Classics
Symphony Series
Discover the power of live music with our Symphony Series. Featuring orchestral classics and contemporary composers, this series will surely inspire you. All concerts are held at the Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center with 8 performances on Saturday evenings at 8pm repeated on Sunday afternoons at 3pm.
Join us an hour before each concert for a free pre-concert talk. These talks often feature guest artists and conductors that provide you with insight on the programming you are about to hear.
Series Schedule
September 13 @ 7:00 pm ExSTRADvaganza
The centerpiece of Strad Fest features a bevy of virtuosos, each performing on these greatest of string instruments. A once in a lifetime opportunity to hear the astonishing tone and […]
View DetailsSeptember 14 @ 5:00 pm Cinema Serenade with special guest Itzhak Perlman
Their music has made our movie memories. John Williams. Ennio Morricone. Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Valentina Peleggi conducts this survey of cinema’s most moving melodies. Casablanca, Cinema Paradiso, On the Waterfront, and […]
View DetailsOctober 19 @ 8:00 pm The Rite of Spring
More than a century has passed since its violent, scandalous premiere. And still, The Rite of Spring continues to surprise and provoke, excite and enthrall. Valentina Peleggi conducts Stravinsky’s savage […]
View DetailsOctober 20 @ 3:00 pm The Rite of Spring
Free pre-concert talk 1 hour before.
View DetailsNovember 2 @ 8:00 pm Brahms & Dvořák
“Soulful and immaculate,” raves The Guardian of London of James Ehnes, who joins Valentina Peleggi and the Richmond Symphony for Brahms’ romantic Violin Concerto. Carlos Simon is one of today’s […]
View DetailsNovember 3 @ 3:00 pm Brahms & Dvořák
“Soulful and immaculate,” raves The Guardian of London of James Ehnes, who joins Valentina Peleggi and the Richmond Symphony for Brahms’ romantic Violin Concerto. Carlos Simon is one of today’s […]
View DetailsJanuary 25, 2025 @ 8:00 pm Puccini’s Tosca Opera in Concert!
It is the composer’s masterpiece of intrigue and betrayal, of obsession and deception. For her first opera with the Richmond Symphony, Valentina Peleggi conducts Puccini’s Tosca. Starring the wildly acclaimed […]
View DetailsJanuary 26, 2025 @ 3:00 pm Puccini’s Tosca Opera in Concert!
It is the composer’s masterpiece of intrigue and betrayal, of obsession and deception. For her first opera with the Richmond Symphony, Valentina Peleggi conducts Puccini’s Tosca. Starring the wildly acclaimed […]
View DetailsFebruary 22, 2025 @ 8:00 pm Brass Glory
Earworms, by Canada’s Vivian Fung, is a lighthearted mashup of music’s most memorable melodies, even daring to respond to Charles Ives’ “Unanswered Question.” Michael Sachs is one of classical’s foremost […]
View DetailsFebruary 23, 2025 @ 3:00 pm Brass Glory
Earworms, by Canada’s Vivian Fung, is a lighthearted mashup of music’s most memorable melodies, even daring to respond to Charles Ives’ “Unanswered Question.” Michael Sachs is one of classical’s foremost […]
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