Ticketing
Puccini’s Tosca
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesIt 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 Jennifer Rowley in the title role. “Rowley molded her fiery passion to suit Tosca’s changing mood,” reported Operawire, “using it at one moment to warm […]
Goodyear’s Serenade for Strings
Perkinson Center for the Arts & EducationThe rhythmic precision Artist in Residence Stewart Goodyear brings a to his playing is also at the core of his compositions. His Serenade for Strings complements the Prelude for Strings of Julia Perry. Her 1946 meditation offers sonorous solace to the soul. The concerts culminate with the precocious First Symphony by the 15-year-old Felix Mendelssohn.
Goodyear’s Serenade for Strings
St. Christopher's School 6010 Fergusson Rd, Richmond, VA, United StatesThe rhythmic precision that Artist in Residence Stewart Goodyear brings to his playing is also at the core of his compositions. His Serenade for Strings serves as a fitting complement to Julia Perry’s Prelude for Strings. Perry’s 1946 meditation offers a sonorous solace to the soul, providing a moment of introspection and beauty. The concerts […]
The Constitution and Loving v. Virginia
Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center 3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax, VA, United StatesLegal scholars and historians discuss the history and significance of the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia, which struck down bans on interracial marriage in the United States. Panel participants will include Mary Bauer, Executive Director of ACLU-VA, Eric M. Caplan, Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Wesleyan University, Dr. Erin Chapman, Associate Professor of History at […]
Mancini
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesHe won OSCARS®. He won GRAMMYS®. And his legendary music won fans everywhere. The Richmond Symphony pays tribute to the great movie music of Henry Mancini, with such classics as “Moon River,” “The Days of Wine and Roses,” and, of course, “The Pink Panther.”
RESCHEDULED: The Constitution and Loving v. Virginia
Downtown Branch at Slover 235 E Plume Street, Norfolk, VA, United StatesDUE TO WEATHER, THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 20, 2025 Legal scholars and historians discuss the history and significance of the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia, which struck down bans on interracial marriage in the United States. Panel participants will include Mary Bauer, Executive Director of ACLU-VA, Assistant Professor of Government at […]
CANCELLED – Pride in Black Voices: A Loving Community
Churchland High School 4301 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth, VA, United StatesCANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Blending powerful storytelling with music from the civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s, A Loving Community also features excerpts from the highly anticipated new opera, Loving v. Virginia, premiering in April/May 2025 as a co-commission with the Richmond Symphony. This 60-minute program is performed by Virginia Opera’s talented Herndon Foundation Emerging […]
Brass Glory
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesEarworms, 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 trumpet masters and jazz trumpet master Wynton Marsalis composed his Trumpet Concerto expressly for him. The two styles meet in a mesmerizing fusion. Schumann’s Second […]
Brass Glory
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesEarworms, 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 trumpet masters and jazz trumpet master Wynton Marsalis composed his Trumpet Concerto expressly for him. The two styles meet in a mesmerizing fusion. Schumann’s Second […]
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
Carpenter Theatre 612 East Grace Street, Richmond , VA, United StatesWoodwinds, brass, and percussion will join the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra for a performance of Haydn’s Symphony No. 103, nicknamed the “Drum Roll” symphony for the thunderous timpani roll at its start. Percussion Ensemble will also take the stage, featuring chamber music performed by percussionists in YCO and RSYO. Hear Richmond’s up-and-coming musical talent and […]