Letter V Classical Radio this week

Aug. 31
10 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT
1400-1700 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://www.wdce.org

Chopin: Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 61
(“Polonaise-Fantasie”)
Ivan Moravec, piano
(Philips)

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: “Symphonic Variations
on an African Air”
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/
Grant Llewellyn
(Argo)

Stravinsky:
“Suite Italienne”
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Péter Nagy, piano
(ECM)

Brahms: Piano Quintet
in F minor, Op. 34
Stefan Vladar, piano
Artis Quartet
(Sony Classical)

Barber: “Knoxville,
Summer of 1915”
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/
David Zinman
(Nonesuch)

Frank Martin: “Trio on Popular Irish Melodies”
Lincoln Trio
(Çedille)

Mendelssohn:
Double Concerto in D minor
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Gottfried von der Goltz,
violin & director
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
(Harmonia Mundi)

Past Masters:
Scarlatti: Sonata in A minor, K. 54
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
(recorded 1964)
(Sony Classical)

Lee joins Cleveland Orchestra

Jessica Lee, who as a child and teen-age prodigy performed extensively in Richmond in the 1990s, will join the Cleveland Orchestra as assistant concertmaster, effective Aug. 29.

Lee, who left Richmond to study at the Curtis Institute
of Music in Philadelphia and
the Juilliard School in New York, was last heard here in a memorable performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending,” with Mark Russell Smith conducting the Richmond Symphony, a few days after the mass killings at Virginia Tech in April 2007.

She has played with Musicians from Marlboro, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Johannes String Quartet, ECCO (East Coast Chamber Orchestra) and other ensembles, as well as performing in solo recitals.

Lee recently released her first solo recording, including works by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Janáček, on the Azica label.

Richmond Chamber Players reviewed

My review for the Richmond Times-Dispatch of the Richmond Chamber Players’ program of Bartók and Dohnányi at Bon Air Presbyterian Church:

http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/article_aabd6e72-9260-5eb5-ac65-af27a9e1206f.html

Letter V Classical Radio this week

With the beginning of the fall season at WDCE, the show moves to Wednesdays, in the same hours.
(I’ll post each week’s program on Mondays.)

For openers, a sampler of Czech music, mixing works by familiar names – Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček – with discoveries, among them the Piano Sonata “Quasi una fantasia” of the early 19th-century virtuoso Jan Václav Vořišek and the “Missa votiva” of Jan Dismas Zelenka, a court musician in early 18th-century Dresden who was much admired by his Leipzig neighbor, Johann Sebastian Bach.

Aug. 24
10 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT
1400-1700 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://www.wdce.org

Janáček: “The Cunning Little Vixen” Suite
(arrangement by Václav Talich & Charles Mackerras)
Czech Philharmonic/Charles Mackerras
(Supraphon)

Jan Václav Vořišek: Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 20 (“Quasi una fantasia”)
Nikolai Demidenko, piano
(AGPL)

Martinů: Oboe Concerto
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Academy of St. Martin
in the Fields/
Neville Marriner
(Brilliant Classics)

Jan Dismas Zelenka:
“Missa votiva”
Joanne Lunn, soprano
Daniel Taylor, alto
Johannes Kaleschke, tenor
Thomas E. Bauer, bass
Stuttgart Chamber Choir
Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra/Frieder Bernius
(Carus)

Smetana: “Libuše” Overture
Cleveland Orchestra/
Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)

Past Masters:
Dvořák: Piano Quintet
in A major, Op. 81
Pavel Štěpán, piano
Smetana Quartet
(recorded 1966)
(Testament)

Long Beach Symphony taps Preu

Eckart Preu, a former associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony (2001-04) and current music director of the Spokane (WA) Symphony and Stamford (CT) Symphony, has been named music director of the Long Beach Symphony in California.

The German-born Preu, a onetime boy chorister in the venerable Dresdner Kreuzchor, was chosen from a field of nine finalists. While continuing to lead the Spokane Symphony, he will take over his new orchestra in the 2017-18 season, the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Richard Guzman reports:

http://www.presstelegram.com/arts-and-entertainment/20160819/long-beach-symphony-selects-new-music-director

Fisk & friends reviewed

My review for the Richmond Times-Dispatch of pianist David Fisk and a string ensemble, playing Brahms and Dvořák in the August Musicales series at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church:

http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/article_a48aa02f-2221-5506-88a3-28bd629d9d8e.html

Letter V Classical Radio this week

The show previews its fall season with music from a circle of friends, and friendly rivals, in late 18th-century and early 19th-century Vienna. Some became household names; others are all but forgotten. Together, they were the figures who put the classical in classical music.

Aug. 18
10 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT
1400-1700 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://www.wdce.org

Antonio Salieri: “L’Angiolina” Overture
London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
(Chandos)

Mozart: Piano Quartet
in G minor, K. 478
Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
Elizabeth Wilcock, violin
Jan Schlapp, viola
Timothy Mason, cello
(DG Archiv)

Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto in D major
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
Dresdner Kapellsolisten/Helmut Branny
(Sony Classical)

Haydn: “Missa in anguistiis” (“Nelson Mass”)
Mary Wilson, soprano
Abigail Fischer,
mezzo-soprano
Keith Jameson, tenor
Kevin Deas,
bass-baritone
Boston Baroque/
Martin Pearlman
(Linn)

Beethoven: Sonata
in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2
(“The Tempest”)
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano
(BIS)

Anton Eberl: Symphony
in E flat major
Concerto Köln/
Werner Ehrhardt
(Teldec)

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Oboe Concerto in G major
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Camerata Bern/
Thomas Füri
(DG Archiv)

Johann Baptist Vaňhal: Symphony in C major
(“Il Comista”)
Concerto Köln
(Teldec)

Welk & Adamek reviewed

My review for the Richmond Times-Dispatch of
oboist Shawn Welk and pianist Magdalena Adamek, performing in the finale of the Richmond Symphony Summer Series at Dominion Arts Center:

http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/article_de43a3da-1493-51fc-a137-2f2f41e3f4d6.html

Richmond Philharmonic 2016-17

The Richmond Philharmonic will present the premiere of a Violin Concerto by the Boston-based composer Elena Ruehr and will perform Robert Schumann’s rarely heard Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra in its 2016-17 season.

The Ruehr concerto, with the Romanian-born American violinist Irina Muresanu as soloist, will be introduced on
a program of compositions by women, also featuring the “Gaelic” Symphony by the pioneering American female composer Amy Beach and “Made in America” by the prominent contemporary composer Joan Tower.

In the Schumann, Thomas Jöstlein, a Richmond Symphony alumnus now serving as associate principal horn of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will join James Ferree, the Richmond Symphony’s principal horn player, and two members of the philharmonic, George Harple and Merry Beth Hall.

The philharmonic’s coming season, its fourth with Peter Wilson as music director, also will feature performances of major symphonies by Dvořák, Brahms and Haydn.

The orchestra’s November and May classical concerts will be staged in the Hershey Arts Center of Collegiate School; the March concert at the Steward School. Tickets are $8 ($16 for families) in advance, $10 ($20 for families) at the door.

The philharmonic also will stage two free pops concerts, a holiday program with music for Christmas and Hanukkah on Dec. 5 at the James Center Atrium and a summer pops concert on June 18 at Summer Park in Brandermill.

For more information, call (804) 673-7400 or visit http://www.richmondphilharmonic.org

The Richmond Philharmonic’s 2016-17 dates and programs:

Nov. 6 (4 p.m., Collegiate School) – Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major (“London”); Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor.

Dec. 5 (7 p.m., James Center Atrium) – Holiday pops concert (free).

March 19 (4 p.m., Steward School) – Joan Tower: “Made in America;” Elena Ruehr: Violin Concerto (premiere) (Irina Muresanu, violin); Amy Beach: Symphony No. 2 in E minor (“Gaelic”).

May 7 (4 p.m., Collegiate School) – Mendelssohn: “Hebrides” Overture; Schumann: Konzertstück in F major for four horns and orchestra (James Ferree, Thomas Jöstlein, George Harple & Merry Beth Hall, French horns); Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major.

June 18 (6 p.m., Sunday Park, Brandermill) – Summer pops concert (free).

'Smaller is better' in NYC

Americans have long been wedded to big shows in big spaces. That predilection has held sway across the universe of music-making, from arena rock to grand opera.

In recent years, though, arenas are playing host to fewer concerts, and large music venues are struggling to fill empty seats – witness the well-publicized box-office travails of New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

The reason, partly, is the fragmentation of listeners’ preferences – few, if any, musicians draw audiences large enough to fill the biggest halls, even in the biggest cities.

I commented on this trend toward “atomization” nine years ago in an essay for NewMusicBox:

http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/Your-Niche-or-Mine/

Atomization turns out to be good news, at least for the consumers of music. As commercial reality drives performers into smaller spaces, audiences are finding that the musical experience is enhanced in more intimate settings, and that artists can program their performances more creatively.

The New York Times’ Anthony Tommasini observes the “smaller is better” trend at work in classical music in a city whose cultural life has long been centered on big halls:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/arts/music/review-mostly-mozart-big-music-doesnt-need-huge-halls.html

Letter V Classical Radio Sunday

After a hiatus of five weeks due to construction around WDCE in the University of Richmond’s North Court, the show returns for a temporary run on Sunday evenings.

Aug. 7
5-7 p.m. EDT
2100-2300 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://www.wdce.org

Handel: “Royal Fireworks Music”
Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
(Naïve)

Past Masters:
Shostakovich:
Piano Concerto No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich, piano
Ludovic Vaillant, trumpet
French National Radio Orchestra/André Cluytens (EMI Classics)
(recorded 1958)

Rameau: “Quatrième concert en sextour”
Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
(Decca)

Rossini: “La gazza ladra” Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Claudio Abbado
(Deutsche Grammophon)

Einojuhani Rautavaara: “Cantus Arcticus” (Concerto
for birds and orchestra)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä
(BIS)

Mozart: Symphony No 29 in A major, K. 201
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras
(Linn)

August 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.

* In and around Richmond: Virginia Commonwealth University’s Global Summer Institute of Music presents free programs of piano, chamber and orchestral music by its faculty and students, Aug. 1-9 on the VCU campus and at other Richmond venues. . . . The Richmond Symphony Summer Series, “Rachmaninoff and the Russians,” concludes with programs of Miaskovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff by cellist Jason McComb and pianist John Walter on Aug. 4, and Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Boris Asafiev, Marina Dranishnikova and Johann Heinrich Luft by oboist-English horn player Shawn Welk and pianist Magdalena Adamek on Aug. 11, in the Gottwald Playhouse of Dominion Arts Center (limited ticket availability). . . . The Richmond Chamber Players’ summer Interlude series returns, with music of Mozart, Debussy, Shostakovich, Bartók, Dohnányi, Villa-Lobos, Saint-Saëns and others, Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at Bon Air Presbyterian Church. . . . Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church’s August Musicales series presents a cast of Richmond-area singers on Aug. 10, a chamber ensemble playing Brahms and Dvořák on Aug. 17, and the Compline Choir of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Aug. 24. . . . Singers from Virginia Opera perform favorite arias and ensembles in “Opera in the Park,” Aug. 27 at Dogwood Dell in Byrd Park (rain date: Aug. 28).

* Noteworthy elsewhere: The Wolf Trap Opera joins Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra in a production of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” Aug. 5 at Wolf Trap in Northern Virginia. . . . The Garth Newel Music Center, near Hot Springs in Bath County, presents the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, the Enso String Quartet and other artists in chamber-music programs on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons throughout the month. . . . Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble bring their music of many lands to Wolf Trap on Aug. 11. . . . The Staunton Music Festival, featuring more than 60 performers under the artistic direction of Carsten Schmidt, presents free midday concerts and ticketed evening performances, with repertory ranging from Palestrina, Bach and Handel to Stravinsky, Debussy and John Cage, plus new and recent works by resident composers Zachary Wadsworth and Stefan Heucke, Aug. 12-21 at Trinity Episcopal Church and other venues in the western Virginia city. . . . The Virginia Symphony continues this summer’s “Symphony by the Sea” concerts, Aug. 18 in Virginia Beach and Aug. 31 at Fort Monroe in Hampton.


Aug. 1 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Mozart: Duo in G Major, K. 423 – I: Allegro
Susanna Klein, violin
Min Long, viola
Brahms: Scherzo in C minor (from “F.A.E.” Sonata)
Susanna Klein, violin
Magdalena Adamek, piano
David Alpher: Cantilena for flute and viola
Tabatha Easley, flute
Braunwin Sheldrick, viola
Duruflé: Prelude, Recitative and Variations, Op. 3
Andrés Gómez Bravo, piano
Tabatha Easley, flute
Braunwin Sheldrick, viola
Glinka: Sonata in D minor for viola and piano –
I: Allegro moderato
Molly Sharp, viola
Henning Vauth, piano
William Bolcom: “The Serpent’s Kiss”
Claire Chiu, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Alexey Sokolov, piano
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 2 (7 p.m.)
Black Music Center Recital Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Haydn: Sonata in E flat major, Hob.XVIII:28 –
III: Presto
Tchaikovsky: “The Seasons” – May
Clementi: Étude No.18
Kejun Chen, piano
Mozart: Sonata in C minor, K. 457 – I: Molto allegro
Yizhou Zhong, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 –
I: Allegro molto e con brio
Adelaida Oesch, piano
Glinka-Balakirev: “The Lark”
Chen Long, piano
Ravel: “Valses nobles et sentimentales”
Keyan Wu, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 –
I: Presto
Zhiqiong Huang, piano
Liszt: “Années de pèlerinage” Book 2 – “Sonetto 104 del Petrarca”
Anqi Huang, piano
Chopin: Étude in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1
Chopin: Étude in A flat major, Op. 10, No. 10
Muzi Xu, piano
Tchaikovsky: Theme and Variations in F Major,
Op. 19, No. 6
Fetai Zhao, piano
Gottschalk: “The Union”
Matthew Monnig, piano
Bartók: Piano Sonata, Sz. 80
Peilin Lai, piano
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 2 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
Carina Sturdy, organ
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 3 (7 p.m.)
Black Music Center Recital Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50 – I: Allegro
Zinan Luo, piano
Chopin: Étude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11
Mengqiu Xia, piano
Schumann: Novelette, Op. 21, No. 8
Zhengni Sheng, piano
Chopin: Scherzo in B flat minor, Op. 31
Zifan Qiu, piano
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50 – I: Allegro
Zhang Zhao: Poem
Kebin Liao, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”) – I: Allegro assai
Hui Lin, piano
Chopin: Scherzo in E major, Op. 54
Chenhan Xu, piano
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 784 – I: Allegro giusto
Xifan Ma, piano
Granados: “Allegro de Concerto,” Op. 46
Siying Chen, piano
Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”) – I: Allegro con brio
Zhexian Wu, piano
Gounod-Liszt: “Valse de Faust”
Hao Chen, piano
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 4 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Jason McComb, cello
John Walter, piano
Miaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 12
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in A major, Op. 2, No. 1
$20 (includes drink voucher)
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

Aug. 4 (7 p.m.)
Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Carl Stamitz: Viola Concerto in D major, Op. 1 –
I: Allegro
Nan Chen, viola
Chen Long, piano
Mozart: Flute Concerto in G major, K. 313 – I: Allegro maestoso
Xin Li, flute
Adelaida Oesch, piano
Hindemith: Viola Concerto (“Der Schwanendreher”) – I: “Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal”
Keyan Zhu, viola
Peilin Lai, piano
Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 –
I: Allegro appassionato
Hetian Chen, viola
Magdalena Adamek, piano
Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Poem
Yixin Hai, flute
Mengyao Sun, piano
J.C. Bach: Viola Concerto in C minor – II: Adagio molto espressivo
Guanfeng Ou, viola
Muzi Xu, piano
Gaspar Cassadó: Cello Suite – I: Preludio-Fantasia; III: Intermezzo e danza finale
Ryan Phipps, cello
Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto in D Major – I: Allegro
Luo Yilin, viola
Muzi Xu, piano
Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major, K. 313 – I: Allegro maestoso
Yan Han, flute
Adelaida Oesch, piano
Nino Rota: Sonata in D major for clarinet and piano – I: Allegretto scorrevole; III: Allegro scorrevole
Duván Aristizábal, clarinet
Hao Chen, piano
Yvonne Desportes: “French Suite” – I: Prelude; II: Sarabande
Bernard Crusell: Quartet – I: Poco adagio-allegro
Charles West, Kailin Chen, Pingchuan Li & Zixin Tian, clarinets
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 5 (6 p.m.)
Marble Hall, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Boulevard at Grove Avenue, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Li Yinghai: “Moonlight Over Spring River”
Ming Yang, piano
Mark Olivieri: “D=RxT”
Andrés Gómez Bravo, piano
Tabatha Easley, flute
Braunwin Sheldrick, viola
Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 1 –
I: Allegro vivace
Xiatian Xu, violin
Yao Zeng, viola
Ryan Phipps, cello
Peilin Lai, piano
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6, Op. 82 – I: Allegro moderato; IV: Vivace
Mengyao Sun, piano
improvisations (on demand)
Laurens Patzlaff, piano
Bartók: Viola Concerto – I: Allegro
Qing Yuan Fu, viola
Peiling Lai, piano
Bartók: “Romanian Folk Dances” – III: Pê-loc (andante)
William Grant Still: Suite No. 3 for violin and piano (“Gamin”)
Briana Robinson, violin
Mengyao Sun, piano
Puccini: “Tosca” – “Lucevan le stell”
Lehár: “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz”
Schumann: “Widmung”
Gequn Wang, tenor
Susan Nowicki, piano
Chopin: “Introduction and Polonaise brillante,” Op. 3
Gershwin-Heifetz-Feuermann: ”Porgy and Bess” – “My Man’s Gone Now,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So”
Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Magdalena Adamek, piano
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 5 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Fairfax County
Wolf Trap Opera
National Symphony Orchestra
Grant Gershon conducting
Puccini: “La Bohème”
D’Ana Lombard (Mimi)
Yongzhao Yu (Rodolfo)
Reginald Smith Jr. (Marcello)
Summer Hassan (Musetta)
Timothy Bruno (Colline)
Shea Owens (Schaunard)
William Clay Thompson (Benoit/Alcindoro)
Matthew Hill (Parpignol)
Paul Curran, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$25-$75
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org

Aug. 6 (7 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Debussy: Préludes, Book I – IV: “Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir”
György Ligeti: Études, Book 1 – II: “Cordes à vide”
Theodor Leschetizky: Andante Finale de “Lucia di Lammermoor,” Op. 13, for piano left hand
Henning Vauth, piano
Quan Jihao: “The Combination of Long and Short Meter”
Ming Yang, piano
Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 –
III: Allegretto grazioso; IV: Vivace
Min Long, viola
Magdalena Adamek, piano
Scriabin: Preludes, Op. 11, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 6
Scriabin: “Two Pieces,” Op. 57
Jin Tang, piano
Franck: Sonata in A major – I: Allegretto ben moderato; III: Allegro
Qiao Chen Solomon, violin
Magdalena Adamek, piano
Sergei Lyapunov: “Transcendental Études,” Op.11 – V: “Summer Night;” VI: “Storm”
Yin Zheng, piano
Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina for clarinet and piano
Charles West, clarinet
Yin Zheng, piano
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 6 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
John Lowe, organ
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 6 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Paul Moravec: Piano Quartet
Fauré: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 3
$25, $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 6 (8:15 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Fairfax County
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Seth McFarlane, guest star
$25-$65
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org

Aug. 7 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2017:
Richmond Chamber Players
Catherine Cary & Susy Yim, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
John Walter, piano
Vivaldi-Respighi: Violin Sonata in D major
Debussy: Violin Sonata
Mozart: Quartet in F major, K. 590
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org

Aug. 7 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
“Emerging Artists Fellows Showcase”
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”)
Samuel Andonian & Sarah Thomas, violins
Sarah Hill, viola
Benjamin Osterhouse, cello
Frank Martin: “Trio on Irish Folk Tunes”
Su Yin Chan, violin
Julia Rupp, cello
Joseph Williams, piano
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Haesol Lee & Andrew Burgan, violins
Kaitlin Springer, viola
Korynne Bolt, cello
$25, $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 8 (7 p.m.)
Black Music Center Recital Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Mozart: “Alma grande”
Yi Guan, soprano
Handel: “Almira” – “Lascia”
Hong Chai, soprano
Ernesto de Curtis: “Non ti scordar di me”
Yihao Wei, tenor
Bellini: “La Sonnambula” – “Ah, non credea”
Fan Yu, soprano
Mozart: “Don Giovanni” – “Vedrai, carino”
Yutong Tan, soprano
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro” – “Non piu andrai”
Wenbo Liu, baritone
Mozart: “The Magic Flute” – “Ach, ich fühls”
Fang Cai, soprano
Donizetti: “The Elixir of Love” – “Della crudele Isotta”
Jinying Zeng, soprano
Mozart: “Cosí fan tutte” – “Smanie implacabili”
Siying Wei, mezzo-soprano
Verdi: “La forza del destino” – “Pace, pace”
Jin Wu, soprano
accompanists TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 9 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
winners of GSIM Concerto Competition
GSIM Festival Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
gala closing concert
program TBA
free
(804) 828-1169
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM

Aug. 9 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
JanEl Will, organ & harpsichord
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 10 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Lisa Edwards-Burrs & Anne O’Byrne, sopranos
Gabrielle Maes, mezzo-soprano
Bill Dameron, tenor
John Tyndall, baritone
James Lynn, bass
Wei-Li Suen, piano
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://www.grace-covenant.org

Aug. 11 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Shawn Welk, oboe & English horn
Magdalena Adamek, piano
Boris Asafiev: Sonatina for oboe and piano
Marina Dranishnikova: Poem
Rachmaninoff: “Moment musicaux” in B minor, Op. 16, No. 3
Rachmaninoff: “Two Pieces,” Op. 2
Prokofiev: ”Ten Pieces from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ” – “Montagues and Capulets”
Johann Heinrich Luft: “Concertino brilliant,” Op. 5
$20 (includes drink voucher)
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

Aug. 11 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Fairfax County
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Silk Road Ensemble
program TBA
pre-concert talk by Colin Jacobsen and Nicholas Cords, 7 p.m.
$30-$80
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org

Aug. 12 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Île de France”
Leclair: Sonata in G minor for two violins
Debussy: 3 songs
Poulenc: Sextet for piano and winds
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Handel: “Royal Fireworks Music”
Handel: organ concerto TBA
Handel: “Acis and Galatea” (selections)
Handel: “Orlando” (selections)
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 13 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
Rachel Knight, harp
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 13 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Classically Romantic”
Nielsen: “Serenata in vano” for wind quintet
Brahms: songs for female voices, horns & harp
Brahms: Piano Trio in C major, Op. 87
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“City of Lights”
Rameau: “Les Boréades” (selections)
Rameau: “Les Indies galantes” (selections)
Gérard Grisey: “Stele” for two bass drums
Stravinsky: “Chez Petrouchka,” “Danse Russe” for two pianos
Pérotin: organum TBA
Edith Piaf-Zachary Wadsworth: “La vie en rose” for voice and chamber ensemble
George Antheil: “Ballet mechanique” for 7 percussionists and 2 pianos eight-hands
Fauré: Requiem in D minor
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 13 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
Enso String Quartet
Ginastera: Quartet No. 1
Pedro Guerrero-Enso Quartet: “Di Perra Mora”
Josquin des Prez-Enso Quartet: “Mille regretz”
Pierre de la Rue-Enso Quartet: “Missa l’homme armé” – Agnus Dei, “Cachua”
Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
$25, $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 14 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2017:
Richmond Chamber Players
Catherine Cary & Susy Yim, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
Jared Lee Davis, clarinet
John Walter, piano
Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K. 498 (“Kegelstatt”)
Shostakovich: String Quartet (unfinished) (1961-62)
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org

Aug. 14 (3:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Staunton Academy of Ballet dancers
other artists TBA
Zachary Wadsworth: “The Toad” (premiere)
other works TBA
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St. Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Dancing with the Devil”
Mozart: “Don Giovanni” Overture
Carlo Gesualdo: madrigals TBA
Saint-Saëns: “Danse macabre”
Zachary Wadsworth: new work TBA
Offenbach: ”Orpheus in the Underworld” – “Gallop infernal”
Stravinsky: “The Soldier’s Tale” (staged version)
$28
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 14 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
Enso String Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 74 (“Harp”)
Brenton Broadstock: “Safe Haven”
Haydn: Quartet in A major, Op. 20, No. 6
$25, $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 15 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“New York-Moscova”
Cole Porter: songs TBA
Alfred Schnittke: “Moz-Art” for two violins
Ives: “TSIAJ” for piano trio
Shostakovich: “Two Pieces” for string octet
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 15 (3 p.m.)
Central United Methodist Church, 14 N. Lewis St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Stefan Heucke, composer & speaker
other artists TBA
Heucke: Quartet No. 3
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Neocons and Free Radicals”
Palestrina: motet TBA
John Cage: “Aria” for voice and toys
Galina Ustvolskaya: “Grand Duet” for cello and piano (excerpt)
György Kurtág: “Hommage à John Cage” for trumpet and double-bass
Britten: “Four Folk-Song Arrangements” for voice and piano
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Sonata for trumpet, strings and continuo
Frederic Rzewski: “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues” for two pianos
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 in G major (“Military”)
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 16 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
JanEl Will, organ & harpsichord
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 16 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“(Neo-) Baroque”
Willem DeFesch: Sonata in B flat major for two bassoons and continuo
Stefan Heucke: Organ Sonata (U.S. premiere)
J.S. Bach: Fugue (arranged for two violins)
Olli Mustonen: Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and piano
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Early Keyboard Extravaganza”
J.C. Bach-Mozart: Concerto in D major for harpsichord and strings
C.P.E. Bach: Quartet in A minor for fortepiano, flute, viola and cello
Toru Takemitsu: “Rain Dreaming” for harpsichord
Georg Böhm: Partita, “Ach wie nightig,” for organ
J.S. Bach: Contrapunctus for two harpsichords
J.S. Bach: Concerto in A minor, BWV 1065, for four harpsichords and strings (after Vivaldi)
Beethoven: “Adelaide” for voice and piano
Mendelssohn: Concerto in D minor for violin, piano and strings
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 17 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Desirée Rubstrat & Jocelyn Adelman Vorenberg, violins
Kimberly Ryan, viola
David Cunliffe, cello
David Fisk, piano
Dvořák: Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (“American”)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://www.grace-covenant.org

Aug. 17 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Mendelssohn's Magic”
Mendelssohn: duets, Op. 63 (selections)
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Staunton Ballet Academy
other artists TBA
“Ludwig Van”
Beethoven: “Ritterballet”
Beethoven: canons for three and four voices
Saint-Saëns: “Variations on a Theme by Beethoven” for two pianos
Eric Guinivan: new work TBA for percussion ensemble
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, 31st Street at Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
“Symphony by the Sea”
program TBA
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org

Aug. 18 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Serenades at Noon”
Stefan Heucke: Quintet for violin, viola, cello, double-bass and piano
Brahms-Wadsworth: “Walzer einer neue Liebe” for vocal quartet and piano four-hands
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Poetry in Motion”
Debussy-Schoenberg: “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”
Eric Guinivan: “Hymn and Snowfall” for piano
Wolf-Heucke: “Four Songs” for voices and string quartet
Bizet-Vladimir Mendelssohn: “Carmen-Fantasy” for string quintet and glockenspiel
Willem Jeths: “Tim-Ba” for piano and three percussionists
Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 19 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Bach at Noon”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1061
J.C. Bach: Chaconne, “Meine Freundin du bist schön,” for soprano, strings and continuo
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Baroque Inside/Out”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 20 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia Chamber Ensemble
Jeffrey Sean Dokken conducting
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 20 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Summer Music”
George Crumb: “Music of the Starry Night”
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1
free
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
“Titans and Trifles”
François Couperin: “Les Barricades mysterieuses” for harpsichord
György Ligeti: “Three Bagatelles” for woodwind quintet
J.S. Bach: 3 sinfonias (arranged for string trio)
Boulez: “Three Notations” for piano
Satie: “Gymnopedie” TBA (arranged for string quartet)
Rachmaninoff: work TBA for piano
Webern: “Six Bagatelles” for string quartet
Heinrich Biber: Sonata for two trumpets
Mahler-Klaus Simon: Symphony No. 1 in D major for chamber ensemble
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 20 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Hill, oboe
J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1039, for violin, oboe and continuo
Britten: “Phantasy” Quartet for oboe and strings
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
$25, $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 21 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2017:
Richmond Chamber Players
Catherine Cary & Susy Yim, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
Jared Lee Davis, clarinet
John Walter, piano
Bartók: “Contrasts” for violin, clarinet and piano
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org

Aug. 21 (3:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor
$28
(540) 569-0267
http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org

Aug. 21 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Aaron Hill, oboe
Shawn Puller, tenor
Vaughan Williams: “Ten Blake Songs” for tenor and oboe (selections)
Ravel: Sonatine for oboe and piano
Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”)
$25, $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 23 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
Rebecca Davy, organ & harpsichord
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 24 (7 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Compline Choir of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://www.grace-covenant.org

Aug. 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Dogwood Dell, Byrd Park, Richmond
Virginia Opera singers
“Opera in the Park”
program TBA
free
(rain date: Aug. 28)
(804) 646-1437
http://www.richmondgov.com/parks/programmingdogwooddell.aspx

Aug. 27 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Tom Bailey, organ
Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 27 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
Stijn de Cock, Jeanette Fang, Read Gainsford & Genevieve Lee, pianos
Schubert: Allegro in A minor, D. 947 (“Lebensstürme”) for piano four-hands
Mozart: Fugue in C minor, K. 426, for two pianos
Shostakovich: Suite in F sharp minor, Op. 6, for two pianos
Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 1, Op. 5 (“Fantasie-tableaux”) for two pianos
$25, $84 with dinner
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 28 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Interlude 2017:
Richmond Chamber Players
Catherine Cary & Susy Yim, violins
Stephen Schmidt, viola
Neal Cary, cello
Mary Boodell, flute
Lynette Wardle, harp
John Walter, piano
Georges Migot: Trio for flute, cello and harp
Saint-Saëns: Fantasie, Op. 124, for violin and harp
Krinio Papastavrou: “St. Nicholas Suite” for flute, viola and harp
Villa-Lobos: Quintet for flute, harp and string trio
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org

Aug. 28 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Bath County
Stijn de Cock, Jeanette Fang, Read Gainsford & Genevieve Lee, pianos
Copland: “El Salon Mexico”
David Biedenbender: “Resonance Modes” for piano and electronics
Debussy: “Premier Suite” – “Fête” for piano four-hands
Graham Fitkin: “Aract” for two pianos
Lance Hulme: “Manic Music: for two maniacal pianists”
Bizet-Wilberg: “Fantasy on Themes from Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ ” for two pianos eight-hands
$25, $43 with picnic
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org

Aug. 30 (8 p.m.)
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Duke of Gloucester Street at Palace Green, Williamsburg
Candlelight Concerts:
Deborah Carr, organ
program TBA
free
(757) 229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org

Aug. 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Paradise Ocean Club at Fort Monroe, 509 Fenwick Road, Hampton
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
John Stafford Smith: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Berlioz: “Le Corsaire” Overture
trad.: “Shenandoah”
Handel: “Water Music” – Overture and hornpipe
Henry Mancini: “Moon River”
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade” – “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship”
John Williams: “Jaws” Suite (excerpts)
Richard Rodgers-Robert Russell Bennett: “South Pacific” Symphony Scenario
James Horsay: “Rivers of the Chesapeake” – “The Elizabeth”
Ted Ricketts: “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Sousa: “Hands Across the Sea”
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org