2019-20 Richmond Symphony Subscription Brochure

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Jahja Ling Guest Conductor Menuhin Competition

Marin Alsop Former Richmond Symphony Associate Conductor

Andrew Litton Guest Conductor Menuhin Competition

our 19/20 season is one of welcoming!

We welcome five outstanding Music Director Candidates; world-class guest conductors Andrew Litton, Jahja Ling and the return of former Richmond Symphony Associate Conductor Marin Alsop; George Manahan as our distinguished Music Advisor; and exciting guest artists ranging from violinist Inmo Yang to the return of pop sensation Michael Cavanaugh. We welcome the world to our region during the eleven-day Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020. Most of all, we welcome YOU to enjoy all that our 62nd season has to offer!

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Music Director Candidate

Ankush Kumar Bahl Music Director Candidate

Laura Jackson Music Director Candidate

Valentina Peleggi

Music Director Candidate

Roderick Cox Music Director Candidate

Farkhad Khudyev Music Advisor

George Manahan 3

Altria Masterworks All Altria Masterworks Concerts are held in the Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Discover the power of live music with our Altria Masterworks series. Reveal videos of Marin Alsop, Music Director Candidates, Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020, and Sphinx Virtuosi through augmented reality (AR) content.

Step 1: Download

HP Reveal mobile app in Google Play or the App Store

MASTERWORKS OPENING WEEKEND

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Marin Alsop, Conductor Inmo Yang, Violin Richmond Symphony Chorus

Marin Alsop

MASTERWORKS

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Roderick Cox, Conductor Brandie Sutton, Soprano

Step 2: Follow RVASymphony

THE RETURN OF MARIN ALSOP

Step 3: Reveal Videos

Within the HP Reveal app, scan images marked in this brochure by tapping the trigger icon

saturday, sept. 21 @ 8pm sunday, sept. 22 @ 3pm

zemlinsky: Psalm 23, Opus 14 paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1, Opus 6 brahms: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Opus 56a stravinsky: The Firebird: Suite (1919)

Inmo Yang, Menuhin Competition Prize Winner & Paganini Competition Winner

saturday, oct. 26 @ 8pm tchaikovsky: The Tempest; Fantasy Overture, Opus 18 charpentier: “Depuis le jour” (Since the Day) from Louise barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Opus 24 rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Opus 45

Roderick Cox, Music Director Candidate

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Brandie Sutton

MASTERWORKS

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Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor Eduardo Rojas, Piano

Florence Robertson Givens Guest Artist

saturday, nov. 16 @ 8pm sunday, nov. 17 @ 3pm bartรณk: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor

Chia-Hsuan Lin, Associate Conductor Richmond Symphony Orchestra

MASTERWORKS

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Ankush Kumar Bahl, Conductor Anthony McGill, Clarinet Rennolds Memorial Concert

saturday, jan. 11 @ 8pm john adams: The Chairman Dances; Foxtrot for Orchestra mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major

Ankush Kumar Bahl, Music Director Candidate

MASTERWORKS

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Laura Jackson, Conductor Julian Schwarz, Cello

Eduardo Rojas

Anthony McGill

saturday, feb. 1 @ 8pm michael gandolfi: Selections from The Garden of Cosmic Speculation tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Opus. 33 mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major (Titan)

Julian Schwarz Laura Jackson, Music Director Candidate

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MASTERWORKS

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Valentina Peleggi, Conductor Angela Cheng, Piano

saturday, mar. 7 @ 8pm sunday, mar. 8 @ 3pm rossini: Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) respighi: Pines of Rome joan tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 2 c. schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Opus 7 tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Opus 32

Valentina Peleggi, Music Director Candidate

Angela Cheng

MASTERWORKS

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Farkhad Khudyev, Conductor Richmond Symphony Chorus

saturday, apr. 18 @ 8pm sunday, apr. 19 @ 3pm rachmaninoff: The Bells, Opus 35 grieg: Lyric Suite, Opus 54 janáček: Taras Bulba

Farkhad Khudyev, Music Director Candidate

Erin R. Freeman, Director Richmond Symphony Chorus

ALTRIA MASTERWORKS PRE-CONCERT TALKS

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Join us an hour before each Altria Masterworks performance for a free pre-concert talk with the concert’s conductor and other guests, providing you with insights into the music you are about to hear.

Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020 • may 14-24

MASTERWORKS

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MENUHIN FINALE

saturday, may 23 @ 7:30pm sunday, may 24 @ 5pm

MASTERWORKS SATURDAY MENUHIN COMPETITION RICHMOND 2020: SENIOR FINALS Andrew Litton, Conductor Menuhin Competition Senior Finalists repertoire to be announced: Concerti with Senior Finalists

MASTERWORKS SUNDAY MENUHIN COMPETITION RICHMOND 2020: CLOSING GALA CONCERT Andrew Litton, Conductor Richmond Symphony Sphinx Virtuosi Junior and Senior Competition Winners michael abels: repertoire to be announced: tchaikovsky: falla:

Delights and Dances Concerti with Junior and Senior Winners Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 35, Movement 1 El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat): Suite No. 2

ENHANCE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION MENUHIN COMPETITION RICHMOND 2020: OPENING GALA CONCERT

MENUHIN COMPETITION RICHMOND 2020: JUNIOR FINALS

thursday, may 14 @ 7:30pm

friday, may 22 @ 7:30pm

Jahja Ling, Conductor Chloe Chua, Violin Christian Li, Violin

Menuhin Competition Junior Finalists

shostakovich: saint-saëns:

bizet/sarasate: prokofiev:

rimsky-korsakov:

Festive Overture, Opus 96 Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Opus 28 Carmen Fantasy, Opus 25 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Opus 19 Capriccio espagnol, Opus 34

repertoire to be announced

Special Guest Orchestra: Sphinx Virtuosi

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Metro Collection The Metro Collection offers audiences gems of orchestral music in an intimate setting. Concerts feature smaller scale works from the classical repertoire with Richmond Symphony musicians as featured soloists.

METRO 1

sunday, oct. 20 @ 3pm

Roderick Cox, Conductor & Music Director Candidate David Lemelin, Clarinet Thomas P. Bryan, Jr. Fund Soloist

dvořák: Serenade in D Minor, Opus 44 copland: Clarinet Concerto mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543

METRO 2

David Lemelin

sunday, nov. 10 @ 3pm

Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor Neal Cary, Cello mozart: Overture to Idomeneo elgar: Serenade in E Minor, Opus 20 schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Opus 129 beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 36

METRO 3

Neal Cary

sunday, feb. 9 @ 3pm

Laura Jackson, Conductor & Music Director Candidate Daisuke Yamamoto, Violin Molly Sharp, Viola gabriela lena frank: Concertina Cusqueño mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364 britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Opus 10 bartók: Romanian Folk Dances

METRO 4

Daisuke Yamamoto

Molly Sharp

Mary Boodell

Lynette Wardle

sunday, apr. 26 @ 3pm

Farkhad Khudyev, Conductor & Music Director Candidate Mary Boodell, Flute Lynette Wardle, Harp debussy: Petite Suite takemitsu: Toward the Sea II prokofiev: Summer Day; Children’s Suite for Small Orchestra ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose): Suite

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All Metro Collection concerts take place in Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA. Pre-Concert talks at 2PM in Brock Commons.

Rush Hour at Hardywood We’re teaming up with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery again this season to continue the popular Thursday night Rush Hour concerts!

Grab your favorite craft beer, hit the food trucks, and enjoy a laid-back concert at 6:30PM in Hardywood’s tasting room.

thursday, oct. 17 @ 6:30pm

RUSH HOUR 1

thursday, nov. 7 @ 6:30pm

RUSH HOUR 2

thursday, feb. 6 @ 6:30pm

RUSH HOUR 3

thursday, apr. 23 @ 6:30pm

RUSH HOUR 4

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Symphony Pops

Experience the Richmond Symphony in new and unexpected ways. Always exciting and fun, a Symphony Pops concert is a night you’ll never forget!

THE MUSIC OF ELTON JOHN

Grammy-and Tony-nominated Michael Cavanaugh returns to join the Orchestra to perform the music of Sir Elton John! Hear all the hits including saturday, oct. 5 @ 8pm “Crocodile Rock,” “Bennie and the Jets,” “Rocket Man,” and many others in this high-energy show Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor Featuring Michael Cavanaugh that will have you getting out of your seat to dance and sing along.

LET IT SNOW!

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saturday, dec. 7 @ 8pm sunday, dec. 8 @ 3pm Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor Richmond Symphony Chorus

Celebrate the holidays with a concert featuring the sounds of the season! Join the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Chorus for this magical annual holiday tradition the whole family will love.

Symphony Pops concerts are held at the Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

JOURNEY INTO THE COSMOS saturday, jan. 18 @ 8pm Ankush Kumar Bahl, Conductor & Music Director Candidate

THE APOLLO HALL OF FAME saturday, feb. 29 @ 8pm Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor Featuring Jeans ’n Classics

Experience the sights and sounds of the final frontier on a journey with the Richmond Symphony! Hear music from Holst, John Williams, and many others as the orchestra explores outer space and celebrates NASA’s six-decade journey to connect humanity to the cosmos.

For forty years the Apollo Theater showcased some of the finest black artists in American swing, jazz, R&B, and pop. Borrowing from their own list of stars, we are thrilled to present the sounds of The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Hall & Oates, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, and many more.

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Atlantic Union Bank LolliPops

Join us at 10AM in Rhythm Hall for a Pre-Concert Festival featuring our Instrument Petting Zoo!

WILD WILD WEST saturday, nov. 2 @ 11am Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor

Bring the cowboys and cowgirls in your life for a rootin’ tootin’ good time with music celebrating the Wild West.

Enjoy music from Copland, John Williams, and many others under the baton of Sheriff Chia-Hsuan Lin.

THE SNOWMAN (ANIMATED FILM) saturday, nov. 30 @ 11am Erin R. Freeman, Conductor © Snowman Enterprises Limited “The Snowman”

by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin.

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Kick off the holiday season with the Richmond Symphony! This charming animated film tells the story of a young boy’s magical friendship with a snowman.

Enjoy other holiday favorites during this program as well.

 LolliPops concerts are Sensory-Friendly! Learn more at richmondsymphony.com            

Atlantic Union Bank LolliPops concerts are held at the Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

IT’S A SYMPHONY SING-A-LONG! saturday, jan. 25 @ 11am Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor

You are the star of the show for a “karaoke style” concert featuring some of your child’s favorite music!

Image courtesy of School of Richmond Ballet

APPALACHIAN SPRING saturday, mar. 14 @ 11am Valentina Peleggi, Conductor & Music Director Candidate The School of Richmond Ballet

Join the Symphony with dancers from The School of Richmond Ballet Ensembles for a newly choreographed work set to the music of Aaron Copland’s timeless Appalachian Spring.

An ASL Interpreter will be available at Pre-Concert Festivals and LolliPops performances.

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Youth Orchestra Program All Youth Orchestra Program concerts are held at the Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

Concerts are free and open to the public! sunday, nov. 17 @ 7pm

RICHMOND SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA FALL CONCERT

sunday, dec. 8 @ 7pm

YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM WINTER CONCERT

sunday, feb. 9 @ 7:30pm

RICHMOND SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE RICHMOND SYMPHONY

sunday, may 3 @ 4pm

YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM SPRING CONCERT

saturday, may 16 @ 7:30pm

RICHMOND SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT

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YO U T H O R C H E S T R A P R O G R A M

Holiday Tradition

friday, dec. 6 @ 7:30pm • dominion energy center George Manahan, Conductor Richmond Symphony Chorus Don’t miss the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony Chorus performing Handel’s masterwork, a holiday classic that has delighted Richmonders for generations.

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Parking & Restaurants It’s easy to get downtown for your Richmond Symphony experience! To plan your visit check out www.richmondsymphony.com for more information on venues, directions, and parking.

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Penny Lane Pub: 421 E Franklin St Canal St Café Rustica: 414 E Main St Capital Ale House: 623 E Main St La Grotta Ristorante: 529 E Broad St Perly’s Restaurant & Delicatessen: 111 E Grace St Chez Foushee: 2 E Grace St Rappahannock Restaurant: 320 E Grace St Pasture: 416 E Grace St Bistro 27: 27 W Broad St Tarrant's Café: 1 W Broad St Thirst and Fifth Gastropub at the Hilton Richmond Downtown: 501 E Broad St K-Town Kitchen and Bar: 9 N 4th St Vagabond: 700 E Broad St Max's: 305 Brook Rd Bar Solita: 123 W Broad St Saison: 23 W Marshall St Map Key Maple & Pine at Quirk Hotel: 201 W Broad St Parking Pop's Market on Grace: 415 E Grace St Julep's: 420 E Grace St Prepaid Parking Available Maya Mexican Grill: 525 E Grace St Belle: 700 E Main St Restaurant Kabana Rooftop: 700 E Main St, 20th Floor Secret Sandwich Society: 501 E Grace St Wong Gonzalez: 412 E Grace St Champion Brewing Company: 401 E Grace St Chicanos Cocina: 525 E Main St

As of 1/1/2019. For updates, please visit www.richmondsymphony.com

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19/20 Season Schedule opening weekend september 2019 21

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Masterworks 1: The Return of Marin Alsop

8pm / 3pm

october 2019 5

The Music of Elton John

8pm

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Rush Hour 1

6:30pm

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Metro 1

3pm

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Masterworks 2

8pm

november 2019

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Wild Wild West

11am

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Rush Hour 2

3pm

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Metro 2

6:30pm

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Masterworks 3

8pm / 3pm

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Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert

7pm

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The Snowman (animated film)

11am

december 2019 7

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Handel’s Messiah

7:30pm

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Let it Snow!

8pm / 3pm

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Youth Orchestra Program Winter Concert

7pm

january 2020 11

Masterworks 4

8pm

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Journey Into the Cosmos

8pm

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It’s a Symphony Sing-A-Long!

11am

february 2020 1

Masterworks 5

8pm

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Rush Hour 3

6:30pm

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Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Side-By-Side

7:30pm

with the Richmond Symphony 9

Metro 3

3pm

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The Apollo Hall of Fame

8pm

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march 2020 7

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Masterworks 6

8pm

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Appalachian Spring

11am

april 2020 18

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Masterworks 7

8pm / 3pm

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Rush Hour 4

6:30pm

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Metro 4

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may 2020 3

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Youth Orchestra Program Spring Concert

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Opening Gala Concert

7:30pm

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Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

7:30pm

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Junior Finals

7:30pm

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Masterworks 8 Saturday: Senior Finals

7:30pm

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Masterworks 8 Sunday: Closing Gala Concert

5pm

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Special Concerts

CLASSICS Altria Masterworks

Metro Collection

CURRENTS Symphony Pops

Rush Hour at Hardywood

COMMUNITY Atlantic Union Bank LolliPops

1.800.514.etix

Youth Orchestra Program

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The Richmond Symphony is partially funded by: The Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts CultureWorks & the Arts and Cultural Funding Consortium - supported by City of Richmond and the Counties of Hanover & Henrico

Altria Masterworks, Symphony Pops, Atlantic Union Bank LolliPops, and Messiah concerts are held in the Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center unless otherwise noted.

Metro Collection concerts are held at Randolph-Macon College in Blackwell Auditorium.

Rush Hour concerts are held at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery.

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