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.
* In and around Richmond: St. James’s Episcopal Church’s Welcome Summer Concerts feature cellist Dana McComb and pianist Lauren Cony on June 3, the
Oberon String Quartet on June 10 and an all-star quartet of vocalists from Anonymous 4, The Tallis Scholars and The King’s Singers, in music of the 16th and 17th centuries on June 17. . . . The Chancel Choir of River Road Church, Baptist, presents an all-Haydn program, including the Trumpoet Concerto, played by Mary Bowden, and the “Mass in Time of War,” on June 7. . . . Three of the region’s leading early music ensembles, the Third Practice chamber chorus, the instrumental consort Three Notch’d Road and the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, give what’s believed to be the first complete performance in Richmond of Monteverdi’s “Vespro della beata Vergine” (the Vespers of 1610), June 21 at Centenary United Methodist Church.* Noteworthy elsewhere: Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and a cast of
vocalists in Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide,” June 11 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. . . . The Oratorio Society of Virginia and the Charlottesville Ballet join forces for a performance of Arthur Honegger’s “King David,” June 12 at Piedmont Virginia Community College. . . . The Wolf Trap Opera Company stages Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in four performances from June 12-20 at the Barns at Wolf Trap. . . . Pianist Emanuel Ax joins 
Andrew Litton and the National Symphony Orchestra in a program of Brahms and Tchaikovsky, June 21 at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center amphitheater. . . . The Castelton Festival launches its 2015 season with Rafael Payare conducting the festival’s orchestra and singers in “Toujours l’amour: French Masterpieces of Love,” June 28 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center of George Mason University in Manassas.June 2 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Municipal Band
Stephen R. Layman directing
“Americana”
works by Sousa, Gershwin, Goldman, others
free
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
June 3 (7 p.m.)
St. James’s Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond
Welcome Summer Concerts:
Dana McComb, cello
Lauren Cony, piano
works by Schumann, Debussy, Cowell, Beethoven
donation requested; proceeds benefit St. James’s Children’s Center
(804) 355-1779
www.doers.org
June 5 (8 p.m.)
June 6 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Tony DeSare, Ryan Silverman, Storm Large & Frankie Moreno, guest stars
“Let’s Be Frank: The Songs of Frank Sinatra”
$30-$99
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
June 6 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Christoph König conducting
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
$45-$100
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
June 7 (2 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
“Pershing’s Own” U.S. Army Brass Quintet
program TBA
free
(804) 359-5651
www.richmondcathedral.org
June 7 (8 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
River Road Church Chancel Choir & orchestra
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Mary Bowden, trumpet
Haydn: Te Deum
Haydn: “Mass in Time of War”
donation requested
(804) 288-1131
www.rrcb.org
June 10 (7 p.m.)
St. James’s Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond
Welcome Summer Concerts:
Oberon String Quartet
works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Edwards
donation requested; proceeds benefit FeedMore’s Central Virginia Foodbank
(804) 355-1779
www.doers.org
June 11 (6 p.m.)
Work | Release, 759 Granby St., Norfolk
Virginia Symphony musicians
Sunny & Gabe
program TBA
$20
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
June 11 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Marin Alsop conducting
Bernstein: “Candide”
Joshua Hopkins (Dr. Pangloss)
Keith Jameson (Candide)
Marie Lenormand (Paquette)
Lauren Snouffer (Cunegonde)
Mark Diamond (Maximillian)
in English
$50-$110
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
June 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Dickinson Theater, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
Oratorio Society of Virginia & orchestra
Michael Slon conducting
Charlottesville Ballet
Honegger: “King David”
$30
(434) 295-4385
www.oratoriosociety.org
June 12 (7:30 p.m.)
June 14 (3 p.m.)
June 17 (7:30 p.m.)
June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Kathleen Kelly conducting
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro”
Thomas Richards (Figaro)
Talya Lieberman (Susanna)
Reginald Smith Jr. (Count Almaviva)
Kerrian Otaño (Countess Almaviva)
Abigail Levis (Cherubino)
Christian Zaremba (Bartolo)
Jenni Bank (Marcellina)
Amy Owens (Barbarina)
Anthony Ciaramitaro (Basilio)
David Paul, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$32-$88
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
June 13 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Albert Bergeret conducting
Gilbert & Sullivan: “The Pirates of Penzance”
cast TBA
in English
$15-$55
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
June 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington Men’s Camerata
Frank Albinder directing
“Anniversaries”
works by Sibelius, John Rutter, Arvo Pärt, Bob Chilcott, others
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
June 16 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Municipal Band
Stephen R. Layman & Gary Fagan directing
Sunshine Express Barbershop Quartet
“What’s New?”
works by Sousa, Goldman, Christiannsen, others
free
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
June 17 (7 p.m.)
St. James’s Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond
Welcome Summer Concerts:
Philip Cave, Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek & Gabriel Crouch, vocalists
Jeremy Filsell, organ
works TBA from 16th, 17th centuries
donation requested; proceeds benefit CARITAS
(804) 355-1779
www.doers.org
June 19 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“Back to the Future,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$30-$58
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
June 21 (3 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
Maurice Clerc, organ
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 288-1131
www.rrcb.org
June 21 (5 p.m.)
Centenary United Methodist Church, 411 E. Grace St., Richmond
Third Practice
Brian Bartoldus directing
Three Notch’d Road
Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble
Michael Holmes directing
Monteverdi: “Vespro della beata Vergine” (Vespers of 1610)
$20
(240) 232-7826
https://eventbrite.com/event/16850401003/
June 21 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton conducting
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture
Tchaikovsky: “1812 Overture”
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Emanuel Ax, piano
$20-$58
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
June 22 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Vienna
National Symphony Orchestra
Andy Einhorn conducting
Audra McDonald, guest star
program TBA
$25-$75
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
www.wolftrap.org
June 24 (7 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Minnesota Boys Choir
program TBA
free
(804) 359-5651
www.richmondcathedral.org
June 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Performance Hall, Virginia Tech Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Ash Lawn Opera Young Artists
Joseph Hodge conducting
Shelby Rhoades, piano
Puccini: “Madame Butterfly”
Tamara Rusqué (Cio-Cio San)
Adam Cromer (Pinkerton)
Rachael Braunstein (Suzuki)
Anthony Eversole (Sharpless)
Philip Morgan (Goro)
Raymond Zilberberg, stage director
in Italian
$20
(540) 231-5100
www.artscenter.vt.edu
June 27 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Fantasia Barrino, guest star
program TBA
$20-$88
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
June 28 (4 p.m.)
Merchant Hall, Hylton Performing Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Castleton Festival:
Castleton Festival Orchestra
Rafael Payare conducting
singers TBA
“Toujours l’amour: French Masterpieces of Love”
arias and duets from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette,” other works TBA
$30-$50
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.castletonfestival.org
June 30 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Municipal Band
Stephen R. Layman directing
“Family Night”
works by Sousa, Goldsmith, Goldman, Brubaker, others
free
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net