Wagner & Strauss: Songs of Farewell
2027-02-20 19:30, 2027-02-21 15:00 (America/New_York) | Carpenter Theatre, 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, 23219, United States
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Soprano Alexandra Loutsion joins Valentina Peleggi and the Richmond Symphony Chorus for a deeply reflective and radiant program. Strauss’ Four Last Songs and Wagner’s Liebestod offer transcendent visions of love and mortality. Brahms’ Gesang der Parzen and Beethoven’s Elegischer Gesang bring choral gravitas and beauty, while the overture to Wagner’s Meistersinger opens with noble serenity.

Gil Shaham Returns
2027-04-03 19:30, 2027-04-04 15:00
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International violinist Gil Shaham returns to perform Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, bringing the beauty and power of a 1719 Stradivari to the Richmond stage. Valentina Peleggi conducts the world premiere of a new work by Federico Portera, and the concert concludes with Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, a bold and thrilling statement of defiance and triumph.

Beethoven's Eroica
2027-04-24 19:30, 2027-04-25 15:00
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Music Director Valentina Peleggi leads a program of bold statements and emotional depth. Pianist Dinara Klinton performs Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a dazzling showcase of power and elegance. Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral opens the program with a shimmering meditation on memory and transcendence. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s Eroica, a revolutionary symphony that reshaped classical music through its vision, drama, and humanity.

Beethoven's Seventh
2027-05-01 19:30, 2027-05-02 15:00
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Conductor Karin Hendrickson leads a vibrant and wide-ranging program. Composer Margaret Bonds’ Montgomery Variations honors the legacy of the civil rights movement through music that is urgent, lyrical, and rooted in spirituals. Conrad Shaw brings bold sound and playful virtuosity to John Williams’ Tuba Concerto. The evening concludes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 — rhythmic, powerful, and full of life.

Carmina Burana
2027-05-15 19:30, 2027-05-16 15:00
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Valentina Peleggi conducts a season finale that unites full orchestra, chorus, children’s choir, and soloists in an epic celebration of musical power. The program opens with a world premiere by Composer-in-Residence Joe Jaxson, a bold new work inspired by Carmina Burana and reimagined for our time. The concert concludes with Orff’s legendary cantata, filled with drama, rhythm, and raw intensit
