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
January 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 […]
View DetailsMarch 8, 2025 @ 8:00 pm Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
“It will never please the public,” said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated for over a century. Valentina Peleggi conducts Tchaikovsky’s passionate Fifth Symphony, plus […]
View DetailsMarch 9, 2025 @ 3:00 pm Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
“It will never please the public,” said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated for over a century. Valentina Peleggi conducts Tchaikovsky’s passionate Fifth Symphony, plus […]
View DetailsMarch 22, 2025 @ 8:00 pm Mozart & Mahler
“The symphony must embrace the world,” said Gustav Mahler. And in his tender Symphony Number Four, he reveals his world through the innocent eyes of a child. Valentina Peleggi conducts […]
View DetailsMarch 23, 2025 @ 3:00 pm Mozart & Mahler
“The symphony must embrace the world,” said Gustav Mahler. And in his tender Symphony Number Four, he reveals his world through the innocent eyes of a child. Valentina Peleggi conducts […]
View DetailsApril 12, 2025 @ 8:00 pm Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff declared, “I try to make my music speak simply and directly that which is in my heart.” Stewart Goodyear plays Rachmaninoff’s ravishing Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. […]
View DetailsApril 13, 2025 @ 3:00 pm Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff declared, “I try to make my music speak simply and directly that which is in my heart.” Stewart Goodyear plays Rachmaninoff’s ravishing Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. […]
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