October 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.

NOTE: HURRICANE SANDY MAY CAUSE CANCELLATION OF MANY LATE OCTOBER EVENTS, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. CHECK WITH PRESENTERS FOR UPDATED SCHEDULE INFORMATION.

SCOUTING REPORT

* In and around Richmond: The Philip Glass Festival at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Arts Center culminates in a talk by the composer on Oct. 4 and a concert by Glass and violinist Tim Fain on Oct. 5. . . . The Richmond Symphony launches its new Rush-Hour Concerts series on Oct. 4; the program of Kodály, Britten and Haydn with tenor Joseph Evans and French horn player James Ferree is a one-hour condensation of the Metro Collection season-opener, Oct. 7 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. . . . Violinist Susanna Klein joins Daniel Myssyk and the VCU Symphony in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, Oct. 9 at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Singleton Arts Center. . . . Violinist Jennifer Koh, accompanied by pianist Shai Wosner, performs on Oct. 13 in VCU’s Rennolds Chamber Concerts series. . . . Virginia Opera opens its new season with Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers,” Oct. 19 and 21 at Richmond CenterStage (with earlier dates at Norfolk’s Harrison Opera House and George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax). . . . The Atlantic Chamber Ensemble launches its second season with performances on Oct. 20 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and Oct. 21 at St. Matthias Episcopal Church. . . . Pianist Simone Dinnerstein plays Bach, Chopin, Brahms and more, Oct. 26 at UR’s Modlin Center. . . . The Richmond Philharmonic welcomes the first of its music director candidates, David Searle, and pianist José Ramos Santana, for a program of Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky, Oct. 28 at VCU’s Singleton Center.

* Noteworthy elsewhere: Violinist Pamela Frank and friends play Dvořák, Schoenberg and Brahms, Oct. 10 at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . Pianist Richard Goode plays the last three sonatas of Beethoven, Oct. 11 at the Kennedy Center in DC. . . . Cellist Colin Carr performs on Oct. 19 at the American Theater in Hampton. . . . Double-bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer joins JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony, Oct. 26-28 at venues in Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. . . . Concerto Köln, the eminent German period-instruments orchestra, plays Handel, Telemann, Vivaldi and dall’Abaco, Oct. 30 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. . . . Pianist András Schiff plays Book 2 of Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Clavier,” Oct. 30 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC.


Oct. 1 (7 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Philip Glass Festival:
Film, Jean Cocteau’s “La Belle et la Bête” (“Beauty and the Beast”)
$5
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Oct. 1 (8 p.m.)
Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto
Brian Kiser, tuba
Sibelius: “Finlandia”
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 7
Tchaikovsky: “1812 Overture”
$22-$52
(540) 343-9127
www.rso.com

Oct. 1 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 7 (2 p.m.)
Oct. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 13 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Philippe Auguin conducting
Mozart: “Don Giovanni”
Ildar Abdrazokov/Paulo Szot (Don Giovanni)
Andrew Foster-Williams (Leporello)
Meagan Miller (Donna Anna)
Barbara Fritolli (Donna Elvira)
Juan Francisco Gatell (Don Ottavio)
Veronica Cangemi (Zerlina)
Aleksey Bogdanov (Masetto)
Solomon Howard (Commendatore)
John Pascoe, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$300
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 5 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 7 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Anne Manson conducting
Bizet: “The Pearl Fishers”
Heather Buck (Leila)
Chad Johnson (Nadir)
David Pershall (Zurga)
Nathan Stark (Nourabad)
Tazewell Thompson, stage director
in French, English captions
$25-$114
(757) 623-1223
www.vaopera.org

Oct. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 6 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Antonello Allemandi conducting
Donizetti: “Anna Bolena”
Sondra Radvanovsky (Anna Bolena)
Shalva Mukeria (Riccardo)
Sonia Ganassi (Jane)
Oren Gradus (Henry VIII)
Stephen Lawless, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$300
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 4 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Rush-Hour Concert:
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Joseph Evans, tenor
James Ferree, French horn
works by Britten, Kodály, Haydn
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Oct. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Jepson Theatre, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Philip Glass Festival:
Philip Glass, speaker
“Collaboration and the Creative Process”
$34
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Oct. 4 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Orchid Ensemble
Chinese and Western music TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 4 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 5 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 6 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Wagner: Prelude and “Liebestod” from “Tristan und Isolde”
Lieberson: “Neruda Songs”
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture
Tchaikovsky: “Francesca da Rimini”
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 4 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Markus Stenz conducting
Rebel: “Chaos” from “The Elements”
Schumann: Violin Concerto
Kolja Blacher, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
$30-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Oct. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Philip Glass Festival:
Philip Glass, composer & keyboards
Tim Fain, violin
works by Glass TBA
$38
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Oct. 5 (7 p.m.)
Christ Episcopal Church, 120 W. High St., Charlottesville
Bruce Stevens, organ
Franck: Chorale in E major
Klaas Bolt: “Variations on a Melody in a Setting by John Dowland, ‘Now, o now, I needs must pass’ ”
J.S. Bach: Trio on “Alein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr,” BWV 664
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548 (“The Wedge”)
Schumann: Sketch in D flat major, Op. 58, No. 4
Schumann: “Piece in Canonic Form,” Op. 56, No. 4
Rheinberger: Sonata No. 7 in F minor, Op. 127
free
(434) 293-2347
www.christchurchcville.org

Oct. 6 (12:15 p.m.)
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Lakeside Avenue at Hilliard Road, Richmond
“Rose Fest”
Virginia Opera artists TBA
arias, duets by Bizet, Johann Strauss II, Mozart, Puccini
free with garden admission
(804) 262-9887
www.lewisginter.org

Oct. 6 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
James Taylor, tenor
Josh Marzan, piano
Beethoven: “An die ferne Geliebte”
Richard Strauss: Lieder TBA
Schubert: “Schwanegesang” (excerpts)
Wagner: “Die Walküre” (excerpts)
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 6 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir
program TBA
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Oct. 7 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Kodály: “Summer Evening”
Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Joseph Evans, tenor
James Ferree, French horn
Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Oct. 7 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Guitar Series:
Torcuato Zamora, flamenco guitar
program TBA
$15
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir
program TBA
$30-$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Brahms: “Academic Festival” Overture
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 (“Turkish”)
Susanna Klein, violin
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 2
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
American Theater, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Rampart Winds from U.S. Air Force Academy Band
program TBA
free; tickets required
(757) 722-2787
www.hamptonarts.net

Oct. 9 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Ryu Goto, violin
Eri Kang, piano
works by Prokofiev, Paganini, Beethoven, Ravel
$12-$33
(434) 924-3376
www.tecs.org

Oct. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
The Sphinx Virtuosi
Catalyst Quartet
Elena Urioste, violin
Piazzolla: “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”
Golijov: “Tenebrae” (first movement)
Montgomery: “Strum”
Perkinson: Molto perpetuo from “Lamentations” for solo cello
Villa-Lobos: Suite for strings
Ginastera: Concerto for strings
$32
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 10 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Pamela Frank & Alexander Simeonescu, violins
Nobuko Imai & Nokuthula Ngwenyama, violas
Peter Wiley & Edward Arron, cellos
Dvořák: Miniatures for two violins and viola, Op. 75a
Schoenberg: “Verklärte Nacht” (“Transfigured Night”)
Brahms: Sextet in B flat major, Op. 18
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Oct. 11 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 12 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 13 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Wagner-Henze: “Wesendonck Lieder”
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Richard Goode, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in E major, Op. 109
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat major, Op. 110
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
$65 (waiting list)
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Oct. 12 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 14 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Anne Manson conducting
Bizet: “The Pearl Fishers”
Heather Buck (Leila)
Chad Johnson (Nadir)
David Pershall (Zurga)
Nathan Stark (Nourabad)
Tazewell Thompson, stage director
in French, English captions
$44-$98
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.vaopera.org

Oct. 12 (8 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Bruch: “Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano,” Op. 83 (excerpts)
Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Dohnányi: Sextet in C major, Op. 37
$40
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org

Oct. 12 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Daniel Hope, violin
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Ravel: Violin Sonata in A minor
Brahms: Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78
Nico Muhly: “Compare Notes” (premiere)
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F major
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Oct. 13 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Matthew Singer, baritone
Leanne Gonzalez-Singer, mezzo-soprano
Cathy Venable, piano
art-songs by Ravel, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, others
free
(804) 646-4867
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org

Oct. 13 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Jennifer Koh, violin
Shai Wosner, piano
Janáček: Sonata for violin and piano
Bartók: Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano
Janáček: Romance for violin and piano
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor
$34
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 13 (8 p.m.)
Merchant Hall, Hylton Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
American Festival Pops Orchestra
Anthony Maiello conducting
Chris Vadala, saxophone
Darden Purcell, jazz vocalist
Peter Wilson, violin
program TBA
$30-$46
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.hyltoncenter.org

Oct. 13 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Inon Barnatan, piano
Debussy: “Suite Bergamasque”
Thomas Adès: “Darkness Visible”
Ravel: “Gaspard de la Nuit”
Britten-Stevenson: “ ‘Peter Grimes’ Fantasy”
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 959
$38
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Oct. 13 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 14 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Beethoven: “Leonore” Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Orli Shaham, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
$28-$84
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Oct. 14 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Sonia Vlahcevic, piano
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 14 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
Gianna Barone, soprano
Drew Seigla, tenor
Charles Lindsey, piano
art-songs, opera arias, music-theater songs TBA
donation requested
(804) 272-7514

Oct. 14 (3 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Symphonicity
David S. Kunkel conducting
Steven Reinecke: “Celebration Fanfare”
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Anna Petrova, piano
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
$19-$40
(888) 326-9849
www.symphonicity.org

Oct. 14 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
sonatas TBA by Bach, Mendelssohn
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 15 (8 p.m.)
St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1000 Bolling Ave., Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Society:
Manhattan Piano Trio
Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
Josef Suk: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 2
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66
$25
(757) 552-1630
www.feldmanchambermusic.org

Oct. 16 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theater, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Manhattan Piano Trio
Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
Josef Suk: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 2
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 258-4814
www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

Oct. 19 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 21 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Virginia Opera
Anne Manson conducting
Bizet: “The Pearl Fishers”
Heather Buck (Leila)
Chad Johnson (Nadir)
David Pershall (Zurga)
Nathan Stark (Nourabad)
Tazewell Thompson, stage director
in French, English captions
$20-$119
(866) 673-7282
www.vaopera.org

Oct. 19 (8 p.m.)
American Theater, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Colin Carr, cello
Thomas Sauer, piano
works by Schubert, Britten, Rachmaninoff, Harold Meltzer
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
www.hamptonarts.net

Oct. 20 (5 p.m.)
Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street
Kenneth Wood, tenor
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 20 (7 p.m.)
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Forest Hill Avenue at 43rd Street, Richmond
Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
“Concert Decision 2012”
audience-interactive program TBA
free
(804) 223-2112
www.acensemble.org

Oct. 20 (2 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Joel Frederiksen, baritone
other artists TBA
“Rose of Sharon: 100 Years of American Music, 1770-1870”
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Oct. 20 (2 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
program TBA
$18-$48
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Oct. 20 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Juanjo Mena conducting
Dvořák: Slavonic dances TBA
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Benedetto Lupo, piano
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
$30-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Oct. 21 (4 p.m.)
St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 11300 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
Todd Matthews, composer-performer
works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Matthews, David Bruce, Michael Daugherty, Paul Schoenfield
$5 donation requested
(804) 223-2112
www.acensemble.org

Oct. 22 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Tabatha Easley, flute
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Russell Wilson, piano
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 25 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Faculty Wind Quintet
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 25 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 26 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 27 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Pops
Steven Reinecke conducting
Roberta Flack, guest star
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Paul Huang, violin
Jessica Osborne, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in G major, Op. 30, No. 3
Saint-Saëns: Sonata in D minor, Op. 75
Ysaÿe: Sonata in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3 (“Ballade”)
Ravel: “Habaņera”
Debussy: “La plus que lente”
Waxman: “ ‘Carmen’ Fantasy”
$35
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Oct. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Chopin: Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Felsenfeld: “The Cohen Variations”
Brahms: Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2
Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Schumann: “Kinderszenen”
Bach: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
$36
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Oct. 26 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Wildy Zumwalt, alto saxophone
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Oct. 26 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Oct. 27 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Oct. 28 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
John Adams: “The Chairman Dances”
Edgar Meyer: Bass Concerto No. 3
Bottesini: Double-Bass Concerto No. 2
Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
$20-$100
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Oct. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 125 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra
Peter Wilson conducting
“Heroes of America”
Rota: Divertimento concertante for double-bass and orchestra
Aaron Clay, double-bass
Duke Ellington & George Gershwin tributes
Patrick Sheridan, tuba
John Williams: “Hymn to the Fallen”
Tchaikovsky: “1812 Overture”
$40-$75
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net

Oct. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Amernet String Quartet
James Tocco, piano
Haydn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”)
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 26 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Pieter Wispelway, cello
Lois Shapiro, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 69
Ligeti: Sonata for solo cello
Stravinsky: “Suite Italienne”
Beethoven: Variations on Mozart’s “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”
Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Oct. 27 (11 a.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony LolliPops
Erin R. Freeman conducting
Michael Boudewyns, narrator
Prokofiev: “Peter and the Wolf”
$12-$17
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Oct. 27 (7 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
University Singers
UVA Chamber Singers
Virginia Women’s Chorus
Virginia Glee Club
“Family Weekend Choral Showcase”
program TBA
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Oct. 27 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Cornelius Meister conducting
Brahms: Double Concerto
Jonathan Carney, violin
Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 (“Haffner”)
Richard Strauss: “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks”
$30-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Oct. 28 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Schola Cantorum
UR Women’s Chorale
Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Oct. 28 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
David Searle conducting
Debussy: “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”
Rachmaninoff: “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”
José Ramos Santana, piano
Mussorgsky-Ravel: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
$8 in advance, $10 at door
(804) 673-7400
www.richmondphilharmonic.org

Oct. 28 (2:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Lyric Opera Virginia Discovery Recital:
Peter Mark, director & host
Ta'u Pupu'a, tenor
Shannon Jennings, soprano
Joseph Walsh, piano
program TBA
$15
(757) 446-6666
www.lyricoperavirginia.org

Oct. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
conductor TBA
Gershwin: “Cuban” Overture
Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue”
Nachito Herrera, piano
Lecuona: “La Comparsa”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
$37-$67
(757) 594-8752
www.fergusoncenter.cnu.edu

Oct. 30 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Concerto Köln
Handel: Concerto grosso in G major, Op. 6, No. 1
dall’Abaco: Concerto in E minor, Op. 5, No. 3
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for strings and continuo, RV 156
Vivaldi: Concerto in C major for piccolo, recorder, strings and continuo, RV 443
Vivaldi: Concerto in E minor for bassoon and orchestra
dall’Abaco: Concerto in D major, Op. 5, No. 6
Telemann: Concerto in E minor for recorder, flute, strings and continuo
$12-$33
(434) 924-3376
www.tecs.org

Oct. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano
Susan Manoff, piano
Ryan Brown, violin
Opera Lafayette Orchestra members
“L’Invitation du Voyage”
works by Sébastien le Camus, Elizabeth Jazquet de la Guerre, Clérambault, Duparc, Fauré, Debussy
$35-$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Oct. 30 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Morton Subotnik, composer & keyboard
Joan LaBarbara, voice
Lillevan, multimedia artist
Jenny Lin, piano
Todd Reynolds, violin
Subotnik: Falling Leaves”
Subotnik: “Trembling”
Subotnik: “Lucy: Song and Dance, an Opera without Words”
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Oct. 30 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
András Schiff, piano
Bach: “The Well-Tempered Clavier,” Book 2
$23-$95
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Oct. 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Christine Brewer, soprano
Craig Rutenberg, piano
works by Turina, Mompou, Toldra, Obradors, Copland, Barber, Bolcom
$45
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org