Concerts & Events
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 20 @ 7:30 pm The Passion of Carmen Opening Weekend
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 […]
View DetailsSeptember 21 @ 3:00 pm The Passion of Carmen Opening Weekend
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 […]
View DetailsOctober 25 @ 7:30 pm Emanuel Ax Plays Chopin
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 […]
View DetailsOctober 26 @ 3:00 pm Emanuel Ax Plays Chopin
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 […]
View DetailsNovember 8 @ 7:30 pm Beethoven Violin Concerto
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 […]
View DetailsNovember 9 @ 3:00 pm Beethoven Violin Concerto
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 […]
View DetailsJanuary 17, 2026 @ 7:30 pm Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem
In composing his epic, moving Requiem, Damien Geter was inspired by those composed earlier by Mozart, Berlioz, Brahms, and especially Verdi. Within the traditional Latin text, Geter’s Requiem weaves the […]
View DetailsJanuary 18, 2026 @ 3:00 pm Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem
In composing his epic, moving Requiem, Damien Geter was inspired by those composed earlier by Mozart, Berlioz, Brahms, and especially Verdi. Within the traditional Latin text, Geter’s Requiem weaves the […]
View DetailsJanuary 31, 2026 @ 7:30 pm Conrad Tao Plays Gershwin
Just 30, Conrad Tao, says the Detroit Free Press “owns a place among the world’s virtuosos. he blew the doors off in a performance hair-raising in its technical brilliance.” Experience […]
View DetailsFebruary 1, 2026 @ 3:00 pm Conrad Tao Plays Gershwin
Just 30, Conrad Tao, says the Detroit Free Press “owns a place among the world’s virtuosos. he blew the doors off in a performance hair-raising in its technical brilliance.” Experience […]
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