Archives for the "orchestra" Category

Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra

Experience Richmond’s up-and-coming musical talent at the Richmond Symphony’s Youth Orchestra’s winter concert. This concert is free, no ticket required.   The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) offers a pre-college […]

Firebird with Serenade

Enter a world of myth and magic as Prince Ivan, the thirteen princesses, and the Firebird battle the evil sorcerer Koschei. Ma Cong’s one-act Firebird, set to Stravinsky’s triumphant score, will make […]

Firebird with Serenade

Enter a world of myth and magic as Prince Ivan, the thirteen princesses, and the Firebird battle the evil sorcerer Koschei. Ma Cong’s one-act Firebird, set to Stravinsky’s triumphant score, will make […]

Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto

“Worthless,” declared the composer’s friends. “Impossible to play”. But Tchaikovsky refused to change a note of what became history’s most popular piano concerto. Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton plays Tchaikovsky’s First […]

Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto

“Worthless,” declared the composer’s friends. “Impossible to play”. But Tchaikovsky refused to change a note of what became history’s most popular piano concerto. Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton plays Tchaikovsky’s First […]

Negro Folk Symphony

In 1934, William Dawson imagined a symphony that would fuse African rhythms and American laments into the symphonic form. What Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony promised, Dawson delivered. His defiant, triumphant […]

Negro Folk Symphony

In 1934, William Dawson imagined a symphony that would fuse African rhythms and American laments into the symphonic form. What Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony promised, Dawson delivered. His defiant, triumphant […]

Mahler’s First

The new season begins! Experience the sonic splendor of the Richmond Symphony and Valentina Peleggi in Mahler’s wild, exuberant First Symphony. Plus, concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto performs the world premiere of […]

Mahler’s First

The new season begins! Experience the sonic splendor of the Richmond Symphony and Valentina Peleggi in Mahler’s wild, exuberant First Symphony. Plus, concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto performs the world premiere of […]

Carnival of the Animals

Our traditional 40-minute introduction to the instruments of the orchestra for elementary school students this year includes Camille Saint-Saëns’ beloved Carnival of the Animals in a performance featuring the young […]