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SUMMARY:Special Concert: Schubert\, Roussel\, Handel & more.
DESCRIPTION:Join us at KingsWay Community Church for an intimate\, chamber orchestra concert that allows you to get up close and personal with the musicians of the Richmond Symphony. This concert is general admission. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. \nKingsWay Community Church\n14111 Sovereign Grace Drive\nMidlothian\, VA 23114 \n  \nProgram Notes \n  \nPrices:\n$20         Adult\n$10         Child (age 3-18)\n$10         College Student (with valid student ID) \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/calendar10302/
LOCATION:KingsWay Community Church\, 14111 Sovereign Grace Drive\, Midlothian\, VA\, 23114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events
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SUMMARY:Metro Collection 3
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Randolph-Macon College for intimate\, chamber orchestra concerts that allow you to get up close and personal with the musicians of the Richmond Symphony. The series takes place at Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland and features free pre-concert talks at the Dollar Tree Room in Brock Commons one hour before the concert. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor \nProgram Notes \nConcert Sponsor:
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/metro-collection-3/2018-02-25/
LOCATION:Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College\, 	204 Henry Street\, Ashland\, VA\, 23005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Metro Series
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SUMMARY:Pictures at an Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:“Pictures from an Exhibition – A Remembrance of Viktor Hartmann”; is a suite of ten pieces (plus a recurring\, varied Promenade) composed for the piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. In 1874 an exhibition of Hartmann’s pictures was organized in the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. Mussorgsky went to the exhibition and was inspired to compose his piano piece. The suite is Mussorgsky’s most famous piano composition and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists. It has become further known through various orchestrations and arrangements produced by other musicians and composers. \nJoin us an hour before each concert for a free pre-concert talk with the Richmond Symphony Music Director\, Steven Smith. These talks often feature guest artists and conductors and provide you with insights for the concert you are about to hear. \nChildren 18 and under receive free tickets to Altria Masterworks concert (excludes Mezzanine seating\, Opening Night\, and Special Concerts). Click Buy Tickets to “purchase”. \nLearn more about Danail Rachev\, guest conductor\nLearn more about Ian Parker\, piano \nProgram Notes \nSeries sponsor\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nGuest artist sponsor
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/pictures-at-an-exhibition/2018-03-10/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:New World Symphony
DESCRIPTION:New World Symphony is the seventh installment in our 2017/18 Altria Masterworks series. This program celebrates the string instruments through popular melodies and infectious rhythms. \nThis concert is a celebration of friendship\, mutual respect\, and exploring new lands. The compositions featured from Kapralova\, Brahms\, and Dvorak are upbeat\, dramatic\, and exciting. Be transported across the world to the Czech Republic\, explore Romani melodies\, and experience turn of the century America through the ears of a foreigner. \nJoin us an hour before each concert for a free pre-concert talk with Richmond Symphony Music Director\, Steven Smith. This talk will provide insight into the conductor’s unique connection to the pieces featured\, including a story of him seeing Dvorak’s handwritten composition in person. \nChildren 18 and under receive free tickets to Altria Masterworks concert (excludes Mezzanine seating\, Opening Night\, and Special Concerts). Click Buy Tickets to “purchase”. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor\nLearn more about Daisuke Yamamoto\, concertmaster\, violin\nLearn more about Neal Cary\, principal cello \nProgram Notes \nSeries sponsor
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/new-world-symphony/2018-04-21/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:New World Symphony
DESCRIPTION:New World Symphony is the seventh installment in our 2017/18 Altria Masterworks series. This program celebrates the string instruments through popular melodies and infectious rhythms. \nThis concert is a celebration of friendship\, mutual respect\, and exploring new lands. The compositions featured from Kapralova\, Brahms\, and Dvorak are upbeat\, dramatic\, and exciting. Be transported across the world to the Czech Republic\, explore gypsy melodies\, and experience turn of the century America through the ears of a foreigner. \nJoin us an hour before each concert for a free pre-concert talk with Richmond Symphony Music Director\, Steven Smith. This talk will provide insight into the conductor’s unique connection to the pieces featured\, including a story of him seeing Dvorak’s handwritten composition in person. \nChildren 18 and under receive free tickets to Altria Masterworks concert (excludes Mezzanine seating\, Opening Night\, and Special Concerts). Click Buy Tickets to “purchase”. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor\nLearn more about Daisuke Yamamoto\, concertmaster\, violin\nLearn more about Neal Cary\, principal cello \nProgram Notes \nSeries sponsor
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/new-world-symphony-2/2018-04-22/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Metro Collection 4
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Randolph-Macon College for intimate\, chamber orchestra concerts that allow you to get up close and personal with the musicians of the Richmond Symphony. The series takes place at Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland and features free pre-concert talks at the Dollar Tree Room in Brock Commons one hour before the concert. \nLearn more about Chia-Hsuan Lin\, conductor \nProgram Notes
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/metro-collection-4/2018-05-06/
LOCATION:Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College\, 	204 Henry Street\, Ashland\, VA\, 23005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Metro Series
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SUMMARY:Mason Bates: World Première
DESCRIPTION:Featuring orchestral classics and contemporary composers\, this series will inspire you. Recently named the most-performed composer of his generation\, Mason Bates serves as the first composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. His music enlivens imaginative narrative forms with novel orchestral writing\, the harmonies of jazz and the rhythms of techno\, and it has been the first symphonic music to receive widespread acceptance for its unique integration of electronic sounds. \nJoin us an hour before each concert for a free pre-concert talk with the Richmond Symphony Music Director\, Steven Smith. These talks often feature guest artists and conductors and provide you with insight into the concert you are about to hear. \nThis performance is in partnership with the 2019 Commemoration\, AMERICAN EVOLUTION™. \n \nChildren 18 and under receive free tickets to Altria Masterworks concert (excludes Mezzanine seating\, Opening Night\, and Special Concerts). Click Buy Tickets to “purchase”. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor\nLearn more about Richmond Symphony Chorus\nLearn more about Mason Bates\, composer \nProgram Notes \nSeries sponsor \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nGuest Artist Sponsor
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/mason-bates-world-premiere/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Lang Lang & Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:The Richmond Symphony’s Opening Night Altria Masterworks concert will feature the incredible talent of Chinese piano virtuoso\, Lang Lang. Heralded by the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet”\, Lang Lang plays sold out concerts covering all continents of the globe. \nThe concert will be held on Friday\, September 21st at 8:00pm in the Dominion Energy Center of the Performing Arts\, and will feature Lang Lang and the Richmond Symphony performing Mozart’s Concerto No. 24 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra; one of the most powerful and well-known works in classical music. The evening’s program will also include the Richmond Symphony performing Julia Perry’s Study for Orchestra and Hector Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique\, Opus 14. Learn more about Steven Smith\, conductor. Learn more about Lang Lang\, pianist. \nJoin us an hour before this concert for a free pre-concert talk with the Richmond Symphony Music Director\, Steven Smith. These talks often feature guest artists and conductors and provide you with insight into the concert you are about to hear. \nProgram Notes \n\n\n\nSingle Ticket Pricing\nAdult\nChild*\n\n\nMezzanine\n$125.00\nn/a\n\n\nFront Orchestra / Front First Dress\n$100.00\n$75.00\n\n\nRear Orchestra\n$80.00\n$45.00\n\n\nSide Orchestra / Rear First Dress\n$55.00\n$25.00\n\n\nFront Second Dress\n$30.00\n$15.00\n\n\n\n  \nSPONSORS \nSeries Sponsor \n \n  \n  \n  \nConcert Sponsor \n \n  \n  \nGuest Artist Sponsor \n \n  \n  \nSupporting Sponsor \n \n  \n  \nMedia Sponsors
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/lang-lang-symphonie-fantastique/2018-09-21/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Metro Collection 1
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy classical music in an intimate setting. Metro concerts feature smaller scale works from the classical repertoire and newer pieces by contemporary composers. Richmond Symphony musicians are often featured soloists. The opening Metro Collection performance will feature classics from Mozart and Haydn. Mozart’s Overture  to The Abduction from Seraglio\, features Turkish instrumental themes in the dynamic opening to the most successful opera of his lifetime. \nThe classical works are complimented by modernist pieces from American composer Charles Ives and contemporary Turkish pianist Fazil Say. Say’s Symphonic Dances are strongly influenced by his Turkish roots. In the spirit of Liszt\, Rachmaninoff and Bartók\, Say has often incorporated the dance music of his homeland into his chamber music. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor \nProgram Notes
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/metro-collection-1-2/2018-10-07/
LOCATION:Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College\, 	204 Henry Street\, Ashland\, VA\, 23005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Metro Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T200000
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SUMMARY:Beethoven & Bernstein's 100th Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The second Altria Masterworks concert of the season features the Richmond Symphony with violinist Joan Kwuon under the baton of Music Director Steven Smith\, celebrating the centennial anniversary of American composer Leonard Bernstein. The New York Times has described Kwuon as a “fiery\, intensely musical and impassioned” performer. The program will include Bernstein’s Serenade\, after Plato’s “Symposium\,” complemented by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major\, Op. 55\, “Eroica” and Dances of Galánta by Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly. \nJoin us an hour before this concert for a free pre-concert talk with the Richmond Symphony Music Director\, Steven Smith. These talks often feature guest artists and conductors and provide you with insight into the concert you are about to hear. \n  \nProgram Notes \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor.\nLearn more about Joan Kwuon\, violinist. \n\n  \nSeries Sponsor \n\n\nSupporting Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/beethoven-bernsteins-100th-celebration/2018-10-20/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Special Concert at Mount Vernon Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION:Join the Richmond Symphony for a special concert at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Glen Allen on Sunday\, October 21 at 3pm as they perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Opus 55 “Eroica” and Bernstein’s Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”). The concert will feature Joan Kwuon on violin.\n\nMount Vernon Baptist Church\n11220 Nuckols Road\nGlen Allen\, VA 23059\nwww.mvbcnow.org \nProgram Notes \nThis concert is general admission. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor.\nLearn more about Joan Kwuon\, violinist.
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/special-concert-mount-vernon-baptist-church/2018-10-21/
LOCATION:Mount Vernon Baptist Church\, 11220 Nuckols Road\, Glen Allen\, VA 23059
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T200000
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SUMMARY:Brahms Requiem\, Barber Adagio
DESCRIPTION:Join the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Chorus\, with Music Director Steven Smith\, in commemorating the 100th year anniversary of Armistice 1918. This memorable Altria Masterworks program features Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem\, Op. 45\, Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Butterworth’s The Banks of Green Willow.  \nThe dark\, unusually low registers lend an air of reverence and contemplation to Brahm’s Requiem.  In the words of Clara Schumann\, “It is a truly tremendous piece of art which moves the entire being in a way little else does.” \nBarber’s Adagio for Strings is a serious piece of music that is firmly embedded in the consciousness of nearly every American. Composer William Schumann gives a wonderfully concise listening guide: “[Adagio for Strings] is so precise emotionally. It begins\, it reaches its climax\, it makes its point\, and it goes away.” \nGeorge Butterworth wrote his The Banks of Green Willow before World War I even started\, but it is seen as emblematic of the “lost generation” from that war\, and is often played to commemorate it. \nProgram Notes \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor. \nLearn more about Darren K. Stokes\, bass-baritone. \nLearn more about Martha Guth\, soprano. \nRennolds Memorial Concert \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/brahm-requiem-barber-adagio-commemorating-centennial-armistice-1918/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Brahms Requiem\, Barber Adagio
DESCRIPTION:Join the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Chorus\, with Music Director Steven Smith\, in commemorating the 100th year anniversary of Armistice 1918. This memorable Altria Masterworks program features Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem\, Op. 45\, Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Butterworth’s The Banks of Green Willow.  \nThe dark\, unusually low registers lend an air of reverence and contemplation to Brahm’s Requiem.  In the words of Clara Schumann\, “It is a truly tremendous piece of art which moves the entire being in a way little else does.” \nBarber’s Adagio for Strings is a serious piece of music that is firmly embedded in the consciousness of nearly every American. Composer William Schumann gives a wonderfully concise listening guide: “[Adagio for Strings] is so precise emotionally. It begins\, it reaches its climax\, it makes its point\, and it goes away.” \nGeorge Butterworth wrote his The Banks of Green Willow before World War I even started\, but it is seen as emblematic of the “lost generation” from that war\, and is often played to commemorate it. \nProgram Notes \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, conductor. \nLearn more about Darren K. Strokes\, bass-baritone. \nLearn more about Martha Guth\, soprano. \nRennolds Memorial Concert \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/brahms-requiem-barber-adagio-commemorating-centennial-armistice-1918/2018-11-11/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
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SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Chorus performing Handel’s masterwork\, a holiday classic that has delighted Richmonders for generations. \nChia-Hsuan Lin\, conductor  and Jack & Mary Ann Frable Associate Conductor Chair\nErin R. Freeman\, Director of the Richmond Symphony Chorus and James Erb Choral Chair\nClara Rottsolk\, soprano\nJessica Renfro\, mezzo-soprano\nCameo Humes\, tenor\nCalvin Griffin\, bass-baritone\nJonathan Moyer\, harpsichord \n  \n  \nConcert Sponsor \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/handels-messiah-4/2018-12-08/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events
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SUMMARY:Beethoven's Emperor & Mahler 5
DESCRIPTION:Join the Richmond Symphony and guest artist Orion Weiss on piano\, for a breathtaking evening of musical excellence. This Altria Masterworks concert features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 Opus 73 “Emperor\,” as well as the epic masterpiece that is Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor. \nBeethoven wrote this concerto while Vienna was under siege by Napoleon’s armies. “What a disturbing\, wild life all around me\,” Beethoven wrote to his publisher\, “nothing but drums\, cannons\, men\, misery of all sorts.” The piece has a wide dynamic range that opens with a striking first movement\, settles into a serene hymn-like adagio\, and moves through to a triumphant rondo finale. \nWhen Gustav Mahler conducted the first performance of his Fifth Symphony in 1904\, it was described as “the giant symphony\,” due to the immense demands placed on the orchestra. The first movement is a sort of funeral march. It begins with a single trumpet announcing the main theme. The entire orchestra eventually takes up this theme\, building to a powerful climax before yielding to a more lyrical\, plaintive melody. Eventually\, the lighthearted waltz crashes its way back in and struggles with the darker theme\, prevailing triumphantly at the end. The piece moves from sorrow to joy through epic swells of orchestral participation. \nOrion Weiss is one of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians.His deeply felt and exceptionally crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery and have won him worldwide acclaim. \nLearn more about Orion Weiss\, Piano.\nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor. \nProgram Notes \n  \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/beethovens-emperor-mahler-5/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Beethoven's Emperor & Mahler 5
DESCRIPTION:Due to expected inclement weather and for the overall safety of our patrons\, musicians\, and event staff\, the Richmond Symphony is cancelling its Altria Masterworks Beethoven Emperor & Mahler 5 Concert on SUNDAY\, January 13th at 3:00pm. We will be reaching out to ticket-holders via e-mail or phone to discuss alternative ticketing options. \nOur Altria Masterworks Concert on Saturday\, January 12th at 8:00pm will continue as scheduled. Click the Buy Tickets link above to purchase tickets for Saturday’s performance. \n\n\n  \nIf you have any questions\, feel free to contact Patron Services via phone at 804-788-1212 x2 or e-mail at patronservices@richmondsymphony.com. \n\nWe thank you for your patronage\, support\, and understanding. \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nJoin the Richmond Symphony and guest artist Orion Weiss on piano\, for a breathtaking evening of musical excellence. This Altria Masterworks concert features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 Opus 73 “Emperor\,” as well as the epic masterpiece that is Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor. \nBeethoven wrote this concerto while Vienna was under siege by Napoleon’s armies. “What a disturbing\, wild life all around me\,” Beethoven wrote to his publisher\, “nothing but drums\, cannons\, men\, misery of all sorts.” The piece has a wide dynamic range that opens with a striking first movement\, settles into a serene hymn-like adagio\, and moves through to a triumphant rondo finale. \nWhen Gustav Mahler conducted the first performance of his Fifth Symphony in 1904\, it was described as “the giant symphony\,” due to the immense demands placed on the orchestra. The first movement is a sort of funeral march. It begins with a single trumpet announcing the main theme. The entire orchestra eventually takes up this theme\, building to a powerful climax before yielding to a more lyrical\, plaintive melody. Eventually\, the lighthearted waltz crashes its way back in and struggles with the darker theme\, prevailing triumphantly at the end. The piece moves from sorrow to joy through epic swells of orchestral participation. \nOrion Weiss is one of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians.His deeply felt and exceptionally crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery and have won him worldwide acclaim. \nLearn more about Orion Weiss\, Piano.\nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor. \nProgram Notes \n  \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/beethovens-emperor-mahler-5-2/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190127T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190127T170000
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SUMMARY:Metro Collection 2
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy classical music in an intimate setting. Metro concerts feature smaller scale works from the classical repertoire and newer pieces by contemporary composers. Richmond Symphony musicians are often featured soloists.  \nThe Symphony No. 25 in G Minor is only one of two symphonies that Mozart wrote in a minor key\, out of the nearly one hundred he composed. Mozart experimented with using the Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) musical trend in a symphony setting. The trend was a reaction to the cool rationalism of the Enlightenment and gave free expression to extreme emotion. The piece is saturated with stormy emotion\, interspersed with lighter themes throughout the movements; contrast is a hallmark of Sturm und Drang. \nDebussy’s La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) is based off a children’s book by the same title. Writing the first two scenes came easily for Debussy by extracting secrets from his daughter’s old dolls\, but he confessed the third scene was causing him some trouble: “The soul of a doll is more mysterious than even [poet and playwright] Maeterlinck imagines; it doesn’t easily tolerate the kind of humbug so many human souls put up with.” \nFanny Mendelssohn’s only known purely orchestral work is Overture in C. It begins with a quiet serenity that eventually bursts into an ebullience that can only be associated with the Mendelssohn name. The standard of the times\, her family and brother\, famed composer Felix Mendelssohn\, discouraged Fanny’s compositional aspirations. With the support of her husband\, a painter\, she began to publish her works. Just a year later\, she died from a stroke\, leaving over 500 compositions unpublished. \nA gamelan is an Indonesian orchestra made up of gongs and keyed metal instruments resembling our marimbas and xylophones. Born to a family of artists in Pengosekan village in Bali\, Dewa Ketut Alit was immersed in Balinese gamelan from early childhood. He is generally acknowledged as the leading composer of his generation in Bali. He says this of his piece Open My Door: “I want to push open a door\, entering new spaces. I’m on the road looking for the relationship between gamelan music and western music.” \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor. \nProgram Notes \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/metro-collection-2-2/
LOCATION:Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College\, 	204 Henry Street\, Ashland\, VA\, 23005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Metro Series
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SUMMARY:Dvořák & American Masterpieces
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of live music with our Altria Masterworks series. This concert proudly features American masterpieces alongside Dvořák’s Concerto for Violin in A Minor\, Op.53\, performed by Concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto. With Guest Conductor George Manahan\, the Richmond Symphony looks forward to presenting an inspiring evening of music. \n  \nLearn more about George Manahan\, Guest Conductor.\nLearn more about Daisuke Yamamoto\, Concertmaster. \nProgram Notes \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/dvorak-american-masterpieces/2019-02-09/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Dvorak & American Masterpieces
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of live music with our Altria Masterworks series. This concert proudly features American masterpieces alongside Dvořák’s Concerto for Violin in A Minor\, Op.53\, performed by Concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto. With Guest Conductor George Manahan\, the Richmond Symphony looks forward to presenting an inspiring evening of music. \n  \nLearn more about George Manahan\, Guest Conductor.\nLearn more about Daisuke Yamamoto\, Concertmaster. \nProgram Notes \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/dvorak-american-masterpieces-2/2019-02-10/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T160000
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SUMMARY:Beethoven in Brandermill
DESCRIPTION:“How delighted I shall be to ramble for a while through bushes\, woods\, under trees\, through grass and around rocks. No one can love the country as much as I do. For surely woods\, trees\, and rocks produce the echo which man desires to hear.” Beethoven spent his summers in the country and it was there he did his most productive work. Beethoven composed most of his Symphony No. 6\, what he himself called his Pastoral symphony\, in the “delicious wooded environs of Heiligenstadt.” \nMozart wrote the Overture to “Don Giovanni\,” K. 527\, the night the opera’s final dress rehearsal had been performed. As his wife told him stories to keep him awake and entertained\, the composer dozed off\, eventually falling into a deep sleep. Upon waking\, Mozart wrote and completed the Overture within two hours. Mozart’s biographer Ernest Newman insists that the story is true. Composition for Mozart “meant developing the work in his head; he found the business of writing it out rather tiresome\, and he would often postpone it as long as he could. . . . the Overture to Don Giovanni had been worked out in his head long before . . . all he had to do on that historic night was to put the notes on paper.” \nThe Symphony will also perform Avartan by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail.\nLearn more about Reena Esmail\, Guest Conductor.\nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor.\nProgram Notes \nThis concert will be held at: The Brandermill Church\, 4500 Millridge Parkway\, Midlothian\, VA 23112 \n  \nSponsored by Chesterfield County Parks & Recreation \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/richmond-symphony-brandermill-church/
LOCATION:Brandermill Church\, 4500 Millridge Parkway\, Midlothian\, VA\, 23112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events
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SUMMARY:Metro Collection 3
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy classical music in an intimate setting. Metro concerts feature smaller scale works from the classical repertoire and newer pieces by contemporary composers. Richmond Symphony musicians are often featured soloists. \nMozart wrote the Overture to “Don Giovanni\,” K. 527\, the night the opera’s final dress rehearsal had been performed. As his wife told him stories to keep him awake and entertained\, the composer dozed off\, eventually falling into a deep sleep. Upon waking\, Mozart wrote and completed the Overture within two hours. Mozart’s biographer Ernest Newman insists that the story is true. Composition for Mozart “meant developing the work in his head; he found the business of writing it out rather tiresome\, and he would often postpone it as long as he could. . . . the Overture to Don Giovanni had been worked out in his head long before . . . all he had to do on that historic night was to put the notes on paper.” \n“How delighted I shall be to ramble for a while through bushes\, woods\, under trees\, through grass and around rocks. No one can love the country as much as I do. For surely woods\, trees\, and rocks produce the echo which man desires to hear.” Beethoven spent his summers in the country and it was there he did his most productive work. Beethoven composed most of his Symphony No. 6\, what he himself called his Pastoral symphony\, in the “delicious wooded environs of Heiligenstadt.” \n  \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor.\nLearn more about Reena Esmail\, Guest Composer.  \nProgram Notes \n  \n  \nSeries Sponsor \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/metro-collection-3-2/
LOCATION:Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College\, 	204 Henry Street\, Ashland\, VA\, 23005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Metro Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T220000
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SUMMARY:Rachmaninoff 1 & Tchaikovsky 6
DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of exceptional music with the Richmond Symphony and Guest Artist Adam Neiman\, piano. This Altria Masterworks concert will feature Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.1 in F-sharp Minor\, Op.1\, Tchaikovsky’s  Symphony No. 6 in B Minor\, Op. 74\, and Music Director Steven Smith’s Kataklysmos.  \nGrammy Award-nominee Adam Neiman has captured the attention of audiences and critics alike since his Los Angeles debut at age 11 at Royce Hall. He is hailed as one of the foremost pianists of his generation\, with a distinguished international career and an encyclopedic repertoire that spans more than sixty concerti. Having performed with a number of leading orchestras and ensembles\, Neiman is celebrated for his commanding musicianship and exceptional technique. \nRachmaninoff wrote and performed his First Piano Concerto while he was still a student at the Moscow Conservatory. After a disappointing initial reception\, the composer eventually reworked the piece\, refining its orchestral design\, while maintaining its characteristically youthful enthusiasm. The piano’s dominant role in the piece was a clear vehicle to show off Rachmaninoff’s talent as a pianist. With effusive piano passages and sumptuous orchestral accompaniment\, the listener will hear the emergence of all the musical skills the composer has become known and reputed for. \nAfter he finished writing  Symphony No. 6\, “Pathetique\,” Tchaikovsky confessed\, “I consider this symphony the best thing I have ever done. In any case\, it is the most deeply felt. And I love it as I have never loved any of my compositions.” In this piece\, Tchaikovsky attempted to capture the essence of life and the fullness of human feeling. The first movement is characterized by an initial theme that is full of impulsive passion\, followed by a second theme that is slow and hushed. The second and third movements divert from a traditional symphony\, with a distorted waltz and an unexpected march\, both based on descending melodic motives\, giving it a brooding and sorrowful character. The symphony ends with the same gloominess with which it begins. \nRichmond Symphony audiences know of Steven Smith as their Music Director. However\, he is also an award-winning composer. Steven Smith says through his music\, he attempts to convey the magnificence\, breadth and life force of the natural world\, “I believe in the inter-connectedness of all things. Through my compositions I hope to raise overall awareness of the importance of our environment\, its residents\, human and otherwise\, and foster an appreciation and reverence for the world we all share.”  Smith’s Kataklysmos was inspired by the ancient and continuing effects of geologic forces upon the earth’s landscape. Moving through volcanic eruption\, stillness\, evolution\, and re-formation\, the piece ends with boisterous rhythmic activity\, reflecting emotions akin to childhood feelings of awe at being surrounded by such a magical natural realm. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor. \nLearn more about Adam Neiman\, Piano. \nProgram Notes \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nGuest Artist Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/rachmaninoff-1-tchaikovsky-6/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Influence of the World: The Tucker-Boatwright Concert
DESCRIPTION:As a grand finale to conclude the University of Richmond’s Tucker-Boatwright Festival\, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present a concert of works inspired by non-Western traditions featuring the world premiere of a new work for chorus and orchestra by Reena Esmail as part of our Altria Masterworks series. \nDespite disliking the term “impressionism” applied to his music\, Debussy describes his three Nocturnes in almost painterly terms: Nuages (Clouds) renders the immutable aspect of the sky and the slow\, solemn motion of the clouds\, fading away in gray tones slightly tinged with white. Fetes (Festivals) gives us the vibrating\, dancing rhythm of the atmosphere with sudden flashes of light. But the background remains persistently the same: the festival with its blending of music and luminous dust participating in the rhythm. Sirenes (Sirens) depicts the sea and its innumerable rhythm. Among the waves\, silvered by moonlight is heard the mysterious song of the Sirens as they laugh and pass on. Work on the Nocturnes was not easy for Debussy. His personal life was a wreck. In financial trouble and broken up from his longtime mistress\, he wrote\, “The three Nocturnes have been infected by my private life\, first full of hope\, then full of despair\, and then full of nothing!” \nLike Debussy\, Ravel is classified as an impressionist composer. His Rapsodie espagnole\, is saturated with musical color; almost as breathtaking as the color of the impressionist painters. There is a certain vagueness of form in the music that is reminiscent of Monet and Turner. “Suggestion and atmosphere” are key ideas for the musical impressionists. Ravel’s fascination with Spanish culture is heard throughout the piece\, permeated with the flavors of Spanish music. \nIn the late 1920s\, the Canadian composer Colin McPhee “quite by accident heard [a] few gramophone records that were to change [his] life completely. The clear\, metallic sounds were like the stirring of a thousand bells\, delicate\, confused\, with a sensuous charm\, a mystery that was quite overpowering.” McPhee moved to Bali where he quickly absorbed the culture. He started incorporating Balinese materials into his own music. Tabuh-Tabuhan was his first large-scale orchestral work to use Balinese musical material. Interested in fusing western orchestral traditions with Balinese motifs\, McPhee considers it a purely personal work. \nLearn more about Joanne Kong\, Keyboard.\nLearn more about Paul Hanson\, Piano.\nLearn more about Reena Esmail\, Guest Composer.\nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor. \nProgram Notes \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nConcert Partner \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/influence-world-tucker-boatwright-concert/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T170000
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SUMMARY:Influence of the World: The Tucker-Boatwright Concert
DESCRIPTION:As a grand finale to conclude the University of Richmond’s Tucker Boatwright Festival\, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present a concert of works inspired by non-Western traditions featuring the world premiere of a new work for chorus and orchestra by Reena Esmail\, as part of our Altria Masterworks series. \nDespite disliking the term “impressionism” applied to his music\, Debussy describes his three Nocturnes in almost painterly terms: Nuages (Clouds) renders the immutable aspect of the sky and the slow\, solemn motion of the clouds\, fading away in gray tones slightly tinged with white. Fetes (Festivals) gives us the vibrating\, dancing rhythm of the atmosphere with sudden flashes of light. But the background remains persistently the same: the festival with its blending of music and luminous dust participating in the rhythm. Sirenes (Sirens) depicts the sea and its innumerable rhythm. Among the waves\, silvered by moonlight is heard the mysterious song of the Sirens as they laugh and pass on. Work on the Nocturnes was not easy for Debussy. His personal life was a wreck. In financial trouble and broken up from his longtime mistress\, he wrote\, “The three Nocturnes have been infected by my private life\, first full of hope\, then full of despair\, and then full of nothing!” \nLike Debussy\, Ravel is classified as an impressionist composer. His Rapsodie espagnole\, is saturated with musical color; almost as breathtaking as the color of the impressionist painters. There is a certain vagueness of form in the music that is reminiscent of Monet and Turner. “Suggestion and atmosphere” are key ideas for the musical impressionists. Ravel’s fascination with Spanish culture is heard throughout the piece\, permeated with the flavors of Spanish music. \nIn the late 1920s\, the Canadian composer Colin McPhee “quite by accident heard [a] few gramophone records that were to change [his] life completely. The clear\, metallic sounds were like the stirring of a thousand bells\, delicate\, confused\, with a sensuous charm\, a mystery that was quite overpowering.” McPhee moved to Bali where he quickly absorbed the culture. He started incorporating Balinese materials into his own music. Tabuh-Tabuhan was his first large-scale orchestral work to use Balinese musical material. Interested in fusing western orchestral traditions with Balinese motifs\, McPhee considers it a purely personal work. \nLearn more about Joanne Kong\, Keyboard.\nLearn more about Paul Hanson\, Piano.\nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor. \nProgram Notes \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor \nConcert Partner \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/influence-world-tucker-boatwright-concert-2/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T170000
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SUMMARY:Metro Collection 4
DESCRIPTION:The Metro Collection offers audiences fantastic classical music in an intimate setting. Concerts feature smaller scale works from the classical repertoire and newer pieces by contemporary composers. This performance will feature David Lemelin\, clarinet. \nWith works like Music for the Theatre\, Aaron Copland paved the way for a truly American “classical” music. In the piece\, you can hear the budding nationalism that comes to fruition in Copland’s later works. For the national element Copland turned to jazz\, “I was preoccupied with the idea of adding to the great history of serious music something with an American accent\, and jazz seemed to be a comparatively simple way of introducing the American note in an authentic way . . . It was an easy way to be an American.” \nSchubert began work on his Symphony in C Major when he was only nineteen. The music of Gioacchino Rossini was currently the rage in Vienna and it seems that Schubert modeled much of this symphony on the light-hearted and almost facile style of that Italian composer. The slow introduction to the first movement begins dramatically enough\, but soon melts into pure melody. The flutes introduce the main body of the movement with a jaunty little melody and from then on\, it is all good-hearted mirth. The slower second movement is as melodic as an operatic aria\, and the third movement is a lilting romp. The last movement is a succession of light-hearted tunes in contrasting tempos that eventually give way to a dramatic conclusion. \nWhen Louis Spohr wrote his first concerto for clarinet\, the instrument had only five keys\, compared to the seventeen of a modern clarinet. He confessed that he really didn’t know what he was doing. Aside from the obvious virtuosic aspects of Spohr’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1\, the piece contains some unusual elements. It is in a minor key\, and the orchestra plays a slow introduction before fingerwork begins. The slow movement confines the accompaniment to just violins and cellos. In spite of the minor key\, the third movement has a jaunty quality to it. Instead of ending with a technical flourish\, there is a surprising and sudden fade to nothing. \nLearn more about David Lemelin\, Clarinet. \nLearn more about Chia-Hsuan Lin\, Conductor. \nProgram Notes \n  \n  \nMedia Sponsor \nConcert Sponsor: \nMr. Ralph R. Crosby\, Jr. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/metro-collection-4-2/2019-04-28/
LOCATION:Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College\, 	204 Henry Street\, Ashland\, VA\, 23005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Metro Series
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SUMMARY:Carmen in Concert with Denyce Graves
DESCRIPTION:Join the Richmond Symphony for a spectacular final event of their Altria Masterworks series\, featuring Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves in a concert performance of Bizet’s Carmen (un-staged)\, in partnership with Virginia Opera. \nRecognized worldwide as one of today’s most exciting vocal stars\, Denyce Graves continues to gather unparalleled popular and critical acclaim in performances on four continents. USA Today identifies her as “an operatic superstar of the 21st century\,” and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution exclaims\, “If the human voice has the power to move you\, you will be touched by Denyce Graves.” \nBizet’s Carmen was the most famous of the composer’s operas\, introducing an unfamiliar element of realism to the form. Audiences were taken aback by the female protagonist’s unscrupulous behavior. Displays of crude femininity are augmented by staged knife fights and choruses of smoking cigarette-factory girls. Set in 19th century Spain\, the opera presents themes of love\, jealousy\, and free will\, as Carmen operates on her own agenda: seductive and intimate on one note\, sardonic and hedonistic the next. Though she meets an untimely death at the hands of a discarded lover\, this powerful character is immortalized in the operatic cannon; defined by her passionate nature\, respected for strong will\, and remembered for the music that carries her story. \nLearn more about Denyce Graves\, Mezzo-Soprano. \nLearn more about Steven Smith\, Conductor. \nSlatten-MacDonald Fund of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia \n  \n  \nSeries Sponsor \nMedia Sponsor \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/carmen-concert-denyce-graves/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Single Tickets On Sale 8.1.19
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss our exciting 19/20 season!\nSingle tickets go on sale Thursday\, August 1st\, at 10 am. \n*Remember: You can secure your seats now and save up to 44% when you purchase a season subscription today! \nClick here  for 19/20 Season information or call Patron Services at 804.788.1212.
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/single-tickets-on-sale-8-1-19/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events,Currents
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SUMMARY:Opening Weekend: The Return of Marin Alsop
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Marin Alsop\, Conductor. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nProgram Notes
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/opening-weekend-return-marin-alsop/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events,Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Opening Weekend: The Return of Marin Alsop
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Marin Alsop\, Conductor. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nProgram Notes
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/2019-09-22/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 612 East Grace Street\, Richmond \, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events,Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Metro 1
DESCRIPTION:Welcome our first Music Director Candidate\, Roderick Cox\, as he leads small-ensemble favorites in an intimate setting at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. The program includes Copland’s Clarinet Concerto\, featuring the Richmond Symphony’s own David Lemelin; Dvořák’s Serenade in D Minor\, Opus 44\, for winds\, cello and double-bass; and Mozart’s beloved Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major\, K. 543. \nExperience the majesty of the orchestral experience through symphonic masterpieces\, contemporary works\, and chamber concerts in traditional concert settings.  Whether enjoying the mainstays of the orchestra repertoire\, modern works for the full orchestra or chamber settings\, Richmond Symphony Classics offer everything you expect from a symphony orchestra. \n  \nLearn more about Roderick Cox\, Conductor.\nLearn more about David Lemelin\, Clarinet. \nProgram Notes \nSpecial thanks to our media sponsor:
URL:https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/metro-1/
LOCATION:Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College\, 	204 Henry Street\, Ashland\, VA\, 23005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts & Events,Metro Series
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