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: Virginia Opera brings its production of Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” to Richmond CenterStage on
Oct. 9 and 11 (after mances on Oct. 3-4 at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax). . . . The Rennolds Chamber Concerts series at Virginia Commonwealth University opens its season with the classical comedy duo Igudesman and Joo in “And Now Mozart,” Oct. 10 at VCU’s Singleton Arts Center. . . . The Richmond Symphony opens its new Casual Classics series of talks and mini-concerts with music director Steven Smith discussing and the orchestra playing Nielsen’s Symphony 
No. 4 (“Inextinguishable”) on Oct. 16, and presents the Nielsen along with “Point – Line – Point” by Richmond-bred composer Zachary Wadsworth and Philippe Quint playing Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Violin Concerto in an Oct. 17 Masterworks program, both at Richmond CenterStage. . . . The symphony’s Rush Hour series of casual concerts moves to Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, with Keitaro Harada conducting a program of Bartók, Weber and Mozart, featuring clarinetist Jared Davis, on Oct. 22. (The program will be repeated in full on Oct. 25 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.) . . . 
Organist Ahreum Han plays works of Bach, Vierne, Reger and others in the season-opener of the American Guild of Organists’ Repertoire Recital Series, Oct. 23 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. . . . The Juilliard String Quartet plays Schubert, Debussy and Elliott Carter, Oct. 24 at VCU’s Singleton Center. . . . The Richmond Symphony Pops season opens with the orchestra providing live accompaniment to F.W. Murnau’s classic silent horror film “Nosferatu,” plus a late showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Oct. 24 at Richmond CenterStage.* Noteworthy elsewhere: The Roanoke Symphony, David Stewart Wiley conducting, opens its 2015-16 season with an all-Gershwin program, featuring pianist Norman Krieger, Oct. 10 at the Berglund Performing Arts Theatre. . . . Washington plays host to four
preeminent pianists this month: Jeremy Denk, playing Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and more, Oct. 11 at the Kennedy Center; András Schiff, playing Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert, Oct. 26 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC; Evgeny Kissin, playing Mozart, Beethoven Brahms, Albéniz and Joaquin Larregla, Oct. 28 at the Kennedy Center; and Lang Lang, joining Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony in Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Oct. 29-31 at the Kennedy Center.. . . Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony and a cast of actors in Edward Berkeley’s staging of
Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Oct. 17 at Strathmore. . . . The Czech Republic’s Pavel Haas Quartet plays Martinů, Dvořák and Beethoven, Oct. 20 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and Oct. 23 at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . Violist David Aaron Carpenter leads the Salomé Chamber Orchestra, with Indian vocalist Ila Paliwal, in a music evoking the four seasons, Oct. 26 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Cellist Zuill Bailey joins JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony in Michael Daugherty’s “Tales of Hemingway,” on a program also featuring music of 
Ibert and Elgar, Oct. 29-30 and Nov. 1 at venues in Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. . . . The stellar male vocal ensemble Chanticleer presents “Over the Moon,” with music by composers ranging from Monteverdi to Mahler to Richmond-bred Mason Bates, Oct. 29 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. . . . Cellist Steven Isserlis and fortepianist Robert Levin survey Beethoven sonatas, Oct. 29 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Opera Roanoke opens its 40th anniversary season with Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd,” Oct. 30 at the Jefferson Center. . . . Avant-garde icon Meredith Monk and her vocal ensemble perform on Oct. 30 at the Library of Congress.Oct. 1 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Novus Percutere
works TBA for percussion duo
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Oct. 1 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Oct. 3 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
Benjamin Rous conducting
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., guest stars
“Up Up and Away – the Music and Memories”
$25-$95
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 1 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 2 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 3 (1 and 7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Evan Rogister conducting
Bizet: “Carmen”
Clémentine Margaine/Géraldine Chauvet (Carmen)
Bryan Hymel/Rafael Davila (Don José)
Michael Todd Simpson/Aleksey Bogdanov (Escamillo)
Janai Brugger/Jacqueline Echols (Micaëla)
E. Loren Meeker, stage director
in French, English captions
$25-$315
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 1 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 2 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 3 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles conducting
Mozart: “The Magic Flute” Overture
Richard Strauss: “Four Last Songs”
Olga Peretyatko, soprano
Elgar: Serenade in E minor
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
performers TBA
“Family Weekend Concert”
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Oct. 2 (8:15 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Off the Cuff
Markus Strenz conducting
Mozart: “Don Giovanni” (scenes)
Morgan Smith (Don Giovanni)
Javier Arrey (Masetto)
Jennifer Black (Donna Elvira)
Timothy Bruno (Commendatore)
Pureum Jo (Zerlina)
Yi Li (Don Ottavio)
Angela Meade (Donna Anna)
Thomas Richards (Leporello)
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Oct. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
“Symphony under the Stars”
program TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 3 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 4 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Anne Manson conducting
Offenbach: “Orpheus in the Underworld”
Meredith Lustig (Eurydice)
Javier Abreu (Orpheus)
Daniel Curran (Aristeus/Pluto)
Troy Cook (Jupiter)
Margaret Gawrysiak (Public Opinion)
Brian Mextorf (John Styx)
Kelly Glyptis (Cupid)
Molly Hill (Venus)
Keith Brown (Mars)
Katherine Polit (Diana)
Leah de Gruyl (Juno)
Kyle Tomlin (Mercury)
Bridgid Eversole (Minerva)
Sam Helfrich, stage director
in English, English captions
$48-$98
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.vaopera.org
Oct. 3 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Wagner: “Rienzi” (concert version)
Issachah Savage (Rienzi)
Mary Ann Stewart (Adriano)
Eudora Brown (Irene)
Kevin Thompson (Stefano Colona)
Jason Stearns (Paolo Orsini)
Robert Baker (Baroncelli)
Stephen Bryant (Cecco, Raimondo)
Washington Men’s Camerata
National Philharmonic Chorale
$29-$89
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org
Oct. 4 (7 p.m.)
River Road Presbyterian Church, 8960 River Road, Richmond
Daniel Stipe, organ
works TBA by J.S. Bach, Bloch, Dupré, Langlais
free
(804) 740-7083
www.rrpcusa.org
Oct. 4 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Markus Strenz conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K. 16
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K. 364/320d
Madeline Adkins, violin
Lisa Steltenpohl, viola
Mozart: “Don Giovanni” (excerpts)
Morgan Smith (Don Giovanni)
Javier Arrey (Masetto)
Jennifer Black (Donna Elvira)
Timothy Bruno (Commendatore)
Pureum Jo (Zerlina)
Yi Li (Don Ottavio)
Angela Meade (Donna Anna)
Thomas Richards (Leporello)
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Oct. 5 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Albert Regni, saxophone
Allen Farnham, piano
works by Robert Muczynski, Robert Aldridge, Benedetto Marcello, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ramon Ricker
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Oct. 6 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Dover String Quartet
Mozart: Quartet in B flat major, K. 458 (“Hunt”)
Mozart: Quartet in B flat major, K. 589
Dvořák: Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (“American”)
$15
(757) 229-0385
www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org
Oct. 7 (noon)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Kristi Engelbrecht, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Renninger, organ
program TBA
free
(757) 229-3631
www.bedeva.org/concerts
Oct. 7 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vijay Iyer, piano
Brentano String Quartet
Iyer: solo set TBA
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12
Iyer: “Time, Place, Action”
$45
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 8 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 9 (11:30 a.m.)
Oct. 10 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot conducting
Berlioz: “Les francs-juges” Overture
Rodrigo: “Concierto de Aranjuez”
Miloš Karadaglic, guitar
Ravel: “Pavane pour une infante défunte”
Ravel: “Rapsodie espagnole”
Dukas: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 8 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Pops
Jack Everly conducting
“Classic FM: Five Decades of Radio Hits”
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Oct. 9 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 11 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Virginia Opera
Anne Manson conducting
Offenbach: “Orpheus in the Underworld”
Meredith Lustig (Eurydice)
Javier Abreu (Orpheus)
Daniel Curran (Aristeus/Pluto)
Troy Cook (Jupiter)
Margaret Gawrysiak (Public Opinion)
Brian Mextorf (John Styx)
Kelly Glyptis (Cupid)
Molly Hill (Venus)
Keith Brown (Mars)
Katherine Polit (Diana)
Leah de Gruyl (Juno)
Kyle Tomlin (Mercury)
Bridgid Eversole (Minerva)
Sam Helfrich, stage director
in English, English captions
$19-$109
(866) 673-6782
www.vaopera.org
Oct. 10 (7 p.m.)
Powhatan High School auditorium, 1800 Jude’s Ferry Road
Richmond Symphony
conductor TBA
program TBA
$25-$50; proceeds benefit Powhatan Education Foundation
(804) 788-4717
www.richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 10 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Igudesman & Joo
“And Now Mozart” (comedy sketches)
$34
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Oct. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, 710 Williamson Road, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Gershwin: “An American in Paris”
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
Norman Krieger, piano
Gershwin: “Cuban” Overture
Gershwin: “Porgy and Bess” Fantasy
$34-$56
(540) 343-9127
www.rso.com
Oct. 10 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
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Berio: “Linea”
Murail: “Travel Notes”
Mochizuki: “Le monde des ronds et des carrés”
Mincek: “Pendulum VI”
Franszon: “Negotiation of Context B”
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 11 (4 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road
Second Sunday South of the James:
Joanne Kong & Paul Hanson, pianos
works TBA by Liszt
donation requested
(804) 272-7514
www.bonairpc.org
Oct. 11 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Jeremy Denk, piano
J.S. Bach: “English” Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Haydn: Fantasia in C minor
Beethoven: Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”)
Schubert: “Wanderer” Fantasy
other works TBA
$70 (waiting list)
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Oct. 11 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
vocalists, violinist TBA
works by Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, others
$29-$99
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Bon Air United Methodist Church, 1645 Buford Road, Richmond
John Craven, organ
program TBA
free
(804) 272-2042
www.bonairumc.org
Oct. 13 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphony
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Stravinsky: “Symphonies of Wind Instruments”
Gabriela Lena Frank: “Illapa”
Tabatha Easley, flute
Vivaldi: Gloria
VCU Women’s Choir
Rebecca Tyree directing
$7 in advance, $10 at door
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Oct. 13 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Young Concert Artists:
Seiya Ueno, flute
Wendy Chen, piano
J.S. Bach: Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
Debussy: “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”
Boulez: Sonatine
Richard Strauss: Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18
Bizet-Borne: “Carmen” Fantasy
$35
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 14 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
William Neal, organ
National Symphony Orchestra brass & timpani
Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4, No. 2
Giovanni Gabrieli: “Canzon duodecimi toni”
Giovanni Gabrieli: “Sonata pian’e forte”
Giovanni Gabrieli: “Canzon à 7”
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor, BWV 572
Handel: “Royal Fireworks Music”
Franck: Choral No. 1 in E major
Widor: Symphony No. 5 – adagio & toccata
$15
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 15 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Bradley Moore, piano
works TBA by Schubert, Dvořák, Chausson, Turina; American hymns and spirituals
$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 16 (6:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Casual Classics
Steven Smith, speaker and conductor
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 (“Inextinguishable”)
$10-$50
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 16 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Young-Hyun Cho, piano
Liszt: Ballade No. 2
Liszt: “Rapsodie espagnole”
works TBA by Haydn, Brahms, Debussy
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Oct. 16 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Oct. 17 (8 p.m.)
L. Douglas Wilder Arts Center, Norfolk State University, 700 Park Ave.
Oct. 18 (7 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Arnold Bax: “Tintagel”
Respighi: “The Fountains of Rome”
Walton: “Belshazzar’s Feast”
Charles Robert Austin, bass-baritone
Virginia Symphony Chorus
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 16 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Oct. 16 (11:59 p.m.)
UVa Chapel, Charlottesville
TechnoSonics XVI: “Music and Contemplation”
electronic works TBA
introductory program in Old Cabell Hall; 24-hour concert of “slow music” in UVa Chapel
free
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Oct. 16 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Atos Trio
Kirchner: Trio (1954)
Hersch: “Carrion Miles to Purgatory” (premiere)
Bloch: “Three Nocturnes”
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 17 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Schuyler Slack, cello
Daniel Stipe, piano
“War and Peace”
works TBA by Fauré, Rachmaninoff, Frank Bridge
free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org
Oct. 17 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Zachary Wadsworth: “Point – Line – Point”
Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major
Philippe Quint, violin
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 (“Inextinguishable”)
$10-$78
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 17 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Herbert Schuch, piano
Tristan Murail: “Cloches d’adieu, et un sourire . . . in memoriam Olivier Messiaen”
Liszt: “Harmonies poétiques et religieuses” – “Pater Noster,” “Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude”
J.S. Bach-Busoni: Choral Prelude “Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ,” BWV 639
Messiaen: “Eight Préludes” – “Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d´adieu”
J.S. Bach-Bauer: “Die Seele ruht in Gottes Händen,” from BWV 127
Liszt: “Harmonies poétiques et religieuses” – “Funerailles”
Ravel: “Miroirs” – “La vallée des cloches”
$48
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Oct. 17 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Myra Huang, piano
Rorem: “O Do Not Love Too Long,” “Early in the Morning,” “Far-Far-Away,” “Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal,” “The Serpent”
Schumann: “Dichterliebe”
Britten: “Winter Words”
Bowles: “Blue Mountain Ballads”
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 17 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Prokofiev: “Romeo and Juliet” (concert version with actors)
Sebastian Stimman (Romeo)
Christina Sajous (Juliet)
Kelley Curran (Lady Capulet)
Lise Bruneau (Chorus, Tibalt, Lady Montague, Citizen, Servant, Masker, Balthasar, Father John, Watch, Page)
Louis Butelli (Friar Lawrence, Juliet’s Nurse, Lord Montague)
Nehal Joshi (Benvolio, Paris, Prince Escalus)
Brad Koed (Mercutio, Lord Capulet)
Edward Berkeley, stage director
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Oct. 18 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Sonia Vlahcevic, piano
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Oct. 18 (4 p.m.)
St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church, 11300 W. Huguenot Road, Midlothian
Timothy Seaman, hammered dulcimer, flute, other instrumengts
folk and classical works TBA
donation requested
(804) 272-8588, ext. 103
www.stmatmidlo.com
Oct. 18 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1, No. 2
$36
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 19 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
instrumental ensemble
Ted Sperling directing
Capathia Jenkins & Lindsay Mendez, vocalists
“An Evening with the Music of Marvin Hamlisch”
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Pavel Haas Quartet
Martinů: Quartet No. 3
Dvořák: Quartet in D minor, Op. 34
Beethoven: Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (“Razumovsky”)
$12-$35
(434) 924-3376
www.tecs.org
Oct. 22 (6:30 p.m.)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, 2408-10 Ownby Lane, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Rush Hour
Keitaro Harada speaking and conducting
Bartók: Divertimento (excerpts)
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
Jared Davis, clarinet
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (excerpts)
$15
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4103 Monument Ave., Richmond
American Guild of Organists Repertoire Recital Series:
Ahreum Han, organ
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
Mozart: Andante in F major, K.616
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: “Valse Mignonne,” Op. 142, No.2
Vierne: “Naïdes,” Op. 55, No. 4
Vierne: “Clair de lune,” Op. 53, No. 5
Offenbach-Han: “Orphée aux enfers” Overture
Johannes Matthias Michel: “Organ, Timbrel, and Dance” – “Three jazz organ preludes”
Max Reger: Fantasy on the chorale “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” Op. 52, No.2
donation requested
(804) 355-6885
www.richmondago.org
Oct. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Waynesboro Symphony
Peter Wilson conducting
“Masquerade: an Evening of Global Espionage”
works TBA by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, others
$30-$75
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
Oct. 23 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 24 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers, guest stars
$45-$109
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 23 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Pavel Haas Quartet
Martinů: Quartet No. 3
Dvořák: Quartet in D minor, Op. 34
Beethoven: Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (“Razumovsky”)
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 24 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Kristi Reynolds, piano
Chopin: Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9
Chopin: Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1 in E major
Debussy: “Children’s Corner” Suite
other works TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org
Oct. 24 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Juilliard String Quartet
Schubert: “Quartettsatz” in C minor, D. 703
Elliott Carter: Quartet No. 1
Debussy: Quartet in G minor
$34
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/
Oct. 24 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Pops
Timothy Verville conducting
F.W. Murnau’s silent film “Nosferatu,” with live orchestral accompaniment of excerpts from works by Brahms, Dvořák, Wagner, Barber, Christopher Norby (arranged by Verville)
$10-$78; $10 more for late showing of “Rocky Horror Picture Show”
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 24 (7 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
University Singers
UVa Chamber Singers
Virginia Glee Club
Virginia Women’s Chorus
“Family Weekend Choral Showcase”
program TBA
$10
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Oct. 24 (9:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Virginia Gentlemen
Family Weekend Concert
program TBA
ticket prices TBA
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Oct. 24 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Windsync
Reicha: Wind Quintet in E flat major, Op. 88, No. 2
Mozart-Windsync: Serenade in B flat major (“Gran Partita”) – adagio
Paul Lansky: “The Long and Short of It” (premiere)
Barber: “Summer Music”
Adam Schoenberg: “Winter Music”
Maslanka: Quintet No. 2 – chaconne
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 24 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein conducting
Christopher Rouse: “Prospero’s Rooms”
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor (“Scottish”)
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Oct. 25 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Bartók: Divertimento
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
Jared Davis, clarinet
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 25 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale
Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Oct. 25 (3 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony Pops
Benjamin Rous conducting
“Halloween Spooktacular”
$10-$15
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 26 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Elizabeth Roberts, bassoon
John Mayhood, piano
works TBA by Elgar, Dutilleux, Barbara York, others
$15
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Oct. 26 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
David Aaron Carpenter, viola
Salomé Chamber Orchestra
Ila Paliwal, vocalist
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons” – “Summer,” “Winter”
trad. Indian: “Diwali,” “Ganesh,” “Pongal,” “Baisakhi”
Piazzolla-Eldor: “Libertango”
Alexey Shor: “Four Seasons of Manhattan”
Piazzolla: “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” – “Verano,” “Primavera”
$45
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 26 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
András Schiff, piano
Haydn: Sonata No. 61 in D major
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat major, Op. 110
Mozart: Sonata in B flat major, K. 570
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 959
$45-$85
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Oct. 27 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Mun Kyung Kim, piano
Scriabin: “Five Préludes,” Op. 16
Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
$40
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 28 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Mozart: Sonata in C major, K. 330
Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Brahms: 3 intermezzos, Op. 117
Albéniz: “Granada,” “Cádiz,” “Córdoba,” “Asturias”
Joaquin Larregla: “Viva Navarra!”
$45-$135
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Oct. 29 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Oct. 31 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Ibert: “Ports of Call”
Michael Daugherty: “Tales of Hemingway” for cello and orchestra
Zuill Bailey, cello
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Oct. 29 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Chanticleer
“Over the Moon”
works TBA by Monteverdi, Mahler, Elgar, Finzi, Mason Bates, others
$29.50-$39.50
(434) 979-1333
www.theparamount.net
Oct. 29 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Steven Isserlis, cello
Robert Levin, fortepiano
Beethoven: Sonata in F major, Op. 5
Beethoven: Sonata in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Beethoven: “12 Variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ ”
Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 69
$60
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Oct. 29 (7 p.m.)
Oct. 30 (8 p.m.)
Oct. 31 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Wagner: “Tannhäuser” Overture
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Lang Lang, piano
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
$20-$99
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Oct. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Opera Roanoke
Scott Williamson conducting
Stephen Sondheim: “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Corey Crider (Sweeney Todd)
Carla Dirlikov (Mrs. Lovett)
in English
$49-$184
(540) 345-2550
www.operaroanoke.org
Oct. 30 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
Monk: works TBA
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 31 (11 a.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony LolliPops
Keitaro Harada conducting
“Halloween Spooktacular”
$17 (adult), $12 (child)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Oct. 31 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Pomerium
Alexander Blachly directing
Desprez: “Benedicta es, caelorum regina”
Desprez: “Missa Malheur me bat” – Agnus Dei
Desprez: “Praeter rerum seriem”
Desprez: “Missa L’homme armé” – Gloria, Agnus Dei
Ockegheim: Requiem – Introitus
Palestrina: “Missa sine nomine” – Gloria
Lassus: “Regina coeli”
Lassus: “Ave verum corpus”
Andrea Gabrieli: “O sacrum convivium”
Victoria: “Vexilla regis prodeunt”
Giovanni Gabrieli: “Exultavit cor meum”
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Oct. 31 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Victoria Gau conducting
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
J.S. Bach: Cantata 80 (“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”)
J.S. Bach: Cantata 147 (“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”)
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
Kevin Deas, baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
$29-$89
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org