
Press Releases
VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WELCOMES 2021-2022 NEW BOARD MEMBERS
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 23, 2021] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra is excited to welcome four new members to its 2021-2022 Board of Directors. Garrett Berger, a Virginia Beach resident since 2003, joins the VSO Board with a great appreciation for the arts community...
8.12.21 | RESTRUCTURING AT THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROVIDES MORE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [August 12, 2021] -- The VSO is proud to welcome experienced music educator and conductor Helen Martell as its new Director of Education and Staff Conductor. This new position reflects restructuring at a moment of artistic transition in the...
7.16.21 | THOMAS WILKINS NAMED PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
THOMAS WILKINS NAMED PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAMPTON ROADS, VA [July 16, 2021] – Internationally renowned conductor and Norfolk native Thomas Wilkins has been named the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s first-ever Principal Guest...
6.25.21 | VSO PRESENTS “HOPE FOR THE FUTURE” CONCERT
VSO PRESENTS “HOPE FOR THE FUTURE” CONCERT HAMPTON ROADS, VA [June 25, 2021] – Join musicians of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on June 26 for a special healing event as communities begin healing from the pandemic. This “Hope for the Future” concert will happen at...
6.2.21 | NOTED AMERICAN CONDUCTOR AND CELLIST ERIC JACOBSEN APPOINTED NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NOTED AMERICAN CONDUCTOR AND CELLIST ERIC JACOBSEN APPOINTED NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAMPTON ROADS, VA [June 2, 2021] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra today announced the appointment of noted American conductor and cellist ERIC JACOBSEN...
News & Reviews
8.20.19 | Virginia Symphony Orchestra sending summer out with a bang
by Eric Feber How does Chesapeake bid summer a fond farewell during the Labor Day weekend? In a truly symphonic manner. As summer fades, Chesapeake and Hampton Roads music lovers of all ages will gather in front of the Buddy Bagley Stage at City Park, 900 City Park...
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...
Virginia Symphony Orchestra – Shenandoah
Members of the VSO violin section perform a beautiful arrangement of Shenandoah as a tribute to Hampton Roads and our beautiful state of Virginia!
VSO Music Director Announcement
On June 2, 2021, the Virginia Symphony announced Eric Jacobsen as the newest Music Director!