Educational Highlights from Our 2024–25 Season

Youth Community Strings and Youth Concert Orchestra perform side-by-side in the second of two end-of-year Youth Orchestra Program concerts on Monday, May 19, 2025, led by conductor Dr. Sandy Goldie and lead teacher Caitlin Barry. The combined group performed Boil Them Cabbage Down Now and Salsa de Verano. Photo by Demetrius Holloway Photography.

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 make music with over 18,000 students throughout the central Virginia region. Some of our favorite memories included another year of our Future Music Educators Symposium, guest taught by university professor and music education influencer Angela Ammerman; a memorable holiday performance by Youth Community Strings at The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, Creighton campus, for over three thousand guests; an amazing showcase featuring works written by the students in our Young Composers Seminar, our first Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and Richmond Symphony side-by-side concert since February 2020, and more.

We’re excited to kick off our 2025–26 season this August! Read on for your sneak peek at our next season.

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Youth Orchestra Program, Discovery Concerts, Educational Ensembles, and more 🎶 @rvasymphony

You’re invited! ✉️🎶 The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony come together in Carpenter Theatre for their first side-by-side performance since February 2020, weaving youth orchestra students together with professional musicians in each section of the orchestra.

The program will include works by Bizet, Márquez, Mascagni, Smetana, and Tchaikovsky and will be conducted by Hae Lee, RSYO conductor and Jack and Mary Ann Frable Associate Conductor Chair.

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RSYO and Richmond Symphony Side-by-Side
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00pm
Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center
Admission is free; no ticket is required

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@rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #MusicEd #ClassicalMusic #Symphony #RVA

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You’re invited! ✉️🎶 The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony come together in Carpenter Theatre for their first side-by-side performance since February 2020, weaving youth orchestra students together with professional musicians in each section of the orchestra. The program will include works by Bizet, Márquez, Mascagni, Smetana, and Tchaikovsky and will be conducted by Hae Lee, RSYO conductor and Jack and Mary Ann Frable Associate Conductor Chair. — RSYO and Richmond Symphony Side-by-Side Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00pm Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Energy Center Admission is free; no ticket is required — @rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #MusicEd #ClassicalMusic #Symphony #RVA

The first four measures of W.A. Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik are among the most recognizable openings in all of classical music! Pick an instrument—violin, viola, cello, or double bass—and follow along with RSYO in their recent performance of this iconic work. 🎻

Fun fact: Today, January 27, is Mozart’s birthday! Also celebrating his birthday today is our very own Hae Lee, conductor of RSYO! Happy birthday, Hae, and thank you for all you do to support our young musicians! 🎉

🎶: W.A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, mvt. I: Allegro
Performed by the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and conductor Hae Lee (November 2025)

@rvasymphony @dominionenergycenter #Mozart #EineKleineNachtmusik #RSYO #YouthOrchestra

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The first four measures of W.A. Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik are among the most recognizable openings in all of classical music! Pick an instrument—violin, viola, cello, or double bass—and follow along with RSYO in their recent performance of this iconic work. 🎻 Fun fact: Today, January 27, is Mozart’s birthday! Also celebrating his birthday today is our very own Hae Lee, conductor of RSYO! Happy birthday, Hae, and thank you for all you do to support our young musicians! 🎉 🎶: W.A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, mvt. I: Allegro Performed by the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra and conductor Hae Lee (November 2025) @rvasymphony @dominionenergycenter #Mozart #EineKleineNachtmusik #RSYO #YouthOrchestra

Today’s the day! This evening, members of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) will be competing in our annual Concerto Competition. Tonight’s winner will perform their concerto movement with RSYO in their final concert of the year.

The scores pictured here represent just a fraction of the students competing this evening. Good luck to all participants and stay tuned for the winner of this year’s competition! 🎶✨

@rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #ConcertoCompetition #Concerto #Orchestra

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Today’s the day! This evening, members of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) will be competing in our annual Concerto Competition. Tonight’s winner will perform their concerto movement with RSYO in their final concert of the year. The scores pictured here represent just a fraction of the students competing this evening. Good luck to all participants and stay tuned for the winner of this year’s competition! 🎶✨ @rvasymphony #YouthOrchestra #ConcertoCompetition #Concerto #Orchestra

“I was very fortunate to play a lot of the standard orchestral pieces as a young musician. We played a lot of serious repertoire during my time in [YOP],” Erin said. One of her favorites? Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8—one of the pieces she played during her very first concert with YOP, which she recently revisited during the Richmond Symphony’s 2024–25 season. “I have played Dvořák 8 many times in my career. It is still one of my favorite pieces and there was something special about discovering it for the first time as a young musician.”

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Our December Spotlight Series features Erin Lano, an alum of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program who now serves as Associate Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony. To read Erin’s Spotlight, head to the link in our bio or visit our website. 🎶📯

Our monthly Spotlight Series is written by Anna Mitchell, Education & Social Media Coordinator.

@rvasymphony #RichmondSymphony #FrenchHorn #Horn #YouthOrchestra

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“I was very fortunate to play a lot of the standard orchestral pieces as a young musician. We played a lot of serious repertoire during my time in [YOP],” Erin said. One of her favorites? Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8—one of the pieces she played during her very first concert with YOP, which she recently revisited during the Richmond Symphony’s 2024–25 season. “I have played Dvořák 8 many times in my career. It is still one of my favorite pieces and there was something special about discovering it for the first time as a young musician.” ——— Our December Spotlight Series features Erin Lano, an alum of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program who now serves as Associate Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony. To read Erin’s Spotlight, head to the link in our bio or visit our website. 🎶📯 Our monthly Spotlight Series is written by Anna Mitchell, Education & Social Media Coordinator. @rvasymphony #RichmondSymphony #FrenchHorn #Horn #YouthOrchestra

Flow state reached during our recent fall concert 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

@rvasymphony #OrchestraMemes #MusicEd #Mozart #FlowState #ClassicalMusic

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Flow state reached during our recent fall concert 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ @rvasymphony #OrchestraMemes #MusicEd #Mozart #FlowState #ClassicalMusic

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