Richmond Symphony

Big Tent
2025-05-24 18:00 (America/New_York) | Chimborazo Park, 3200 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23223, United States
Join the Richmond Symphony for an unforgettable free evening of music under the stars! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for a patriotic and family-friendly concert featuring the Richmond Symphony plus the advanced Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra performing side-by-side with professional musicians. Performances begin at 6pm and goes until 8:30pm.
Enjoy stirring tributes, classical favorites, and the energy of over 100 musicians filling the park with music and community pride!

Chimborazo Park
3201 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA
https://www.rva.gov/parks-recreation/chimborazo-park

Play Ball!
2025-05-31 15:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Experience the roar of the crowd and the crack of the bat! Feel the spirit of America’s pastime in the concert hall with a lineup of classics that will have you cheering. From the dramatic narrative of Casey at the Bat to the soaring score of Field of Dreams and of course, the timeless sing-along Take Me Out to the Ball Game, this concert is a grand slam for all ages.
Kids 18 and under save 30%.
Special Guest Mascot Appearance

MAKE IT A DOUBLE HEADER! Receive a discount ticket link for the Flying Squirrel’s 6pm game when you purchase tickets to Play Ball!

Mile of Music 2025
2025-06-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Maymont, 1700 Hampton St, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Richmond Symphony and Maymont present the 5th Annual “Mile of Music!” Join us for a special concert presentation featuring ensembles from different sections of the orchestra in multiple mini-concerts along a one-mile route within a beautiful natural setting. At this free event, you can take your time to enjoy some music and movement with family and friends! Event runs from 2pm to 5pm.
Spread out across Maymont’s spacious lawns, hear acoustic performances by six different ensembles from the Symphony’s talented musicians, featuring different groups of strings, wind and brass instruments. Each ensemble will perform twice, spaced at regular intervals and locations encompassing the Carriage House Lawn, the Italian Garden, Tulip Poplar Hill and the Mansion Lawn. Featured ensembles include the Violin Quartet, Brass Quintet, Monumental 3 String Trio, Principal Wind Quartet, Capitol String Quartet and the AP Wind Quintet.
Between sets, guests are invited to stroll to a different location, enjoying variety of musical repertoires and the great outdoors. Bring comfortable walking shoes, portable chairs or blankets, as well as refillable water bottles.
Two Concerts Every 30 Minutes!
Performance Path Schedule
Violin Quartet (2:00pm & 3:30pm)
Brass Quintet (2:30pm & 4:00pm)
Monumental 3 String Trio (3:00pm & 4:30pm)
Principal Wind Quartet (2:30pm & 3:30pm)
Capitol String Quartet (2:00pm & 4:00pm)
AP Wind Quintet (3:00pm & 4:30pm)

NEW LOCATION:

Maymont
1700 Hampton St
Richmond, VA 23220
https://maymont.org/

This concert is proudly supported in part by the City of Richmond.

Mile Of Music

History Notes
2025-06-05 18:00 | Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States
Join the Richmond Symphony and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture for a special evening of history and music, featuring selections commemorating the international and Indigenous communities that supported the colonies in their journey to forge a new American nation.
History Notes will begin with a brief history talk discussing rare items from the VMHC collection followed by inspired musical selections highlighting works created by Dutch, Spanish, French, and Indigenous composers, and played by a chamber ensemble of some of Richmond’s most talented musicians.
A reception will follow the musical performance.

Tickets must be purchased through the VMHC’s website. Richmond Symphony discounts, ticket vouchers, or exchanges do not apply to this performance. Richmond Symphony subscribers can contact patron services at 804.788.1212 x2 or patronservices@richmondsymphony.com for a promo code.

Pocahontas State Park
2025-06-07 19:30 | Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Rd, Chesterfield, VA, 23832, United States
Be there for a free outdoor concert! Bring a blanket, picnic basket and family and friends, and enjoy the sounds of a live orchestra at the beautiful Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield, VA. The evening will be led by Associate Conductor, Hae Lee.
This concert is FREE and open to the public (no ticket required). A $10 parking fee applies. These concerts are popular, so we suggest arriving early.

Red, White, and Lights 2025
2025-07-04 16:00 | Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, United States
Celebrate independence in style at Red, White, & Lights. This family-friendly event promises an evening of fun, music, food, and history— with a dazzling laser light show finale.
Enjoy a performance by the Richmond Symphony playing classic American melodies with a special guest band. A food truck court featuring 15+ local businesses offers something for everyone.
Step back in time and enjoy historical reenactments as we focus on the history of Henrico and America’s journey to independence.
Click here to visit Henrico County Park and Recreation’s page for more information on what to bring and not bring, vendors, etc.

4pm Gates Open. Free admission and parking.
8pm Richmond Symphony performs
9:15 pm Laser Light Show with the Richmond Symphony

Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park
3400 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
4pm to 10pm
Live Updates on Facebook: Click here

Summer Serenade 1
2025-07-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Mooney Hall, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Be there at Dominion Energy Center for intimate early evenings in Mooney Hall. Chamber music masterworks from three centuries – performed by members of the Richmond Symphony and friends. Settle into your seat for an enchanted hour of music. Then stroll downtown for dinner.

Summer Serenade 2
2025-07-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Mooney Hall, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States

Summer Serenade 3
2025-07-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Mooney Hall, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States

Summer Serenade 4
2025-07-31 18:30 - 19:30 | Mooney Hall, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States

Americana
2025-09-12 18:00 - 23:30 | Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States
Join the Richmond Symphony for a captivating night of musical heritage at our annual fundraising gala Friday, September 12th hosted at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.
Americana: Telling Virginia Stories & Lifting Virginia Voices honors the rich cultural tapestry of our Commonwealth through powerful performances, heartfelt storytelling, and an unforgettable celebration of the American music that has helped shape our culture over almost 250 years. From folk roots to contemporary compositions, experience the diversity of our community through extraordinary music and immersive history, all while supporting the Symphony’s mission to inspire and enrich lives through the power of music.

Cody Fry
2025-09-13 19:30 | Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel Street, Richmond , VA, 23220, United States
For one night only, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, composer, and arranger Cody Fry brings his genre-bending, cinematic pop sound to life in a powerful collaboration with the Richmond Symphony. With music that evokes the emotional sweep of a favorite film coming to life in full color, Fry has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide through his orchestral arrangements, viral recordings, and golden-age-meets-modern musical storytelling.
From dramatic symphonic builds to intimate melodies, Fry’s music defies easy categorization—equal parts nostalgia and innovation. With a Grammy nomination, a certified Gold record, and hundreds of millions of streams, he’s become a standout voice in the modern orchestral pop movement.
Don’t miss your chance to experience Cody Fry’s soaring sound paired with the full richness of the Richmond Symphony.
Ticket vouchers not valid for this performance.

The Passion of Carmen
2025-09-20 19:30, 2025-09-21 15:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Richmond audience favorite Chia-Hsuan Lin returns to begin the new season with music by Taiwanese American composer Ke-Chia Chen. “Lyrical and delicate,” is how The Philadelphia Enquirer has defined her sound. A Lasting Bond is a galloping, soaring hymn to a vanishing native culture. The sultry passion and unforgettable melodies of Carmen beguile throughout the orchestral suites drawn from Bizet’s mesmerizing masterwork. The Concert Piece for Four Horns by Robert Schumann is one of the most unique concertos in the repertoire, and one of the most thrilling especially when performed by four of music’s top players: The American Horn Quartet. “The finest brass chamber ensemble in the world,” declares the American Record Guide.

Music at Hardywood
2025-09-25 18:30 | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Enjoy beer, pizza, and orchestra music at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. These casual, intimate concerts are a whole new way to experience the Richmond Symphony. This concert takes place at the Richmond-Scott’s Addition location.

East End Music Festival
2025-09-27 12:00 - 19:00 | Chimborazo Park, 3200 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23223, United States
The RVA East End Festival is a community celebration that highlights the diverse neighborhoods and unique qualities of Richmond’s East End. Proceeds of this family-friendly event support music & cultural arts programs at Richmond Public Schools in the East End. Since 2016, the RVA East End Festival has raised over $550,000 to support music, visual arts and performing arts programs at eight elementary, middle and high schools in the East End communities of the Richmond Public Schools system. The free family event will feature performances by local professionals including members of the Richmond Symphony, as well as some of RVA’s most talented youth musicians, dancers and visual artists.
Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the music! Festival admittance is free and open to the public.

RICHMOND SYMPHONY PERFORMS AT 6PM!

RESCHEDULED TO SUN - Pocahontas State Park
2025-09-27 19:00 | VA
THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY DUE TO WEATHER. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR CONCERT INFORMATION

NEW DATE - Pocahontas State Park
2025-09-28 19:00 | Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Rd, Chesterfield, VA, 23832, United States
Be there for a free outdoor concert! Bring a blanket, picnic basket and family and friends, and enjoy the sounds of a live orchestra at the beautiful Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield, VA. The evening will be led by Associate Conductor, Hae Lee.
This concert is FREE and open to the public (no ticket required). A $10 parking fee applies. These concerts are popular, so we suggest arriving early.
DUE TO WEATHER, THIS CONCERT WAS RESCHEDULED FROM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 TO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28.

A Night in Vienna
2025-10-11 17:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Journey through the magic of Vienna’s dance music to the opulent ballrooms of Johann Strauss II.
This program celebrates the “King of Waltzes” on his 200th anniversary, featuring iconic waltzes,
marches, and beloved classics like The Blue Danube, Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5,
and Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute.

The City of Music

A Night in Vienna
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 5:00 PM
If you pay a visit to Vienna’s Central Cemetery, you’ll find a “Musicians’ Corner” where some of the iconic figures of Western classical music are laid to rest: Beethoven, Schubert, Johann Strauss II, and Brahms all lie buried within close proximity. It’s a reminder that this city was more than just their home. It was a creative magnet that drew composers from all over.
“All of these composers were drawn to Vienna or already living there,” says Music Director Valentina Peleggi. “A Night in Vienna traces a journey that starts off with a variety of dance forms suggesting the ethnic diversity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It then celebrates how these influences came together and evolved into something new – the waltz – which became a symbol of Vienna itself as a cosmopolitan capital.”
(C)2025 Thomas May

A Mosaic of Influences

The first half of the program thus presents an eclectic mix of styles and influences, from reworkings of regional folk idioms to evocations of Hungarian and Turkish music. These pieces show how composers engaged with the multicultural mosaic
they encountered, both inside the Empire and beyond.
Our snapshot of this shifting musical landscape begins with a bright, festive march Mozart composed shortly after relocating to Vienna in the 1780s, likely for a public or semi-public celebration. Following it is an orchestral arrangement of the famous “Turkish” rondo finale he originally wrote as part of a solo piano sonata—a rhythmically infectious piece that reflects how Europeans perceived the military music of the Ottoman Empire, a style that was then very much in vogue in Vienna.
(C)2025 Thomas May

From Mozart to Schubert

Marche militaire by Franz Schubert, who was born and raised in Vienna, also started out as music for piano (actually, piano four hands). It was written while on a music teaching stint for an aristocratic family in a Hungarian corner of the Empire. For all its mock martial grandeur, the piece sways with a rhythmic lilt that’s hard to resist.
(C)2025 Thomas May

Beethoven’s Contradances

A generation older than Schubert, Beethoven paid tribute to the popular social dances of the day with a set of contradances – group dances of French and English origin – written not long after his move to Vienna to study with Haydn. The tune he used for No. 7 proved to have remarkable staying power: it later appeared in his ballet The Creatures of Prometheus and ultimately found immortal form as the theme for the finale of his revolutionary Eroica Symphony.
(C)2025 Thomas May

Hungarian Fire and Operetta Flair

That Hungarian thread continues with Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5, the most famous of a set he originally composed for piano four hands in the late 1860s. The piece pulses with the rhythmic drive and fiery flair of Romani-influenced dance music – the kind of melodies that once spilled from café orchestras across the city.
Like Dvořák, Franz von Suppé emerged from outside the dominant Germanic tradition within the multiethnic Habsburg Empire. He became famous for his effervescent contributions to Viennese operetta, such as 1866 work Light Cavalry. The galloping rhythms and theatrical flair of its overture have made the piece a concert hall favorite. We hear the overture’s rousing finale to close the first half of our program.
(C)2025 Thomas May

The Waltz King

Vienna’s famous City Park holds a gilded statue of Johann Strauss II, who is shown merrily playing his violin. Long one of the most photographed landmarks in this city of music, the monument is drawing even greater attention as the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of Strauss’s birth later this month.
The Overture to Die Fledermaus is a dazzling distillation of everything audiences adore about Strauss: irresistible melody, rhythmic vitality, and a flair for drama laced with humor. The title – which means “The Bat” – refers to a costume worn at a lavish masquerade ball, where mistaken identities and fizzy intrigue unfold to a deliriously charming score now inseparable from Vienna’s New Year’s celebrations.
(C)2025 Thomas May

Waltzes, Polkas, and Beyond

Johann Strauss II was born into a remarkable musical dynasty. His father had laid the foundation for the family’s association with the Viennese waltz, transforming a popular folk dance into a sophisticated form of entertainment. But it was Johann Junior who ultimately eclipsed not only Papa Strauss but also his composer brothers, Josef and Eduard, in both popularity and artistic Influence.
Strauss’s naturally flowing melodies have a way of transporting listeners straight into the heart of Vienna: savor the lyrical grace and elegance of Voices of Spring and Roses from the South. Though best known for his waltzes, the prolific Strauss additionally composed dozens of polkas, galops, and quadrilles – lively dance forms that were staples of the Viennese ballroom. He captures the cheeky bustle of Viennese gossip in the Tritsch-Tratsch (“chit-chat”) Polka and conjures up atmospheric spectacle in the thunderously brilliant Unter Donner und Blitz. As for the waltz itself, Strauss expanded it into something grander and more symphonic by adding richly orchestrated introductions, sweeping melodies, and dramatically contrasting interludes. His concert waltzes often weave together several distinct dance sections, creating a seamless sequence that elevates the form from ballroom diversion to miniature tone poem.
(C)2025 Thomas May

The Blue Danube and a Triumphant Finale

The Blue Danube – a hit at the 1867 Paris Exposition – has become the quintessential Strauss waltz. It begins with a dreamy, choral-style introduction (whose original version in fact included a chorus) before unfolding into a sequence of five elegant waltz themes, each with its own character, yet artfully linked together. The Blue Danube has become virtually synonymous with Vienna itself, though its modern fame owes much to Stanley Kubrick’s inspired decision to use Strauss’s graceful dance rhythms to accompany scenes of orbiting spacecraft in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
But Papa Strauss gets the final say. His Radetzky March from 1848 – written to honor a victorious general – has long outlived its military origins to become a rollicking New Year’s tradition, complete with audience clapping and unflagging good cheer. It’s a rousing finale from the original Strauss in the waltz hall of fame.
(C)2025 Thomas May

The City of Music

A Night in Vienna
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 5:00 PM
If you pay a visit to Vienna’s Central Cemetery, you’ll find a “Musicians’ Corner” where some of the iconic figures of Western classical music are laid to rest: Beethoven, Schubert, Johann Strauss II, and Brahms all lie buried within close proximity. It’s a reminder that this city was more than just their home. It was a creative magnet that drew composers from all over.
“All of these composers were drawn to Vienna or already living there,” says Music Director Valentina Peleggi. “A Night in Vienna traces a journey that starts off with a variety of dance forms suggesting the ethnic diversity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It then celebrates how these influences came together and evolved into something new – the waltz – which became a symbol of Vienna itself as a cosmopolitan capital.”
(C)2025 Thomas May

A Mosaic of Influences

The first half of the program thus presents an eclectic mix of styles and influences, from reworkings of regional folk idioms to evocations of Hungarian and Turkish music. These pieces show how composers engaged with the multicultural mosaic
they encountered, both inside the Empire and beyond.
Our snapshot of this shifting musical landscape begins with a bright, festive march Mozart composed shortly after relocating to Vienna in the 1780s, likely for a public or semi-public celebration. Following it is an orchestral arrangement of the famous “Turkish” rondo finale he originally wrote as part of a solo piano sonata—a rhythmically infectious piece that reflects how Europeans perceived the military music of the Ottoman Empire, a style that was then very much in vogue in Vienna.
(C)2025 Thomas May

From Mozart to Schubert

Marche militaire by Franz Schubert, who was born and raised in Vienna, also started out as music for piano (actually, piano four hands). It was written while on a music teaching stint for an aristocratic family in a Hungarian corner of the Empire. For all its mock martial grandeur, the piece sways with a rhythmic lilt that’s hard to resist.
(C)2025 Thomas May

Beethoven’s Contradances

A generation older than Schubert, Beethoven paid tribute to the popular social dances of the day with a set of contradances – group dances of French and English origin – written not long after his move to Vienna to study with Haydn. The tune he used for No. 7 proved to have remarkable staying power: it later appeared in his ballet The Creatures of Prometheus and ultimately found immortal form as the theme for the finale of his revolutionary Eroica Symphony.
(C)2025 Thomas May

Hungarian Fire and Operetta Flair

That Hungarian thread continues with Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5, the most famous of a set he originally composed for piano four hands in the late 1860s. The piece pulses with the rhythmic drive and fiery flair of Romani-influenced dance music – the kind of melodies that once spilled from café orchestras across the city.
Like Dvořák, Franz von Suppé emerged from outside the dominant Germanic tradition within the multiethnic Habsburg Empire. He became famous for his effervescent contributions to Viennese operetta, such as 1866 work Light Cavalry. The galloping rhythms and theatrical flair of its overture have made the piece a concert hall favorite. We hear the overture’s rousing finale to close the first half of our program.
(C)2025 Thomas May

The Waltz King

Vienna’s famous City Park holds a gilded statue of Johann Strauss II, who is shown merrily playing his violin. Long one of the most photographed landmarks in this city of music, the monument is drawing even greater attention as the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of Strauss’s birth later this month.
The Overture to Die Fledermaus is a dazzling distillation of everything audiences adore about Strauss: irresistible melody, rhythmic vitality, and a flair for drama laced with humor. The title – which means “The Bat” – refers to a costume worn at a lavish masquerade ball, where mistaken identities and fizzy intrigue unfold to a deliriously charming score now inseparable from Vienna’s New Year’s celebrations.
(C)2025 Thomas May

Waltzes, Polkas, and Beyond

Johann Strauss II was born into a remarkable musical dynasty. His father had laid the foundation for the family’s association with the Viennese waltz, transforming a popular folk dance into a sophisticated form of entertainment. But it was Johann Junior who ultimately eclipsed not only Papa Strauss but also his composer brothers, Josef and Eduard, in both popularity and artistic Influence.
Strauss’s naturally flowing melodies have a way of transporting listeners straight into the heart of Vienna: savor the lyrical grace and elegance of Voices of Spring and Roses from the South. Though best known for his waltzes, the prolific Strauss additionally composed dozens of polkas, galops, and quadrilles – lively dance forms that were staples of the Viennese ballroom. He captures the cheeky bustle of Viennese gossip in the Tritsch-Tratsch (“chit-chat”) Polka and conjures up atmospheric spectacle in the thunderously brilliant Unter Donner und Blitz. As for the waltz itself, Strauss expanded it into something grander and more symphonic by adding richly orchestrated introductions, sweeping melodies, and dramatically contrasting interludes. His concert waltzes often weave together several distinct dance sections, creating a seamless sequence that elevates the form from ballroom diversion to miniature tone poem.
(C)2025 Thomas May

The Blue Danube and a Triumphant Finale

The Blue Danube – a hit at the 1867 Paris Exposition – has become the quintessential Strauss waltz. It begins with a dreamy, choral-style introduction (whose original version in fact included a chorus) before unfolding into a sequence of five elegant waltz themes, each with its own character, yet artfully linked together. The Blue Danube has become virtually synonymous with Vienna itself, though its modern fame owes much to Stanley Kubrick’s inspired decision to use Strauss’s graceful dance rhythms to accompany scenes of orbiting spacecraft in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
But Papa Strauss gets the final say. His Radetzky March from 1848 – written to honor a victorious general – has long outlived its military origins to become a rollicking New Year’s tradition, complete with audience clapping and unflagging good cheer. It’s a rousing finale from the original Strauss in the waltz hall of fame.
(C)2025 Thomas May

InLight Festival
2025-10-17 19:00 | Abner Clay Park, Brook Rd & W Clay St, Richmond, VA, 23220, United States
Experience the Richmond Symphony under the Big Tent as part of 1708 Gallery’s InLight, featuring the world premiere of Super!Giant!Jump!Star! by artist George Ferrandi. Enjoy an evening of live music, light, and ceremony in the heart of Jackson Ward, culminating in a cosmic celebration of sound and community.
Learn more at 1708inlight.org

Wagner and Haydn
2025-10-19 15:00 | Randolph-Macon College
The Richmond Symphony returns to Randolph-Macon College for an afternoon of bold and expressive music. Led by Associate Conductor Hae Lee, the program opens with Beethoven’s dramatic Overture to Coriolan, followed by Saint-Georges’ elegant Sarabande et Riguadon. Wagner’s serene Siegfried Idyll offers moments of tender beauty before Haydn’s lively Symphony No. 87 brings the concert to a spirited close.

Minsoo Sohn Plays Chopin
2025-10-25 19:30, 2025-10-26 15:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
It was a young, desperate love that inspired the young Frederic Chopin. Too shy to declare his feelings, he wrote: “I say to my piano what I would like to be saying to you…” The masterful Minsoo Sohn performs Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. Sohn is described by the New York Times as “a genuine artist, with a thoughtful and poetic interpretation,” and by the Boston Globe as “born to play the piano.” This concert of great romantics also features Rachmaninoff’s ravishing Second Symphony.
Click here to learn more about Minsoo Sohn.

*Please note the guest artist for this performance was updated on 10/16/25

The Rocky Horror Show
2025-10-31 19:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Parental Advisory
This performance embraces the wild, weird, and wonderfully risqué world of Rocky Horror. It includes mature content and is best suited for audiences 17 and older. Please contact Patron Services at patronservices@richmondsymphony.com or 804.788.1212 x2 for more information.

Rocky Horror on Halloween! The Richmond Symphony is joined by actors from the Richmond Triangle Players for a production of The Rocky Horror Show – still a smash hit after 50+ years! “Dammit, Janet” you’ve got to be there!
No props please. But costumes and callbacks are encouraged!
Click here for a Callback Guide!

The Science of Sound
2025-11-02 15:00 | Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
Join your Richmond Symphony for an exploration of The Science of Sound! Presented in collaboration with the Science Museum of Virginia, this program invites you to discover how orchestral instruments create sound and the mechanics of sound waves from outer space to the deep sea. This concert will feature Haydn’s Symphony No. 94, Gregory Smith’s VIBE, and John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine and is narrated by Teddy McPherson.
Be there at 2pm as the Science Museum of Virginia gives a pre-show demonstration: Listen up! We’re exploring the science behind sound waves. We’ll blow your mind—but not your eardrums—with the power of sound.”
While designed for ages 7-13, all ages are welcome. Children 2 and under are free if seated in an adult’s lap. Seating for this concert is general admission.

Beethoven Violin Concerto
2025-11-08 19:30, 2025-11-09 15:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
Francesca Dego, who thrilled Richmond audiences in her 2024 debut, returns for Beethoven’s towering Violin Concerto. Of her Beethoven, the Dallas Morning News raved: “She proved that pianissimos can be as gripping as fortissimos. Her gleaming tone was striking, with commitment, facility, and finesse. A rock-star ovation was rewarded.” Valentina Peleggi also conducts Charles Ives’s truth- searching meditation, The Unanswered Question, and Dvořák’s broodingly powerful Symphony No. 7.

Fall Youth Orchestra Program
2025-11-09 18:30 | Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
From first notes to pre-collegiate performances, Richmond Symphony’s Youth Orchestra Program concerts celebrate the talent and dedication of young musicians across our region. Join us at the Carpenter Theatre and be inspired by all five YOP ensembles: String Sinfonietta, Camerata Strings, Youth Concert Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble, performing works by Mozart, Grieg, and more.

String Sinfonietta, conducted by Matt Wilson
Camerata Strings, conducted by Melissa Jones
Youth Concert Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Sandy Goldie
Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Justin Alexander
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Hae Lee

One Piece Music Symphony
2025-11-15 19:00 | Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel Street, Richmond , VA, 23220, United States
The globally beloved phenomenon One Piece, known for its epic adventure and incredibly rich and detailed world, is brought to life in a stunning musical symphony that features the greatest moments from the show on screen in perfect sync.

Let It Snow!
2025-11-29 14:00 | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
It’s Richmond’s favorite holiday musical tradition. Celebrate the season with family and friends with your Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Chorus at the Carpenter Theatre on Thanksgiving Weekend. Hae Lee conducts. Features Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus!
JUST ANNOUNCED: Laura Ann Singh joins the Richmond Symphony for Let It Snow! A multilingual singer celebrated for her captivating interpretations of música popular brasileira and Latin boleros, Singh brings global flair and soulful elegance to the stage. With performances spanning Europe, Russia, and South America, along with featured appearances on NPR’s Tiny Desk and at New York City’s globalFEST, her voice has delighted audiences around the world. She lends her radiant style to timeless holiday classics in an unforgettable evening of music, joy, and winter wonder
Two chances to enjoy this holiday favorite at 2pm and 7pm!
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