Richmond Symphony

Beethoven in Vienna: On Demand
2021-04-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Beethoven is at the heart of this concert, with the majestic Piano Concerto No. 1 and the sunny and cheerful Symphony No. 4 that in its brightness recalls the symphonies of Haydn, with whom Beethoven had studied a decade before. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez, First Prize winner of the Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition, will make her debut with the Richmond Symphony in this masterwork.
Gabriela Martinez is the Richmond Symphony’s Florence Robertson Givens Guest Artist.
Watch from home online now through April 20.

Click HERE to read more about Valentina Peleggi.
Click HERE to read more about Gabriela Martinez.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Please note that all artists, programs, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Livestream presented by Altria

Coffee Break Concert
2021-04-23 11:30 - 12:30 | Ironclad Coffee Roasters, 1805 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23223, United States
Enjoy a concert with your coffee! Richmond Symphony musicians will be performing at Ironclad Coffee Roasters in this series of casual lunchtime concerts on select Fridays this spring.

No ticket required.

Trouble in Tahiti
2021-05-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Dogwood Dell Amphitheatre, 6000 S Boulevard, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Virginia Opera is excited to debut a fully-staged production of Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti. Trouble in Tahiti, a one-act opera set in 1950s suburbia, follows a young married couple struggling to prioritize their relationship amidst the laundry list of demands in their daily lives. Audiences will love this infectiously jazzy 45-minute portrait of “domestic bliss” and find a glimmer of hope in its candid conclusion.
Orchestra provided by the Richmond Symphony.
Approximate Runtime: 45 minutes

Menuhin Competition Celebration Concert
2021-05-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Join internationally renowned conductor Jahja Ling and the Richmond Symphony in celebration of the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021. Ling will be joined onstage by Angelo Xiang Yu, Senior 1st Prizewinner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010 and a juror for this year’s Competition. Yu has won international acclaim for his astonishing technique and exceptional musical maturity. This spectacular concert will include a world premiere by Richmond native, Mason Bates, commissioned in honor of this year’s Competition.
This year’s Menuhin Competition is like no other and the Richmond Symphony is proud to be the first city in the world to present fully virtual Competition rounds alongside in-person experiences. Both of these performances will be recorded and incorporated into the Competition’s closing Gala Presentation, free to watch online here and on VPM PBS on May 23 at 5:00 pm.
For more information about the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 and other free events to watch online between May 15-23, please visit the Menuhin Competition website.
This concert will have a 15 minute intermission.
Concert repeated on Saturday, May 15 at 8:00pm.

Click HERE to read more about Jahja Ling.
Click HERE to read more about Angelo Xiang Yu.
Click HERE to view the playbill for this concert.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Robert F. Smith
E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Richard S. Reynolds Foundation
The R.E.B. Foundation
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Covington Travel
Dominion Energy
McGuireWoods LLP
NDP
Robins Foundation
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Christophe Landon Rare Violins Inc.
Nicolae Bretan Music Foundation
Richmond Area Rotary Clubs
Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation
The Henri Moerel Foundation
Davenport & Company LLC
Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
Richmond Association of Realtors
Slatten-MacDonald Fund
Virginia H. Spratley Charitable Fund
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
CultureWorks
Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concerts
VCU School of Business
Virginia Union University
Williams Mullen
The Woman’s Club

Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021
2021-05-14 19:00 - 2021-05-23 21:00 | Livestream
Watch live HERE.
Click HERE for the full program details.

The Menuhin Competition, originally scheduled to bring 44 of the world’s most talented young violinists to Richmond in May of 2020, will take place virtually from May 14-23, 2021. It distinguishes itself among competitions not only with the high level of playing among participants, but also for creating a festive, nurturing and collegial environment and providing an immersive musical experience for competitors that goes far beyond the competition rounds themselves. The 2021 virtual Competition aims to fulfill that promise by recreating the Competition as an online event that connects competitors, jurors, viewers and guest artists with each other and with Richmond.
The co-hosts—the City of Richmond, Richmond Symphony, University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University and VPM, Virginia’s home for public media—are looking forward to providing a warm “virtual” welcome to the young violinists from around the world taking part in the Competition.

Menuhin Competition Celebration Concert
2021-05-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Join internationally renowned conductor Jahja Ling and the Richmond Symphony in celebration of the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021. Ling will be joined onstage by Angelo Xiang Yu, Senior 1st Prizewinner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010 and a juror for this year’s Competition. Yu has won international acclaim for his astonishing technique and exceptional musical maturity. This spectacular concert will include a world premiere by Richmond native, Mason Bates, commissioned in honor of this year’s Competition.
This year’s Menuhin Competition is like no other and the Richmond Symphony is proud to be the first city in the world to present fully virtual Competition rounds alongside in-person experiences. Both of these performances will be recorded and incorporated into the Competition’s closing Gala Presentation, free to watch online here and on VPM PBS on May 23 at 5:00 pm.
For more information about the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 and other free events to watch online between May 15-23, please visit the Menuhin Competition website.
This concert will have a 15 minute intermission.
Concert repeated on Friday, May 14 at 7:00pm.

Click HERE to read more about Jahja Ling.
Click HERE to read more about Angelo Xiang Yu.
Click HERE to view the playbill for this concert.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Robert F. Smith
E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Richard S. Reynolds Foundation
The R.E.B. Foundation
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Covington Travel
Dominion Energy
McGuireWoods LLP
NDP
Robins Foundation
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Christophe Landon Rare Violins Inc.
Nicolae Bretan Music Foundation
Richmond Area Rotary Clubs
Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation
The Henri Moerel Foundation
Davenport & Company LLC
Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
Richmond Association of Realtors
Slatten-MacDonald Fund
Virginia H. Spratley Charitable Fund
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
CultureWorks
Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concerts
VCU School of Business
Virginia Union University
Williams Mullen
The Woman’s Club

From Salzburg and Guadeloupe: On Demand
2021-06-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Rennolds Memorial Concert
For some decades, Europe had two composers of unsurpassed talent: Mozart from Salzburg (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) and Boulogne from Guadeloupe (Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges). They were both super-stars in their lifetimes and their elegant music was played at the top theatres and palaces in Paris and London. While the name of Mozart has survived through time, Joseph Boulogne, the first known classical composer of African ancestry, a virtuoso violinist, a conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, and a renowned champion fencer, disappeared. This concert will give them both a voice. Led by our Associate Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin, this concert will feature violinist Kevin Zhu, winner of the 2018 Paganini Competition and 2012 Menuhin Competition.

Click HERE to read more about Chia-Hsuan Lin.
Click HERE to read more about Kevin Zhu.
Click HERE for information regarding our COVID-19 health & safety procedures.

WATCH FROM HOME THROUGH JUNE 1.

Thanks to our concert sponsor

Livestream presented by Altria

Pocahontas Premieres: The Richmond Symphony June 2021
2021-06-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Rd, Chesterfield, VA, 23832, United States
Take in the sounds of the Richmond Symphony at the Heritage Amphitheater while surrounded by the beauty of Pocahontas State Park

Get tickets HERE.

Help us celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Pocahontas State Park and the 50th Anniversary of Chesterfield Parks and Recreation. Take in the sounds of the Richmond Symphony at the Heritage Amphitheater while surrounded by the beauty of Pocahontas State Park. This event is sponsored by Chesterfield Parks and Recreation, Friends of Pocahontas State Park, and Stone Brewing Company.
In order to provide the safest and best visitor experience, we require each participant to observe the following rules:
1) If you are sick, running a fever or have been exposed to COVID-19, stay home until you are healthy.
2) For the safety of yourself and others, strict social distancing will be enforced at all times. Non-family members must maintain 10’ social distance from other concertgoers, staff, and performers at all times. Masks are required when using restroom facilities, visiting the concession stand, and standing in line. Masks are encouraged at all other times.
3) Tickets can be purchased online; there will be no box office onsite. Tickets will be available until show time on the day of the concert. There are a limited amount of tickets available. All guests, including youth, must have a ticket to gain admission to the concert. Tickets can be reserved by visiting Eventbrite.com.
4) Concert seating will be available as designated socially distanced areas called ‘pods.’ Pod occupancy will be available on a first come first serve basis. Concertgoers are invited to sit in lawn chairs or on picnic blankets in their pod. There are limited bench seating pods available on a first come, first serve basis. Sitting, standing, or dancing will not be permissible outside of pods. Gates will open one hour before show time. Guests needing ADA pods should contact amelia.hulth@dcr.virginia.gov after purchasing tickets to arrange seating.
5) Do not leave the designated pod except to use the restroom or visit the concession stand. Masks are required when using restroom facilities, visiting the concession stand, and when standing in line. Masks are encouraged at all other times.
6) Restroom facilities will be available on site. Strict cleaning protocols are in place to ensure safety and cleanliness. Hand sanitizing stations will be available at the concession stand.
7) Absolutely no standing outside of the venue or gatherings on the sidewalks of the venue will be allowed and will be enforced by law enforcement.
8) Food can be brought from home as long as it is stored in a clear, one-gallon or smaller zipper seal bag; one zipper seal bag is allowed per person. One sealed, unopened water bottle will be allowed per person. Food trucks may be onsite for select events; please contact the park for availability. Food and drink must be consumed in your pod. Please only dispose of trash in proper receptacles or bring all trash back home. Please do not litter!
9) Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase from the concession stand operated by Friends of Pocahontas. To purchase alcoholic beverages, guest must be 21 years or older and have a valid photo ID. Purchases can be made via cash or credit.
10) At the conclusion of the concert, please return to your vehicle and follow all directions, maintaining social distancing at all times.
11) Absolutely no outside alcohol, coolers, bags, backpacks, canopies, illegal substances, illicit goods, fireworks, weapons, guns, knives or laser pointers will be permitted at the event and violators will be held accountable and prosecuted by state and federal law. No pets are allowed. Small handbags are permitted but are subject to search.
12) No refund requests or ticket transfers will be granted. Parking fees are required at all times. In the event of inclement weather, a rain date of Sunday, June 6 may be implemented.

Mile of Music 2021
2021-06-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Forest Hill Park, 4021 Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, 23225, United States
Over the course of two hours, Mile of Music will have several performing groups set-up along an approximate 1-mile route within Forest Hill Park – you can take your time to enjoy some music and movement from 2-4pm!
This event is FREE and open to the public!
Chorus: 2-2:30pm
Brass Quintet: 2:30-3pm
Chorus 3-3:30pm
String Quartet: 3-3:30pm
Woodwind Quintet: 3:30-4pm
While we are encouraged by the progress being made in the state of Virginia, the Richmond Symphony has decided to take a different direction with the South of the James Community Festival this year, primarily due to COVID and still needing to maintain social distancing protocols, etc. With that in mind, we are moving forward with this alternative approach.

Note: We are not accepting vendor applications for this event. We hope to work with you in the future!
Questions? Contact Marcey Leonard, Community Partnerships Manager for the Richmond Symphony at
mleonard@richmondsymphony.com or 804-788-4717 x141.

Perkinson Center for the Arts Debut
2021-06-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
The Richmond Symphony debuts in the intimate, new Perkinson Center for the Arts in Chester. Experience Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro. And the moving Sonata Da Chiesa of Virginia’s own Adolphus Hailstork on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Be there for the first orchestra concert in this jewel of a hall. Seating is limited – order now!
Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts
11801 Centre Street, Chester, VA 23831
https://www.perkinsoncenter.org/
Free parking.
Masks required in the theater at all times.

Mozart & More!
2021-07-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
The elegance of Mozart’s “Kegelstatt” Trio is reflected in Ravel’s 1895 homage, the Minuet Antique. Rebecca Clarke’s Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale of 1941 sighs for peace as her England is torn by war.
Program
R. Clarke Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale for Clarinet and Viola
F. Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 90, D. 899R.
M. Ravel, Menuet antique
W.A. Mozart, Kegelstatt Trio

Andante

Menuetto

Rondeau: Allegretto

Special thanks to our Summer ChamberFest sponsor:

Shaw & St. Georges
2021-07-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Chevalier de Saint-Georges was the first known classical composer of African ancestry, composing and playing to great acclaim in 18th century Europe. His String Quartet No. 5 is energetic, complex and an inspiration. In our time, the music of Caroline Shaw has earned her a Pulitzer Prize. Her Entr’acte perfectly links three centuries through the Chevalier’s quartet to the romantic Third Quartet by Felix Mendelssohn.
Special thanks to our Summer ChamberFest sponsor:

A Blast of Brass!
2021-07-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Sparkling selections for brass ensemble by Poulenc, Mozart, and others will ring throughout the Gottwald.
Enjoy all 4 Summer ChamberFest concerts for just $75! Click here to purchase a subscription.
Special thanks to our Summer ChamberFest sponsor:

Piazzolla at 100 - The Four Seasons
2021-07-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
A century after his birth, the tangos of Astor Piazzolla still seduce. His mesmerizing The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires honors Vivaldi and beguiles the ear. Also, the Diálogos of young Mexican composer Juan Pablo Contreras have captivated South and North American listeners. Contreras is our New Music USA Commissioning Project composer. We will debut his work in ’22-23.
Enjoy all 4 Summer ChamberFest concerts for just $75! Click here to purchase a subscription.
Special thanks to our Summer ChamberFest sponsor:

Violins of Hope, Richmond
2021-09-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 800 S Cathedral Pl, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT
On September 9th, Violins of Hope Richmond, in partnership with the Richmond Symphony, will host a feature concert at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. 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 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.
The Richmond Symphony and the leaders of The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart request that all guests should wear masks during this concert.

Violins of Hope, Richmond
2021-09-10 18:00 - 19:30 | 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!

This concert is proudly sponsored by

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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.
