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
Festivities: Classical summer festivals tend to mix the familiar and unknown, substantive and diverting,
grand-scale and intimate, formal and casual – sometimes in
the same performance. All those qualities, even a few of those “sometimes” occasions, can be found in Virginia’s music festivals and summer venues this season. Bach’s Mass in B minor (Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, June 10) shares the airspace with Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” (Ash Lawn Opera, July 29-Aug. 7), Bizet’s “Carmen” (Castleton Festival, June 30-July 8) with Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” (Wolf Trap Opera Company, Aug. 3-11). . . . There’s Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony in the chamber arrangement (!) made for Arnold Schoenberg’s Society for Private Musical Performances (Wintergreen Festival, July 7-8); Peter Schickele’s “Shleptet” (Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival, June 7); two pairings within a single week of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Violin Sonata and Janáček’s First String Quartet, subtitled “Kreutzer Sonata” (Richmond Chamber Players, Aug. 12; Garth Newel Chamber Players, Aug. 18); Handel’s “Zadok the Priest” and Peter Maxwell Davies’ “Eight Songs for a Mad King” on the same program (Staunton Music Festival, Aug. 22); and more than one might expect in the way of contemporary music, including the premiere of Paul Moravec’s Piano Quartet (Garth Newel, July 21). Good thing gas prices have fallen.June 1 (8 p.m.)
lawn of Chrysler Museum, 245 W. Olney Road, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony
Benjamin Rous conducting
Tchaikovsky: “1812 Overture”
works TBA by Beethoven, Rossini, Rimsky-Korsakov, others
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
June 1 (8 p.m.)
June 2 (2 and 8 p.m.)
June 3 (2 and 8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “South Pacific”
national touring company cast TBA
$20-$80
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
June 1 (8 p.m.)
June 2 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Sean Shepherd: “Blue Blazes”
Richard Strauss: “Der Rosenkavalier” Suite
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
June 2 (7 p.m.)
Pocahontas State Park, Route 655 (Beach Road), Chesterfield
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
conductor TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 788-4717
http://www.richmondsymphony.com/
June 2 (8 p.m.)
Main Street off Walter Reed Way, Gloucester
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
program TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
June 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder directing
“Guys and Dolls: Music for Men’s Chorus by Women Composers”
works TBA by Alice Parker, Gwenyth Walker, Eleanor Daley, Jennifer Higdon, others
$30
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
June 3 (4 p.m.)
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 520 N. Boulevard, Richmond
Richmond Choral Society
Markus Compton directing
Eric Lyttle, piano
Jason Jenkins, bass
Keith Willingham, drums
“Sentimental Journey II”
popular works TBA from the 1920s-’40s
$12 in advance, $15 at door
(804) 353-9582
http://www.richmondchoralsociety.org/
June 4 (7 p.m.)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
John Hicks, organ
guest artists TBA
Jacob Nyvall: Toccata and Fugue in C minor
Federik Sixten: “Canticle of the Sun”
Yngve Skold: Passacaglia, Op. 38
Norman Coke-Jephcott: “Improvisation on an Irish Air”
Hovhaness: “Prayer of St. Gregory”
Gary A. Cornell: “”Joyous Procession”
“A Tribute to Duke Ellington”
$25
(540) 374-5040
http://www.fredfest.org/
June 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Arts Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
John Duffy Composers Institute
“Masterworks in the Making: Concert of Premieres”
contemporary works TBA
free
free orchestra reading of new works, 7:30 p.m. June 4, Chandler Hall
(757) 282-2822
http://www.virginiaartsfest.com/
June 5 (7 p.m.)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Muir String Quartet
other artists TBA
Saint-Saëns: “Suite on Danish and Russian Airs”
Mozart: Piano Quintet
Copland: “Appalachian Spring”
Kirk Wilke, guest conductor
pre-concert recital by Luke Gray, violin
$25
(540) 374-5040
http://www.fredfest.org/
June 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival Opsail concert:
Virginia Symphony
Rob Fisher conducting
Tari Kelly & Robert Creighton, vocalists
Rodgers: “Victory at Sea” (excerpts)
Rodgers: “South Pacific” (selections)
other works TBA
$20-$65
(757) 282-2822
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
June 7 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, Virginia Beach
Symphony by the Sea:
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
pops program TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
June 7 (7 p.m.)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Muir String Quartet
other artists TBA
Bach: Suite in B minor, BWV 1067
Peter Schickele: “Schleptet”
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major (“Trout”)
pre-concert recital by Chris Yang, piano
$25
(540) 374-5040
http://www.fredfest.org/
June 7 (7 p.m.)
June 8 (8 p.m.)
June 9 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Berlioz: “Roman Carnival” Overture
Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor
Claudio Bohórquez, cello
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
June 8 (7 p.m.)
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival:
Muir String Quartet
other artists TBA
Mozart: Duo for bassoon and cello
Joan Tower: Flute Quintet
Schumann: Piano Quintet
pre-concert recital by Andrew Liang, piano
$25
(540) 374-5040
http://www.fredfest.org/
June 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
18th Street Singers
Benjamin Olinsky directing
“An Evening of Roses”
Eric Whitacre: “Five Hebrew Love Songs”
Morten Lauridsen: “Six Firesongs”
works TBA by Beethoven, Schubert, others
$15-$22
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
June 9 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Kevin Puts: Symphony No. 4 (“From Mission San Juan Bautista”)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Stravinsky: “Le sacre du printemps” (“The Rite of Spring”)
$38-$98
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org/
June 10 (3 p.m.)
First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park St., Charlottesville
Fitz Gary, viola
Avery Waite, cello
Solon Gordon, piano
works TBA by Brahms, others
donation of money or food requested; benefits Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
(434) 296-7131
June 10 (3 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Chamber Chorus & Orchestra
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
Bach: Mass in B minor
Madeline Bender, soprano
Heidi Kurtz, mezzo-soprano
Joel Ross, tenor
James Richardson, baritone
Shannon Kiser, bass
$25
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach
June 13 (7 p.m.)
St. James's Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond
Welcome Summer Recital Series:
Anne O'Byrne, soprano
David Fisk, piano
works TBA by Purcell, Puccini, Debussy; Irish ballads, show tunes
donations benefit Central Virginia Foodbank
(804) 355-1779
www.doers.org/music
June 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
Bach-Stokowski: “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
Bach-Respighi: Andante from “Three Chorale Preludes”
Respighi: “Ancient Airs and Dances” Suite No. 2
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$25
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach
June 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
Dvořák: “Czech Suite”
Eugene Friesen: “Glory” (premiere)
Festival Chorus
Dvořák: “Silent Woods”
Eugene Friesen, cello
$25
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach
June 17 (6 p.m.)
The Gardens at Sunday Park, Brandermill, 4602 Millridge Parkway, Midlothian
Richmond Philharmonic
Robert Mirakian conducting
“RPO’s Salute to Dad”
light classics, show tunes, patriotic pieces TBA
free
(804) 673-7400
http://www.richmondphilharmonic.org/
June 17 (10 a.m.)
Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival:
Festival Chorus & Orchestra
Kenneth Nafziger conducting
“Lepizig Service”
Manfredi: Concerto in D major for two trumpets and orchestra
Judith Saxon & Susan Messersmith, trumpets
Bach: Cantata 34, “O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe”
Heidi Kurtz, mezzo-soprano
Marvin Mills, organ
Michael A. King, homilist
donation accepted
(540) 432-4582
www.emu.edu/bach
June 20 (7 p.m.)
St. James's Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond
Welcome Summer Recital Series:
Gustav Highstein, oboe
Jared Davis, clarinet
Martin Gordon, bassoon
Hanchien Lee, piano
works TBA by Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy, Poulenc
donation benefits St. James's Children's Center
(804) 355-1779
http://www.doers.org/
June 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Castleton Festival Theatre, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Lorin Maazel conducting
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano
“An Italian Extravaganza”
works TBA by Puccini, Verdi, Respighi, Rossini
$20-$120
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
June 23 (7 p.m.)
June 29 (7:30 p.m.)
July 1 (2 p.m.)
Castleton Festival Theatre, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
Festival Opera Company
Lorin Maazel conducting
Rossini: “The Barber of Seville”
cast TBA
$20-$120
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
June 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
The Washington Chorus
Julian Wachner directing
Paola Prestini: “Oceanic Verses”
Helga Davis, vocalist-improviser
Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
Claudio Prima, folk singer
Chris Burchett, baritone
Ali Hossaini, film-maker
S. Katy Tucker, video designer
$25
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
June 24 (2 p.m.)
Castleton Festival Theatre, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Lorin Maazel conducting
Máximo Flügelman: Cello Concerto
Inbal Segev, cello
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
$20-$120
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
June 28 (8 p.m.)
Hylton Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Castleton Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Lorin Maazel conducting
“Gershwin and Company: an All-American Evening”
Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue”
Kevin Cole, piano
other works TBA
$30-$60
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
June 29 (8 p.m.)
June 30 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Gilbert & Sullivan: “The Pirates of Penzance”
$12-$50
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
June 29 (8 p.m.)
July 1 (3 p.m.)
July 5 (8 p.m.)
July 7 (7 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Andrew Bisantz conducting
Mozart: “Don Giovanni”
Craig Irvin/Ryan Kuster (Don Giovanni/Leporello)
Marcy Stonikas (Donna Anna)
Olivia Vote (Donna Elvira)
Andrea Carroll (Zerlina)
Aaron Sorensen (Masetto)
Craig Colclough (Commendatore)
Tomer Zvulun, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$32-$85
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
June 30 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Aaron Berofsky & Teresa Ling, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Arthur Foote: Piano Quartet in C major, Op. 23
Astor Piazzolla: “Seasons”
Schumann: Piano Quintet
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
June 30 (7 p.m.)
July 6 (7:30 p.m.)
July 8 (2 p.m.)
Castleton Festival Theatre, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
Festival Opera Company
Lorin Maazel conducting
Bizet: “Carmen”
cast TBA
$20-$120
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 1 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Aaron Berofsky & Teresa Ling, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33, No. 2 (“Joke”)
Prokofiev: “Sarcasms” for piano
Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 3 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, Virginia Beach
Symphony by the Sea:
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
patriotic works TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
July 7 (6 p.m.)
July 8 (3 p.m.)
Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Chamber Players
Larry Alan Smith conducting
Bruckner-Stein: Symphony No. 7 (chamber arr.)
$30
(434) 325-8292
http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
July 7 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Richard Faria, clarinet
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B flat major, Op. 11
Leonard Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata
Roberto Sierra: “Cinco Bocetos” for solo clarinet
Arensky: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 7 (2 p.m.)
Castleton Festival Theatre, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Lorin Maazel & Rafael Payare conducting
Beethoven: “Leonore” Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
soloists TBA
$20-$120
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 7 (8 p.m.)
Hylton Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Castleton Festival:
Festival Orchestra
Lorin Maazel conducting
Puccini: “La Bohème” (concert presentation)
cast TBA
$30-$60
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 7 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke conducting
“Music of John Williams”
works TBA
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
July 8 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Richard Faria, clarinet
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Bruch: “Eight Pieces,” Op. 83, for clarinet, viola and piano
Khachaturian: Clarinet Trio (1932)
Brahms: Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 26
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 13 (7:30 p.m.)
July 15 (7:30 p.m.)
July 18 (7:30 p.m.)
July 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Ash Lawn Opera
Steven Jarvi conducting
Mozart: “The Magic Flute”
David Portillo (Tamino)
Craig Vern (Papageno)
Emily Hindrichs (Queen of the Night)
Jennifer Zetlan (Pamina)
Kevin Thompson (Sarastro)
Travis Archer Richter (Monostatos)
Emma-Grace Dunbar (Papagena)
Daniel Rigazzi, stage director
in German, English dialogue and captions
$37-$54
(434) 979-1333
http://www.ashlawnopera.com/
July 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Chamber Players
David Macbride: “Echo Canon” (2009) for two trumpets
Haydn: Piano Trio in E major
Michael White: “The NaniZu Stories” for piano four-hands (premiere)
Macbride: “A Special Light” (2005) for glockenspiel with piano
Stravinsky: “Three Pieces for Clarinet”
Schumann: “Fantasiestücke,” Op. 88, Nos. 1-4, for piano trio
$30
(434) 325-8292
http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
July 13 (7:30 p.m.)
July 14 (2 and 7 p.m.)
July 15 (2 p.m.)
Castleton Festival Theatre, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
C.A.T.S. Training Seminar members
Lorin Maazel conducting
Sondheim: “A Little Night Music”
cast TBA
$20-$50
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 13 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch conducting
Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue”
Kevin Cole, piano
Gershwin: “An American in Paris”
Gershwin: songs TBA
Melissa Errico, vocalist
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
July 14 (6 p.m.)
July 15 (3 p.m.)
Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Carl St. Clair conducting
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Norman Krieger, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
$40
(434) 325-8292
http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
July 14 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Gaëlle Solal, guitar
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major
solo guitar works TBA
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 14 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“The Wizard of Oz,” film with orchestral accompaniment
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
July 15 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Bach: “Goldberg Variations”
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 15 (3 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Andrea Carroll, soprano
Olivia Vote, mezzo-soprano
Jason Slayden, tenor
Ryan Kuster, bass-baritone
Steven Blier, piano
“From Bel Canto to Can Belto: Songs by Italians and Italian-Americans”
program TBA
$32-$48
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
July 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Chamber Players
David Macbride: “A Second Space” (2008) for two horns and two trumpets
Macbride: “Still Night Thoughts” (1989) for piano
Macbride: “A Muse” (2002) for string quartet
Bach: Chaconne from Partita in D minor for solo violin
Beethoven: String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1
$30
(434) 325-8292
http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
July 20 (7:30 p.m.)
July 21 (3 p.m.)
Theatre House, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
C.A.T.S. Training Seminar members
songs TBA
$15
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 21 (6 p.m.)
July 22 (3 p.m.)
Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé-Domenech conducting
Schumann: “Overture, Scherzo and Finale”
Rheinberger: Organ Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Peter Marshall, organ
Gounod: Symphony No. 1 in D major
$40
(434) 325-8292
http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
July 21 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Aaron Berofsky, Teresa Ling & Kathryn Votapek, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner & Rachel Young, cellos
Anthony Manzo, double-bass
Robert Merfeld & Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Beethoven: Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (“Razumovsky”)
Paul Moravec: Piano Quartet (premiere)
Rossini: Duo for cello and double-bass
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 21 (7 p.m.)
Theatre House, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
Jennifer Koh, violin
pianist TBA
program TBA
$50
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 22 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Guitar & Other Strings series:
VCU Community Guitar Ensemble
John Patykula directing
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
works TBA by Ponce, Lecuona, Halffter, Montsalvage, others
free
(804) 828-6776
http://www.vcu.edu/arts/music/dept/events/strings.html
July 22 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Aaron Berofsky, Teresa Ling & Kathryn Votapek, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner & Rachel Young, cellos
Anthony Manzo, double-bass
Robert Merfeld & Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet in F minor, Op. 1, No. 2
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 22 (2 p.m.)
Theatre House, Castleton Farms, Route 618, Rappahannock County
Castleton Festival:
C.A.T.S. Training Seminar
opera scenes TBA
$15
(866) 974-0767
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 26 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Eimear Noone conducting
“The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses,”video game with orchestral accompaniment
20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
July 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Chamber Players
Eric Ewazen: “Ballade, Pastorale and Dance” (2002) for flute, horn and piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
$30
(434) 325-8292
http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
July 27 (8 p.m.)
Orkney Springs Hotel Pavilion, Route 263 (Orkney Grade), Shenandoah County
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival:
Fairfax Symphony
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Byron Stripling, trumpet
“Satchmo, Fats and the Duke”
pops program TBA
$30-$40
(540) 459-3396
http://www.musicfest.org/
July 27 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
Holst: “The Planets,” with screening of NASA film
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
July 28 (6 p.m.)
July 29 (3 p.m.)
Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County
Wintergreen Music Festival:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)
Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major
$40
(434) 325-8292
http://www.wintergreenperformingarts.org/
July 28 (8 p.m.)
Orkney Springs Hotel Pavilion, Route 263 (Orkney Grade), Shenandoah County
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival:
Fairfax Symphony
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
Anton Miller, violin
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$30-$40
(540) 459-3396
http://www.musicfest.org/
July 28 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Joel Fuller & Teresa Ling, violins
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Robert Merfeld & Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Dvořák: “Silent Woods”
Janáček: “On an Overgrown Path,” Series 1
Vasks: Piano Quartet
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
July 28 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
Bruch: “Scottish Fantasy”
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
Corinne Winters, soprano
Margaret Gawrysiak, mezzo-soprano
Jason Slayden, tenor
Ryan Kuster, bass-baritone
The Washington Chorus
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
July 29 (2 p.m.)
Aug. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 5 (2 p.m.)
Aug. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Ash Lawn Opera
Jon Kalbfleisch conducting
Meredith Wilson: “The Music Man”
Trevor Scheunemann (Harold Hill)
Joe Duquette (Charlie Cowell)
Pat Owen (Mayor Shinn)
Dan Stern (Marcellus Washburn)
Emily Albrink (Marian Paroo)
Cate Caplin, stage director & choreographer
$37-$54
(434) 979-1333
http://www.ashlawnopera.com/
July 29 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Robert Merfeld & Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Debussy: “Six Antique Epigraphs” for piano four-hands
Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor
Debussy: String Quartet
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 3 (8 p.m.)
Aug. 5 (3 p.m.)
Aug. 11 (7 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Dean Williamson conducting
Stravinsky: “The Rake’s Progress”
Eric Barry (Tom Rakewell)
Craig Colclough (Nick Shadow)
Corinne Winters (Anne Trulove)
Margaret Gawrysiak (Baba the Turk)
Aaron Sorensen (Father Trulove)
James Kryshak (Sellem)
Tara Faircloth, stage director
in English with captions
$35-$85
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
Aug. 3 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke conducting
Idina Menzel, vocalist
pops program TBA
$20-$55
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
Aug. 4 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Teresa Ling, violin
James Dunham & Evelyn Grau, violas
Tobias Werner, cello
Robert Merfeld & Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Mozart: Viola Quintet in D major, K. 593
Granados: “Tonadillas” for viola and piano
Lavenda: Rhapsody for viola and piano
Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 6
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 4 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“West Side Story,” film with orchestral accompaniment
$20-$52
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
Aug. 5 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2012:
Richmond Chamber Players
John Walter, piano & director
Vaughan Williams: “On Wenlock Edge”
Tracey Welborn, tenor
Loeffler: “Two Rhapsodies”
Schulhoff: “Five Pieces for String Quartet”
$18
(804) 272-7514
Aug. 5 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
student fellows concert
performers TBA
program TBA
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 8 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
Michael Simpson, piano
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
Aug. 11 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Baroque Band
“Charlie’s Angels: Music from the Court of Charles II”
Purcell: Chaconny
Purcell: “The Double Dealer” Suite
Purcell: The Staircase” Overture
Locke: “The Tempest” Suite
Lawes: “The Masque of Cornus” Suite
Blow: Chaconne
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 12 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
John Walter, piano & director
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
$18
(804) 272-7514
Aug. 12 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Baroque Band
Vivaldi: “Variations on ‘La Folia’ ”
Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 5
Farina: “Capriccio stravagante”
Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G minor
other works TBA
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 12 (4 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Opera International
Edward Roberts conducting
Donizetti: “Lucia di Lammermoor”
Jessica Stecklein (Lucia)
Yingxi Zhang (Edgar Ravenswood)
Daesan No (Henry Ravenswood)
Muriel Von Villas, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$20-$50
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org/
Aug. 15 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Ellen Cockerham, violin
Russell Wilson, piano
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
Aug. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, Virginia Beach
Symphony by the Sea:
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
works TBA from Walt Disney films, shows
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org/
Aug. 17 (7 p.m.)
President’s House, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
Ysaÿe: Allegro vivo, e con fuoco for two violins
Couperin-Böhm: Suite in F major for harpsichord
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
$75 (seating limited)
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 18 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Aeolus Quartet
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)
Brahms: String Sextet in B flat major, Op. 18
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
Johann Strauss II: “Banditen” Gallop (chamber arr.)
Ernst Krenek: four songs from “Travel Book from the Austrian Alps”
John Harbison: “November 19, 1828” for string quartet
Schubert: “Auf dem Wasser zu singen”
Schubert: “Die Forelle”
Josef Strauss: “Tritsch-Tratsch” Polka (piano six-hands arr.)
Schoenberg: “Six Little Piano Pieces”
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major (“Trout”)
$20
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 19 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
John Walter, piano & director
Schumann: Three Romances for oboe and piano
Karel Husa: “Évocations de Slovaquie”
Dohnányi: Sextet for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and French horn
$18
(804) 272-7514
Aug. 19 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Aeolus Quartet
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Bach: Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830, for piano
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4
Brahms: String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
C.P.E. Bach: Concerto in E flat major for harpsichord, fortepiano and orchestra
Leonard Bernstein: “Arias and Barcarolles”
Schumann: Andante and Variations in B flat major for pianos, cellos and horn
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, K. 364, for violin, viola and orchestra
$20
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata 42
Arvo Pärt: “Bach Collage” for oboe, strings, piano and harpsichord
Schumann: “Two Fugues on B.A.C.H.” for piano three-hands
Poulenc: “Improvisation on B.A.C.H.” for piano
Bach: “Mein Freund ist mein” from Cantata 140
Bach: Contrapunctus XIV from “The Art of the Fugue” for organ
Sofia Gubaidulina: Meditation for harpsichord, string quartet and double-bass
Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins , strings and continuo
$20
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
Michael-Thomas Foumai: songs
Shen Yiwen: songs
John Yanelli: Piano Sonata
free
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 22 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Mike Davison, trumpet
Christopher Martin, organ
brass quintet
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
Aug. 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
Vaughan Williams: “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ ” for flute, harp and strings
Beethoven: “Five Variations on ‘Rule Brittania’ ” for fortepiano
Britten: “Three Folk-song Arrangements” for voice and piano
Ornstein: “Impressions of the River Thames” for piano
Handel: “Zadok the Priest” for chorus and orchestra
Peter Maxwell Davies: “Eight Songs for a Mad King” for voice and chamber ensemble
Elgar: “Pomp and Circumstance” March No. 1 (chamber arr.)
$20
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in B flat major (“La Reine”)
Biscardi: “Witch Dance” for dancer and two percussionists
Berio: “Six Folksongs” for voice, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, harp and percussion
Van Eyck: “Two Pieces” for recorder
Piazzolla: “Winter” and “Spring” from “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” (piano trio arr.)
Harrison: “Varied Trio” for violin, piano and percussion
Grieg: “Holberg” Suite
$20
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
Vivaldi: “Spring” Violin Concerto from “The Four Seasons”
Piccini: Toccata for therobo
Castello: Sonata for recorder and continuo
Monteverdi: duets TBA
Locatelli: Trio Sonata for two flutes and continuo
Vivaldi: “Summer” Violin Concerto from “The Four Seasons”
Vivaldi: “Autumn” Violin Concerto from “The Four Seasons”
Froberger: Partie in D minor for harpsichord
Handel: Trio Sonata in G minor for two oboes and continuo
Vivaldi: “Winter” Violin Concerto from “The Four Seasons”
madrigals in churchyard during intermission
$20
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 25 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Misuzu Tanaka, piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
Mahler-Schnittke: Piano Quartet
Colla: “Abaculi” Quartet
$22 (concert), $75 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
performers TBA
“Versailles at the Blackfriars”
orchestral, chamber and vocal music by Charpentier, Lully, Rameau, Rebel, Couperin, others
$26
(800) 838-3006
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/
Aug. 25 (7:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
“The Sound of Music,” film with audience sing-along
$15-$38
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/
Aug. 26 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
John Walter, piano & director
William Grant Still: Miniatures for flute, oboe and piano
Rick Sowash: “A Little Breakfast Music”
Copland: Duo for flute and piano
Mozart: Viola Quintet in D major, K. 593
Molly Sharp, viola
$18
(804) 272-7514
Aug. 26 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Philip Bush, piano
Beethoven: sonatas TBA for violin and piano
$22 (concert), $37 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org/
Aug. 31 (8 p.m.)
Sept. 1 (2 and 8 p.m.)
Sept. 2 (2 and 8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The King and I”
national touring company cast TBA
$20-$80
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org/