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: The Atlantic Chamber Ensemble introduces a new work by Arshak Andriasov and samples music of Ravel, Dukas, Shostakovich and others in “What Do You Fear?” Nov. 1 at Unity of Bon Air. . . . The University of Richmond’s Third Practice
Electroacoustic Music Festival stages four programs, featuring eighth blackbird, Ensemble Ü from Estonia, bassoonist Dana Jesson and clarinetist Andrea Cheeseman, Nov. 6-7 at the Modlin Arts Center. . . . The Shanghai Quartet, joined by marimba player June Moon Kyung Hahn, plays the Marimba Qunitet of Korean-born composer Jeajoon Ryu and string quartets by Mendelssohn and Grieg, Nov. 8 at UR’s Modlin Center. . . . The Richmond Symphony, Steven Smith conducting, marks the sesquicentennial 
of Sibelius’ birth with his Second Symphony in a Casual Fridays program on Nov. 13 and a Masterworks program, also featuring Sibelius’ “The Swan of Tuonela” and Orion Weiss playing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2, on Nov. 14, both at Richmond CenterStage. . . . The Richmond Philharmonic, Peter Wilson conducting, opens its 2015-16 season with a program of Sibelius, Nielsen and Dukas, Nov. 15 in the Hershey Arts Center of Collegiate School. . . . Virginia Opera brings its production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” to Richmond CenterStage on Nov. 20 and 22 (following Norfolk and Fairfax performances earlier in the month).* Noteworthy elsewhere: Composer Philip Glass discusses his Civil War-to-civil rights opera “Appomattox” on Nov. 2, and the Washington National
Opera stages the work for six performances from Nov. 14 to 22, at the Kennedy Center. . . . Masaaki Suzuki’s Bach Collegium Japan, joined by soprano Joanne Lunn, gives two performances in the region, a Tuesday Evening Concerts program on Nov. 3 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and a Nov. 4 concert at the Library of Congress in Washington. . . . Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter performs with Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Third Symphony, Nov. 5-7 at the Kennedy Center, and gives a recital of English Renaissance songs and French and Italian baroque arias, Nov. 17 at the Library of Congress. . . . The Romeros, the famed classical guitar family, join Philippe 
Entremont and the Munich Symphony Orchestra in concerts on Nov. 7 at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax and Nov. 12 at the Ferguson Arts Center of Christopher Newport University in Newport News. . . . Mason Bates, the Richmond-bred composer, kicks off his multi-year residency at the Kennedy Center with “Lounge Regime: 100 Years of Ambient Music” on Nov. 9. . . . Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes plays Sibelius, Chopin, Debussy and Beethoven, Nov. 14 at the Kennedy Center (waiting list for tickets). . . . Violinist Hilary Hahn joins Hannu Lintu and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, on a program also featuring the “Four Legends” of Sibelius, Nov. 19 at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of DC. . . . The University of Virginia 
Chamber Singers and the baroque ensemble Three Notch’d Road present a concert version of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” Nov. 20 at UVa’s Old Cabell Hall. . . . The male vocal ensemble Chanticleer brings its popular Christmas program to George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax on Nov. 28 and the Hylton Arts Center at GMU’s Manassas campus on Nov. 29. . . . Opera Lafayette, the ensemble specializing in baroque rarities, stages Vivaldi’s “Catone in Utica,” Nov. 28-29 at the Kennedy Center.Nov. 1 (4 p.m.)
Unity of Bon Air, 923 Buford Road, Richmond
Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
“What Do You Fear?”
Arshak Andriasov: work TBA (premiere)
works TBA by Ravel, Dukas, Britten, Shostakovich, Maria Newmann
donation requested
(804) 320-5584
www.acensemble.org
Nov. 1 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
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
Nov. 2 (5:30 p.m.)
Theater Lab, Kennedy Center, Washington
“In Conversation: Philip Glass”
$15
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, harpsichord and conductor
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
J.S. Bach: Concerto in A major, BWV 1055R
Masamitsu San’nomiya, oboe d’amore
J.S. Bach: “The Musical Offering,” BWV 1079 – Trio Sonata
J.S. Bach: Cantata 199, “Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut”
Joanne Lunn, soprano
$12-$35
(434) 924-3376
www.tecs.org
Nov. 4 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Charles West, clarinet
pianist TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
www.arts.vcu.edu/music
Nov. 4 (1 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Daniel Stipe & Michael Steven Lianos, organ and piano
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Vierne: Symphony No. 3
other works TBA
free
(757) 229-3631
www.bedeva.org/concerts
Nov. 4 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor and harpsichord
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Vivaldi: Concerto in C major, RV 443, for recorder, strings and continuo
soloist TBA
Handel: Gloria
Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in C major, RV 450
Masamitsu San’nomiya, oboe
J.S. Bach: Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034, for flute
soloist TBA
J.S. Bach: Cantata 51, “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!”
Joanne Lunn, soprano
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Nov. 5 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Nov. 7 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Symphony Pops
Benjamin Rous conducting
Jean Meilleur, vocals
Donald Paulton, piano
“An Innocent Man: the Music of Billy Joel”
$25-$95
(757) 892-6366
www.virginiasymphony.org
Nov. 5 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Dana Jessen, bassoon
with electronics
works TBA by Peter Swendsen, Paula Matthusen, Kyle Bruckmann
free
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Nov. 5 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 6 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 7 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducting
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Children’s Chorus of Washington
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 6 (2:30 and 7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 7 (2:30 and 7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival:
eighth blackbird
Ensemble Ü
Dana Jessen, bassoon
Andrea Cheeseman, clarinet
electroacoustic works and experimental videos TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Nov. 6 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 8 (2:30 p.m.)
Nov. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Puccini: “La Bohème”
Jason Slayden (Rodolfo)
Elaine Alvarez (Mimi)
Edward Parks (Marcello)
Zulimar López-Hernández (Musetta)
Keith Brown (Colline)
Andrew McLaughlin (Schaunard)
Jake Gardner (Benoit/Alcindoro)
Joe Eletto (Sergeant)
Martin Bakari (Parpignol)
Brian Mextorf (Customs Guard)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$30.91-$116
(866) 673-7282
www.vaopera.org
Nov. 6 (8:15 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
“Off the Cuff: A Season of Vivaldi”
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
Jonathan Carney, violin
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Nov. 7 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Sigma Alpha Iota Richmond chapter musicians
piano, vocal, chamber works TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org
Nov. 7 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Munich Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Entremont conducting
Bizet: “Carmen” Suite
Rodrigo: “Concierto de Aranjuez”
Pepe Romero, guitar
Rodrigo: “Concierto andaluz”
The Romeros, guitar quartet
Massenet: “Le Cid” ballet music
$42-$70
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Nov. 7 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Free Bridge Quintet
I-Jen Fang, percussion
screening of F.W. Murnau’s silent film “Faust” with John D’earth’s film score
$15
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Nov. 7 (2 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Michaelangelo String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 (“Razumovsky”)
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Nov. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Shanghai Quartet
June Moon Kyung Hahn, marimba
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Jeajoon Ryu: Marimba Quintet
Grieg: Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
$36
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Nov. 8 (3 p.m.)
Nov. 9 7:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Handel: Harp Concerto
Anastasia Jellison, harp
Petrich: Trumpet Concerto (“Zatten”)
Paul Neebe, trumpet
Debussy: “Danses sacrée et profane”
Grieg: “Holberg” Suite
Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G major (“Letter V”)
$29-$52
(540) 343-9127
www.rso.com
Nov. 8 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Amit Peled, cello
Noreen Polera, piano
“Homage to Pablo Casals”
Handel: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 2, No. 8
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Beethoven: “Variations on Mozart’s ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen’ from ‘The Magic Flute’ ”
Fauré: Élégie, Sicilienne, Papillon
J.S. Bach: Organ Pastoral in F major, BWV 590 – Aria
Saint-Saëns: “Allegro Appassionato” in B minor, Op. 43
Lera Auerbach: work for solo cello TBA (premiere)
$50
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Nov. 8 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Brian Greene, narrator
Philip Glass: “Life: a Journey Through Time” – “Into the Air”
Vivaldi: Concerto for four violins and cello, RV 580
Vivaldi: Concerto for two trumpets
soloists TBA
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”
Jonathan Carney, violin
Glass: “Icarus at the Edge of Time”
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Nov. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Commonwealth Singers
Vocal Chamber Ensembles
Erin R. Freeman directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
www.arts.vcu.edu/music
Nov. 9 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
Aaron Hill, oboe
Pamela Beasley, soprano
Laura Smith, English horn
John Mayhood, piano
“Music with Friends: Songs of the 21st Century”
works TBA by Rich Brunner, Reena Esmail, Alyssa Morris, Jim Territo, Judith Shatin
$15
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Nov. 9 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Atrium, Washington
Mason Bates’ KC Jukebox:
Justin Reed, DJ
Mason Bates (DJ Masonic), DJ
Michael Bowie, bass
Third Coast Percussion
Esteli Gomez, soprano
National Symphony Orchestra members
“Lounge Regime: 100 Years of Ambient Music”
Steve Reich: “Drumming”
LaMonte Young: “Pre-Tortoise Dream Music”
Satie: “Trois Gymnopédies”
Satie: “Hymne”
Satie-Bates: “Furniture Music” (excerpt)
Poulenc: Wind Sextet – first movement
$20
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 10 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Lark Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 2
Copland: “Two Pieces for String Quartet”
Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 229-0385
www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org
Nov. 10 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
James Tocco, piano
Liszt: “Harmonies poètiques et religieuses”
$60
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Nov. 11 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Terry L. Austin directing
Patrick Henry High School Band
Amanda Peters directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
www.arts.vcu.edu/music
Nov. 11 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Shanghai Quartet
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Jaime Laredo, violin
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Chausson: Concerto in D major, Op. 21, for piano, violin and string quartet
$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Wind Ensemble
David Niethamer directing
Holst: Suite No. 1 for military band
other works TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
www.modlin.richmond.edu
Nov. 12 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU University Band
Terry L. Austin directing
program TBA
$7 in advance, $10 at door
(804) 828-6776
www.arts.vcu.edu/music
Nov. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Munich Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Entremont conducting
Bizet: “Carmen” Suite
Rodrigo: “Concierto de Aranjuez”
Pepe Romero, guitar
Rodrigo: “Concierto andaluz”
The Romeros, guitar quartet
Massenet: “Le Cid” ballet music
$27-$87
(757) 594-8752
www.fergusoncenter.org
Nov. 12 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 13 (11:30 a.m.)
Nov. 14 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Alfredo Casella: “Elegia eroica”
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
James Ehnes, violin
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Avanti Orchestra of Friday Morning Music Club
Pablo Saelzer conducting
Walton: Viola Concerto
Yifei Deng, viola
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major
free tickets distributed before concert
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 13 (6:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Casual Fridays
Steven Smith, speaking and conducting
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$10-$50
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Nov. 13 (7 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
American Guild of Organists series:
Steven Wooddell, organ
Wooddell: Variations on “Adoro te devote”
works TBA by J.S. Bach, Widor, Dupré, Duruflé, Locklair
free
(757) 229-3631
www.bedeva.org/concerts
Nov. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Dmitri Vassilakis & Hidéki Nagano, piano
Diégo Tosi & Hae-Sun Kang, violins
Éric-Maria Courturier, cello
Hannah Lash: “Two Movements for Violin and Piano” (premiere)
Varèse: “Octandre”
Matthias Pinscher: “Profiles of Light” (US premiere)
Ligeti: Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments
Berg: Chamber Concerto for piano, violin and 13 winds
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Nov. 14 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Sibelius: “The Swan of Tuonela”
Shawn Welk, English horn
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Orion Weiss, piano
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$10-$78
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Nov. 14 (7 p.m.)
McLeod Auditorium, University of Virginia Nursing School, 202 Jeanette Lancaster Way, Charlottesville
Om Shalom Trio
Indian classical and Jewish music TBA
lecture-demonstration at 2 p.m.
free
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Nov. 14 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Nov. 15 (3:30 p.m.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia
Kate Tamarkin & Michael Slon conducting
Fauré: Pavane in F sharp minor
Ravel: “Daphnis et Chloé” Suite No. 2
Barber: “Prayers of Kierkegaard”
Poulenc: Gloria
Christina Pier, soprano
Sarah Issaelkhoury, mezzo-soprano
Jordan Davidson, tenor
UVa University Singers & Chamber Singers
$10-$45
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Nov. 14 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 15 (2 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Puccini: “La Bohème”
Jason Slayden (Rodolfo)
Elaine Alvarez (Mimi)
Edward Parks (Marcello)
Zulimar López-Hernández (Musetta)
Keith Brown (Colline)
Andrew McLaughlin (Schaunard)
Jake Gardner (Benoit/Alcindoro)
Joe Eletto (Sergeant)
Martin Bakari (Parpignol)
Brian Mextorf (Customs Guard)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$48-$98
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.vaopera.org
Nov. 14 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 16 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 18 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 20 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 21 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 22 (2 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Dante Santiago Anzolini conducting
Philip Glass & Christopher Hampton: “Appomattox”
Tom Fox (Abraham Lincoln/Lyndon B. Johnson)
Soloman Howard (Frederick Douglass/Martin Luther King Jr.)
David Pittsinger (Robert E. Lee/Edgar Ray Killen)
Richard Paul Fink (Ulysses S. Grant/Nicholas Katzenbach)
Melody Moore (Julia Grant/Viola Liuzzo)
Robert Brubaker (Wilmer McLean/J. Edgar Hoover)
Frederick Ballentine (T. Morris Chester/John Lewis)
Anne-Carolyn Bird (Mary Todd Lincoln/Lady Bird Johnson)
Chrystal E. Williams (Elizabeth Keckley/Coretta Scott King)
Keriann Otaño (Mary Custis Lee/Secretary)
Timothy J. Bruno (General Howell Cobb/James Fowler)
Robert Baker (Edward Alexander/Cartha DeLoach)
Aleksey Bogdanov (John Aaron Rawlins/George Wallace)
Leah Hawkins (Mrs. Dorsey/Amelia Boynton)
Dane Suarez (Col. Ely S. Parker)
Tazewell Thompson, stage director
in English, English captions
$25-$300
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 14 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Sibelius: “Kyllikki” – 3 pieces, Op. 41
Sibelius: “The Birch,” Op. 75, No. 4
Sibelius: “The Spruce,” Op. 75, No. 5
Sibelius: “The Forest Lake,” Op. 114, No. 3
Sibelius: “Song in the Forest,” Op. 114, Op. 4
Sibelius: “Spring Vision,” Op. 114, No. 5
Beethoven: Sonata in E flat major, Op. 31, No. 3 (“The Hunt”)
Debussy: “Estampes” – “La soirée dans Grenade”
Debussy: Études – “Pour les degrés chromatiques,” “Pour les arpèges composés,” “Pour les octaves”
Chopin: Impromptu in A flat major, Op. 29
Chopin: “Trois nouvelles études” – Étude in A flat major
Chopin: Nocturne in F major, Op.15, No.1
Chopin: Ballade in F minor, Op. 52
$75 (waiting list)
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Nov. 14 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jun Märkl conducting
Ravel: “Alborada del gracioso”
Falla: “Nights in the Gardens of Spain”
Lise de la Salle, piano
Debussy: “Images”
Ravel: “Bolero”
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Nov. 15 (4 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Johann Strauss II: “The Gypsy Baron” Overture
Bartók: “Hungarian Sketches”
Kodály: “Háry János” – intermezzo
Brahms: “Hungarian Dances” Nos. 5, 7, 11, 14, 15
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 2
free
(804) 788-4717
www.richmondsymphony.com
Nov. 15 (4 p.m.)
Hershey Arts Center, Collegiate School, 103 N. Mooreland Road, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
Peter Wilson conducting
Nielsen: “Helios” Overture
Dukas: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major
$8 in advance, $10 at door
(804) 673-7400
www.richmondphilharmonic.org
Nov. 15 (4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington & orchestra
Scott Tucker conducting
Brahms: “A German Requiem”
Yuanming Song, soprano
Trevor Scheunemann, baritone
$15-$59
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 17 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
duo parnas: Madalyn Parnas, violin; Cicely Parnas, cello
Ran Dank, piano
Pärt: “Mozart-Adagio”
William Bolcom: Suite No. 1 in C minor for solo cello
Janáček: Sonata for violin and piano
Liszt-Volodos/Dank: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 13 in A minor
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
$38
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 17 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Cohen, piano and harpsichord
Thomas Dunford, archlute
Monteverdi: “Si dolce é ‘l tormento”
Monteverdi: “Con che soavità, labbra adorate”
Dowland: “In darkness let me dwell”
Johnson: “Have you seen the bright lily grow?”
Dowland: “Fine knacks for ladies”
Dowland: “Come again”
Purcell: “King Arthur” – “What power art thou,” “Fairest Isle,” “An Evening Hymn”
Lambert: “Vos mépris chaque jour”
Lambert: “Ma bergère est tendre et fidèle”
Lambert: “Goûtons un doux repos”
Charpentier: “Celle qui fait mon tourment”
Merula: “Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna”
Arvo Pärt: “My Heart’s in the Highlands”
Simon & Garfunkel: TBA
free; tickets required
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Nov. 18 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Sang-Eun Lee, cello
Noreen Polera, piano
Stravinsky: “Suite Italienne”
George Crumb: Sonata for solo cello
Brahms: Sonata in E minor, Op. 38
Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
$40
(202) 785-9727 (Washington Performing Arts)
www.wpas.org
Nov. 19 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 21 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Belohlávek conducting
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 (“Prague”)
Martinů: Symphony No. 6 (“Fantasies symphoniques”)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major (“Emperor”)
Igor Levit, piano
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 19 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Ying Fang, soprano
Ken Noda, piano
works TBA by Handel, Mozart, Richard Strauss, Rachmaninoff
$50
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 19 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, First Street at Independence Avenue N.E., Washington
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell directing
Vivaldi-Sorrell: Concerto grosso in D major (adapted from RV511)
Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for two violins, op. 3, no. 8, RV 522
soloists TBA
Handel: “Terpsichore” – Entrée & Chaconne
Handel: “Ariodante” – “Il primo ardor”
Handel: “Alcina” – “Tornami a vagheggiar”
Handel: “Giulio Cesare” – “Piangerò la sorte mia,” “Da tempeste il legno infranto”
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for two cellos, RV 531
soloists TBA
Vivaldi-Sorrell: Concerto Grosso “La Folia” (adapted from RV63)
free; tickets required (waiting list)
(703) 573-7328 (Ticketmaster)
www.loc.gov/concerts
Nov. 19 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conducting
Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor
Hilary Hahn, violin
Sibelius: “Four Legends”
$20-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
www.strathmore.org
Nov. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Bridget Catholic Church, 6006 Three Chopt Road, Richmond
Allen Bean, organ
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 282-9511
www.saintbridgetchurch.org
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 22 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Virginia Opera
Adam Turner conducting
Puccini: “La Bohème”
Jason Slayden (Rodolfo)
Elaine Alvarez (Mimi)
Edward Parks (Marcello)
Zulimar López-Hernández (Musetta)
Keith Brown (Colline)
Andrew McLaughlin (Schaunard)
Jake Gardner (Benoit/Alcindoro)
Joe Eletto (Sergeant)
Martin Bakari (Parpignol)
Brian Mextorf (Customs Guard)
Kyle Lang, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$19-$109
(866) 673-6782
www.vaopera.org
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Singers
Three Notch’d Road: the Charlottesville Baroque Ensemble
Michael Slon conducting
Purcell: “Dido and Aeneas,” concert version
cast TBA
$10
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Nov. 20 (8 p.m.)
Merchant Hall, Hylton Performing Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Nov. 21 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Bollywood Masala Orchestra and Dancers of India
Rahis Bharti directing
“The Spirit of India”
program TBA
$29-$48
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Nov. 21 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Soumya Chakraverty, sarod
Souvik Ghosh, tabla
Hindustani Indian classical works TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
www.richmondpubliclibrary.org
Nov. 21 (4 p.m.)
Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., Richmond
Richard Becker, piano
program TBA
free; reception follows
(804) 359-5628
www.ghtc.org
Nov. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 22 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Opera
Melanie Kohn Day directing
scenes TBA from operas by Mozart, Britten, Gounod, Verdi, Menotti, Rossini
free
(804) 828-6776
www.arts.vcu.edu/music
Nov. 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Calvary Baptist Church, 608 Campbell Ave. SW, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Strings
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Roanoke Symphony Chorus
John Hugo directing
Seung-Won Cho, organ and piano
Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor (“Christmas Concerto”)
Handel: “Messiah” – choruses TBA
Vaughan Williams: “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ ”
Berlioz: choruses TBA
$35-$45
(540) 343-9127
www.rso.com
Nov. 22 (6 p.m.)
Verizon Wireless Arena, Siegel Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Broad and Harrison streets, Richmond
Come and Play:
Richmond Symphony
The Peppas, VCU pep band
community musicians
Keitaro Harada conducting
Grieg: “Peer Gynt” incidental music – “In the Hall of the Mountain King”
Copland: “Rodeo” – “Hoedown”
Badelt-Ricketts: “Pirates of the Caribbean” – “The Curse of the Black Pearl”
Khachaturian: “Masquerade” – Waltz
Gershwin-Bennett: “Porgy and Bess” (excerpts)
Johann Strauss II: “Radetzky March”
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 – fourth movement
trad.: “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In”
free
rehearsal, 2:30-5 p.m.
(804) 788-4717
www.richmondsymphony.com
Nov. 22 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Baroque Orchestra
David Sariti, violin and director
works TBA by Rosenmuller, Purcell, Scarlatti, Viadana
$10
(434) 924-3376
www.music.virginia.edu/events
Nov. 22 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players
Copland: Sonata for violin and piano
Britten: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65
Bartók: duos for two violins (selections)
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 67
$36
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 22 (5 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
The Washington Chorus & orchestra
Julian Wachner conducting
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
Vaughan Williams: “A Sea Symphony”
Colleen Day, soprano
Dana Whiteside, baritone
Washington National Cathedral Choir of Boys and Girls
$18-$72
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 23 (7 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Pro Musica Hebraica:
Amernet String Quartet
Rachel Calloway, soprano
Adam Levin, guitar
“Piety and Passion: the Musical Legacy of Jewish Spain”
Rodrigo-Nestor: “Cuatro canciones sefardíes”
Carlos Cruz de Castro: “Secuencia Sefardita” (2010) for solo guitar
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintet, Op. 143, for guitar and string quartet
Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Cohen: “The Divan of Moses Ibn-Ezra” (selections)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quartet No. 2
trad.-Hemsi & Ljova: “Blanca Niña” (premiere)
$39
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 27 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 28 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Choral Arts Society of Washington
“Home Alone,” film with live orchestral-choral accompaniment
$29-$60
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 28 (11 a.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, Sixth and Grace streets
Richmond Symphony LolliPops
Ankush Kumar Bahl conducting
“The Snowman,” animated film with live orchestral accompaniment
$12-$17
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
www.richmondsymphony.com
Nov. 28 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Nov. 29 (4 p.m.)
Merchant Hall, Hylton Performing Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas
Chanticleer
“A Chanticleer Christmas”
$32-$54
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
www.cfa.gmu.edu/calendar
Nov. 28 (7 p.m.)
Nov. 29 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Opera Lafayette
Ryan Brown conducting
Vivaldi: “Catone in Utica”
Thomas Michael Allen (Cato)
John Holiday (Cesare)
Anna Reinhold (Marzia)
Julia Dawson (Emilia)
Eric Jurenas (Fulvio)
Marguerite Krull (Arbace)
Tazewell Thompson, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$55-$120
(800) 444-1324
www.kennedy-center.org
Nov. 28 (8 p.m.)
Nov. 29 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Sibelius: “Rakastava” (“The Lover”)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Chee-Yun, violin
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major for strings
$29-$89
(301) 581-5100
www.strathmore.org
Nov. 30 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Commonwealth Singers
Erin R. Freeman directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
www.arts.vcu.edu/music