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 faculty, student and guest artists in recitals and workshops, Aug. 1-10 at the university’s Singleton
Arts Center and other venues in Richmond and Williamsburg.. . . The Richmond Symphony Summer Series, “The Flower
of England,” concludes with concerts on Aug. 3, 10 and 17 in Dominion Arts Center’s Gottwald Playhouse. (These concerts often sell out in advance.) . . . The Richmond Chamber Players, joined by violinist Karen Johnson and harpsichordist Joanne Kong, range from Bach and Brahms to Bloch and Shostakovich in four Interlude 2017 concerts, Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at Bon Air Presbyterian Church. . . . Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church’s August Musicales series presents members of Capitol Opera Richmond on Aug. 9, the organ-and-piano Dúo MusArt Barcelona on Aug. 16, and the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble on Aug. 23.
* Noteworthy elsewhere: Charlottesville Opera concludes its run of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” with performances on Aug. 2, 4 and 5 at the Paramount Theater. . . . The Enso String Quartet, the Le Boeuf Brothers piano duo, the Garth
Newel Piano Quartet and other artists perform in Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon programs throughout the month at Garth Newel Music Center, near Hot Springs in Bath County. . . . Violinist Sarah Chang joins the Asian Youth Orchestra in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, sharing a program with works by Beethoven and Richard Strauss, Aug. 9 at the Filene Center amphitheater of Wolf Trap in Fairfax County. . . . The Staunton Music Festival marks its 20th anniversary summer season by ranging across centuries and continents, from Monteverdi, Bach and Beethoven to 
an émigrés-in-Hollywood programand new music by resident composers Zachary Wadsworth and Moritz Eggert, in free noontime recitals and ticketed evening concerts, Aug. 11-20 at various venues in the Western Virginia city. . . . Wolf Trap Opera stages a double-bill of “Bastianello” by John Musto and “The Juniper Tree” by Philip Glass and Robert Moran, Aug. 11, 13, 16 and 19 at the Bars of Wolf Trap. . . . Il Divo, the classical-crossover vocal troupe, performs on Aug. 31 at the Filene Center of Wolf Trap.
Aug. 1 (7 p.m.)
Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
artists TBA
Participants solo piano concert I
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 2 (7 p.m.)
Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
artists TBA
Participants solo piano concert II
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 2 (7 p.m.)
Aug. 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 5 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Charlottesville Opera
Andy Anderson conducting
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “Oklahoma!”
Jennifer Zetlan (Laurey)
Nathan Granner (Curly)
Sharin Apostolou (Ado Annie)
Tobias Greenhalgh (Jud Fry)
Isaac Bray (Will Parker)
Diana DiMarzio (Aunt Eller)
Charlottesville Ballet
Mary Birnbaum, stage director
in English
$25-$75
(434) 979-1333
http://www.charlottesvilleopera.org
Aug. 3 (1 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Laurens Patzlaff, piano
improvisation workshop
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 3 (2:30 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Verona Quartet
sight-reading and rehearsal technique workshop
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 3 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Zachary Guiles, trombone
Pascale Delache-Feldman, double-bass
Aleksandr Haskin, flute & piccolo
Yin Zheng, piano
Elgar-Sauer: “Chanson de nuit”
Elgar-Sauer: “Chanson de matin”
Holst: Concertante
Elgar: Duetto for double-bass and trombone
Elgar: “Salut d’amour” for trombone, piano and double-bass
Eugene Goossens: “Five Impressions of a Holiday” for flute, trombone and piano
Vaughan Williams: “Suite de Ballet” for flute and piano
Ian Clarke: “The Great Trace Race” for solo flute
Ian Clarke: “Zoom Tube” for solo flute
Britten: “Ploughboy” for trombone, piano and piccolo
$18 (waiting list)
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Aug. 4 (6 p.m.)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Grove Avenue at Boulevard, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Verona Quartet
GSIM faculty and student artists
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 4 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“ ‘La La Land’ in Concert,” film with orchestra accompaniment
$40-$60
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 5 (9 a.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Verona Quartet
workshop and coaching session
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 5 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Mark Caulson: Piano Quartet
Fauré: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 45
$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 5 (8:30 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
National Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou conducting
“Jurassic Park,” film with orchestra accompaniment
$35-$58
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 6 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Frank Zindler: “Valse melancolique” for cello and piano (premiere)
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4
Allan Blank: Duo for violin and piano (2011)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Trio No. 1 (“Trio Elegaique”)
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org
Aug. 6 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Emerging Artists
Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 7 (9 a.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Eugenia Zukerman, flute
solo and chamber music masterclass
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 7 (7 p.m.)
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
GSIM faculty and student artists
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 8 (7 p.m.)
Trinity United Methodist Church, 903 Forest Ave., Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
GSIM participants
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 9 (2 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
Cicilia Yudha, piano
lecture-recital on piano works by Robert Casadesus, Henri Dutilleux
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 9 (7 p.m.)
Black Music Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grove Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
GSIM paricipants
“Voice Extravaganza”
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Capitol Opera Richmond:
Karine Marshall, Caroline Whisnant & Fran Coleman, sopranos
Erin Wind, mezzo-soprano
Tracey Welborn, tenor
Chase Peak, baritone
Dave Robins, piano
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://grace-covenant.org
Aug. 9 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
Asian Youth Orchestra
Richard Pontzious conducting
Richard Strauss: “Don Juan”
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D major
Sarah Chang, violin
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
$20-$58
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 10 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
David Lemelin, clarinet
Magdalena Adamek, piano
Gerald Finzi: “Five Bagatelles,” Op. 25
Charles Villiers Stanford: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 129
Frank Bridge: “Three Miniature Pastoralres”
Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina
$18 (waiting list)
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Aug. 10 (7 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Global Summer Institute of Music:
GSIM Festival Orchestra
other artists TBA
program TBA
free
(804) 828-6776
http://go.vcu.edu/GSIM
Aug. 11 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Grieg: 3 songs
Ritter: Suite in F sharp minor for harpsichord
Kaipainen: Sonata for two violins
Grieg: “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen” for orchestra
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Handel: “Water Music” suites Nos. 2, 3
Handel: Coronation anthem, “Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened”
Handel: “Theodora” – arias TBA
Handel: “Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day” (excerpts)
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 13 (3 p.m.)
Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
The Barns at Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
Wolf Trap Opera
Lidiya Yankovskaya conducting
John Musto: “Bastianello”
Jonas Hacker (Young Man/Lambent)
Shea Owens (Bastianello the elder/Frediano/Ippolito/Lino)
Summer Hassan (Ortensia/Ettalina/Eustacia)
Richard Ollarsaba (Luciano)
Zoie Reams (Amadora/Stelladora)
Philip Glass & Robert Moran: “The Juniper Tree”
Ben Edquist (Father)
Summer Hassan (Mother)
Annie Rosen (Stepmother)
Madison Leonard (Daughter)
Megan Mikailovna Samarin (Son)
Andrew Gilstrap (Goldsmith)
Michael J. Hawk (Cobbler)
Sam Grosby (Miller)
R.B. Schlather, stage director
in English
$32-$88
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org
Aug. 12 (noon)
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Biber: Sonata for two trumpets, strings and continuo
Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”)
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 12 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Rameau: “Les Indies galantes” Suite
Eggert: “Creation III” for string quartet and bass drum
Brahms: “Alto Rhapsody”
Ravel: “Une barque sur l’ocean” for solo piano
Monteverdi: “Zefiro Torna” for two tenors, violin and continuo
Saariaho: “Three Japanese Gardens” for percussion and electronics
Smetana: “The Moldau”
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 12 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Le Boeuf Brothers, piano duo
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Le Boeuf Brothers: works TBA
$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 13 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Karen Johnson, violin
Joanne Kong, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027, for viola and harpsichord
J.S. Bach: “Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue,” BWV 903, for harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Sonata/partita TBA for solo violin
J.S. Bach: “A Musical Offering,” BWV 1079 – Trio Sonata in C minor
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org
Aug. 13 (3:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Prokofiev: “Peter and the Wolf”
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Happenstance Theater
other artists TBA
Mozart: “The Marriage of Figaro” Overture
Wadsworth: “The Doctor” (premiere)
J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht” (“Coffee Cantata”), BWV 211
Happenstance Theater: original piece TBA
Kurtz: “Last Contrabass in Las Vegas”
Milhaud: “Scaramouche”
$28
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 13 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Le Boeuf Brothers, piano duo
Jeanette Fang, piano
Le Boeuf Brothers: works TBA
$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 14 (noon)
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Pärt: “Summa” for vocal ensemble
Eggert: “Iron Curtain” for percussion quartet
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
Happenstance Theater
other artists TBA
Copland: “Fanfare for the Common Man”
Eisler: “Hollywood Elegies” for voice and piano
Stravinsky: “Polka: for a Young Elephant”
Chaplin-Wadsworth: ”Music from ‘City Lights’ ”
Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2 for two pianos (excerpt)
Schoenberg: “Ode to Napoleon”
Arlen: ”The Wizard of Oz” – “If I Only Had a Brain”
Bernstein: “Candide” Overture
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 15 (noon)
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, for piano and winds
D’India: madrigals for five voices
Eggert: “Amadee, Amadee” for piano and winds
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 15 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Mozart: concert aria, “Ch’io scordi di te”
TerVeldthuis (Jacob TV): “The Storm”
Merula: Toccata for organ
Couperin: works TBA for one, two and three harpsichords
Schrader: organ improvisation
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Dúo MusArt Barcelona:
Raúl Prieto Ramírez, organ
Maria Teresa Sierra, piano
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://grace-covenant.org
Aug. 16 (noon)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Mendelssohn: 2 songs
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata in C minor, Op. 65
Mendelssohn: Sextet in D major, Op. 110, for piano and strings
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 – II: Variations on “Gott erhalte Franz der Kaiser”
Eggert: “One Man Band II” for piano
Vogelweide: “Unter den Linden” for voice and instruments
Wagner: “Die Meistersinger” Prelude for two pianos eight-hands
Weill: “The Threepenny Opera” (excerpts)
Schütz: “Meine Seele verlanget” for double chorus
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 17 (6:30 p.m.)
Gottwald Playhouse, Dominion Arts Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Summer Series:
Shawn Welk, oboe & English horn
Richard Becker, piano
Britten: “Six Metamorphoses after Ovid” – “Pan,” “Arethusa”
Edmund Rubbra: Oboe Sonata in C major, Op. 100
Vaughan Williams: “Six Studies in English Folk Song” (English horn arr.)
Thomas F. Dunhill: “Three Short Pieces,” Op. 81
Eugene Goossens: “Concerto in One Movement,” Op. 45 (oboe-piano arr.)
$18 (waiting list)
(804) 788-1212
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
Aug. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
31st Street Stage, 31st Street at Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach
Virginia Symphony
conductor TBA
“Symphony by the Sea”
works by Copland, Bernstein, Sousa, John Williams, others
free
(757) 892-6366
http://www.virginiasymphony.org
Aug. 17 (noon)
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Poulenc: Sonata for piano four-hands
Britten: “Two Folksong Settings” for voice and harp
Biscardi: “Traverso” for flute and piano
Fauré: “La Bonne Chanson” for tenor, string quartet and piano
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G major (“Surprise”)
Guinivan: new work TBA (premiere)
Richard Strauss-Hasenoehrl: “Till Eulenspiegel, einmal anders” for chamber ensemble
Stravinsky: “Pulcinella” Suite
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 18 (noon)
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Telemann: Overture in A minor for recorder, strings and continuo
Poulenc: “Madrigals” for vocal quartet
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
J.S. Bach: arias and duets TBA
J.S. Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060a, for oboe, violin, strings and continuo
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 19 (noon)
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Scriabin: Nocturne for piano left-hand
Eggert: “Hammerklavier” (excerpt)
Haney: “Three-Hand Piece”
Debussy: “Petite Suite” (excerpt) for piano four-hands
Randall: “It’s Alright” for piano five-hands
Rachmaninoff: Valse, Op. 11, for piano six-hands
Liptak: “Piano Roll Blues” for piano seven-hands
Lavignac: “Galop-March” for piano eight-hands
free
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 19 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Varèse: “Offrandes”
Dvořák: Quintet in E flat major, Op. 97 (“American”) – Larghetto
Joplin: “Maple Leaf Rag”
Burtner: new work TBA
Bartók: “Contrasts” for violin, clarinet and piano
Crumb: “American Songbook” – “The Kanawha River at Dusk,” “Black Is My Love”
Gershwin: “I Got Rhythm” Variations for piano and orchestra
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 19 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Jeanette Fang, Brian Keng-Lu Hsu, Genevieve Feiwen Lee & Tian Tian, pianos
David Biedenbender: “Resonance Modes”
Logan Skelton: “American Sketches”
Barber: “Souvenirs”
Debussy: “En blanc et noir”
Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op., 17
$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 20 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Prokofiev: Quintet, Op. 39, for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and piano
Allan Blank: “Diversions” for solo clarinet
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org
Aug. 20 (11 a.m.)
Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Wadsworth: “Eclipse” for harp and chamber ensemble (premiere)
Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 (“Storm”)
$10
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 20 (3 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverly St., Staunton
Staunton Music Festival:
artists TBA
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
$22
(540) 569-0267
http://stauntonmusicfestival.org
Aug. 20 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Jeanette Fang, Brian Keng-Lu Hsu, Genevieve Feiwen Lee & Tian Tian, pianos
Schumann-Liszt: ”Liebeslied” – “Widmung”
Schubert-Liszt: “Du bist die Ruh’ ”
Liszt: “Hungarian Rhapsody” No. 6
Matthew Browne: “Lisztomania” (premiere)
Frederic Rzewski: “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues”
Saint-Saëns: “Variations on a Theme by Beethoven,” Op. 35
Lutoslawski: “Paganini Variations”
Saint-Saëns: “Danse macabre”
$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave., Richmond
August Musicales:
Atlantic Chamber Ensemble
Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, for piano and winds
Golijov: “Lullaby and Doina” for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double-bass
Ravel-Welk: “Ma mère l’oye” (“Mother Goose”) for 10 musicians
donation requested
(804) 359-2463
http://grace-covenant.org
Aug. 26 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Enso String Quartet
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Isaac Melamed, cello
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sextet in A major
Schubert: Quartet in G major, D. 887
$25 (concert), $84 (concert & dinner)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 27 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Richmond Chamber Players
Randall Thompson: “The Wind in the Willows” for string quartet
Christian Manen Megara: “Six Croquis,” Op. 126. for piano
Herbert Haufrecht: “Ferdinand the Bull” for piano and narrator
Ernest Bloch: “Schelomo” for cello and piano
$20
(804) 217-7205
http://www.richmondchamberplayers.org
Aug. 27 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, Route 220, Hot Springs
Enso String Quartet
Teresa Ling, violin
Evelyn Grau, viola
Isaac Melamed, cello
Schubert: “Quarttetsatz” in C minor, D. 703
Erwin Schulhoff: “Five Pieces for String Quartet”
Dvořák: Sextet in A major, Op. 48
$25 (concert), $43 (concert & picnic)
(877) 558-1689
http://www.garthnewel.org
Aug. 31 (8 p.m.)
Filene Center, Wolf Trap, Trap Road, Fairfax County
Il Divo
program TBA
$30-$75
(877) 965-3872 (Tickets.com)
http://www.wolftrap.org