Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, military, group and other discounts may be offered. Ticket prices do not include service fees.
Jan. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverley St., Staunton
Jan. 4 (4 p.m.)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250 west), Greenwood
Jan. 5 (4 p.m.)
Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick
Three Notch’d Road
Peter Walker directing
“Twelfth Night in Italy”
works TBA by Monteverdi, Corelli, Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti
$30
(434) 409-3424
http://tnrbaroque.org
Jan. 6 (7 p.m.)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Ninth & Grace streets, Richmond
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Choir
Ryan Tibbetts directing & organ
“Lessons and Carols for Advent”
works TBA by Tibbetts, Bruckner, William Byrd, Adolphus Hailstork, Melissa Dunphy, Anna Lapwood, Sarah Rimkus
free
(804) 643-3589
http://stpaulsrva.org
Jan. 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Cathedral Schola Cantorum
Relic Ensemble
Daniel Sañez conducting
“What the Shepherds Said: a Christmas Sojourn”
free; tickets required
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org
Jan. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Daniel Stipe, organ
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org
Jan. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Rimsky Korsakov: “Scheherazade” (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement)
Alexander Paley & Peiwen Chen, piano 4-hands
Rachmaninoff: “Trio élégiaque” No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
Alexander Paley, piano
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Neal Cary, cello
$20 suggested donation
(804) 272-0486
http://paleymusicfestival.org
Jan. 11 (3 p.m.)
All Saints Episcopal Church, 8787 River Road, Richmond
All Saints Choir
Scott Hayes directing
Menotti: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”
cast TBA
in English
$15
(804) 188-7811
http://allsaintsrvamusic.com
Jan. 11 (7:30 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Alexander Paley, piano
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Neal Cary, cello
Alexander Paley, piano
Bizet: “Jeux d’enfants”
Alexander Paley & Peiwen Chen, piano 4-hands
$20 suggested donation
(804) 272-0486
http://paleymusicfestival.org
Jan. 11 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
James Lee III: “Sukkot through Orion’s Nebula”
Anna Clyne: “Glasslands” (Saxophone Concerto)
Jess Gillam, saxophone
Holst: “The Planets”
women of Baltimore Choral Arts Society
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/bso
Jan. 12 (3 p.m.)
Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road, Richmond
Second Sunday South of the James:
Ayush Pal & Friends String Quartet
program TBA
donation requested
(804) 272-7514
http://bonairpc.org/concert-series
Jan. 12 (3:30 p.m.)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond
Alexander Paley Music Festival:
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 30, No. 3
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Alexander Paley, piano
Schubert: “Divertissement à la hongroise,” D. 818
Alexander Paley & Peiwen Chen, pianos
Liszt: ““Harmonies poétiques et religieuses” – “Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude”
Alexander Paley, piano
$20 suggested donation
(804) 272-0486
http://paleymusicfestival.org
Jan. 14 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Vocal Arts DC:
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Myra Huang, piano
Schumann: “Dichterliebe”
Poulenc: “3 chanson de Federico García Lorca”
songs TBA by Satie, Schoenberg, Trenet, Weill, Porter
$50
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Jan. 16 (7 p.m.)
Jan. 17 (11:30 a.m.)
Jan. 18 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto conducting
Gabriela Ortiz: “Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio”
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Jan. 16 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conducting
Britten: “Peter Grimes” – Passacaglia
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Conrad Tao, piano
Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/bso
Jan. 18 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Naima Burrs conducting
Butcher Brown, guest stars
“Celebration of Black Music in Film”
works TBA from “The Wiz,” “Shaft,” “Get Out,” “Do the Right Thing,” other films
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 18 (7 & 9 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Washington National Opera American Opera Initiative
George Manahan conducting
Kyle Brenn & Lex Brown: “Tati”
Clare Fuyuko Bierman & JL Marlor: “Cry, Wolf”
Omar Najmi & Christine Evans: “Mud Girl”
casts TBA
Christopher Cano, stage director
in English
$28-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Jan. 19 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony chamber ensembles
“Celebrate MLK”
Damien Geter: “I Said What I Said”
Geter: Quartet No. 1 (“Neo-soul”)
James Lee III: Clarinet Quintet
Marcus Grant: “Efflorescence: Unfolding, Developing, Blossoming”
Valerie Coleman: “Red Clay & Mississippi Delta”
$30; 18 & younger free
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 19 (3 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
Rennolds Chamber Concerts:
Time for Three
program TBA
$35
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/music/concerts-and-events/
Jan. 19 (7 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Jan. 21 (7 p.m.)
I.C. Norcom High School, 1801 London Boulevard, Portsmouth
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Everett McCorvey conducting
Stephanie Sanders, saxophone
Amandla Vocal Quartet
Earl Bynum & The Mount choir
“A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
program TBA
free; registration required
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Jan. 19 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players:
Abel Pereira, horn
William Gerlach, trumpet
Michael Harper, trumpet
Craig Mulcahy, trombone
Seth Cook, tuba
Carlos Simon: new work TBA (premiere)
Malcolm Arnold: Brass Quintet No. 1
Anthony Barfield: “Gravity”
Victor Ewald: Brass Quintet No. 1
Betsy Bright: “Western Suite”
Leonard Bernstein: “West Side Story” Suite (Jack Gale arrangement)
$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Jan. 24 (7 p.m.)
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Grove Avenue at Three Chopt Road, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Nicholas DiEugenio, violin
J.S. Bach: sonatas & partitas for solo violin
$30
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org
Jan. 24 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor TBA
Julia Bullock, soprano
Handel: “Solomon” – “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Handel: “Alcina” – “Verdi prati”
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons” – “Spring”
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 – “Air on a G String”
Purcell: “The Fairy Queen” (excerpts)
Pachelbel: Canon in D major
Handel: “Giulio Cesare” – “Da tempeste il legno infranto”
Rameau: “Les Indes galantes” – “Les Sauvages”
Purcell: Sonata in D major for trumpet & strings
Purcell: “The Fairy Queen” – “If love’s a sweet passion”
J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Barbara Strozzi: “Che si può fare”
Telemann: “Hamburg Ebb and Flow” Suite
Lully: “Le bourgeois gentilhomme” – “Marche pour la cérémonie des turcs”
Handel: “Samson” – “Let the bright Seraphim”
free; tickets required via http://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/
(202) 707-5507
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/
Jan. 25 (8 p.m.)
Jan. 26 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Puccini: “Tosca” (concert presentation)
Jennifer Rowley (Tosca)
other cast TBA
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Greater Richmond Children’s Choir
in Italian, English captions
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 25 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Silkroad Ensemble
Rhiannon Giddens directing
Edward Perez: “And the Walls Become the World All Around”
other works TBA
$33-$55
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu
Jan. 26 (3:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
UVa Chamber Music Series:
John Mayhood, piano
program TBA
$15
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Jan. 26 (7 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
“Keyboard Conversations: Dances for the Ears”
works TBA by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Granados, De Falla
$29-$50
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu
Jan. 28 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Henri Dutilleux: “Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher”
Kodály: Sonata, Op. 8, for solo cello
free; tickets required via http://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/
(202) 707-5507
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/
Jan. 28 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Naomi Woo conducting
Esther Yoo, violin
Chao Tian, yangqin
Mark Rowswell, host & narrator
“Lunar New Year Celebration”
program TBA
$14-$58
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/bso
Jan. 30 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Samuel Barber: “Vanessa” (concert presentation)
Nicole Heaston (Vanessa)
J’Nai Bridges (Erika)
Matthew Polenzani (Anatol)
Susan Graham (The Old Baroness)
Thomas Hampson (The Old Doctor)
in English
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Jan. 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Perkinson Arts Center, 11810 Centre St., Chester
Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, 6010 Fergusson Road, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Stewart Goodyear: Serenade for Strings
Julia Perry: Prelude for Strings
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
$30-$50
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Jan. 31 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Pops
conductor TBA
“Dancing in the Street: the Music of Motown”
$15-$119
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Feb. 1 (2 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Francesco Corti, harpsichord
Handel: “Giulio Cesare” Overture
Handel: Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426
J.S. Bach: “French Suite” No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
William Babell: Prelude in F major
Handel: “Rinaldo” Overture (William Babell arrangement)
J.S. Bach: “French Suite” No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Handel: Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428
free; tickets required via http://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/
(202) 707-5507
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/
Feb. 1 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Robert Treviño conducting
Zhou Tian: “Metropolis”
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Karen Gomyo, violin
Ravel: “Alorada del gracioso”
Ravel: “Rapsodie espagnole”
Ravel: “Pavane pour une infante défunte”
Ravel: “La valse”
$38-$99
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org/community-education/our-partners/bso
Feb. 2 (3 p.m.)
Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond
Ronald Crutcher, cello
pianist TBA
works TBA by Beethoven, Barber, Rachmaninoff
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 2 (7:30 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Men, Women & Children of the Gospel Choirs of Washington Performing Arts
Theodore Thorpe III directing
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Marie Bucoy-Calavan directing
“Living the Dream . . . Singing the Dream: a Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
program TBA
$28-$87
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Feb. 3 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
True North Symphony Orchestra & Choir
David Hamilton & Stephen Carrell conducting
Greg Nelson & Bob Farrell: “Saviour: a Modern Oratorio”
Wes Hampton, Travis Cottrell & Shane McConnell, tenors
Shelley Jennings, mezzo-soprano
Dan Baker, baritone
$15-$45
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Feb. 5 (7:30 p.m.)
Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court, University of Richmond
Richard Becker, piano
program TBA
free; tickets required
(804) 289-8980
http://modlin.richmond.edu
Feb. 5 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE, Washington
Holger Falk, baritone
Steffen Schleiermacher, piano
songs TBA by Schubert, Hanns Eisler
free; tickets required via http://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/
(202) 707-5507
http://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/
Feb. 6 (7 p.m.)
Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Stéphane Denève conducting
Guillaume Connesson: “Maslenitsa”
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Maurice Ravel orchestration)
$17-$133
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Feb. 6 (7 p.m.)
Studio K Club, Kennedy Center, Washington
Third Coast Percussion
Philip Glass: “Aguas da Amazonia” – “Metamorphosis No. 1,” “Amazon River” (Third Coast Percussion arrangement)
Jlin: “Perspective”
Tyondai Braxton: “Sunny X”
$17-$46
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
Feb. 7 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Czech National Philharmonic
Pavel Snajdr conducting
Dvořák: “My Home” Overture
Tchaikovsky: “Variations on a Rococo Theme”
Gregorio Nieto, cello
Smetana: “Festive Symphony” in E major
$40-$65
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu
Feb. 8 (7 p.m.)
Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano
Ambroise Aubrun, violin
Ingrid Keller, piano
“La vie en rose”
songs TBA by Poulenc, Fauré, Henri Duparc, Reynaldo Hahn, Edith Piaf
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
sold out; waiting list
(804) 833-1481
http://belvedereseries.org
Feb. 8 (8 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth & Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Pops
Hae Lee conducting
“Mancini: an Orchestral Love Affair”
Henry Mancini: works TBA
$15-$86
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://richmondsymphony.com
Feb. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Symphony Orchesatra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
Brahms: “Hungarian Dances” Nos. 10, 6, 4, 21
György Ligeti: Piano Concerto
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Piano Concerto No. 1
Yuja Wang, piano
Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy-Overture
$74-$170
(757) 892-6366
http://virginiasymphony.org
Feb. 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Feb. 9 (3:30 p.m.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Center, Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia
Benjamin Rous conducting
Kristin Hauge: “Morning Overture”
Prokofiev: “Romeo and Juliet” (excerpts)
concerto TBA
UVa Concerto Competition winner TBA
$10-$53
(434) 924-3376
http://music.virginia.edu