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 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 […]
Two beloved favorites inspired by folk music – Vaughan Williams haunting Fantasia on Greensleeves and Aaron Copland’s tender Appalachian Spring – cradle and console the 1940 Clarinet Concerto by the 19-year-old Ruth Gipps, composed as her fiancé, and all of the Empire, departed for war.
Two beloved favorites inspired by folk music – Vaughan Williams haunting Fantasia on Greensleeves and Aaron Copland’s tender Appalachian Spring – cradle and console the 1940 Clarinet Concerto by the 19-year-old Ruth Gipps, composed as her fiancé, and all of the Empire, departed for war.
Two beloved favorites inspired by folk music – Vaughan Williams haunting Fantasia on Greensleeves and Aaron Copland’s tender Appalachian Spring – cradle and console the 1940 Clarinet Concerto by the 19-year-old Ruth Gipps, composed as her fiancé, and all of the Empire, departed for war.
"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 a newly commissioned work by Conni Ellisor, music that speaks directly to the heart with her Nashville country soulfulness. And powerful violinist Inmo Yang plays […]
"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 a newly commissioned work by Conni Ellisor, music that speaks directly to the heart with her Nashville country soulfulness. And powerful violinist Inmo Yang plays […]
Their aerial acrobatics will leave you breathless! The Richmond Symphony is joined by Cirque Musica. Aerial acrobats literally “drop” into the Carpenter Theatre. Each gravity-defying feat choreographed to live music performed by the Richmond Symphony. Acrobats – aerialists – contortionists – strongmen – jugglers. All this and more performing to music above and around the […]
A delight for every age! Hear your Richmond Symphony perform The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss (TM), composed by Lorenzo Palomo. You'll be thrilled and delighted indeed, satisfaction is one hundred percent guaranteed!
“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 Mahler’s heart-rending Fourth Symphony, and the first of Mozart’s miraculous final set of symphonies, the ebullient “Haffner.” Plus, a new work by Virginia's own Joe […]
“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 Mahler’s heart-rending Fourth Symphony, and the first of Mozart’s miraculous final set of symphonies, the ebullient “Haffner.” Plus, a new work by Virginia's own Joe […]
Steven Spielberg’s OSCAR®-winning adventure. See it on a giant screen as John Williams’ soaring score is performed live by the Richmond Symphony. You’ve never seen it this big, never heard it so thrilling, never been so enraptured by raptors!
The Symphony existed before Franz Josef Haydn, but it was he who formed how we experience it. He composed an astonishing 104 Symphonies, with the “Drum Roll” one of his final masterworks in the form. The Orchestra’s Jeannette Jang plays Haydn’s joyful Violin Concerto in C. This Haydn pairing bookends the energized Zoom! of Shawn Okpebholo, one […]
The Symphony existed before Franz Josef Haydn, but it was he who formed how we experience it. He composed an astonishing 104 Symphonies, with the “Drum Roll” one of his final masterworks in the form. The Orchestra’s Jeannette Jang plays Haydn’s joyful Violin Concerto in C. This Haydn pairing bookends the energized Zoom! of Shawn Okpebholo, one […]
The Symphony existed before Franz Josef Haydn, but it was he who formed how we experience it. He composed an astonishing 104 Symphonies, with the “Drum Roll” one of his final masterworks in the form. The Orchestra’s Jeannette Jang plays Haydn’s joyful Violin Concerto in C. This Haydn pairing bookends the energized Zoom! of Shawn Okpebholo, one […]