Upcoming Events

Feb 15, 2025

Free Concert – Opus 20: Anniversary

CMSCVA continues its theme of “20” in celebration of our 20th anniversary with Romantic music from the late 19th century. Edward Elgar’s Serenade opus 20 makes its CMSCVA debut in a special arrangement for strings and flute, and is joined by Borodin’s famous String Quartet in D major, written as a 20th anniversary wedding gift for his wife. This concert is presented in partnership with the Richmond Public Library’s Gellman Room Concerts. Register for this free event here.

February 15, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Richmond Main Public Library
Feb 16, 2025

Celebration

What could celebrate our 20th anniversary more perfectly than a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s exhilarating Octet, opus 20? We pair this famous piece of chamber music with a new Octet, “Miktam 1,” commissioned for this year from Richmond’s own Donovan Williams. And we celebrate the 150th anniversary years of composers Maurice Ravel and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with original works from these iconic composers and spectacular arrangements by pianist and composer Sahun Sam Hong. Program: Maurice Ravel, Allegro moderato – très doux from String Quartet in F major Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Prelude from Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 Claude Debussy (arr. Sahun Sam Hong), Des pas sur la neige from Préludes Ravel (arr. Hong), Alborada del Gracioso from “Miroirs” Ravel (arr. Hong), Blues from Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major Miles Davis (arr. Hong), “Blue in Green” Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Rondo: Allegro vivace from String Quartet No. 1 “Calvary” Donovan Williams, String Octet, “Miktam 1” (world premiere) Felix Mendelssohn, Octet E major, opus 20

February 16, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. St Mary's Episcopal Church
Mar 8, 2025

Baroque at Wilton: March 8

Built in 1753, members of the Randolph family called Wilton home for over 100 years and entertained some of the most notable political figures including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Having survived the Revolutionary and Civil War, the Wilton House has a rich and complex history. CMSCVA returns to this historic setting for a program of Baroque music performed on period instruments. Because of the intimate size of the Wilton House venue, this concert is offered on two dates.

March 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Wilton House Museum
Mar 9, 2025

Baroque at Wilton: March 9

Built in 1753, members of the Randolph family called Wilton home for over 100 years and entertained some of the most notable political figures including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Having survived the Revolutionary and Civil War, the Wilton House has a rich and complex history. CMSCVA returns to this historic setting for a program of Baroque music performed on period instruments. Because of the intimate size of the Wilton House venue, this concert is offered on two dates. Please note that this event is sold out. Tickets may become available at a later date. Please contact us at 804-304-6312 or at cmscva@yahoo.com for more information.

March 9, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Wilton House Museum
Apr 5, 2025

Free Concert – Opus 20: Party of 7

Beethoven’s famous Septet, opus 20, is one of the true party pieces in history. Its tunes have been whistled in the streets of Europe and America for over 200 years. Join CMSCVA for an hour of sparkling music by Beethoven, and the premiere of a piece by Antonio García that brings this 19th century masterpiece to its place in 21st century Richmond. Register for this free event here.  

April 5, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Richmond Main Public Library
May 4, 2025

Schubert Quintets

One of the highlights of our past 20 years was a back-to-back performance of two of the best loved pieces in the chamber music repertoire, both by Franz Schubert: his spectacular “Trout” Quintet and the epic Cello Quintet in C major. CMSCVA revives this concert for our anniversary year, but with a historical touch. Played on gut strings and a reproduction 1830’s Graf fortepiano, this performance of two stunning works is a not-to-be-missed event in Richmond’s concert season. With: Caleb Georges, viola Min-Yun Kim, violin Anthony Manzo, bass Kako Miura, violin Carsten Schmidt, piano Anna Steinhoff, cello James Wilson, cello

May 4, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Second Presbyterian Church

Next Concert

JAN. 26, 4PM – A Year in Words and Music

CMSCVA Travels to Longwood University to perform “A Year in Words and Music.” Lisa Edwards-Burrs joins members of the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia – pianist Mimi Solomon, violinist Nicholas diEugenio and cellist James Wilson – for a program combining poetry and readings about the seasons of the year with the musical suite “The Seasons” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Find out more here.

CMSCVA's 2024-25 Season is presented in partnership with the Richmond Public Library and is supported in part by the Allan and Margot Blank Foundation, the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.