Richmond Symphony

Eternal Tango
2023-04-15 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
The rhythm beguiles. The melodies seduce. This is the dance that captivates and intoxicates. The eternal tango in a symphonic treatment performed by the Richmond Symphony, as the finest dancers captivate the eye. The Richmond Symphony is joined by the Hector Del Curto Quintet and conducted by Chia-Hsuan Lin.

Carnival of the Animals
2023-04-13 11:30 - 12:30, 2023-04-12 11:30 - 12:30, 2023-04-12 09:45 - 10:45 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Our traditional 40-minute introduction to the instruments of the orchestra for elementary school students this year includes Camille Saint-Saëns’ beloved Carnival of the Animals in a performance featuring the young dancers of the School of Richmond Ballet. Meet birds, elephants, pianists, donkeys, kangaroos, and more in this thrilling performance for young listeners.
Meet birds, elephants, donkeys, kangaroos, pianists, and more in this thrilling performance for young listeners.

We are pleased to announce the return of Richmond Symphony Discovery Concerts. These age-appropriate performances for school groups are intentionally designed to delight, and align with Virginia Standards of Learning.

Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
2023-04-02 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
A concert experience unlike any other. Valentina Peleggi leads the Richmond Symphony, Chorus, and soloists in Mahler’s monumental Symphony Number Two. The awe-inspiring “Resurrection” Symphony is a not-to-be-missed concert event. Music by George Walker begins the program.

Beethoven's First!
2023-03-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College, 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, 23005, United States
Vienna – 1800. A struggling young composer completes a symphony. The first of nine that will change the course of music. And electrify audiences for two centuries. Chia-Husan Lin conducts Beethoven’s First Symphony, Haydn’s last Symphony, and works by two masters of our time – Vivian Fung and James Lee III.

Beethoven's First
2023-03-25 19:30 | St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States

La Traviata
2023-03-19 14:30 - 18:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Giuseppe Verdi
Sung in Italian with English Surtitles
Prepare to be swept away by one of opera’s most tragic love stories. The tale of the stunning courtesan Violetta and the hopelessly romantic Alfredo is woven with some of the best-known music in the repertoire. La Traviata’s high points are matched with tears in the tragic end.
Tickets start at $34.65. Contact the Virginia Opera Box Office at 866.673.7282 for more information.

Conducted by Adam Turner
Directed by Tara Faircloth
CAST LIST:
Brandie Sutton, Violetta
Won Whi Choi, Alfredo
Grant Youngblood, Germont
Fran Daniel Laucerica, Gastone
Jeremy Harr, Doctor Grenville
Taylor-Alexis DuPont, Flora
Kaileigh Riess, Annina
Ryan Lustgarten, Giuseppe
Kyle White, Flora’s Servant
Erik Grendahl, Baron Douphol
Conner Grieff, Marchese d’Obigny

The orchestra for this production is provided by the Richmond Symphony.

La Traviata
2023-03-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Giuseppe Verdi
Sung in Italian with English Surtitles
Prepare to be swept away by one of opera’s most tragic love stories. The tale of the stunning courtesan Violetta and the hopelessly romantic Alfredo is woven with some of the best-known music in the repertoire. La Traviata’s high points are matched with tears in the tragic end.
Tickets start at $22.95. Contact the Virginia Opera Box Office at 866.673.7282 for more information.

Conducted by Adam Turner
Directed by Tara Faircloth
CAST LIST:
Brandie Sutton, Violetta
Won Whi Choi, Alfredo
Grant Youngblood, Germont
Fran Daniel Laucerica, Gastone
Jeremy Harr, Doctor Grenville
Taylor-Alexis DuPont, Flora
Kaileigh Riess, Annina
Ryan Lustgarten, Giuseppe
Kyle White, Flora’s Servant
Erik Grendahl, Baron Douphol
Conner Grieff, Marchese d’Obigny

The orchestra for this production is provided by the Richmond Symphony.

Music At Hardywood 4
2023-03-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
The Richmond Symphony returns to Hardywood for chamber classics, craft beer, pizza, and fun.

Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Feb 2023
2023-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Experience Richmond’s up-and-coming musical talent at the Richmond Symphony’s Youth Orchestra’s winter concert. This concert is free, no ticket required.

The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) offers a pre-college orchestra experience for the serious student musician. Nearly all members of RSYO study with private instructors and all are leaders in their school programs. RSYO performs masterworks of the orchestral repertoire and, once each season, performs side-by-side with the Richmond Symphony. In RSYO, students hold themselves to a high level of discipline, preparation and musicianship.

Brahms Third Symphony
2023-02-26 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
When she took the gold at the 2021 Menuhin competition, the audience stood and roared. María Dueñas is already acclaimed as one of the leading virtuosos of her generation. See her play Lalo’s mesmerizing Symphonie espagnole. Also, Valentina Peleggi conducts a new work by young Mexican sound-shaper Juan Pablo Contreras, and Brahms’ haunting Third Symphony.

Read more about Composer Juan Pablo Contreras.
This co-commission is part of New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program, which is powered by the Sphinx Venture Fund, with additional support from ASCAP, the Sorel Organization, the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, and Wise Music and The Wise Family Charitable Foundation.

Firebird with Serenade
2023-02-19 14:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Enter a world of myth and magic as Prince Ivan, the thirteen princesses, and the Firebird battle the evil sorcerer Koschei. Ma Cong’s one-act Firebird, set to Stravinsky’s triumphant score, will make its East Coast premiere on the Carpenter Theatre stage this February. Featuring powerful choreography and striking costumes, sets, and lighting, Cong’s modern take on this classic folktale is not to be missed.
The perfect complement to the mystical Firebird, George Balanchine’s Serenade will open the program. Serenade, the first ballet Balanchine choreographed in the United States, marked a turning point in the history of American ballet. With one of the most iconic and breathtaking openings of any ballet, this ensemble work showcases the technique and musicality of classical ballet at its best.
Tickets start at $25. Contact the Richmond Ballet Box Office at 804.344.0906 x224 for more information.

Firebird
Choreography by Ma Cong
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Serenade
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tribute Gospel Ensemble and The Richmond Symphony
2023-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 | The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, 23060
Gospel and symphony fans unite! Join us this year as The Cultural Arts Center pairs the Tribute Gospel Ensemble and the Richmond Symphony on the Sara Belle November Stage in this popular, annual concert series. The Tribute Gospel Ensemble is a Richmond based Gospel group out of First African Baptist Church, one of the oldest black churches in the region celebrating its 242nd anniversary in 2022. This choir was formed over 20 years ago by its dynamic music director, Ms. Michelle Lightfoot. Tribute has opened for such talents as: Richard Smallwood; Smokie Norful, and Darryl Coley. They have also been fortunate to share stages with the likes of Maurette Brown Clark, Sunday Best contestant Crystal Aikin and others. This group has successfully shared their songs of praise across the Eastern region and continue to celebrate all new opportunities and venues.

Music at Hardywood 3.
2023-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
The Richmond Symphony returns to Hardywood for chamber classics, craft beer, pizza, and fun. This evening’s show is conducted by Music Director Valentina Peleggi and curated by Composer-in-Residence Damien Geter.
The residency with Chesterfield born composer and bass-baritone Damien Geter will run for three years from 2022 to 2025. With this residency, the Richmond Symphony embarks on a new model of a holistic and long-term residency program, reaching far into the local community and laying the foundation for future composers.
During his first season in residence with the Symphony, Geter curates a concert at Hardywood Brewery, engages with young, local composers and explores collaborations utilizing the interdisciplinary nature of music within a diverse range of art forms.
During the full extent of the residency Geter will compose new compositions for the Richmond Symphony to be premiered during the 23/24 and 24/25 seasons, and spend time working with the Richmond Symphony, the Richmond Symphony Chorus and the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, while engaging with patrons, donors and Richmond community members along the way. The legacy of the role will mean that the canon of symphonic music will grow and the Richmond Symphony will become known as a place of new music creation.
“Being a Composer-in-Residence for the Richmond Symphony is an incredible honor. I grew up in Chesterfield, Virginia. Many of my earliest musical memories and my love for classical music came from sitting in the Richmond Symphony concert hall as a young person. This was the place that set the foundation for me as an artist – it feels like a homecoming.”
Damien Geter, Composer & bass-baritone

Music At Hardywood 3
2023-02-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States

History Notes
2023-02-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States
Your Richmond Symphony and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture partner for a unique evening of music and history. History Notes melds a brief history talk featuring rare items from the VMHC collections and inspired musical selections performed by a chamber ensemble featuring Richmond Symphony musicians. Prior to the musical performance, there will be a dessert and champagne reception.
This event is organized by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Classic Hollywood Love Songs
2023-02-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
February is the month for romance. Bring that special someone and hear four decades of classic cinematic love songs from West Side Story, Titanic, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Casablanca and many more. More than a dozen heart-melting movie classics!

Richmond Symphony Chorus Concert
2023-02-02 19:30 - 21:30 | First Baptist Church, 2709 Monument Ave, Richmond, 23220, United States
Experience the glory of the Richmond Symphony Chorus under Valentina Peleggi.

VENUE:
First Baptist Church
2709 Monument Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
maps and parking

Scheherazade
2023-01-29 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
It beguiles and seduces. Sensuous, exotic. Scheherazade is a spectacular showpiece to display the astounding virtuosity of the Richmond Symphony under Valentina Peleggi. These concerts also feature Vaughan Williams’ sumptuous Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis. And with cellist Inbal Segev, a lyrical concerto by Anna Clyne, DANCE.

Sponsored By: Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship

Suites for Strings
2023-01-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College, 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, 23005, United States
Valentina Peleggi leads the sumptuous strings of the Richmond Symphony in three poetic works by Marion Bauer, Steven Snowden, and Christopher Theofanidis. Plus, the gripping Divertimento of Bartók, composed in 1939 and anticipating the world’s immediate future.

Suites for Strings
2023-01-21 19:30 - 22:00 | St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States

Suites for Strings
2023-01-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education

Celebrate MLK 2023
2023-01-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
This concert for all generations celebrates the inspiring message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through an uplifting and diverse repertoire featuring spirituals, hymns and other stirring compositions by Black artists of the past and present, with an emphasis on Virginia voices.
The concert will start with a special welcome from the Black History Museum of Virginia’s Board President, Dr. Monroe E. Harris, Jr. The fantastic Brown Ballerinas for Change, a local social justice organization formed to increase participation of underrepresented populations in ballet, will perform during the concert. Isaac Wilson, a talented member of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program, will be a featured violin soloist. Living Virginian composers Adolphus Hailstork and Damien Geter (current Richmond Symphony Composer-in-Residence) complete the program with selections from their canon.
The program includes:
Adolphus Hailstork, Fanfare On Amazing Grace
Price, Dances In The Canbrakes
Jessie Montgomery, Starburst
Coleridge-Taylor, Ballade
Vivaldi, Violin Concerto In G Minor
Damien Geter, I Said What I Said
Walker, Lyric For Strings
Adolphus Hailstork, Three Spirituals
Adolphus Hailstork, Epitaph For A Man Who Dreamed (In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr 1929-1968)
Johnson, Lift Every Voice And Sing

Butcher Brown with the Richmond Symphony
2023-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Butcher Brown hears the history of jazz. Then fuses it with funk, hip-hop, rap, rock, soul, and now the sound of the Richmond Symphony. Experience Richmond’s own progressive jazz masters, with internationally acclaimed recordings made here in RVA at Jellowstone Studios.
