Experience the magic of MOTOWN! This program features smash hits made famous by artists like Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Temptations and the one and only Stevie Wonder. Songs include “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “Dancing In The Street,” “I Heard it Through […]
Eric Jacobsen, conductor Yuja Wang, piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake Igor Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy Igor Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra Pianist Yuja Wang is one of the most celebrated pianists performing today. Witness […]
Eric Jacobsen, conductor Michael Daniels, cello Richard Strauss: Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes’ epic novel Don Quixote inspires the fantastical tone poem by Richard Strauss with solo cello playing the role of the title character as he imagines battles with giants (windmills), sorcerers (friars), and an approaching army (sheep). Eric Jacobsen serves as the Virginia […]
Eric Jacobsen, conductor Michael Daniels, cello Hurrah Players Richard Strauss: Don Quixote Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Maurice Ravel: La Valse This program celebrates two treasured works for orchestra inspired by great literature. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, adapted from Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, takes the music that accompanied Jerome Robbins’ […]
Thomas Wilkins, conductor Demarre McGill, flute Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) C.P.E. Bach: Concerto for Flute in D minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins returns to lead Mozart’s final symphony. Considered the crowning achievement of his symphonic compositions, it was nicknamed for the king of the Roman […]
Eric Jacobsen, conductor Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Symphonie Fantastique takes the listener on one of the greatest musical odysseys in orchestral repertoire. It’s a fever dream of passion, unrequited love, and a journey to the underworld. Eric Jacobsen serves as the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s twelfth Music Director, a position he’s held since 2021. He is […]
Eric Jacobsen, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus Anna Clyne: This Moment John Adams: Harmonium Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Symphonie Fantastique takes the listener on one of the greatest musical odysseys in orchestral repertoire. It’s a fever dream of passion, unrequited love, and a journey to the underworld. John Adams’ Harmonium opens with a quiet pulsing […]
It’s a Star Wars Day celebration! Coming to Virginia from a galaxy far, far away – experience the music of the Star Wars universe like never before with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, now with performances in Newport News AND Virginia Beach!
Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Gustav Mahler’s Ninth Symphony has been called sublime, lush, and mind-blowing. For Eric Jacobsen, Music Director of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, it is “one of the greatest accomplishments of humanity—on par with architectural masterpieces like the Taj Mahal and the Duomo in Florence.” Recently diagnosed with a […]