Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, military, group and other discounts may be offered. Ticket prices do not include service fees. Dec. 1 (3 p.m.)Carpenter Theatre, Dominion…

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03.12.2024

70 years of music-making on the ‘frontier’ – Letter V

Ashley Mulcahy, writing for Early Music America, chronicles the history of the Boston Camerata, an ensemble formed 70 years ago in a musty museum basement, that went on to explore periods and genres that were long considered peripheral, even antithetical, to Western classical music. Long led by Joel Cohen, now led by Anne Azéma (Cohen’s…

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09.12.2024

Letter V Classical Radio Dec. 8 – Letter V

Home for the holidays: Music by composers and for artists from Virginia: A new piano concerto by Mason Bates; chamber works by Adolphus Hailstork, Mary Howe and Damien Geter; Richmond-born mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey singing Korngold; Michael Colgrass’ “Side by Side,” for a soloist playing both piano and harpsichord, composed for and performed by the University…

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10.12.2024

Berlin and Amsterdam: championship playoff – Letter V

The Berlin Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam have been on tour in the US. The two ensembles are leading contenders in symphonic music’s favorite parlor game: Identifying the world’s greatest orchestra. As they performed a few days apart in Washington and New York, another round of the game – a championship playoff…

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