S T R A D F E S T - A D D TO YO U R S E R I E S !
FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 2024 • 7PM
E X S T R A D VA G A N Z A
Valentina Peleggi, conductor The centerpiece of Strad Fest features a bevy of virtuosos, each performing on these greatest of string instruments. Hear the astonishing tone and color of these magnificent Stradivari, as passed down through centuries, gathered for this one unforgettable evening. Solos, duos, chamber, concerti, and more.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 2024 • 5PM
CINEMA SERENADE
WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN
THE RITE OF SPRING
Valentina Peleggi, conductor Clayton Stephenson, piano DEBUSSY La Mer RAVEL Piano Concerto in G STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 2024 • 8PM SUNDAY, NOV. 3, 2024 • 3PM
BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK
Valentina Peleggi, conductor James Ehnes, violin Carlos SIMON Fate Now Conquers BRAHMS Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
OPERA IN CONCERT! Valentina Peleggi, conductor Jennifer Rowley, soprano (Tosca) Richmond Symphony Chorus Greater Richmond Children’s Choir PUCCINI Tosca
MOZART & MAHLER
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Valentina Peleggi, conductor Kathryn Henry, soprano Joe JAXSON new work
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024 • 7:30PM PERKINSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
(Richmond Symphony commission)
MOZART Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” MAHLER Symphony No. 4
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024 • 7:30PM ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL
(Opera in concert, in Italian with English titles)
SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 2025 • 8PM SUNDAY, FEB. 23, 2025 • 3PM
B R A S S G LO RY
Valentina Peleggi, conductor Stewart Goodyear, piano (Artist-in-Residence)
Vivian FUNG Earworms Wynton MARSALIS Trumpet Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
Anna CLYNE Masquerade BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH
Valentina Peleggi, conductor Inmo Yang, violin
Conni ELLISOR A Woman Without Apology (Richmond Symphony co-commission) Jennifer HIGDON Violin Concerto MASSENET Meditation from Thaïs TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Hae Lee, conductor Sam Huss, trumpet
BEETHOVEN & RACHMANINOFF
Anna Duczmal-Mróz, conductor Michael Sachs, trumpet
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025 • 8PM SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025 • 3PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2024 • 3:00PM RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025 • 8PM SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025 • 3PM
MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro H.K. GRUBER 3 MOB pieces for trumpet & small ensemble SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025 • 7:30PM PERKINSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2025 • 7:30PM ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL Valentina Peleggi, conductor
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025 • 8PM SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025 • 3PM
SYM P H O N I E FA N TA S T I Q U E !
STEWART GOODYEAR* Serenade for Strings PERRY Prelude for Strings MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 1
Michael Repper, conductor Richmond Symphony Chorus
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025 • 7:30PM PERKINSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Gabriela ORTIZ Antropolis BORODIN Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2025 • 3:00PM RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025 • 7:30PM ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL
Hae Lee, conductor David Lemelin, clarinet
Lee
Valentina Peleggi, conductor Their music has made our movie memories: John Williams. Ennio Morricone. Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Valentina Peleggi conducts Casablanca, Cinema Paradiso, On the Waterfront, and others! Itzhak Perlman will perform John Williams’ haunting theme from Schindler’s List on his 1714 ‘Soil’ Stradivarius.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19, 2024 • 8PM SUNDAY, OCT. 20, 2024 • 3PM
PUCCINI’S TO S C A
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SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025 • 8PM SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2025 • 3PM
Huss
n o s a e S 5 2 4 202
SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 2025 • 8PM SUNDAY, JAN. 26, 2025 • 3PM
Goodyear
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE HELD AT THE CARPENTER THEATRE AT DOMINION ENERGY CENTER
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves GIPPS Clarinet Concerto COPLAND Appalachian Spring – Suite FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 • 7:30PM PERKINSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025 • 3:00PM RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
Henry
Hae Lee, conductor Jeanette Jang, violin
Goodyear
Yang
Sachs
Ehnes
Jang
Repper
Rowley
Stephenson
Perlman
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025 • 7:30PM ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL
HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C SHAWN OKPEBHOLO Zoom! HAYDN Symphony No. 103, “Drum Roll”
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