Press Releases
9.9.19 • Virginia Symphony Orchestra Sensory Friendly Concert – Tickets On Sale Now!
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [September 9, 2019] Tickets for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s first-ever Sensory Friendly Concert are on sale now! Join the VSO on November 2, 2019 at 3PM at the Ferguson Center for the Arts for this inclusive and exciting event! The event will...
9.3.19 • From Classics to POPs, Virginia Symphony’s 2019/20 Season Opens with Two Blockbuster Weekends of Musical Events Across Hampton Roads
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [September 3, 2019] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra launches its 2019/20 fall season with two weekends of exciting concerts across multiple communities in Hampton Roads September 13 through 21, including the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach, and...
8.20.19- The Virginia Symphony Orchestra Presents Free Labor Day Weekend Concert Series
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 20, 2019] – Scenic outdoor venues in Chesapeake, Williamsburg and Yorktown will be the site for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Under the Stars series, August 29 - September 1, the VSO’s annual Labor Day weekend celebration. All...
8.15.19 – “CommUNITY” Event Aims to Unite Hampton Roads Through Music
City of Norfolk & Virginia Symphony Orchestra partner to host third annual event HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 15, 2019] – Members of the community are invited to play and sing alongside the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on September 8. The third annual CommUNITY...
8.12.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra Adds New Musician With Local Roots
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 12, 2019] For Anna Bishop, joining the Virginia Symphony Orchestra feels like coming home. Bishop is the daughter of VSO section violinist Lesa McCoy Bishop, now in her thirty-first year with the VSO, and the late Tim Bishop, who was an...
8.9.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Four New Musicians
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 9, 2019] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra proudly announces the addition of violinists Jacqueline Kitzmiller, Hui Cao and Allison Kim, and percussionist Will McVay. The four will join the orchestra for the 2019-20 season which gets underway...
News & Reviews
7.23.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra gets $80,000 grant to hold sensory-friendly concerts
by Amy Poulter The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has received an $80,000 grant that will help it become more sensory-friendly to patrons. The grant from the League of American Orchestras will allow the symphony to present three concerts to "celebrate neurodiversity...
11.19.18 | Lively Latin Flair concert introduces VSO’s assistant conductor
by John Shulson The Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Williamsburg season was a two-hitter special in that it introduced to us the VSO’s new assistant conductor, Gonzalo Farias, and, although it was changed this past spring, somewhat officially the new name of the former...
11.27.18 | VC WEB BLOG | Cellist Julian Schwarz – ’Considerations for Preparing the Rococo Variations’ [INSIGHT]
The Violin Channel recently caught up with former Schoenfeld International Cello Competition and the Boulder International Art of Duo Chamber Music Competition 1st prize winner, American cello virtuoso Julian Schwarz. In a VC exclusive guest blog, the 27-year-old...
10.21.18 | A French touch: Falletta, Lefèvre and the Virginia Symphony present a range of Gallic creations.
By Phillip Nones, 21 October 2018 This concert by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and JoAnn Falletta proved to be a grand celebration of the French musical spirit. Two composers on the program were members of Les Six. Germaine Tailleferre's Ouverture made for an...
10.22.18 | New and unusual offerings make for intriguing VSO concert
By John Shulson Friday’s Virginia Symphony Orchestra performance at the Ferguson Art Center was a mixed bag of musical offerings, ranging from the not familiar to the very familiar. Conceptually, it was one of director JoAnn Falletta’s more interesting assembly of...
10.16.18 | Eclectic ‘Street Scene’ delivers operatic beauty, drama
By John Shulson Kurt Weill’s Tony Award-winning (1947) opera “Street Scene” is set in an east side Manhattan tenement over 24 hours during a hot, summery 1938. It’s a street populated with folk from ethnic everywhere. It’s a street populated with accents, politics,...
Find YOUR Reason to go to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Patrons of the Virginia Symphony describe some of the reasons they go to the Virginia Symphony’s concerts. Watch what they have to say, then Find YOUR Reason.
Find YOUR Reason to Give to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
The Virginia Symphony relies on the generosity of individuals in the community to ensure that we continue to bring premiere world-class music to Hampton Roads and to directly impact the lives of students and residents of our community through the our education and community outreach programs. In this video you will hear three of our patrons describe the reasons they give to the Virginia Symphony. Have you found YOUR reason?
JoAnn Falletta: 20 Years of Magic with the Virginia Symphony
A loving tribute from friends and musicians as JoAnn Falletta celebrates her 20th season as Music Director of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
A special message to the people of Japan from Music Director JoAnn Falletta
In light of the tragic events taking place in Japan due to the earthquake and tsunami, VSO Music DirectorJoAnn Falletta has recorded a special message to the people of Japan from the Virginia Symphony. Several of our musicians have family members living in Japan, and our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time. Special thanks to Hitomi Tsuchiya, our principal librarian, for providing the translation.
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Education Programs
The Music of David Bowie Pre-Party
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Halloween Spooktacular • 10/19
Saturday, October, 19, 2019 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach | 3PM Celebrate with friends at Hampton Roads' original and best-ever ghoulish afternoon of monstrous fun for kids and grown-ups! Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume and join...
Brahms + Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer • 10/24-10/27
Thursday, October 24, 2019 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 7:30PMSaturday, October 26, 2019 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PMSunday, October 27, 2019 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach | 2:30PM Michael Tilson Thomas calls conductor...
Sensory Friendly Concert • 11/2
Saturday, November 2, 2019 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 3PM Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a special sensory-friendly concert for music lovers of all ages. This inclusive, orchestral performance is open to everyone, but has been specially...
Music of Neil Diamond • 11/7 – 11/9
Thursday, November 7, 2019 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 7:30PMSaturday, November 9, 2019 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PM One of the best-selling singer/songwriters of all time, Neil Diamond, gave us unforgettable Top Ten hits like “Cracklin’ Rosie,”...
