Richmond Symphony

A Century of American Sound: Livestream or In-Person
2020-09-19 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Showcasing musical contributions that helped define American classical music. Aaron Diehl, known for classical and jazz piano, will perform Gershwin, alongside works by Copland; award-winning composer Joseph Turrin; Adolphus Hailstork, a groundbreaking Virginian composer and Old Dominion University professor; and acclaimed Leonard Bernstein Award recipient Jessie Montgomery.

Click HERE to purchase a Fall Masterworks livestream subscription.
Click HERE to read more about George Manahan.
Click HERE to read more about Aaron Diehl.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.
Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Livestream presented by Altria

Thanks to our concert sponsor Covington Travel

A Century of American Sound
2020-09-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Showcasing musical contributions that helped define American classical music. Aaron Diehl, known for classical and jazz piano, will perform Gershwin, alongside works by Copland; award-winning composer Joseph Turrin; Adolphus Hailstork, a groundbreaking Virginian composer and Old Dominion University professor; and acclaimed Leonard Bernstein Award recipient Jessie Montgomery.

Click HERE to read more about George Manahan.
Click HERE to read more about Aaron Diehl.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.
Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Thanks to our concert sponsor Covington Travel

Hymn to a New Beginning
2020-10-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2020-10-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
A mainly strings program, inspired by the purity of Mozart’s music. Acclaimed violinist Melissa White will perform with Music Director Valentina Peleggi the beautiful Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, “Turkish”.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Melissa White.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.
Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Hymn to a New Beginning: Livestream or In-Person
2020-10-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
A mainly strings program, inspired by the purity of Mozart’s music. Acclaimed violinist Melissa White will perform with Music Director Valentina Peleggi the beautiful Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, “Turkish”.

Click HERE to purchase a Fall Masterworks livestream subscription.
Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Melissa White.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.
Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Livestream presented by Altria

Metro on the Move: Wind Serenade
2020-10-25 15:00 - 16:30 | Reveille United Methodist Church, 4200 Cary Street Road, Richmond, VA, 23221, United States
Music Director Valentina Peleggi will conduct the Richmond Symphony Wind Ensemble in this special concert at Reveille United Methodist Church.

Concert will be approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.
Face masks will be required in the building at all times (please note, face shields may not be substituted for a face mask).
Free parking available onsite.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Metamorphosen
2020-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
In a befitting reflection of our shared human experience, Music Director Valentina Peleggi leads the Richmond Symphony in a program reflecting on the pain and joy of transformation. Program includes works by Strauss and Schubert.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

https://vimeo.com/476003246

Metamorphosen: Livestream or In-Person
2020-11-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
In a befitting reflection of our shared human experience, Music Director Valentina Peleggi leads the Richmond Symphony in a program reflecting on the pain and joy of transformation. Program includes works by Strauss, Schubert, and Wagner.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Livestream presented by Altria

https://vimeo.com/476003246

Metamorphosen
2020-11-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
In a befitting reflection of our shared human experience, Music Director Valentina Peleggi leads the Richmond Symphony in a program reflecting on the pain and joy of transformation. Program includes works by Strauss, Wagner, and Schubert.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

https://vimeo.com/476003246

A Baroque Holiday (Watch from Home Now)
2021-01-02 20:00 - 21:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Watch from Home subscription available all month long!
George Manahan returns to Richmond for a unique holiday concert full of old world charm. Experience Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons and your favorite orchestral movements from Handel’s Messiah.

Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through January. The concert is approximately 90 minutes long with no intermission.

Click HERE to learn more about our full Home for the Holidays subscription!
Click HERE to read more about George Manahan.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Thanks to our sponsor The Wauford Group

Les Danses Françaises
2021-01-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
French arabesques and the magic of the harp solo will bring you to a golden world. Ravel and Debussy are paired with Germaine Tailleferre, a wonderful French composer, student of Ravel and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six. Lynette Wardle, our principal harp, will delight us in the first half of the concert with Tailleferre’s Concertino and Debussy’s Danses.
Join us for a safe, socially-distanced in-person concert. The Friday night concert will be presented without an intermission, and will therefore be slightly shorter than Saturday and Sunday performances.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through March 2.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Lynette Wardle.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Les Danses Françaises
2021-01-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
French arabesques and the magic of the harp solo will bring you to a golden world. Ravel and Debussy are paired with Germaine Tailleferre, a wonderful French composer, student of Ravel and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six. Lynette Wardle, our principal harp, will delight us in the first half of the concert with Tailleferre’s Concertino and Debussy’s Danses.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through March 2.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Lynette Wardle.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Russian Treasures
2021-02-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Guest conductor Kazem Abdullah will be joined onstage by pianist Orion Weiss, who makes his acclaimed return to Richmond, and by our very own Sam Huss on the trumpet for the spectacular and highly demanding Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1. The flamboyant Islamey opens this evening of Russian music, and will be followed by Tchaikovsky’s masterwork, Serenade for Strings.
Join us for a safe, socially-distanced in-person concert. The Friday night concert will be presented without an intermission, and will therefore be slightly shorter than Saturday and Sunday performances.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through March 23.

Click HERE to read more about Kazem Abdullah.
Click HERE to read more about Orion Weiss.
Click HERE to read more about Sam Huss.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Thanks to our concert sponsor

Russian Treasures
2021-02-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Guest conductor Kazem Abdullah will be joined onstage by pianist Orion Weiss, who makes his acclaimed return to Richmond, and by our very own Sam Huss on the trumpet for the spectacular and highly demanding Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1. The flamboyant Islamey opens this evening of Russian music, and will be followed by Tchaikovsky’s masterwork, Serenade for Strings.
Join us for a safe, socially-distanced in-person concert.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through March 23.

Click HERE to read more about Kazem Abdullah.
Click HERE to read more about Orion Weiss.
Click HERE to read more about Sam Huss.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Thanks to our concert sponsor

Les Danses Françaises: On Demand
2021-03-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
French arabesques and the magic of the harp solo will bring you to a golden world. Ravel and Debussy are paired with Germaine Tailleferre, a wonderful French composer, student of Ravel and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six. Lynette Wardle, our principal harp, will delight us in the first half of the concert with Tailleferre’s Concertino and Debussy’s Danses.
Watch from home online now through March 2.

Click HERE to learn more about our full Masterworks livestream subscription.
Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Lynette Wardle.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Livestream presented by Altria

Beethoven in Vienna
2021-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Beethoven is at the heart of this concert, with the majestic Piano Concerto No. 1 and the sunny and cheerful Symphony No. 4 that in its brightness recalls the symphonies of Haydn, with whom Beethoven had studied a decade before. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez, First Prize winner of the Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition, will make her debut with the Richmond Symphony in this masterwork.
Join us for a safe, socially-distanced in-person concert. The Friday night concert will be presented without an intermission, and will therefore be slightly shorter than Saturday and Sunday performances.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through April 20.
Gabriela Martinez is the Richmond Symphony’s Florence Robertson Givens Guest Artist.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Gabriela Martinez.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Beethoven in Vienna
2021-03-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Beethoven is at the heart of this concert, with the majestic Piano Concerto No. 1 and the sunny and cheerful Symphony No. 4 that in its brightness recalls the symphonies of Haydn, with whom Beethoven had studied a decade before. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez, First Prize winner of the Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition, will make her debut with the Richmond Symphony in this masterwork.
Join us for a safe, socially-distanced in-person concert.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through April 20.
Gabriela Martinez is the Richmond Symphony’s Florence Robertson Givens Guest Artist.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Gabriela Martinez.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Russian Treasures: On Demand
2021-03-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Guest conductor Kazem Abdullah will be joined onstage by pianist Orion Weiss, who makes his acclaimed return to Richmond, and by our very own Sam Huss on the trumpet for the spectacular and highly demanding Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1. The flamboyant Islamey opens this evening of Russian music, and will be followed by Tchaikovsky’s masterwork, Serenade for Strings.
Watch from home online now through March 23.

Click HERE to learn more about our full Masterworks livestream subscription.
Click HERE to read more about Kazem Abdullah.
Click HERE to read more about Orion Weiss.
Click HERE to read more about Sam Huss.
Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Thanks to our concert sponsor

Livestream presented by Altria

From Salzburg and Guadeloupe
2021-04-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Rennolds Memorial Concert
For some decades, Europe had two composers of unsurpassed talent: Mozart from Salzburg (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) and Boulogne from Guadeloupe (Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges). They were both super-stars in their lifetimes and their elegant music was played at the top theatres and palaces in Paris and London. While the name of Mozart has survived through time, Joseph Boulogne, the first known classical composer of African ancestry, a virtuoso violinist, a conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, and a renowned champion fencer, disappeared. This concert will give them both a voice. Led by our Associate Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin, this concert will feature violinist Kevin Zhu, winner of the 2018 Paganini Competition and 2012 Menuhin Competition.
Join us for a safe, socially-distanced in-person concert. The Friday night concert will be presented without an intermission, and will therefore be slightly shorter than Saturday and Sunday performances.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through June 1.

Click HERE to read more about Chia-Hsuan Lin.
Click HERE to read more about Kevin Zhu.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Thanks to our concert sponsor

From Salzburg and Guadeloupe
2021-04-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Rennolds Memorial Concert
For some decades, Europe had two composers of unsurpassed talent: Mozart from Salzburg (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) and Boulogne from Guadeloupe (Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges). They were both super-stars in their lifetimes and their elegant music was played at the top theatres and palaces in Paris and London. While the name of Mozart has survived through time, Joseph Boulogne, the first known classical composer of African ancestry, a virtuoso violinist, a conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, and a renowned champion fencer, disappeared. This concert will give them both a voice. Led by our Associate Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin, this concert will feature violinist Kevin Zhu, winner of the 2018 Paganini Competition and 2012 Menuhin Competition.
Join us for a safe, socially-distanced in-person concert.
Both In-Person and Watch from Home attendees can enjoy the concert online through June 1.

Click HERE to read more about Chia-Hsuan Lin.
Click HERE to read more about Kevin Zhu.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Thanks to our concert sponsor

Beethoven in Vienna: On Demand
2021-04-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Beethoven is at the heart of this concert, with the majestic Piano Concerto No. 1 and the sunny and cheerful Symphony No. 4 that in its brightness recalls the symphonies of Haydn, with whom Beethoven had studied a decade before. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez, First Prize winner of the Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition, will make her debut with the Richmond Symphony in this masterwork.
Gabriela Martinez is the Richmond Symphony’s Florence Robertson Givens Guest Artist.
Watch from home online now through April 20.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Gabriela Martinez.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Livestream presented by Altria

Menuhin Competition Celebration Concert
2021-05-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Join internationally renowned conductor Jahja Ling and the Richmond Symphony in celebration of the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021. Ling will be joined onstage by Angelo Xiang Yu, Senior 1st Prizewinner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010 and a juror for this year’s Competition. Yu has won international acclaim for his astonishing technique and exceptional musical maturity. This spectacular concert will include a world premiere by Richmond native, Mason Bates, commissioned in honor of this year’s Competition.
This year’s Menuhin Competition is like no other and the Richmond Symphony is proud to be the first city in the world to present fully virtual Competition rounds alongside in-person experiences. Both of these performances will be recorded and incorporated into the Competition’s closing Gala Presentation, free to watch online here and on VPM PBS on May 23 at 5:00 pm.
For more information about the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 and other free events to watch online between May 15-23, please visit the Menuhin Competition website.
This concert will have a 15 minute intermission.
Concert repeated on Saturday, May 15 at 8:00pm.

Click HERE to read more about Jahja Ling.
Click HERE to read more about Angelo Xiang Yu.
Click HERE to view the playbill for this concert.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Robert F. Smith
E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Richard S. Reynolds Foundation
The R.E.B. Foundation
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Covington Travel
Dominion Energy
McGuireWoods LLP
NDP
Robins Foundation
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Christophe Landon Rare Violins Inc.
Nicolae Bretan Music Foundation
Richmond Area Rotary Clubs
Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation
The Henri Moerel Foundation
Davenport & Company LLC
Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
Richmond Association of Realtors
Slatten-MacDonald Fund
Virginia H. Spratley Charitable Fund
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
CultureWorks
Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concerts
VCU School of Business
Virginia Union University
Williams Mullen
The Woman’s Club

Menuhin Competition Celebration Concert
2021-05-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Join internationally renowned conductor Jahja Ling and the Richmond Symphony in celebration of the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021. Ling will be joined onstage by Angelo Xiang Yu, Senior 1st Prizewinner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010 and a juror for this year’s Competition. Yu has won international acclaim for his astonishing technique and exceptional musical maturity. This spectacular concert will include a world premiere by Richmond native, Mason Bates, commissioned in honor of this year’s Competition.
This year’s Menuhin Competition is like no other and the Richmond Symphony is proud to be the first city in the world to present fully virtual Competition rounds alongside in-person experiences. Both of these performances will be recorded and incorporated into the Competition’s closing Gala Presentation, free to watch online here and on VPM PBS on May 23 at 5:00 pm.
For more information about the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 and other free events to watch online between May 15-23, please visit the Menuhin Competition website.
This concert will have a 15 minute intermission.
Concert repeated on Friday, May 14 at 7:00pm.

Click HERE to read more about Jahja Ling.
Click HERE to read more about Angelo Xiang Yu.
Click HERE to view the playbill for this concert.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Robert F. Smith
E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Richard S. Reynolds Foundation
The R.E.B. Foundation
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Covington Travel
Dominion Energy
McGuireWoods LLP
NDP
Robins Foundation
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Christophe Landon Rare Violins Inc.
Nicolae Bretan Music Foundation
Richmond Area Rotary Clubs
Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation
The Henri Moerel Foundation
Davenport & Company LLC
Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
Richmond Association of Realtors
Slatten-MacDonald Fund
Virginia H. Spratley Charitable Fund
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
CultureWorks
Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concerts
VCU School of Business
Virginia Union University
Williams Mullen
The Woman’s Club

From Salzburg and Guadeloupe: On Demand
2021-06-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Rennolds Memorial Concert
For some decades, Europe had two composers of unsurpassed talent: Mozart from Salzburg (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) and Boulogne from Guadeloupe (Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges). They were both super-stars in their lifetimes and their elegant music was played at the top theatres and palaces in Paris and London. While the name of Mozart has survived through time, Joseph Boulogne, the first known classical composer of African ancestry, a virtuoso violinist, a conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, and a renowned champion fencer, disappeared. This concert will give them both a voice. Led by our Associate Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin, this concert will feature violinist Kevin Zhu, winner of the 2018 Paganini Competition and 2012 Menuhin Competition.

Click HERE to read more about Chia-Hsuan Lin.
Click HERE to read more about Kevin Zhu.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

WATCH FROM HOME THROUGH JUNE 1.

Thanks to our concert sponsor

Livestream presented by Altria

Perkinson Center for the Arts Debut
2021-06-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
The Richmond Symphony debuts in the intimate, new Perkinson Center for the Arts in Chester. Experience Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro. And the moving Sonata Da Chiesa of Virginia’s own Adolphus Hailstork on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Be there for the first orchestra concert in this jewel of a hall. Seating is limited – order now!
Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts
11801 Centre Street, Chester, VA 23831
https://www.perkinsoncenter.org/
Free parking.
Masks required in the theater at all times.

Companion Class #1
2021-09-13 19:00 - 20:15 | Virtual
Join Richmond Symphony Concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto and Director of Education & Community Engagement Walter Bitner for this deep dive into the music of our 2021-22 Masterworks Concert Season. Each class in this unique companion course will focus on the repertoire of the Symphony’s next Masterworks concert performance and feature a special guest with a critical role in the performance. Guests will include Music Director Valentina Peleggi, Associate Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin, Symphony Chorus Director Erin Freeman, and many more! Through recordings, images, scholarship, biographies, backstage stories, and discussion we will listen and engage more deeply with the music and the artists who bring it to life.
Each class is 60-75 Minutes long and will take place on Zoom.
Required Technology: Computer, tablet, or smartphone with microphone/camera + internet access. A zoom link will be emailed to you 48 hours before the class.
Full Masterworks Companion Course (8 Classes)

Single Class
$20
Full Companion Course
$120

“New World" Symphony
2021-09-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2021-09-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
This is music that captures the energy, the exuberance, the promise of a great nation. Music Director Valentina Peleggi conducts Dvorak’s love-letter to America, the “New World” Symphony. Plus, works by two of music’s foremost Black composers: Adolphus Hailstork’s Fanfare on Amazing Grace lifts our spirit – and celebrates his 80 th birthday. Then Louis Schwizgebel performs music of pioneer Florence Price, her one-movement Piano Concerto.

Companion Class #2
2021-10-18 19:00 - 20:15 | Virtual
Join Richmond Symphony Concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto and Director of Education & Community Engagement Walter Bitner for this deep dive into the music of our 2021-22 Masterworks Concert Season. Each class in this unique companion course will focus on the repertoire of the Symphony’s next Masterworks concert performance and feature a special guest with a critical role in the performance. Guests will include Music Director Valentina Peleggi, Associate Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin, Symphony Chorus Director Erin Freeman, and many more! Through recordings, images, scholarship, biographies, backstage stories, and discussion we will listen and engage more deeply with the music and the artists who bring it to life.
Each class is 60-75 Minutes long and will take place on Zoom.
Required Technology: Computer, tablet, or smartphone with microphone/camera + internet access. A zoom link will be emailed to you 48 hours before the class.
Full Masterworks Companion Course

Cello Virtuosity
2021-10-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
“Perfect intonation, style, and total involvement,” raved New York Concert Review upon experiencing the artistry of Sphinx Competition winner Sterling Elliott. Experience it yourself as Sterling Elliott performs the sparkling Cello Concerto in D of Haydn. Plus, Chia-Hsuan Lin conducts music by two 20th
century giants that glance backwards to earlier masters. Prokofiev’s “Classical Symphony” models itself on Mozart. Stravinsky’s delightful “Pulcinella” pays homage to Baroque giant Giovanni Pergolesi.
