Richmond Symphony

N'Kenge: Legends
2023-05-13 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
From Broadway to Motown to Hollywood, N’Kenge salutes the divas of jazz, opera, pop, and soul. With her astonishing five-octave voice, N’Kenge pays tribute to Billie Holiday, Leontyne Price, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, and others. Motown founder Berry Gordy heard N’Kenge and declared her “the most versatile artist I know.”

Electric Virtuosity
2023-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Celebrate the classics and explore new music with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Myssyk, at their final performance of the 2022-23 season! This high voltage event features the Virginia premiere of Ficciones by Grammy-nominated and Latin Grammy-winning composer Roberto Sierra, featuring internationally-acclaimed electric violinist Tracy Silverman in a special performance, commissioned by the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra for this concert. The concert also highlights the exceptional talents of cellist Christopher Gilley, winner of the 2022-2023 Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition, in selections from Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Variations on a Rococo Theme, and Gustav Mahler’s heartfelt Blumine, originally intended for the composer’s first symphony.
Click here to learn more about special guest Tracy Silverman.
Click here to learn more about Christopher Gilley.
The Youth Orchestra Program is proudly sponsored by Hamilton Beach Brands

Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi
2023-05-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel Street, Richmond , VA, 23220, United States
“Only now, at the end, do you understand.” The Richmond Symphony returns to the Altria for the final episode of the original Star Wars trilogy: The Return of the Jedi. The Symphony performs John Williams’ magnificent score LIVE as this cinema classic unspools on the giant screen.
Start the party early – or later! Add tickets to the hottest Cantina Experience this side of the galaxy, starting at 4:45pm downstairs in the Altria Ballroom. This out-of-this-world event will feature movie trivia, costume contests, character appearances, themed food and drinks, prizes and more! Fun for fans of all ages! (Note, Cantina party tickets must be purchased separately – you can drop in and out any time after the matinee or before the evening show).

Cantina Party
2023-05-06 16:45 - 19:45 | Altria Theater Ballroom, 6 N Laurel St, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Calling all space explorers! Get your tickets today to the hottest cantina party this side of the galaxy. This out-of-this-world event will feature movie trivia, costume contests, character appearances, themed food and drinks, prizes and more! Fun for fans of all ages!
Your ticket includes one themed drink and light bites with your ticket; additional food and drink will be available for purchase.
Please note that concert tickets to the Richmond Symphony’s “Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi – In Concert” must be purchased separately. The Cantina party will take place in the Altria Theater Ballroom from 4:45pm to 7:45pm.

Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi
2023-05-06 14:00 - 16:30 | Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel Street, Richmond , VA, 23220, United States
“Only now, at the end, do you understand.” The Richmond Symphony returns to the Altria for the final episode of the original Star Wars trilogy: The Return of the Jedi. The Symphony performs John Williams’ magnificent score LIVE as this cinema classic unspools on the giant screen.
As the movie ends – the party begins! Add tickets to the hottest Cantina Party this side of the galaxy, starting right after the 2pm performance. This out-of-this-world event being hosted will feature movie trivia, costume contests, character appearances, themed food and drinks, prizes and more! Fun for fans of all ages! (Note, Cantina party tickets must be purchases separately).

Mendelssohn, Hailstork, Schubert
2023-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 2700 Dolfield Dr, North Chesterfield, VA, 23235, United States
Experience Mendelssohn’s awe of Scotland’s stunning Hebrides Islands with his “Fingal’s Cave”. Then admire man-made wonders with Hailstork’s Sonata da Chiesa, which reflects the composer’s fascination with cathedrals. This free concert ends with Daniel Myssyk conducting the orchestra in Schubert’s unfinished Seventh Symphony.
This free concert will be held at:
St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church
2700 Dolfield Dr
North Chesterfield, VA 23235
https://stedchurch.com/
Sponsored in part by: Chesterfield County

Mozart & More
2023-04-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College, 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, 23005, United States
Today, more than 200 years after his passing, the music of Mozart still speaks to us, moves us, and leaves us breathless. Valentina Peleggi conducts Mozart’s magnificent Symphony No. 36, the “Linz.” Plus, two exhilarating musical declarations: from our own time: Damien Geter’s “I Said What I Said”. And the Chamber Symphony of Shostakovich, arranged from his defiant Third String Quartet.

Mozart & More
2023-04-29 19:30 - 22:00 | St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States

Mozart & More
2023-04-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education

Romantic Chopin
2023-04-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
It was a young, desperate love that inspired Frederic Chopin. Too shy to declare his feelings, he wrote: “I say to my piano what I would like to be saying to you…” Michelle Cann plays Chopin’s heart aching First Piano Concerto. “She displayed her own powerful technique in Chopin,” declared Washington Classical Review. Tito Muñoz conducts a masterpiece by the tragically short-lived Lili Boulanger, and Sir Edward Elgar’s great and noble “Enigma Variations,” a Victorian Facebook of family and friends. Michelle Cann is the 2022-23 Florence Robertson Givens Guest Artist.

Music in the Galleries 2
2023-04-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Experience works of art in VMFA’s galleries as the Richmond Symphony serenades your visit with a live performance. A collaboration between the VMFA and the Richmond Symphony. This concert is free, but a ticket is required.

Eternal Tango
2023-04-15 20:00 - 22:00 | 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.
