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Virginia Symphony Orchestra Holds Free Summer Concerts
HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA [June 24, 2022] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra will perform free concerts at scenic outdoor venues across Hampton Roads – including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg, Chesapeake, and Yorktown – as part of their Free Summer Concerts...
Concertmaster Vahn Armstrong will transition into a new role in the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [May 14, 2024] Today the Virginia Symphony Orchestra announced that Vahn Armstrong is stepping down after 31 years leading the ensemble as Concertmaster. He will remain in the VSO as Concertmaster Emeritus in the third chair of the First Violin...
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Presents 2024/25 Season
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [March 4, 2024] – The future of the VSO shines brightly. Today the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Music Director, Eric Jacobsen announced details of the 2024/25 season. Patrons should look forward to a season full of joy, live music to enjoy...
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Presents Annual Concert Honoring Visionary Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr.
HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA [January 4, 2024] – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra will present its annual concert paying homage to the life of visionary civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on January 14th & 21st, 2024. A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King...
Norfolk Native Thomas Wilkins Extended as Virginia Symphony Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor
HAMPTON ROADS, VA [November 6, 2023] The Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has announced the extension of Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins's contract through the 2026-27 season. From a student at Norfolk’s Booker T. Washington High School to the principal...
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Virginia Symphony Orchestra Takes Center Stage This Wednesday on ‘A Local Touch’
Join WHRO-FM 90.3 this Wednesday evening at 9:00 for an enthralling concert featuring the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Eric Jacobsen. Raymond Jones will open the night with "To Call the Rain," a work commissioned by the orchestra from Juhi Bansal....
Neptune Festival to host its 13th annual Symphony By the Sea in Virginia Beach
The Neptune Festival is hosting its 13th annual Symphony By the Sea at 31st Street and Atlantic Avenue. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A free concert series is coming to Virginia Beach Oceanfront! The Neptune Festival is hosting its 13th annual Symphony By the Sea at 31st...
This Wednesday on ‘A Local Touch’: the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Join us this Wednesday evening at 9:00 on WHRO-FM 90.3 for A Local Touch, our weekly celebration of Virginia's rich musical heritage. Hosted by the esteemed Raymond Jones, this edition features a lineup of extraordinary classical performances that you won't want to...
Symphony Under the Stars draws 2,000
Gloucester Arts Festival and The Cook Foundation held the annual “Symphony Under the Stars” free family concert Saturday night, attracting a crowd of 2,000, according to festival representatives, to enjoy a Broadway Celebration with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra....
Symphony Under the Stars Saturday in Gloucester
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Under the Stars, one of the signature events of the Gloucester Arts Festival, will take place on Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. on the lawn at Main Street and Walter Reed Way in Gloucester. The local group Liberty Dolls will...
A Symphony Concert of Profound and Positive Hope
By Montague Gammon IIIVeer Magazine Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Brahms and Dvořák with Thomas Wilkins November concert features “music that is going to make you feel better about yourself at the end of the evening,” says the VSO’s Principal Guest Conductor Wilkins,...
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!