Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

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 […]

Helen Martell, conductor Imagine spending your birthday at a museum! That’s exactly what Mason had planned for his birthday, and now you can join the VSO for a multimedia adventure at the natural history museum with Mason and his friends. We’ll follow them in a musical and scientific expedition as they embark on a scavenger […]

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 […]