhart conducting
Balakirev: "Overture on Three Russian Folk Songs"
Prokofiev: "Classical" Symphony
Stravinsky: "The Firebird" Suite
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Ilya Yakushev, piano
$42-$72
(757) 594-8752
http://www.fergusoncenter.cnu.edu/
Nov. 9 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Gabriela Montero, piano
Prokofiev Sonata in C major, Op. 119
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
Nov. 10 (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/
Nov. 10 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Emanuel Ax, piano
Schubert: impromptus, Op. 142
Schubert: Sonata in A major, Op. 120
Chopin: "Polonaise-Fantasie," Op. 61
Chopin: three mazurkas
Chopin: "Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise"
$28-$80
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
Nov. 11 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Steve Reich: "2 x 5"
Reich: "Music for Pieces of Wood"
Reich: "Piano Phase/Video Phase"
Reich: "Electric Counterpoint"
Reich: Double Sextet
$15-$35
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org/
Nov. 12 (8 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Steve Reich: "2 x 5"
Reich: "Music for Pieces of Wood"
Reich: "Piano Phase/Video Phase"
Reich: "Electric Counterpoint"
Reich: Double Sextet
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
http://www.hamptonarts.net/
Nov. 12 (8 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Trio Cavatina
Clara Schumann: Piano Trio
Torres: "Trifolium"
Thomas: "Moon Gig"
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor
$35
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
Nov. 13 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 14 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Copland: "Fanfare for the Common Man"
Judith Shatin: "Jefferson, in His Own Words"
Gerald L. Baliles, narrator
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 2
Neal Cary, cello
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6
$17-$72
(800) 982-2787 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
Nov. 13 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 19 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 21 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Joseph Walsh conducting
Mozart: "Così fan tutte"
Jan Cornelius (Fiordiligi)
Katharine Tier (Dorabella)
David Portillo (Ferrando)
Timothy Kuhn (Guglielmo)
Todd Robinson (Don Alfonso)
Camille Zamora (Despina)
Lillian Groag, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$114
(757) 623-1223
http://www.vaopera.org/
Nov. 13 (4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lambert Orkis, piano
Brahms: violin sonatas Nos. 1-3
$35-$107
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
Nov. 13 (2 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Nicolas Kitchen & Borromeo String Quartet
"Man, Music and Machine: 1710-2010," works by Bach, Steve Reich
Free
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
Nov. 14 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
Jeff Prillaman, tenor
Charles Staples, piano
Heidi Thurmond, flute
"Sacred Home," works by Handel, Mendelssohn, Bernstein, others
Donation requested
(804) 272-7514
Nov. 14 (5 p.m.)
All Saints Episcopal Church, River and Parham roads, Richmond
Richmond Concert Chorale
Grant Hellmers directing
Crystal Jonkman, organ
Dvořák: Mass in D major
works by Parsons, Britten, Howells, Parry, Warlock, others
Donation requested
(804) 353-5236
Nov. 14 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Youth Concert Orchestra
Camerata Strings
String Sinfonietta
program TBA
Free
(804) 788-4717
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
Nov. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Wind Ensemble
David Niethamer directing
Holst: Suite No. 2 in F major
other works TBA
Free
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
Nov. 14 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Wind Ensemble
William Pease directing
Al Chez, trumpet
75th anniversary concert, works by Leroy Anderson, Richard Rodgers, John Williams, others
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Nov. 14 (3 p.m.)
Nov. 15 (8 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Beethoven: "Coriolan" Overture
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Norman Krieger, piano
Poulenc: Concerto for two pianos
Gershwin: " 'Porgy and Bess' Fantasy" for two pianos
Norman Krieger & David Stewart Wiley, pianos
$21-$49
(540) 343-9127
http://www.rso.com/
Nov. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Malek Jandali, piano
"Echoes from Ugarit," piano arrangement of selections from ancient Syria (4th century BC)
Jandali: work TBA
$29-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Robert McDuffie, violin
Venice Baroque Orchestra
"The Seasons Project"
Vivaldi: "The Four Seasons"
Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 ("The American Four Seasons")
$36
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
Nov. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Opera Lafayette Orchestra
Ryan Brown conducting
Judith van Wanroij, soprano
Clérambault: "La Muse de l’Opéra"
Rameau: "Tristes apprêts" from "Castor et Pollux"
other works TBA
$60
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 16 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center Theater, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Trio Pacifica
program TBA
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 258-4814
http://www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org/
Nov. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Orchestra of St. Luke’s Chamber Music
William Bolcom: "The Hawthorn Tree" (premiere)
Joyce Castle, mezzo-soprano
Beethoven: Septet in E flat major
$42
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 18 (8 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Regent University Theater, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
Benjamin Rous conducting
Sibelius: "Pelléas and Mélisande"
Bottesini: "Grand Duo Concertante"
Pavel Ilyashov, violin
Chris White, double-bass
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
$20-$50
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
Nov. 18 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 19 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki conducting
Lindberg: "Parada"
Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No. 10
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor")
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Pro Musica Hebraica
Simon Wynberg directing
Karel Berman: "Poupata"
Walter Braunfels: String Quintet
Paul Ben-Haim: "Melodies from the East"
Ben-Haim: Clarinet Quintet
$38
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 19 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
"Side by Side," program TBA
Free
(804) 788-4717
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
Nov. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
James Madison University series:
Monticello String Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in D minor, K. 421
Jennifer Higdon: "Impressions"
Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
$25
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 19 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First and Independence streets SE, Washington
Doric String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in A major, Op. 20, No. 6
Korngold: Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 34
Schumann: Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 41, No. 2
Free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1011-schedule.html
Nov. 19 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov, violin and conducting
Alexander Ghindin, piano
works by Mozart, Shostakovich, Schnittke
$29-$79
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org/
Nov. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 21 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Opera
Melanie Kohn Day & Kenneth Wood directing
opera excerpts TBA
Free
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
Nov. 20 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Baroque Orchestra
David Sarti, violin & director
works by Albinoni, Pachelbel, Handel, others
Free
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Nov. 21 (3:30 p.m.)
Monticello High School, 1400 Independence Way, Charlottesville
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra
Kate Tamarkin conducting
Silvestre Revueltas: "Sensemayá"
Frank Porto: "Nine Variants on Paganini"
Astor Piazzolla: "Contrabajeando"
Jeffrey Bradetich, double-bass
Hindemith: "Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber"
$10-$35
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.htm
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Eckart Preu conducting
Rossini: "La Cenerentola" Overture
John Adams: Violin Concerto
Tim Fain, violin
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish")
$25-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.fairfaxsymphony.org/
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Günther Herbig conducting
Ravel: "Mother Goose" Suite
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Tianwa Yang, violin
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
$28-$88
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony)
http://www.strathmore.org/
Nov. 21 (6 p.m.)
Siegel Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Broad and Harrison streets, Richmond
"Come and Play:"
Richmond Symphony
community musicians
Erin R. Freeman conducting
DJ Sparr: "St. John's on Church Hill" (premiere)
other works TBA
Free
(804) 788-4717
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
Nov. 21 (5 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
The Washington Chorus
Julian Wachner directing
Rachmaninoff: "Vespers"
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances (two-piano arr.)
Grace Cho & Julian Wachner, pianos
Rachmaninoff: songs TBA
contralto & tenor TBA
$15-$65
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Loeffler: "Two Rhapsodies" for oboe, viola and piano
Hindemith: Sonata for double-bass and piano
Poulenc: Sonata for oboe and piano
Dvořák: String Quintet in G major
$35
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 21 (4 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Tokyo String Quartet
Jeremy Denk, piano
Mozart: Quartet in D major, K. 575
Barber: Quartet, Op. 11
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
$35-$85
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/
Nov. 22 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Percussion Ensemble
Peter Martin directing
program TBA
$5
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcumusic.org/
Nov. 22 (8 p.m.)
Newcomb Hall Ballroom, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Palladian Chamber Orchestra
David Sarti, violin & director
Rossini: "Il Signor Bruschino" Overture
Fauré: "Masques et bergamasques"
Boccherini: Symphony No. 23
Free
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html
Nov. 26 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 28 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Virginia Opera
Joseph Walsh conducting
Mozart: "Così fan tutte"
Jan Cornelius (Fiordiligi)
Katharine Tier (Dorabella)
David Portillo (Ferrando)
Timothy Kuhn (Guglielmo)
Todd Robinson (Don Alfonso)
Camille Zamora (Despina)
Lillian Groag, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$29-$99
(866) 673-7282
http://www.vaopera.org/
Nov. 26 (1:30 and 8 p.m.)
Nov. 27 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Marvin Hamlisch conducting
Jennifer Hollliday, guest star
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Nov. 27 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Chanticleer
"A Chanticleer Christmas"
$24-$48
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.cfa.gmu.edu/
Nov. 27 (2 and 8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Mormon Orchestra of Washington, DC
Darrin Thiriot conducting
Mormon Choir of Washington, DC
Gary B. Clawsen directing
"O Come Let Us Adore Him," Christmas carol program
$21-$25
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org/
Nov. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond
The King’s Singers
holiday program TBA
$36
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/
Nov. 30 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
Takemitsu: "Pause ininterrompue" ("Uninterrupted Rest")
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat major, Op. 110
Schubert: Sonata in B flat major, D. 960
$28-$30
(434) 924-3376
http://www.tecs.org/