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 30 @ 8:00 pm Mahler’s First

The new season begins! Experience the sonic splendor of the Richmond Symphony and Valentina Peleggi in Mahler’s wild, exuberant First Symphony. Plus, concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto performs the world premiere of […]

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October 1 @ 3:00 pm Mahler’s First

The new season begins! Experience the sonic splendor of the Richmond Symphony and Valentina Peleggi in Mahler’s wild, exuberant First Symphony. Plus, concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto performs the world premiere of […]

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October 21 @ 8:00 pm Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

Music of power. And of passion. Music Director Valentina Peleggi conducts Tchaikovsky’s final work – the “Pathétique” Symphony. PLUS, “Don Juan,” a showpiece for orchestra by Richard Strauss. And Paul […]

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October 22 @ 3:00 pm Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

Music of power. And of passion. Music Director Valentina Peleggi conducts Tchaikovsky’s final work – the “Pathétique” Symphony. PLUS, “Don Juan,” a showpiece for orchestra by Richard Strauss. And Paul […]

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November 11 @ 8:00 pm Negro Folk Symphony

In 1934, William Dawson imagined a symphony that would fuse African rhythms and American laments into the symphonic form. What Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony promised, Dawson delivered. His defiant, triumphant […]

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November 12 @ 3:00 pm Negro Folk Symphony

In 1934, William Dawson imagined a symphony that would fuse African rhythms and American laments into the symphonic form. What Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony promised, Dawson delivered. His defiant, triumphant […]

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January 20, 2024 @ 8:00 pm Brahms, The Romantic

Music Director Valentina Peleggi conducts Brahms’ lyrical Second Symphony, and Francesca Dego is the soloist in the Violin Concerto of Ferruccio Busoni. No less a romantic than Brahms, who echoes […]

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January 21, 2024 @ 3:00 pm Brahms, The Romantic

Music Director Valentina Peleggi conducts Brahms’ lyrical Second Symphony, and Francesca Dego is the soloist in the Violin Concerto of Ferruccio Busoni. No less a romantic than Brahms, who echoes […]

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February 24, 2024 @ 8:00 pm Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto

“Worthless” declared the composers friends. “Impossible to play”. But Tchaikovsky refused to change a note of what became historys most popular piano concerto. Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton plays Tchaikovsky’s First […]

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February 25, 2024 @ 3:00 pm Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto

“Worthless declared the composers friends. “Impossible to play”. But Tchaikovsky refused to change a note of what became historys most popular piano concerto. Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton plays Tchaikovsky’s First […]

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