April 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: Joshua Roman, one of the leading young American cellists, and pianist Andrius Žlabys play Debussy, Beethoven, Messiaen, Janáček, Arvo Pärt and Astor Piazzolla in a Rennolds Chamber Concerts program, April 1 at Singleton Arts Center of Virginia Commonwealth University. . . . Virginia Opera concludes its current season with a performance of Puccini’s “Turandot,” starring soprano Kelly Cae Hogan in the title role and tenor Derek Taylor as Calaf, April 2 at the Carpenter Theatre of Dominion Arts Center. . . . Organist Bruce Stevens plays works by Bach, Mozart, Josef Rheinberger and Domenico Zipoli in a free recital, April 3 at the University of Richmond’s Cannon Memorial Chapel. . . . Alexander Kordzaia conducts the UR Symphony Orchestra in the premiere of Allen Wittig’s “In Tribute,” in a free program also featuring Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony (No. 3), April 5 at UR’s Modlin Arts Center. . . . The Richmond Symphony and Symphony Chorus, Steven Smith conducting, are joined by soprano Michelle Areyzaga and bass-baritone Kevin Deas, in Vaughan Williams’ “Dona nobis pacem” and Bruckner’s Psalm 150, with Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony opening the program, April 8-9 at Dominion Arts Center. . . . The Klemperer Trio – violinist Erika Klemperer, cellist (and UR President) Ronald Crutcher and pianist Gordon Back – play Shostakovich, Mendelssohn and Arensky on April 12 at the Modlin Center. . . . The Takács Quarter returns for an all-Beethoven program, April 20 at the Modlin Center. . . . The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia presents a free program “Paris in Words and Music,” April 22 in the Gellman Room of the Richmond Public Library’s downtown main branch, and a ticketed program of works by Franck, Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Vincent D’Indy, April 23 in UR’s Perkinson Recital Hall. . . . The Richmond Symphony plays Handel, Stravinsky, Beethoven and Mozart in a Rush Hour casual concert, conducted by Steven Smith, April 27 at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, and a Metro Collection concert led by the orchestra’s associate conductor, Chia-Hsuan Lin, April 30 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. . . . The Richmond Symphony Chorus, led by Erin R. Freeman, remembers its founding director, James Erb, in a program of Brahms, Lassus and folk-song arrangements by Erb, April 28 at Second Baptist Church. . . . VCU Opera stages a double bill of Puccini one-acts, “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi,” April 28 and 30 at Singleton Arts Center. . . . David Higgs plays Liszt, Karg-Elert, Dupré, Duruflé and more in the season finale of the Repertoire Recital Series of the Richmond chapter, American Guild of Organists, April 30 at River Road Church, Baptist.

* Noteworthy elsewhere: The New York-based chamber orchestra The Knights, joined by the San Francisco Girls Chorus and vocalist Christina Courtin, perform in the final program of SHIFT: a Festival of American Orchestras, April 1 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. . . . The Escher String Quartet plays Beethoven, Debussy and Webern, April 3 at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, April 4 at the Williamsburg Library Theatre. . . . Pianist Paul Lewis plays Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Weber, April 4 at Old Cabell Hall of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. . . . Pianist Daniil Trifonov plays Schumann, Shostakovich and Stravinsky, April 4 at Washington’s Kennedy Center. . . . Countertentor David Daniels and cellist Michael Daniels join JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony in Kenneth Fuchs’ “Poems of Life,” on a program also featuring Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ “The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan,” April 7-9 at venues in Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. . . . Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis play works by Mozart, Respighi, Saint-Saëns and Sebastian Currier, April 8 at the Kennedy Center. . . . Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays film scores for violin with the Virginia Symphony, April 13 at Sandler Arts Center in Virginia Beach. . . . Eric Owens, the stellar American bass-baritone, sings Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Ravel and more, April 15 at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. . . . Kate Tamarkin, longtime conductor of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia, leads her farewell concerts with the ensemble, with works of Wagner and Elgar and Anne-Marie McDermott playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, April 22 at UVa’s Old Cabell Hall and April 23 at Charlottesville High School.
. . . Pianist Yefim Bronfman plays works by Bartók, Schumann, Debussy and Stravinsky, April 25 at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington. . . . Opera Roanoke stages Carlisle Floyd’s “Susannah,” April 28 and 30 at the Jefferson Center.


April 1 (8 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Joshua Roman, cello
Andrius Žlabys, piano
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 69
Roman-Žlabys: “Only Once, an Improvisation”
Messiaen: “Louange a l’eternite de Jesus”
Janáček: “Pohadka”
Arvo Pärt: “Fratres”
Astor Piazzolla: “Grand Tango”
$34
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/

April 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
SHIFT: a Festival of American Orchestras:
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen conducting
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Christina Courtin, vocalist
Brahms: Psalm 13, Op. 27
Lisa Bielawa: “My Outstretched Hand”
Aaron Jay Kernis: “Remembering the Sea”
Vivaldi: “Gloria in D major
The Knights: “. . . the ground beneath our feet” (excerpts)
$25
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Mozart: “A Musical Joke”
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Eric Lu, piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
$48-$88
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org

April 2 (2:30 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Virginia Opera
John DeMain conducting
Puccini: “Turandot”
Kelly Cae Hogan (Turandot)
Derek Taylor (Calaf)
Ricardo Lugo (Timur)
Danielle Pastin (Liù)
Keith Brown (Ping)
Ian McEuen (Pang)
Joseph Gaines (Pong)
John McGuire (Emperor)
Andrew Paulson (Mandarin)
Lillian Groag, stage director
in Italian, English captions
$40-$124
(866) 673-7282
http://vaopera.org

April 2 (3 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Piano Battle (Andreas Kern & Paul Cibis, pianos)
“Combat on the Keys – Classical Smackdown”
program TBA
$25-$47
(757) 594-8752
http://fergusoncenter.org

April 2 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Barber: Adagio for strings
Steven Mackey: “Beautiful Passing”
Jennifer Koh, violin
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade”
$35-$105
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org

April 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond
Bruce Stevens, organ
anon.: 9 Renaissance dances
Domenico Zipoli: “Sonate d’Intavolatura”
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544
J.S. Bach: “Orgel-Büchlein” – five chorale preludes
Josef Rheinberger: Sonata 11 in D flat major, op. 154 – Pastorale
Mozart: Fantasia in F minor, K.608
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Museum of Arts, 1 Memorial Place, Norfolk
Feldman Chamber Music Series:
Escher String Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127
Webern: “Five Pieces,” Op. 5
Debussy: Quartet in G minor
$30
(757) 552-1630
http://feldmanchambermusic.org

April 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Women’s Choir & Vocal Ensembles
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/

April 4 (8 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg:
Escher String Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127
Webern: “Five Pieces,” Op. 5
Debussy: Quartet in G minor
$15 (waiting list)
(757) 220-0051
http://chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

April 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Tuesday Evening Concerts:
Paul Lewis, piano
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
Beethoven: Sonata in E flat major, Op. 7
Chopin: Waltz in A minor Op. 34, No. 2
Chopin: Waltz in F minor Op. 70, No. 2
Chopin: Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1
Weber: Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39
$12-$35
(434) 924-3376
http://tecs.org

April 4 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Schumann: “Kinderszenen,” Op. 15
Schumann: Toccata, Op. 7
Schumann: “Kreisleriana,” Op. 16
Shostakovich: 24 preludes and fugues, Op. 87 (selections)
Stravinsky: “Three Movements from ‘Petrouchka’ ”
$30-$110
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Kordzaia conducting
Allen Wittig: “In Tribute” (premiere)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”)
organist TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 5 (1 p.m.)
St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Steven Lianos, organ
works TBA by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi
free
(757) 229-3631
http://www.bedeva.org/concerts

April 6 (5:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Andy Harnsberger, percussion
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/

April 6 (7 p.m.)
April 7 (8 p.m.) 
April 8 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon conducting
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Britten: “Peter Grimes” – “Four Sea Interludes”
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major
Lisa de la Salle, piano
$15-$89
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 6 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot conducting
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major 
Ray Chen, violin
Berlioz: “Symphonie fantastique”
$35-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org

April 7 (8 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
April 8 (8 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
April 9 (2:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
Charles Tomlinson Griffes: “The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan”
Kenneth Fuchs: “Poems of Life”
David Daniels, countertenor
Michael Daniels, cello
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
$25-$110
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org

April 7 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa University Singers
Michael Slon directing
“Music of African-American Composers”
Nathaniel Dett: “Listen to the Lambs”
works and spiritual arrangements by Moses Hogan, William Dawson, others
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Roanoke Symphony Pops
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Classical Mystery Tour, guest stars
“Music of The Beatles”
$32-$53
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

April 8 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Acadelt Enemble
(Erin Stuhlman, soprano; Louise Gallagher, alto; Christopher Ahart, tenor; Seth Roberts, bass)
“Songs of Love and Strife”
motets by Palestrina, Victoria, Anero
free
(804) 646-7223
http://www.richmondpubliclibrary.org

April 8 (8 p.m.)
April 9 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Steven Smith conducting
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor (“Unfinished”)
Bruckner: Psalm 150
Vaughan Williams: “Dona nobis pacem”
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Richmond Symphony Chorus
$10-$80
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

April 8 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lambert Orkis, piano
Sebastian Currier: “Clockwork”
Mozart: Sonata in A major, K. 526
Respighi: Sonata in B minor
Saint-Saëns: “Introduction and Rondo capriccioso”
$30-$95
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 9 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale
Jeffrey Riehl & David Pedersen directing
Kodály: sacred and secular works TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Klemperer Trio
Shostakovich: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 8
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
Arensky: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Sandler Arts Center, 201 S. Market St., Virginia Beach
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Virginia Symphony
JoAnn Falletta conducting
“The Great Violin Film Scores”
$66.75-$125
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org

April 13 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa New Music Ensemble
I-Jen Fang directing
Cornelius Cardew: “Treatise”
Jon Bellona: “Immaterial Vamp”
free
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 15 (8 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Eric Owens, bass-baritone
Craig Terry, piano
songs by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Ravel, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, others
$29.75-$74.75
(434) 979-1333
http://www.theparamount.net

April 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
UR Chamber Ensembles
program TBA
free
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Commonwealth Singers
VCU Choral Arts Society
Erin Freeman directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/

April 19 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Terry Austin directing
program TBA
$10
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/

April 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Takács Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in B flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
Beethoven: Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135
$38
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu

April 20 (7 p.m.)
April 22 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Macelaru conducting
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major
Sergey Khachatryan, violin
Sibelius: “The Oceanides”
Smetana: “Vltava” (“The Moldau”)
Mason Bates: “Liquid Interface”
$15-$99
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 20 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Pops
Jack Everly conducting
The Doo Wop Project, guest stars
$35-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org

April 21 (9 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Macelaru conducting
Zakir Hussain, tabla
Rahul Sharma, santoor
“DECLASSIFIED”
Hussain: “Peshkar”
world-music selections TBA
dance party with DJ Rekha and video mix by
Robin Bell, 10:15 p.m.
$39
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 22 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Diana Cohen & Daisuke Yamamoto, violins
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
James Wilson, cello
Mary Boodell, flute
Roman Rabinovich, piano
Anthony Smith, narrator
Angela Lehman, script writer
“Paris in Words and Music”
works TBA
free
(804) 646-7223
http://cmscva.org

April 22 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Virginia Women’s Chorus
Katherine Mitchell directing
“Earth Day Concert: Our Earth Is a Garden”
Native American and folk-song arrangements TBA
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 22 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
April 23 (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 conducting
Wagner: “Die Meistersinger” Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Elgar: “Enigma Variations”
$8-$45
(434) 924-3376
http://cvillesymphony.org

April 22 (7:30 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road, Roanoke
April 23 (2:30 p.m.)
Center for Music Concert Hall, Liberty University, Lynchburg
Roanoke Symphony
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Handel: “Water Music” – hornpipe (April 22 only)
Handel: “Let the Bright Seraphim” (April 22 only)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
Adelaide Trombetta, soprano
Jan Wilson, alto
Jeffrey Springer, tenor
Wayne Kompelien, bass
Roanoke Symphony Chorus
guest choruses
$25-$52
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com

April 22 (8 p.m.)
April 23 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Bruch: “Kol Nidrei”
Bloch: “Schelomo”
Zuill Bailey, cello
Mussorgsky-Ravel: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
$23-$78
(301) 581-5100
http://www.strathmore.org

April 23 (4 p.m.)
Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Diana Cohen & Daisuke Yamamoto, violins
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
James Wilson, cello
Tony Manzo, double-bass
Mary Boodell & Brandon Patrick George, flutes
Justin Bland, trumpet
Roman Rabinovich, piano
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Saint-Saëns: Septet in E flat major, Op. 65
Fauré: Fantasie, Op. 79, for flute and piano
D’Indy: “Suite dans un style ancien,” Op. 24
$25
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org

April 23 (5 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington & orchestra
Scott Tucker conducting
Mozart: Requiem
J.S. Bach: Cantata 51, “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen”
Jake Runestad: work TBA (premiere)
Mozart: “Ave verum corpus”
Yuanming Song, soprano
Allegra De Vita, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Loyal Smith, tenor
Wei Wu, bass
$15-$69
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 25 (8 p.m.)
Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, Washington
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Bartók: Suite, Op. 14
Schumann: “Humoreske,” Op. 20
Debussy: “Suite Bergamasque”
Stravinsky: “Three Movements from ‘Petrouchka’ ”
$65
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Family Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Fortas Chamber Music Series:
Elena Urioste, violin
Michael Brown, piano
Mozart: Sonata in A major, K. 526
Messiaen: Theme and Variations
Brahms: Sonata in G major, Op. 78
De Falla-Brown: “Suite Populaire Espagnole”
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 27 (6:30 p.m.)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Overbrook Road at Ownby Lane, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Rush Hour
Steven Smith conducting
works by Handel, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mozart
$15 (seating limited)
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

April 28 (7 p.m.)
April 30 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Opera
Melanie Kohn Day directing
VCU Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Puccini: “Suor Angelica”
Puccini: “Gianni Schicchi”
casts TBA
in Italian
$15
(804) 828-6776
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/

April 28 (7:30 p.m.)
Second Baptist Church, River and Gaskins roads, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Erin R. Freeman directing
“James Erb Choral Celebration”
Brahms: “A German Requiem” (excerpts)
Lassus: chanson and Magnificat on “Dessus le Marche d’Arras”
Erb: “Little Lamb”
Schumann-Erb: “John Anderson”
trad.-Erb: “My Lagan Love”
trad.-Erb: Suo Gan”
trad.-Erb: “Amazing Grace”
trad.-Erb: “Colorado Trail”
trad.-Erb: “Now is the Cool of the Evening”
trad.-Erb: “Shenandoah”
$20
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

April 28 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Baroque Orchestra
David Sariti, violin & director
Mozart: Sonata in G major, K. 379
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
David Breitman, fortepiano
Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E minor (“Mourning”)
$10
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 28 (7:30 p.m.)
April 30 (3 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave. SW, Roanoke
Opera Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony
Steven White conducting
Carlisle Floyd: “Susannah”
Amy Cofield Williamson (Susannah)
Zachary James (Olin Blitch)
Scott Williamson, stage director
in English
$26-$105
(540) 345-2550
http://operaroanoke.org

April 28 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
LeAnn Rimes, guest star
$39-$109
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 29 (2 p.m.)
Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, Washington
Javier Perianes, piano
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 664
Schubert: “Three Piano Pieces,” D. 946
De Falla: “Homenaje (Le tombeau de Claude Debussy)”
Debussy: “Estampes” – “La soirée dans Grenade”
Debussy: Préludes, Book II – “La puerta del vino”
Debussy: Préludes, Book I – “La sérénade interrompue”
Albéniz: “Suite Iberia” – “Albayzín”
De Falla: “El amor brujo” Suite
$45
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org

April 29 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Renée Fleming VOICES:
Alan Cumming, vocalist
“Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs”
$29-$99
(800) 444-1324
http://www.kennedy-center.org

April 29 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop conducting
Arvo Pärt: Credo
Stravinsky: “Symphony of Psalms”
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor
$35-$99
(877) 276-1444 (Baltimore Symphony box office)
http://www.strathmore.org

April 30 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Handel: “Solomon” – “Entrance of the Queen of Sheba”
Stravinsky: “Danses concertantes”
Beethoven: “The Creatures of Prometheus” Overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)
$22
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com

April 30 (4 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
Repertoire Recital Series of Richmond chapter, American Guild of Organists:
David Higgs, organ
Liszt: “Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H”
Percy Whitlock: Sonata in C minor – III: Scherzetto
Karg-Elert: “Trois Impressions” Op. 72 –
I: “Harmonies du soir”
Dupré: “Variations sur un Nöel”
John Cook: Fanfare
William Albright: “Sweet Sixteenths: a Concert Rag for Organ”
Duruflé: Suite, Op. 5
donation requested
(804) 288-1131
http://richmondago.org

April 30 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
John Mayhood, piano
Morton Feldman: “For Bunita Marcus”
pre-concert talk by Mayhood, 2 p.m., Room 107, Old Cabell Hall
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events

April 30 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano & speaker
“Keyboard Conversations: the Genius of Chopin”
Chopin: works TBA
$25-$42
(888) 945-2468 (Tickets.com)
http://cfa.gmu.edu/calendar

April 30 (4 p.m.)
Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, Washington
Eric Owens, bass-baritone 
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Myra Huang, piano
Schubert: Lieder TBA
$45
(202) 785-9727
http://washingtonperformingarts.org