Let It Snow! 2021
2021-11-27 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | 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
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.

Violin Virtuosity
2022-01-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
At the age of 14, The Strad reported, “he took the music world by storm.” Today, Stefan Jackiw stands among the finest violinists of our time. “His astonishing gifts, and musicality and technical finesse place him at the top of his peers,” raves the Seattle Times. Experience his artistry in the colorful Violin Concerto of Hollywood master Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Plus, Brahms’ passionate Firs Symphony and the world premiere of a new work by Roxanna Panufnik, her memorial to Gustav Mahler’s wife: Alma’s Songs Without Words.

Jazz & Swing - A Classic Tribute
2022-02-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Frank Sinatra. He gave song its swing. Ella Fitzgerald. She gave jazz its greatest voice. A tribute to Frank and Ella, featuring the magnificent voices of Tony DeSare and Capathia Jenkins. They celebrate the legacy of these legends.

Richmond Symphony Chamber Chorus
2022-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States
Inspiring selections by Duke Ellington, Samuel Barber, and Caroline Shaw in the beautiful new Louis F. Ryan Recital Hall of St. Christopher’s school.
This performance is being rescheduled. A new date will be announced soon.

Music at Hardywood 2022
2022-02-10 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.

BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY
2022-02-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel Street, Richmond , VA, 23220, United States
Be vewry, vewry quiet, because your favorite Looney Tunes are coming to the Altria Theater. Experience over a dozen classic Warner Bros. cartoons projected on the big screen with live music by the Richmond Symphony, including “What’s Opera, Doc?”, “The Rabbit of Seville,” and other beloved favorites. This new version celebrates this iconic concert’s 30th Anniversary, and contains many new additions not seen in past performances, including five brand new animated shorts from Warner Bros. Animation. Conducted by George Daugherty.
Created by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong.

LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements © & TM Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s22)

Companion Class #5
2022-02-21 19:00 - 20:15 | Virtual

Ravishing Rachmaninoff
2022-02-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
He was plagued by self-doubt and had abandoned his music. But when inspired to compose again, Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote the music that would make him immortal. George Li plays the Second Piano Concerto. “He is a powerhouse,” The New York Times declares of George Li. Music Director Valentina Peleggi also conducts Shostakovich’s defiant Fifth Symphony.

Festa di Carnevale
2022-02-27 15:00 - 20:00 | Hotel John Marshall, 101 N. 5 St., Richmond, Virginia, 23219
Join the Richmond Symphony in an elegant evening of cocktails, dinner, entertainment and silent and live auctions honoring and welcoming Music Director Valentina Peleggi. All funds raised through the auctions will benefit the Symphony’s artistic, educational and community engagement programs, and help keep performances excellent, affordable, and even free.

Information on pricing and participation for individual tickets and tables of 10 can be found on the benefit tiers sheet and participation form. Ticket prices start at $500.00 and tables start at $5,000.00. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Ashley Duong at aduong@richmondsymphony.com or 804-788-4717 ext. 114.
Event Details
3:00 pm
The Dominion Energy Center
Ravishing Rachmaninoff
featuring:
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Valentina Peleggi, Conductor
George Li, Piano
5:00 pm
Hotel John Marshall
Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres, and Silent Auction
6:00 pm
Hotel John Marshall
Dinner and Live Auction

Companion Class #6
2022-03-07 19:00 - 20:15 | Virtual

Music at Hardywood 2022
2022-03-10 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).
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.

From Scotland's Highlands
2022-03-19 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-03-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Music from the highlands! Music Director Valentina Peleggi leads Mendelssohn’s serene Third Symphony, inspired by his Scottish holiday. And concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto takes center stage as soloist in the spirited “Scottish Fantasy” of Max Bruch.

Metro: Mahler's Fourth (Ryan Recital Hall)
2022-03-26 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States
Explore Mahler’s tender Fourth Symphony. Music Director Valentina Peleggi conducts this exquisite arrangement for chamber orchestra. in the beautiful new Louis F. Ryan Recital Hall of St. Christopher’s school.
