M E D I A  A D V I S O R Y

Richmond, Virginia (May 2, 2016) – The Richmond Symphony (RSO) is happy to announce ‘Rachmaninoff & the Russians’ as the theme of its third annual 2016 Summer Series of recitals.  These weekly concerts continue in association with the University of Richmond Department of Music and VCU | School of the Arts | Department of Music. This year, the series is made up of six casual, one-hour evening concerts featuring the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff and works by other Russian composers. Performances take place in Dominion Arts Center’s Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse on Thursdays, July 7 – August 11, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.

For the 2016 series, artists include: University of Richmond President Dr. Ronald Crutcher, cello with pianist Joanne Kong; Susy Yim, violin with pianist Daniel Stipe; Mary Boodell, flute with pianist Russell Wilson; Molly Sharp, viola with pianist Charles Staples; Jason McComb, cello with pianist John Walter; Shawn Welk, oboe/English horn with pianist Magdalena Adamek.

The series was created as a way to showcase the talents of the professional musicians associated with the Richmond Symphony, the University of Richmond, VCU and other institutions, all spotlighting a single instrument with piano. Tickets are only $20 for adults and include a voucher to enjoy a drink during the performance. The bar remains open after the performance so that audience and musicians have a chance to socialize together. Tickets are in very high demand – many concerts sell out prior to the day of the performance.

Full Series and Summer Sampler subscriptions are available starting at $54. Student and child prices are available. Complete schedule below. For more information, visit richmondsymphony.com or call1-804-788-1212.

Subscriptions go on sale Monday, May 2, 2016
Single tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 1, 2016

About the Richmond Symphony
Founded in 1957, the Richmond Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in Central Virginia. The organization includes an orchestra of more than 70 professional musicians, the 150-voice Richmond Symphony Chorus and more than 260 students in the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra programs. Each season, more than 200,000 members of the community enjoy concerts, radio broadcasts, and educational outreach programs. The Richmond Symphony is partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. www.richmondsymphony.com

Summer Series 2016
Rachmaninoff & the Russians
Thursday Evenings, 6:30pm

July 7, 2016
Ron Crutcher, cello
Joanne Kong, piano

Glazunov                     Elegie, Opus 17

Scriabin                       Prelude in B Major, Opus 16, No. 1

Scriabin                       Etude in C-sharp Minor, Opus 42, No. 5

Rachmaninoff              Cello Sonata in G Minor, Opus 19

July 14, 2016
Susy Yim, violin
Daniel Stipe, piano

Rachmaninoff             Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Opus 42

Prokofiev                    Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Opus 80

Tchaikovsky               Valse-Scherzo, Opus 34

July 21, 2016
Mary Boodell, flute
Russell Wilson, piano

Cui                               Scherzetto

Sofia Gubaidulina       Allegro Rustico and Sounds of the Forest

Rachmaninoff             Vocalise, Opus 34, No. 14

Rachmaninoff             Études-Tableaux Op. 39, No. 1 in C Minor and No. 2 in A Minor

Prokofiev                    Flute Sonata

July 28, 2016
Molly Sharp, viola
Charles Staples, piano

Glinka                          Viola Sonata

Shostakovich              Viola Sonata, Opus 147

Rachmaninoff             Etude-tableau in E-flat Minor, Opus 39, No. 5

Scriabin                       Etude in D-sharp Minor, Opus 8, No. 12

Lera Auerbach            Postlude for Viola and Piano

August 4, 2016
Jason McComb, cello
John Walter, piano

Miaskovsky                 Cello Sonata No. 1, Opus 12

Shostakovich              Cello Sonata in D Minor, Opus 40

Rachmaninoff             Prelude, Opus 2, No. 1

August 11, 2016
Shawn Welk, oboe and English horn
Magdalena Adamek, piano

Asaf’ev                        Sonatina for Oboe and Piano

Dranishnikova             Poem

Rachmaninoff             Moments musicaux, Op.16, No. 3

Rachmaninoff             Two Pieces, Opus 2

Prokofiev                    Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, op.75; VI. Montagues and Capulets

Luft                              Concertino Brillant, Op. 5