Richmond Symphony

Rush Hour 4
2018-05-03 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
We’re teaming up with Hardywood again this season to continue the popular, Thursday night Rush Hour concerts! Grab your favorite craft beer, hit the food trucks and enjoy a laid back concert in Hardywood’s Tasting Room. Cover charge is $15.
Concert Sponsor: CapTech

What to expect:
Seating — The cover charge grants you access to Hardywood’s space. There is a small number of chairs and plenty of standing room available in the barrel room where the orchestra sets up. If being seated is a high priority for you, please arrive early to secure a seat (doors open at 5pm). There is additional seating in the adjacent rooms; the doors between the spaces are left open to allow the music to be heard throughout the space and the sound is reinforced with speakers.
Food — Thursday is Food Truck night at Hardywood. The number of food trucks varies from one to eight, depending on the season. Please note we can’t guarantee vegan/vegetarian or GF/DF options. You always have the option to bring in food from outside restaurants or from home to suit your needs.
Atmosphere – Please note that you are enjoying the orchestra in a bar atmosphere. Feel free to move in and out of the space, eat and drink, or snap a photo (NO FLASH OR CLICK PLEASE). Like any bar, there will be conversation as well. If you are looking for a more traditional concert experience, we encourage you to check out the Classics section of our website or our Casual Fridays series.

Sweet Briar Concert
2018-05-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Sweet Briar Memorial Chapel, 134 Chapel Road, Sweet Briar, 24594, United States
Join us for a special Richmond Symphony concert at Sweet Briar College Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 7:30 pm.
Tickets will be on sale starting Monday, April 16 at noon. Tickets can be purchased through the link on this page or by calling (434) 381-6120.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults $10
Seniors $7
Non Sweet Briar College Students $5
Sweet Briar College Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumnae, Retirees FREE
All tickets include a service fee

Learn more about Chia-Hsuan Lin, conductor

New World Symphony
2018-04-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
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.
This 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.
Join 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.
Children 18 and under receive free tickets to Altria Masterworks concert (excludes Mezzanine seating, Opening Night, and Special Concerts). Click Buy Tickets to “purchase”.
Learn more about Steven Smith, conductor
Learn more about Daisuke Yamamoto, concertmaster, violin
Learn more about Neal Cary, principal cello
Program Notes
Series sponsor

New World Symphony
2018-04-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
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.
This 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.
Join 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.
Children 18 and under receive free tickets to Altria Masterworks concert (excludes Mezzanine seating, Opening Night, and Special Concerts). Click Buy Tickets to “purchase”.
Learn more about Steven Smith, conductor
Learn more about Daisuke Yamamoto, concertmaster, violin
Learn more about Neal Cary, principal cello
Program Notes
Series sponsor

Richmond Symphony at Longwood University
2018-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Longwood University, 201 High St, Farmville, VA, 23909, United States
Join us for a special Richmond Symphony concert at Longwood University on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through the Longwood Box Office. The first 200 Longwood students to reserve a ticket will be admitted free. To ensure availability, students should reserve tickets online or by calling (434) 395-2474.

Israel’s 70th Birthday Celebration with the Richmond Symphony
2018-04-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Sara Belle November Theater, Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23226
In celebration of Israel’s 70th year of independence, the Weinstein JCC is proud to host the Richmond Symphony Orchestra for an evening of spectacular music. The community is invited to attend this Patron of the Arts finale event on Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Sara Belle November Theater to commemorate this historic milestone. The program will feature special guest and famed Israeli soprano, Nofar Yacobi, and will reflect a wide range of music to include classical, musical theatre, Hebrew and Jewish liturgical and more.
A dessert reception will follow the program with an opportunity to learn more about the Weinstein JCC Patron of the Arts subscription series for the 2018-19 season and to renew or become a POA subscriber.
For tickets visit weinsteinjcc.org or for more information contact Leslie McGuigan at lmcguigan@weinsteinjcc.org

Lucia di Lammermoor
2018-04-15 14:30 - 17:00, 2018-04-13 20:00 - 22:30 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
High drama – at its best. The most iconic of all bel canto operas, Lucia di Lammermoor is the consummate tale of thwarted love and dashed expectations. This opera clearly paints a sensitive portrait of a woman at the breaking point, fully expressed in the most haunting and well-known mad scene ever produced.

Richmond's Finest: 3 Guys and a Symphony
2018-04-11 19:00 - 21:00 | The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, 23060
Come enjoy this “moving” experience as some of Richmond’s finest theatrical performers, Richard Koch, Jason Marks & Scott Wichmann, join the Richmond Symphony to bring you an evening of song from Broadway to pop to standards and more. Come along for the ride, we think you’ll have a swell time!

Lucia di Lammermoor
2018-04-08 14:00 - 16:30, 2018-04-07 20:00 - 22:30 | George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, MS2F5, Fairfax, 22030, United States

Lucia di Lammermoor
2018-03-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2018-03-25 14:30 - 17:00, 2018-03-23 20:00 - 22:30 | Harrison Opera House, 160 W Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk , 23510, United States

Motown's Greatest Hits
2018-03-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Get ready for a performance filled with timeless Motown grooves. The Motortown All-Stars will have you dancing and singing along to the greatest hits from The Temptations, The Miracles, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.
Learn more about Chia-Hsuan Lin, conductor
Learn more about the Motortown All-Stars

Concert sponsor

Peter and the Wolf
2018-03-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Boys like Peter are not afraid of wolves! Prokofiev’s timeless tale of boy vs. wolf comes to life in Really Inventive Stuff’s signature performance. This concert is a perfect introduction to music and the instruments of the orchestra.
Arrive early and join us for a free pre-concert festival, featuring our instrument petting zoo and enjoy interactive activities for the whole family that will enhance your concert experience. Pre-concert festivities begin at 10am in Rhythm Hall. LolliPops concerts are ideal for children ages 5 and up, but music lovers of all ages are welcome.
Learn more about Chia-Hsuan Lin, conductor
Learn more about Michael Boudewyns
An ASL Interpreter will be available at the Pre-Concert Festival and during all LolliPops performances.

Series sponsor

LolliPops Concerts are now Sensory-Friendly!
Click here for more information.

Concert sponsor

Peter and the Wolf
2018-03-15 11:30 - 12:30 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
As has become our tradition, this shorter 40-minute performance will focus on introducing young students to the symphony orchestra. Students will study instruments and the families of instruments in the orchestra by listening to Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Really Inventive Stuff’s Michael Boudewyns will join us as Peter for this concert.

Inclement weather date: March 29

Pictures at an Exhibition
2018-03-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
“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.
Join 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.
Children 18 and under receive free tickets to Altria Masterworks concert (excludes Mezzanine seating, Opening Night, and Special Concerts). Click Buy Tickets to “purchase”.
Learn more about Danail Rachev, guest conductor
Learn more about Ian Parker, piano
Program Notes
Series sponsor

Guest artist sponsor

Pictures at an Exhibition
2018-03-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Take an evening off, and enjoy timeless music and cocktails with us. This Casual Fridays Concert features “Pictures from an Exhibition – A Remembrance of Viktor Hartmann”; 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.
Casual Fridays is our series for experimentation, and we are thrilled to have two partners providing a combination of curated visual art and close-up, live video projections of this performance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition! You will be able to experience this concert in greater detail…even down to how quickly our violinists’ hands move.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be pairing works of art from their collection with movements from Pictures at an Exhibition to enhance this concert experience. Videography will be provided by The Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, VCU.
Also, please join us for an exclusive post-concert after party with Symphony musicians, just across Broad Street at Vagabond!

Learn more about Danail Rachev, guest conductor
Learn more about Ian Parker, piano

THE RICHARD T. ROBERTSON SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND CULTURE

Travel the World
2018-03-01 11:30 - 12:00, 2018-03-01 09:45 - 10:45 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
This 50-minute performance will explore the world travels of composers and the inspirations behind some of the greatest orchestral pieces ever written. Students will be challenged to apply their knowledge of geography and world culture while they experience the world through orchestral music.
Inclement weather date: March 16

Metro Collection 3
2018-02-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College, 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, 23005, United States
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.
Learn more about Steven Smith, conductor
Program Notes
Concert Sponsor:

Gala 2018: A Diamond Celebration of the Richmond Symphony's 60th Anniversary
2018-02-24 18:30 - 22:00 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Join us for a Legacy of Music Gala Event, a Diamond Celebration of The Richmond Symphony’s 60th Anniversary. We are proud to recognize Josée Covington for her extraordinary leadership & support of the Richmond Symphony for over 20 years.
Event details:
6:30 pm | Cocktails & Silent Auction
7:30 pm | Dinner, Remarks & Live Auction
9:00 pm | Post-Dinner Entertainment
Tickets are no longer available, but you can participate in our online auction! For more information click here.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Special Concert: Schubert, Roussel, Handel & more.
2018-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 | KingsWay Community Church, 14111 Sovereign Grace Drive, Midlothian, VA, 23114, United States
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.
KingsWay Community Church
14111 Sovereign Grace Drive
Midlothian, VA 23114

Program Notes

Prices:
$20 Adult
$10 Child (age 3-18)
$10 College Student (with valid student ID)

Rush Hour 3 2018
2018-02-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
We’re teaming up with Hardywood again this season to continue the popular, Thursday night Rush Hour concerts! Grab your favorite craft beer, visit the Arroz RVA food truck, and enjoy a laid back concert in Hardywood’s Tasting Room.
Concert Sponsor: CapTech

What to expect:
Seating — The cover charge grants you access to Hardywood’s space. There is a small number of chairs and plenty of standing room available in the barrel room where the orchestra sets up. If being seated is a high priority for you, please arrive early to secure a seat (doors open at 5pm). There is additional seating in the adjacent rooms; the doors between the spaces are left open to allow the music to be heard throughout the space and the sound is reinforced with speakers.
Food — Thursday is Food Truck night at Hardywood. The number of food trucks varies from one to eight, depending on the season. Please note we can’t guarantee vegan/vegetarian or GF/DF options. You always have the option to bring in food from outside restaurants or from home to suit your needs.
Atmosphere – Please note that you are enjoying the orchestra in a bar atmosphere. Feel free to move in and out of the space, eat and drink, or snap a photo (NO FLASH OR CLICK PLEASE). Like any bar, there will be conversation as well. If you are looking for a more traditional concert experience, we encourage you to check out the Classics section of our website or our Casual Fridays series.

Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Side-By-Side with Richmond Symphony
2018-02-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Side-by-Side with Richmond Symphony
Saturday, February 17th at 7:00pm
Carpenter Theatre
Steven Smith, conductor
Tickets are free at the door! Come one, come all.

The Sleeping Beauty
2018-02-11 14:00 - 17:00, 2018-02-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
The Sleeping Beauty (Burn/ Tchaikovsky)
Choreographed by Marius Petipa and staged by Malcolm Burn with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, this enchanting family-friendly ballet has something for everyone. A young girl, Aurora, pricks her finger on her 16th birthday after being cursed by the evil fairy, Carabosse, and appears doomed. The kind and good Fairy of the Lilacs uses her power to save the stricken girl and, instead of death, Aurora now will sleep for 100 years, only to be awakened by true love’s kiss. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to Fairies, Nymphs, Puss ‘N Boots, and Bluebird, while treated to some of the most universally famous pieces of choreography including the Rose Adagio and the wedding’s final grand pas de deux.

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE™
2018-02-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel Street, Richmond , VA, 23220, United States
The Harry Potter™ film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the world. The concert will feature The Richmond Symphony Orchestra performing every note from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™. Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the film in high-definition on a giant screen while hearing the orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score.
HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. J.K. ROWLING`S WIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s17)

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE™
2018-02-10 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
