The second subscription concert of the season for Symphonicity, the symphony orchestra of Virginia Beach, features Mendelssohn for Two. Pianists Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn join Symphonicity for the sparkling Double Concerto in E by Felix Mendelssohn. Conductor David Kunkel has also scheduled the Tannhauser Overture and the New World Symphony on the program. Dwight Davis spoke to Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshin about the Mendelssohn concerto.

For the first time in history, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents the “German Requiem” by Johannes Brahms. For this very personal work, Brahms adapted texts which did not follow the traditional form of the Requiem, and in doing so, created one of the most moving choral compositions in the literature. Anthony McSpadden spoke with conductor JoAnn Falletta about performing this masterpiece.

The Virginia Chorale Society opens its new season with a rollicking program of highlights from some of the most famous Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Dwight Davis spoke to conductor James Powers about the concert.

The Virginia Chorale offers five centuries of songs for the four seasons at their opening concert in September. Music from the Renaissance to the 21st century, in several styles, will be Sun,g by the Chorale. Dwight Davis spoke with conductor Scott Williamson about the concert.

The Williamsburg Symphonia opens its 2009-10 season with an all-Gershwin program, presented outdoors in Merchant’s Square, in conjunction with the Occassion for the Arts. Dwight Davis spoke with conductor Janna Hymes about the concert.

The Virginia Symphony performs classical music, of course, but on September 25, the orchestra played classical rock music. The Virginia Symphony welcomed conductor Brent Havens, vocalist Randy Jackson, and a full rock band for a concert of the music of Led Zeppelin. Joann Falletta, conductor of the Virginia Symphony, spoke with WHRO-FM’s Raymond Jones about this exciting concert.

The spring offering of the Virginia Chorale Society features “Music of the English Cathedral Tradition,” choral works by Elgar, Parry and others. Choral Society Director James Powers spoke with Dwight Davis about this concert.

The Best of the Virginia Chorale. Director Scott Williamson talked to WHRO-FM’s Dwight Davis about this concert of American music

This year’s Virginia Arts Festival includes a new production of a favorite balletic masterpiece, Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”, danced by the Mark Morris Dance Group. This original version, as conceived by Prokofiev and dramatist Sergei Radlov, had a happy ending to Shakespeare’s tale. The new version is based on exclusive archival research conducted in Moscow. Associate Professor of Music at Princeton University, SiMon, Morrison. Dwight Davis spoke to him about the music.

One of the finest string quartets in the world, the Tokyo Quartet, performed in this year’s Virginia Arts Festival. Dwight Davis spoke with second violinist Kikuei Ikeda about the group’s program.