Richmond Symphony

Violins of Hope, Richmond
2021-09-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, 9505 Gayton Rd, Henrico, Virginia, 23229
THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT
On September 10th, Violins of Hope Richmond, in partnership with the Richmond Symphony, will host a feature concert at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Virginia Holocaust Museum, the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and the Black History Museum, joined by special guest Avshi Weinstein, Israeli violin maker and son of Israeli violin craftsman Amnon Weinstein, invite guests to come and hear the music that honors the musicians, the people and the stories of the Holocaust.
The Richmond Symphony is deeply honoured to be a part of the Violins of Hope exhibition through dedication to our mission of changing lives through the power of music. As we bring the individual voices, tones, and timbres of these historic violins to life, the Richmond Symphony’s concerts will ultimately resonate with the times and places of their origin. In this way, the stories – and prayers, as respected violin maker Amnon Weinstein says – of their owners will be kept alive.
Inside the embrace of atmospheric string music by Schubert and Mahler, the program brings us musical gifts of those musicians who created it from inside the concentration camps. Their self-expression through music is the medium that we have to connect us to their experience of that horrific time. Pavel Haas’s Study for Strings was written in 1943 in the concentration camp of Terezin. Also written in Terezin at the same time was Gideon Klein’s Lullaby. The Lullaby tune itself was already in existence and Klein reimagined it with great care – leading us to wonder if it was a coded message or simply preparation for a concert from which it was hoped freedom would come. Ilse Weber was a Czech author and songwriter – her Wiegala was written somewhere between 1942 and 1944 in Theresienstadt concentration camp. All three artists perished in Auschwitz. Learn more here.
The Richmond Symphony and the leaders of St. Mary’s Church request that all guests should wear masks during this concert.

Violins of Hope, Richmond
2021-09-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
The Richmond Symphony is deeply honored to be a part of the Violins of Hope exhibition through dedication to our mission of changing lives through the power of music. As we bring the individual voices, tones, and timbres of these historic violins to life, the Richmond Symphony’s concerts will ultimately resonate with the times and places of their origin. In this way, the stories – and prayers, as respected violin maker Amnon Weinstein says – of their owners will be kept alive.
Inside the embrace of atmospheric string music by Schubert and Mahler, the program brings us musical gifts of those musicians who created it from inside the concentration camps. Their self-expression through music is the medium that we have to connect us to their experience of that horrific time. Pavel Haas’s Study for Strings was written in 1943 in the concentration camp of Terezin. Also written in Terezin at the same time was Gideon Klein’s Lullaby. The Lullaby tune itself was already in existence and Klein reimagined it with great care – leading us to wonder if it was a coded message or simply preparation for a concert from which it was hoped freedom would come. Ilse Weber was a Czech author and songwriter – her Wiegala was written somewhere between 1942 and 1944 in Theresienstadt concentration camp. All three artists perished in Auschwitz. Learn more here.

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.

Music at Hardywood 2021
2021-10-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
The Richmond Symphony returns to Hardywood Park Craft Brewery for the brewery’s 10th anniversary! Chamber classics, craft beer, pizza, and fun. These casual, intimate concerts are a whole new way to experience the Symphony! Concerts are 60 to 75 minutes long.
This concert takes place at the Richmond location (2410 Ownby Ln, Richmond, VA 23220).
Your ticket grants you access to Hardywood’s space. There are several tables 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).
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 please). Like any bar, there will be conversation as well.

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.

Halloween Spooktacular!
2021-10-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Be there Saturday, October 30, for the Atlantic Union Bank LolliPops “Halloween Spooktacular” where you can be ANYTHING you want to be! From princesses to Jedi, superheroes to scary monsters (even tacos to storybook characters!) – that’s the magic of Halloween!
It all begins at 10:30 with a COSTUME PARADE! This is your chance to dress up and show off. It starts outside at the Box Office of the Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center, and you’ll continue with a short walk down the block and back. Then, come on in, take your seats, and send a selfie just before the Richmond Symphony conjures magical howling music for Halloween!

Companion Class #3
2021-11-01 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.

Music in the Galleries
2021-11-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Venture over to the museum district for an hour of Baroque music at VMFA Sunday, November 7 from 2-3pm.

Beethoven's Fifth!
2021-11-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
No other musical statement can match its raw force and bracing energy. Hear Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony under Music Director Valentia Peleggi. Plus, music of England’s Ruth Gipps – her romantic, exquisite Second Symphony and Oboe Concerto (Gipps own instrument) featuring the acclaimed Katherine Needleman.

Music at Hardywood 21-22
2021-11-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
The Richmond Symphony returns to Hardywood Park Craft Brewery for the brewery’s 10th anniversary! Chamber classics, craft beer, pizza, and fun. These casual, intimate concerts are a whole new way to experience the Symphony! Concerts are 60 to 75 minutes long.
This concert takes place at the Richmond location (2410 Ownby Ln, Richmond, VA 23220).
Your ticket grants you access to Hardywood’s space. There are some 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).
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 please). Like any bar, there will be conversation as well.

Let It Snow! 2021
2021-11-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
It’s Richmond’s favorite holiday musical tradition – now on Thanksgiving Weekend! Celebrate the season with family and friends with your Richmond Symphony at the Carpenter Theatre. Carols, classics, and sparkling holiday favorites!

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Giving Tuesday
2021-11-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Online
Give a gift to the Richmond Symphony and become a part of the world’s biggest day of generosity! Giving Tuesday is a day for everyone to come together and use the power of generosity to connect with, support, and inspire one another. Over the past year, the Richmond Symphony has felt the increased urgency to unite our community through the power of music. Partner with us in your giving and help us do our part, as we strive to make what we do accessible, affordable, and impactful for every person.
About GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

A Baroque Holiday
2021-12-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever conceived. Be there for the greatest moments from Handel’s Messiah with the Richmond Symphony, Richmond Symphony Chorus, and soloists. Plus, other Baroque classics to brighten your holiday musical celebration.

The Nutcracker
2021-12-11 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-12-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-12-12 16:30 - 18:30, 2021-12-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-12-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-12-19 16:30 - 18:30 and 2 more dates | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
The Nutcracker makes its triumphant return this holiday season with the Richmond Ballet! Accompanied by the Richmond Symphony, Clara and her adoring Nutcracker, the glittering butterfly, and dancing Russian bear will once again charm audience members of all ages. This is the final opportunity to see this version of our beloved production as updated costumes and dazzling new sets will premiere in December of 2022.

Dreams of Freedom featuring "My Hero, Martin" by Morgan Avery McCoy Inc.
2022-01-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Music of freedom, of triumph, of inspiration. An introduction to the dream and message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—created especially for young listeners. This concert is threaded together by a beautiful narrative specially commissioned from Morgan Avery McCoy Inc. and features the recent winner of the Sphinx Junior Division, dazzling 12-year-old violinist Amaryn Olmeda. https://amarynolmeda.com/

Learn About the Richmond Symphony Youth Poetry Contest

Bach & Schumann
2022-01-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
This intimate concert showcases Richmond Symphony’s own Mary Boodell in C. P. E. Bach’s Flute Concerto. Guest Conductor, Emanuele Andrizzi, also leads the Orchestra in Stacy Garrop’s celebratory Spectacle of Light and Schumann’s euphoric “Rhenish” Symphony.
Concert held at the Perkinson Center for the Arts in Chester (https://www.perkinsoncenter.org/)

Bach & Schumann
2022-01-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College, 204 Henry Street, Ashland, VA, 23005, United States
This intimate concert showcases Richmond Symphony’s own Mary Boodell in C. P. E. Bach’s Flute Concerto. Guest Conductor, Emanuele Andrizzi, also leads the Orchestra in Stacy Garrop’s celebratory Spectacle of Light and Schumann’s euphoric “Rhenish” Symphony.

Companion Class #4
2022-01-24 19:00 - 20:15 | Virtual
