During the weekend of February 21, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed a program of music by Mahler and Mozart conducted by David Danzmayr. Rebecca Evans shares her review.

On January 31, Virginia Opera opened its production of “Cinderella,” a whimsical, heartfelt take on the classic tale with an exuberant score by Rossini. Rebecca Evans shares her review.

Virginia Stage Company opened its production of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, an adaptation by Kate Hamill, on January 25. Rebecca Evans shares her review.

On November 18, the Feldman Chamber Music Society presented the Harlem Quartet at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Rebecca Evans shares her review.

On November 8, Virginia Opera opened its first production in its new “From Screen to Stage” initiative with the Spanish opera Il Postino. Rebecca Evans shares her review of the dress rehearsal on November 6.

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed music by Brahms, Beethoven, and Caroline Shaw (who also appeared as a soloist) on October 24, 26, and 27 at various venues in Hampton Roads.

On October 4, Virginia Opera opened its new season with a production of Puccini's Tosca.

On September 21, Virginia Stage Company opened its new season with a production of the classic musical Guys and Dolls.

On Friday night, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra launched its 99th season with a program called “Rachmaninoff and Ravel." The occasion also marked conductor and music director JoAnn Falletta’s final opening night with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra after 28 years of consistently raising the bar of arts excellence in our region.

Rebecca Evans traveled to Staunton, Virginia for the final weekend of the annual Staunton Music Festival, one of our region’s most accomplished and innovative chamber music festivals.