Virginia Symphony Orchestra to Perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 

HAMPTON ROADS, VA [Jan. 16, 2017] — This week the VSO presents a patchwork of Vivaldi’s most beloved works as VSO musicians take the spotlight and illuminate these masterpieces of the Baroque.

The music blossoms as the violin bursts with the vitality of Spring, followed by the composer’s virtuosic Piccolo Concerto performed by Rachel Ordaz. The heated drama of Summer is followed by Vivaldi’s regal Concerto for Two Trumpets, executed by David Vonderheide and Adam Gandolfo. You will be dazzled as the orchestra harvests excitement for Autumn before we finalize our seasons with the striking beauty of Winter.  The Four Seasons are performed by Vahn Armstrong, Amanda Gates Armstrong, Simon Lapointe and Jonathan Richards.

Performances are Friday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m., at Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News; Saturday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m., at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk; Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m. at Sandler Center for the Performing arts in Virginia Beach; and Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. at Regent University in Virginia Beach.

Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased by calling 757.892.6366, visiting www.virginiasymphony.org or visiting the Virginia Symphony Box Office at 150 Boush Street, Suite 201, Norfolk, VA 23510 from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. For group sales of 10 or more, call 757.466.3047.

Performances are sponsored by Norfolk Southern, KPMG and Regent University. Partial support has been provided by the Business Consortium for the Arts, Newport News Arts Commission, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

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Under the leadership of GRAMMY-winning music director JoAnn Falletta, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra is Virginia’s preeminent professional symphony orchestra with a mission of inspiring, educating and connecting audiences of all ages.

Founded in 1921, it is ranked in the top ten percent of professional orchestras nationwide and serves the entire Southeastern Virginia region with Classics, Pops and Family concert series in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News and Williamsburg as well as performances in outlying Virginia and North Carolina communities, reaching nearly 150,000 concert-goers every year. Additionally, the orchestra annually reaches 45,000 children, students and lifelong learners with its education and community programs. The Virginia Symphony has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and is the cornerstone of the performing arts in Hampton Roads.