January 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

* In and around Richmond: The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia presents cellist James Wilson and friends – including four baroque violinists – in “Winter Baroque” programs of Vivaldi, Biber, Telemann, Corelli and others, Jan. 6 and 8 at First Unitarian Universalist Church, plus a free noontime program, “Chaconne,” Jan. 7 in the Gellman Room of the Richmond Public Library. . . . Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux joins Steven Smith and the Richmond Symphony for Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez,” Jan. 14-15 at Richmond CenterStage, while three of the orchestra’s principals are featured in a Metro Collection program of Mozart, Rameau, Barber and John Adams, Jan. 29 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. . . . The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra celebrates its 50th anniversary, Jan. 28 at Richmond CenterStage. . . . Pianist Garrick Ohlsson visits for an all-Liszt program, Jan. 18 at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Arts Center. . . . Lyric Opera Virginia returns for its second production, of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I,” Jan. 20 and 22 at Richmond’s Landmark Theater (with earlier performances at the Sandler Arts Center in Virginia Beach, and later dates at the Ferguson Arts Center in Newport News). . . . Montreal’s Ensemble Appassionata, with pianist Richard Raymond, perform in a Rennolds Chamber Concerts program, Jan. 21 at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Singleton Arts Center. The ensemble, conducted by Daniel Myssyk, sticks around for a side-by-side date with the VCU Symphony Orchestra, also led by Myssyk, playing Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony and the U.S. premiere of the “Ben Seni Variations” by VCU’s Doug Richards, Jan. 24 at the Singleton Center.

* Violinists hither and yon: Leila Josefowicz joins Hannu Lintu and the National Symphony in Steven Mackey’s “Beautiful Passing,” Jan. 12-14 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . Pinchas Zukerman conducts London’s Royal Philharmonic, and plays the Beethoven Violin Concerto, Jan. 13 at the Ferguson Center in Newport News. . . . Gil Shaham joins JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony for Barber’s Violin Concerto, Jan. 20-22 at three Hampton Roads venues. . . . Joshua Bell gives a recital of Mendelssohn, Brahms, Ravel, Ysaÿe and Gershwin, Jan. 23 at the Kennedy Center.


Jan. 6 (7:30 p.m.)
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave. at the Carillon, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Krista Bennion Feeney, Theresa Salomon, Fiona Hughes & David McCormick, baroque violins
James Wilson, baroque cello
Mary Boodell, traverse flute
David Walker, lute
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
“Red Priest”
Vivaldi: “Winter” from “The Four Seasons”
works TBA by Corelli, Locatelli
$25
(804) 519-2098
http://www.cmscva.org/

Jan. 6 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 8 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Lyric Opera Virginia
Joseph Walsh conducting
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The King and I”
Kevin Gray (The King)
Lisa Vroman (Anna)
Diane Phelan (Tuptim)
Nathaniel Hackman (Lun Tha)
Aundi Marie Moore (Lady Thiang)
Benjamin Branigan (Louis Leonowens)
Greg Ganakas, stage director
in English
SOLD OUT
(757) 385-2787
http://www.lyricoperavirginia.org/

Jan. 7 (noon)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Krista Bennion Feeney, Theresa Salomon, Fiona Hughes & David McCormick, baroque violins
James Wilson, baroque cello
Mary Boodell, traverse flute
David Walker, lute
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
“Chaconne”
works TBA by Purcell, Vivaldi, Corelli, Leclair
free
(804) 519-2098
http://www.cmscva.org/

Jan. 7 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Orion Weiss, piano
works by Bach, Dutilleux, Liszt, Schumann
$38
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/

Jan. 8 (4 p.m.)
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave. at the Carillon, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Krista Bennion Feeney, Theresa Salomon, Fiona Hughes & David McCormick, baroque violins
James Wilson, baroque cello
Mary Boodell, traverse flute
David Walker, lute
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
“Agony and Ecstasy”
Fux: Overture in D minor 
Biber: Sonata in D minor (“Annunciation”)
Biber: Sonata in F major
Telemann: “Paris” Quartet No. 2
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor
Biber: Sonata in G major (“Resurrection”)
Pachelbel: Canon in D major
Telemann: Concerto in A major from "Tafelmusik" Book 1
$25
(804) 519-2098
http://www.cmscva.org/

Jan. 8 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
members & guests TBA
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 272-7514

Jan. 11 (3:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
War of 1812 Commemorative Concert
Tchaikovsky: “1812 Overture”
other works TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/

Jan. 12 (7 p.m.)
Jan. 13 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 14 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conducting
Debussy: Preludes
Steven Mackey: “Beautiful Passing”
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Jan. 13 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Royal Philharmonic
Pinchas Zukerman conducting
Beethoven: “Egmont” Overture
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
$39-$69
(877) 840-0457
http://www.fergusoncenter.cnu.edu/

Jan. 14 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 15 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Piazzolla: “Tangazo”
Rodrigo: “Concierto de Aranjuez”
Jason Vieaux, classical guitar
William Bolcom: “Commedia, for (almost) 18th-Century Orchestra”
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
$18-$73
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/

Jan. 14 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jan. 15 (3 p.m.)
Hylton Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Glazunov: “Chant du Ménéstrel”
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major
Sergey Antonov, cello
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
$25-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://www.fairfaxsymphony.org/

Jan. 15 (7 p.m.)
Second Calvary Baptist Church, 2940 Corprew Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony
Benjamin Rous conducting
“Songs for a Dreamer, a Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Adolphus Hailstork: “Fanfare on ‘Amazing Grace’ ”
Duke Ellington: Martin Luther King section of “Three Black Kings”
Stephanie Sanders, saxophone
George Walker: Suite for violin and orchestra (2nd movement)
Brendan Elliott, violin
Moses Hogan: “His Light Still Shines”
Norfolk State University Jazz Ensemble
free
(757) 213-1421
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/

Jan. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Greater Richmond Children’s Choir
Grace and Holy Trinity Adult Choir
Ebenezer Baptist Sanctuary Choir
“Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Unity Concert”
program TBA
free
(804) 359-5628
www.grcchoir.org

Jan. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Bach-Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue in G minor
Liszt: “Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este”
Liszt: Sonata in B minor
$40
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/

Jan. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”)
Newman: “Juxt-Opposition”
Higdon: Piano Trio
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D. 898
$32
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Jan. 19 (7 p.m.)
Jan. 20 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 21 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan conducting
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor
Ingrid Fliter, piano
Glanert: “Fluss ohne Ufer”
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Jan. 20 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 22 (2:30 p.m.)
Landmark Theater, Main and Laurel streets, Richmond
Lyric Opera Virginia
Joseph Walsh conducting
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The King and I”
Kevin Gray (The King)
Lisa Vroman (Anna)
Diane Phelan (Tuptim)
Nathaniel Hackman (Lun Tha)
Aundi Marie Moore (Lady Thiang)
Benjamin Branigan (Louis Leonowens)
Greg Ganakas, stage director
in English
$20-$85
(757) 446-6666
http://www.lyricoperavirginia.org/

Jan. 20 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Jan. 21 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Jan. 22 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Copland: “Appalachian Spring”
Barber: Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham, violin
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$20-$87
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/

Jan. 21 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Ensemble Appassionata
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Hindemith: “The Four Temperaments”
Chopin: “Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise brilliante”
Richard Raymond, piano
André Prévost: Scherzo for strings
Dvořák: Serenade for strings
$32
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Jan. 21 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Pops
Erin R. Freeman conducting
Patti Austin, guest star
“For Ella,” songs of Ella Fitzgerald
$18-$76
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/

Jan. 22 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Bruch: “Eight Pieces,” Op. 83, for clarinet, viola and piano (Nos. 2, 5, 6, 7)
Prokoviev: Sonata in D major, Op. 94 (bassoon-piano arr.)
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
$35
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Jan. 23 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Joshua Bell, violin
Sam Haywood, piano
Mendelssohn: Sonata in F major
Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Ravel: Sonata
Ysaÿe: Sonata in D minor for solo violin, Op. 27, No. 3 (“Ballade”)
Gershwin: three preludes
$45-$115
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
http://www.wpas.org/

Jan. 24 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble Appassionata
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Doug Richards: “Ben Seni Variations” (U.S. premiere)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$15
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Jan. 26 (7 p.m.)
Jan. 28 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 29 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Jörg Widmann: “Armonica”Christa Schönfeldinger, glass harmonica
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622Jörg Widmann, clarinet
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major (“Great”)$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Jan. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Lydia Teuscher, soprano
Graham Johnson, piano
program TBA$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Jan. 27 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 29 (2:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Lyric Opera Virginia
Joseph Walsh conducting
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The King and I”Kevin Gray (The King)
Lisa Vroman (Anna)
Diane Phelan (Tuptim)
Nathaniel Hackman (Lun Tha)
Aundi Marie Moore (Lady Thiang)
Benjamin Branigan (Louis Leonowens)
Greg Ganakas, stage director
in English
$20-$85
(757) 594-8752
http://www.lyricoperavirginia.org/

Jan. 27 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Festival:
Rivanna String Quartet
works by Beethoven, Britten, Dvořák
$20
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Jan. 28 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Maria Yefimova, piano
works by Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff
free
(804) 646-7223
http://www.richmondpubliclibrary.org/

Jan. 28 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
Youth Concert Orchestra
Camerata Strings
String Sinfonietta
alumni soloists TBA
Steven Smith & Erin R. Freeman conducting
Youth Orchestra Program 50th anniversary concert
program TBA
pre-concert reception at 5:30 p.m. at University of Richmond downtown building, Seventh and Broad streets
$10-$30; $75 with reception
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/

Jan. 28 (8 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Steven Jarvi conducting
Philip Glass: “Orphée”
Matthew Worth (Orphée)
Sara Jakubiak (Eurydice)
Heather Buck (La Princesse)
Jeffrey Lentz (Heuterbise)
Christopher Temporelli (Judge)
Matthew Burns (Poet)
Martha Wryk (Aglaonice)
Jonathan Blalock (Cégeste)
Oliver Neal Medina (Le Commissaire)
Drew Duncan (Reporter)
Patrick O’Halloran (Glazier)
Michael O’Halloran (Policeman)
Sam Helfrich, stage director
in French, English captions
$25-$114
(866) 673-7282
http://www.vaopera.org/

Jan. 28 (2 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba
works by J.S. Bach, Carl Friedrich Abe
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1112-schedule.html

Jan. 29 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
John Adams: Chamber Symphony
Barber: “Capricorn” Concerto
Mary Boodell, flute
Shawn Welk, oboe
Rolla Durham, trumpet
Rameau: ballet suite TBA
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 (“Haffner”)
$20
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/

Jan. 29 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Guitar Series:
Richmond Guitar Quartet
program TBA
$15
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Jan. 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Ruta Smedina-Starke, piano
program TBA
$5
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/index.html

Jan. 29 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Festival:
Nathan Dishman, trombone
Susan Fritts, French horn
program TBA
$20
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Jan. 29 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
“Keyboard Conversations: Russian Rapture: Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky”
$19-$38
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar/month/2012/1/

Jan. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Lisa Terry, viola da gamba
Joanne Kong, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: three gamba sonatas
free
(804) 289-8980
http://www.modlin.richmond.edu/