This season, we're branching out our social media platforms and the RSSoM newsletter to include stories from our YOP community, both past and present. Whether you played in our program for one ...

The Richmond Symphony and the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, our pre-professional youth ensemble, come together in a special side-by-side performance, weaving youth orchestra students with Richmond Symphony musicians in each section of ...

Experience Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals live with your Richmond Symphony! Discover elephants, lions, and more as you meet the instruments of the orchestra in this beloved concert experience for young audiences. ...

Erin Lano, Associate Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony, has had a long and varied career. Performances have taken her across the country to perform with ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony ...

The deadline to enter the Richmond Symphony League's 55th annual Student Concerto Competition has been extended. The League’s concerto competition will take place on Saturday, January 3, 2026 and is open to ...

Registration for Carnival of the Animals is now open! This October, nearly three thousand 3rd through 8th grade students from across Virginia joined us for our fall 2025 Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts, The ...

Our friends at the Richmond Symphony League will be hosting their 55th annual Student Concerto Competition on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The League’s concerto competition is open to any classically trained instrumentalist ...

All five Youth Orchestra ensembles will come together in concert in the Carpenter Theatre this November, from our youngest violinists in String Sinfonietta to our pre-professional young musicians in the Richmond Symphony ...

Virginia high school music educators: Do you know a junior or senior who would make an excellent music educator one day? If you teach a student who’s got that spark, now is ...

Listen up! We’re exploring the science behind sound waves. We’ll blow your mind—but not your eardrums—with the power of sound. If you’re attending this weekend’s Family Concert, The Science of Sound, come ...

Cellist Emma Cary, a Glen Allen native and daughter of two Richmond Symphony musicians, recently won a position with the North Carolina Symphony’s cello section. Her career has taken her across the ...

Explore how music and physics connect at our first Family Concert of the year: The Science of Sound! Presented in collaboration with the Science Museum of Virginia, guests will discover how orchestral ...

Take your Richmond Symphony listening experience above and beyond with our Companion Course series, which we are excited to share are now FREE and open to the public! Join Dr. Julie Bemis, ...

Support the future of the visual, performing, and cultural arts in Richmond Public Schools at the East End Festival! Since its inception in 2016, the festival has raised over a half million ...

The Richmond Symphony returns to Pocahontas State Park for the next installment of their Pocahontas Premieres series on Sunday, September 28! Enjoy the last of the warm weather at Virginia’s most visited state ...

“Every summer, rising juniors and seniors from high schools across Virginia apply to and are selected for the Summer Residential Governor’s Schools: seven state- and locally sponsored residential programs offering students advanced ...

Don't miss out on your chance to make music with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program! This October, we’re holding mid-season auditions to fill vacancies in our YOP ensembles. Auditions are open ...

Every summer, rising juniors and seniors from high schools across Virginia apply to and are selected for the Summer Residential Governor’s Schools: seven state- and locally sponsored residential programs offering students advanced ...

Take your first steps into the world of symphonic music! String Sinfonietta, our entry-level ensemble in our Youth Orchestra Program, is now accepting applications for our 2025–26 season. String Sinfonietta is suited ...

We’ve got an amazing lineup of ensembles, classes, and events for our 2025–26 season! Our five Youth Orchestra Program ensembles begin rehearsals in August for a combined full-program performance in November—the first ...

Thank you to all those who joined us for an amazing 2024–25 season! From our Youth Orchestra Program to Youth Community Strings, our Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts, and more, we were honored to ...

Join your Richmond Symphony to celebrate July 4th at Henrico County's annual Red, White, & Lights event! With historical reenactments, over 15 visiting food trucks, and a laser light show with fireworks ...

Youth Community Strings is celebrating February by spreading their love of music within our community! YCS students will spend Valentine’s Day with the residents at the St. Francis Manchester Assisted Living Community. ...

Mark your calendars—our first youth orchestra concert of 2025 is coming up quickly on Sunday, February 23! Woodwinds, brass, and percussion will join the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra for a performance of ...

It's not too late to register your school group for our spring Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concert: Storytime with the Richmond Symphony, featuring The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss™! Held during the school day, Discovery Concerts engage ...

The Richmond Symphony School of Music is excited to announce two new additions to the team this season: Dr. Julie Bemis, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement, and Davey Van Beveren, ...

Calling all young performers! The Richmond Symphony League is hosting its 55th annual Student Concerto Competition on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The competition is open to classically-trained instrumental music students from Virginia who have ...

Earlier this fall, RSYO string students came together with composition students from VCUarts Music for an evening of score-reading fun. On stage at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, RSYO ...

Registration is now open for our spring Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concert: Storytime with the Richmond Symphony, featuring The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss™ and Kimberly Schroeder, narrator! Held during the school day, Discovery Concerts engage young ...

It’s time for music teachers to nominate students for our Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES)! This 8-week online program, offered in the spring semester, is designed to provide a meaningful experience for ...