November 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: Steven Smith conducts the Richmond Symphony in music of Schubert, Gounod and Lutoslawski, Nov. 2 (minus the Lutoslawski) at First Baptist Church of Centralia in Chesterfield County, Nov. 4 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. . . . eighth blackbird headlines the University of Richmond’s Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival, Nov. 2-3 at UR’s Modlin Arts Center. . . . Saxophonist Sheri Oyan and the Quux Collective play works by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Cage and others, Nov. 3 at Virginia Commonweath University’s Singleton Arts Center. . . . Guest conductor Mischa Santora leads the symphony, with Orion Weiss playing Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Nov. 17 at Richmond CenterStage. . . . Stephen Tharp opens the 2012-13 Repertoire Recital Series of the American Guild of Organists’ Richmond chapter, Nov. 12 at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. . . . The Brentano String Quartet and composer Bruce Adolphe perform in the next Rennolds Chamber Concerts program, Nov. 17 at VCU. . . . The James River Singers present René Clausen’s cantata “A New Creation,” Nov. 17 the Church of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal), Nov. 18 at River Road Church, Baptist. . . . Virginia Opera’s revival of Johann Strauss II’s “Die Fledermaus” plays Richmond CenterStage on Nov. 23, 25 and 27 (note the extra date), following a run in Norfolk and preceding two dates in Fairfax.

* Noteworthy elsewhere: Violinist Joshua Bell plays a mostly French program, Nov. 1 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC; on the same night, violinist Midori marks her 30th anniversary in a recital at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . Pianist Lang Lang joins the National Symphony for a weeklong residency of chamber programs and Beethoven concertos, Nov. 4-10 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Harpsichordist Carsten Schmidt samples toccatas and suites of Bach, Nov. 11 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Staunton. . . . Pianist Christopher O’Riley joins David Stewart Wiley and the Roanoke Symphony in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, Nov. 11-12 at the Jefferson Center. . . . The Takács String Quartet and pianist Marc-André Hamelin play Schubert, Britten and Shostakovich, Nov. 13 at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . Vasily Petrenko conducys the National Symphony in Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony, Nov. 15-17 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Chanticleer presents its popular Christmas program, Nov. 24 at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax. . . . Pianist Piotr Anderszewski plays Bach, Janáček and Schumann, Nov. 27 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. . . . Anonymous 4 performs David Lang’s staged concert piece “love fail,” Nov. 28 at the Kennedy Center.


Nov. 1 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Beethoven: “Missa solemnis”
Erin Wall, soprano
Iris Vermillion, mezzo-soprano
Richard Croft, tenor
Kwangchul Youn, bass
Choral Arts Society of Washington
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Series:
Midori, violin
Özgür Aydin, piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2
Webern: “Vier Stücke”
Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30, No. 1
Crumb: “Four Nocturnes”
Beethoven: Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
$60
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Joshua Bell, violin
Sam Haywood, piano
Schubert: “Rondo brilliant” in B minor
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94
$49-$115
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts Society)
www.wpas.org

Nov. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
First Baptist Church, Centralia, Chesterfield County
Nov. 4 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Gounod: “Petite Symphonie” for winds
Lutoslawski: Preludes and fugues for 13 solo strings (Nov. 4 only)
Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C major
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Nov. 2 (2:30 and 7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 3 (11 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival:
eighth blackbird
Camilla Hoitenga, flute
Taavi Kerikmäe, piano & electronica
Todd Reynolds, violin
programs TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
www.thirdpractice.org

Nov. 2 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein conducting
Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (“Eroica”)
$30-$60
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar/

Nov. 2 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Christoph Eschenbach & Lambert Orkis, piano
Nurit Bar-Josef & Melissa Regni, violins
Daniel Foster, viola
David Hardy, cello
Nicholas Stovall, oboe
Loren Kitt, clarinet
Sue Heineman, bassoon
Laurel Bennert Ohlson, French horn
Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 12, No. 1, for piano and violin
Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, for piano and winds
$10-$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 3 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Sheri Oyan, saxophones
Quux Collective
works by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Cage, Van Zandt Lane, Roland Karnatz, James Wiznerowicz
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Nov. 3 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Escher String Quartet
Purcell-Britten: Chaconny in G minor
Britten: Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Gesualdo-Lapointe: “Se la mia morte brami” from Madrigals book 6
Gesualdo-Lapointe: “Illumina faciem tuam” from “Sacrae cantiones” 1
Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Nov. 4 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Family Arts Day Celebration:
eighth blackbird
other performers TBA
Saint-Saëns: “Carnival of the Animals”
other works TBA
$8-$15
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Nov. 4 (4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Lang Lang, piano
Mozart: sonatas in G major, K. 283; E flat major, K. 282; A minor, K. 310
Chopin: ballades Nos. 1-4
$10-$64
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 5 (8 p.m.)
Chandler Recital Hall, Old Dominion University, Norfolk
Norfolk Chamber Consort
works by Albeniz, Milhaud, Paquito D’Rivera, Maurice Ohana
$9-$22
(757) 852-9072
www.ncconsort.org

Nov. 7 (7 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
conductor TBA
“Side-by-Side”
program TBA
free
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Nov. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Russell Braun, baritone
pianist TBA
program TBA
$45
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 7 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Lang Lang & Christoph Eschenbach, pianos
Mozart: Sonata in F major, K. 497, for piano four-hands
Mozart: Sonata in D major, K. 448, for two pianos
Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, D. 940, for piano four-hands
Schubert: Sonata in C major, D. 812, for piano four-hands
$10-$64
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 8 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 9 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 10 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Richard Strauss: “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks”
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Nov. 8)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Nov. 9)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) (Nov. 10)
Lang Lang, piano
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 9 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Nov. 11 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 201 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Turina: “Sinfonia Sevillana”
Rodrigo: “Fantasia para un gentilhombre”
Debra Wendells Cross, flute
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
$20-$100
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Nov. 9 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVA University Singers
Michael Slon directing
Judith Shatin: “Birkat HaKohanim”
Charles V. Stanford: “Beati quorum via”
Rachmaninoff: Vespers (excerpt)
Eric Whitacre: “The Seal Lullaby”
Palestrina: “Sicut cervus”
Gershwin: “Embraceable You”
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Nov. 9 (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

Nov. 9 (8:15 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
“Off the Cuff”
talk on and performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
$28-$61
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Nov. 10 (8 p.m.)
Temple Beth-El, 3330 Grove Ave., Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Copland, Gershwin, Bernstein, others
reception follows
$40-$100; proceeds benefit VCU Massey Cancer Center
(804) 355-3564
www.bethelrichmond.org

Nov. 10 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 16 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 18 (2:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Gary Thor Wedow conducting
Johann Strauss II: “Die Fledermaus”
Emily Pulley (Rosalinde)
Sarah Jane McMahon (Adele)
Abigail Nims (Orlovsky)
Philip Cutlip (Eisenstein)
Ryan MacPherson (Alfred)
Christopher Burchett (Dr. Falke)
Dorothy Danner, stage director
in English with captions
$25-$114
(866) 673-7282
www.vaopera.org

Nov. 10 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Victoria Gau conducting
Prokofiev: “Lieutenant Kijé” Suite
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brian Ganz, piano
Prokofiev: “Alexander Nevsky”
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
National Philharmonic Chorale
$28-$84
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Nov. 11 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sundays South of the James:
Charles Staples, piano
James Taylor, tenor
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 272-7514

Nov. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Wind Ensemble
David Niethamer directing
Gordon Jacob: “William Byrd Suite”
other works TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Nov. 11 (3 p.m.)
St. Francis Catholic Church, 118 N. New St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Carsten Schmidt, harpsichord
Bach: toccatas in E minor, G minor, F sharp minor, G major
Bach: “French” suites in E major, G major, B minor
$20
(540) 569-0267
www.stauntonmusicfestival.com

Nov. 11 (3 p.m.)
Nov. 12 (8 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Wiley: “Celebration” Overture
Ives: “The Unanswered Question”
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Christopher O’Riley, piano
$22-$52
(540) 343-9127
www.rso.com

Nov. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Pro Musica Hebraica:
Ariel Quartet
Orion Weiss, piano
Schulhoff: String Quartet No. 1
Schoenberg: “Mässig” (No. 2) from “Three Piano Pieces,” Op. 11
Korngold: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 34
Bloch: Piano Quintet No. 1
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
American Guild of Organists Repertoire Recital Series:
Stephen Tharp, organ
program TBA
donation accepted
(804) 359-2463
www.richmondago.org

Nov. 12 (8 p.m.)
St. Patrick Catholic School, 1000 Bolling Ave., Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Society:
Parisi String Quartet
Chausson: Quartet C minor, Op. 35
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Franck: Quartet in D major
$25
(757) 552-1630
www.feldmanchambermusic.org

Nov. 13 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Parisi String Quartet
Chausson: Quartet C minor, Op. 35
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Franck: Quartet in D major
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 258-4814
www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

Nov. 13 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Takács String Quartet
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Schubert: Quartet in A minor (“Rosamunde”)
Britten: Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 25
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Nov. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Mansion at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Jennifer Koh, violin
Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 2 in A minor (“Obsession”)
Saariaho: Nocturne
Salonen: “lachen verlernt”
Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor
$30
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org

Nov. 15 (8 p.m.)
Ogden Hall, Hampton University
Virginia Symphony
Benjamin Rous conducting
Stephanie Sanders, saxophone
works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Ellington, others
$20
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org

Nov. 15 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko conducting
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Sergey Khachatryan, violin
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 17 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Opera
opera scenes TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Nov. 16 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko conducting
Michael Boudewyns, actor
Niel Boon, narrator
“Beyond the Score: Is Music Dangerous?”
talk on and performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4
$10-$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 16 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
Apollon Musagète Quartett
Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 (“Emperor”)
Szymanowski: Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 37
Josef Suk: “Meditation on on the Old Czech Chorale ‘Saint Wenceslas,’ ” Op. 35a
Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Nov. 17 (7 p.m.)
Church of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal), Monument Avenue at Staples Mill Road, Richmond
Nov. 18 (5 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
James River Singers
David Pedersen directing
René Clausen: “A New Creation”
Melius Christiansen: “O Day Full of Grace”
Tallis: “O nata lux”
Z. Randall Stroope: “All My Heart This Night Rejoices”
G. B. Martini: “Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina”
$15
www.jamesriversingers.org

Nov. 17 (7 p.m.)
Grace Baptist Church, 4600 Dover Road, Richmond
One Voice Chorus
Glen McCune directing
“Exodus: Out of Bondage”
R. Nathaniel Dett: “The Ordering of Moses”
Vaughan Williams: "Dona nobis pacem”
$15 donation requested
(804) 231-0324
www.onevoicechorus.org

Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Mischa Santora conducting
Derek Bermel: “A Shout, a Whisper, and a Trace”
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Orion Weiss, piano
Johann Strauss II: “The Gypsy Baron” Overture
Brahms: Hungarian dances Nos. 1-2, 4-8, 13-14
$10-$73
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Brentano String Quartet
Bruce Adolphe, composer
Schubert: Quartet in C minor, D. 703
Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33, No. 2
Purcell: fantasias
Beethoven: Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Adolphe: “Fra(nz)g-mentation”
Bruce Adolphe in “Piano Puzzler” segment, 7:15 p.m.
$34
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton
Joan Kwuon, violin
André-Michel Schub, piano
works by Beethoven, Stravinsky
$25-$30
(757) 722-2787
www.hamptonarts.net

Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Nov. 18 (3:30 p.m.)
Monticello High School, 1400 Independence Way, Charlottesville
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra
Kate Tamarkin conducting
Avner Dorman: “Azerbaijani Dance”
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Shannon Lee, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
$20-$38
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods conducting
Beethoven: “Coriolan” Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Benjamin Beilman, violin
$25-$55
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.fairfaxsymphony.org

Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Denis Kozhukhin, piano
$30-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Nov. 18 (6 p.m.)
Verizon Wireless Arena, Siegel Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Broad and Harrison streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
community musicians
Erin R. Freeman conducting
“Come and Play”
program TBA
free
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com

Nov. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond
Richmond Concert Chorale
Grant Hellmers directing
“I sing the birth”
Christmas music by Hassler, Palestrina, Victoria, Holst, Parry, others
donation requested
(804) 288-7811

Nov. 18 (8 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Symphonicity
David S. Kunkel conducting
Prokofiev: “Lieutenant Kijé” Suite
Bloch: “Schelomo”
Tanya Anisimova, cello
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
$19-$40
(757) 671-8611
www.symphonicity.org

Nov. 18 (5 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
The Washington Chorus
Julian Wachner directing
Marie-Eve Munger, soprano
“The Essential Bernstein”
$15-$65
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 19 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVA Baroque Orchestra
David Sariti, violin & director
John Playford: dance tunes TBA
Corelli: “Christmas” Concerto (excerpt)
works TBA by Lully, Rosenmüller
free
(434) 924-3376
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/index.html

Nov. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Christ Lutheran Church, 5101 16th St. N.W., Washington
Left Bank Concert Society:
Sally McLain, violin
Lisa Emenheiser, piano
Ezra Laderman: Duo for violin and piano
Harold Meltzer: “Kreisleriana”
Dina Koston: “Duo in Two Parts”
John Adams: “Road Movies”
free
(703) 536-0222
www.leftbankconcertsociety.org

Nov. 23 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 25 (2:30 p.m.)
Nov. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Virginia Opera
Gary Thor Wedow conducting
Johann Strauss II: “Die Fledermaus”
Emily Pulley (Rosalinde)
Sarah Jane McMahon (Adele)
Abigail Nims (Orlovsky)
Philip Cutlip (Eisenstein)
Ryan MacPherson (Alfred)
Christopher Burchett (Dr. Falke)
Dorothy Danner, stage director
in English with captions
$25-$114
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.vaopera.org

Nov. 23 (1:30 and 8 p.m.)
Nov. 24 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Megan Hilty, vocalist
“Luck Be a Lady: Sinatra and More”
$20-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 24 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Chanticleer
“A Chanticleer Christmas”
program TBA
$24-$48
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar/

Nov. 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Anna Kijanowska, piano
works by Chopin, Szymanowski, Lei Liang, others
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu

Nov. 27 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Piotr Anderszewski, piano
Bach: “English” Suite No. 3 in G minor
Bach: “French” Suite No.5 in G major
Janáček: “On an Overgrown Path”
Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
$12-$33
(434) 244-9505
www.tecs.org

Nov. 27 (6 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
William Neil, organ
National Symphony Orchestra
Ankush Kumar Bahl conducting
inaugural concert of Casavant organ
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)
works by Bach, Guilmant, Gabrieli
free; tickets distributed at 5 p.m.
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 28 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
University Band
Terry Austin directing
David Maslanka: Symphony No. 9
other works TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Nov. 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Series:
Anonymous 4
David Lang: “love fail” (staged concert piece)
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 29 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 30 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha conducting
Szymanowski: “Concert Overture”
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415
Jonathan Biss, piano
Ravel: “Ma Mère l’oye” Suite
Debussy: “La Mer”
$10-$85
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org

Nov. 29 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue S.E., Washington
La Risonanza
Fabio Bonizzoni, harpsichord & director
works by Vivaldi, Handel
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html

Nov. 29 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Mario Venzago conducting
Liszt: “Mephisto Waltz”
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Sol Gabetta, cello
Franck: Symphony in D minor
$30-$90
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org

Nov. 30 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Commonwealth Singers
VCU Women’s Choir
Rebecca Tyree directing
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 day of event
(804) 828-6776
www.vcumusic.org

Nov. 30 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road
Virginia Chorale
“Sounds of Winter”
works by Morten Lauridsen, others TBA
$10-$25
(757) 627-8375
www.vachorale.org

Nov. 30 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Gary Thor Wedow conducting
Johann Strauss II: “Die Fledermaus”
Emily Pulley (Rosalinde)
Sarah Jane McMahon (Adele)
Abigail Nims (Orlovsky)
Philip Cutlip (Eisenstein)
Ryan MacPherson (Alfred)
Christopher Burchett (Dr. Falke)
Dorothy Danner, stage director
in English with captions
$25-$114
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.vaopera.org