Enhance your experience with
Behind the Notes
Meet the artists and discover the orchestra experience from a new perspective during Behind the Notes, a pre-concert talk hosted by Music Director JoAnn Falletta or Resident Conductor Benjamin Rous. These casual presentations give you a special look at the music of the day as well as the music-makers themselves. One hour before each Classics Concert.
Free to ticket holders!
Shostakovich Five • 5/8-5/10
Friday, May 8, 2020 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PMSaturday, May 09, 2020 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PMSunday, May 10, 2020 | Sandler Center for the Arts, Virginia Beach | 2:30PM Hailed by The New York Times as “an interpretive dynamo,” conductor...
The Music of Star Wars • 6/5
Friday, June 5, 2020 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 7:30PM Back by popular demand, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will perform music from the iconic film franchise Star Wars. Experience the entire saga through the films’ scores written by the legendary John Williams,...
RESCHEDULED: Beethoven “Emperor” and Symphony No. 9 “Choral” • 8/28-8/30
Friday, August 28, 2020 | Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News | 8PMSaturday, August 29, 2020 | Chrysler Hall, Norfolk | 8PMSunday, August 30, 2020 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, VA Beach | 2:30PM JoAnn Falletta finishes her final season as Music...
CommUNITY Play-In and Sing-Along • 9/13
Sunday, September 13, 2020 | Scope Arena, Norfolk | 4PM Pick up your instrument, bring your voice and join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in a celebration of peace, inclusion and unity. This inspiring annual event embraces our community’s cultural richness and...
