On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the Richmond Symphony and the Richmond Symphony School of Music hosted its annual Teacher Appreciation event! Local music teachers were invited to the Carpenter Theatre to experience ...

The Richmond Symphony School of Music is delighted to announce our Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts for the 2026-27 season! These age-appropriate performances for students align with Virginia Standards of Learning and welcome school ...

Spread the word—it’s audition season at the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program! Whether you’re new to the program or a current student hoping to move up to a new ensemble, this is ...

Gain a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the rehearsal process with the Richmond Symphony. A limited number of auditors are invited to attend all conducting rehearsals during this three-day seminar, offering direct insight ...

Congratulations to our Youth Orchestra Program students selected to participate in this year’s prestigious All-Virginia Band, Chorus, and Orchestra event! All-Virginia ensembles bring together the top student musicians from across the state, ...

The Richmond Symphony School of Music's Honors Program, open to members of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO), originally piloted in fall 2021. Designed to immerse students within the world of classical ...

The Richmond Symphony is pleased to announce composer Joe Jaxson as its next Composer-in-Residence starting in the 2026–27 season. As part of his work with the Richmond Symphony, Jaxson will work with ...

Two of our Honors chamber groups recently performed at Pathways to Purpose and Prosperity in Virginia Schools, an event hosted at the Library of Virginia that featured prominent policy makers, employers, and ...

In celebration of Music in Our Schools Month this March, the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Symphony School of Music join together in gratitude for our music educators! As part of our annual ...

Spread the word—it’s audition season at the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program! Whether you’re new to the program or a current student hoping to move up to a new ensemble, this is ...

Each year, students from across the country apply to be members of the U.S. Senate Page Program, in which high school juniors and seniors spend a semester working as staff members in the U.S. Senate in ...

Joe Jaxson to succeed Damien Geter as Richmond Symphony Composer-in-Residence   Richmond Symphony Announces Joe Jaxson as Next Composer-in-Residence New appointment continues the Symphony’s commitment to living composers, Virginia stories, and community ...

The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra recently made its podcast debut! At our November 2025 All YOP Ensembles Showcase, the string musicians of RSYO performed the world premiere of Pastoral, which was composed by ...

Join Dr. Julie Bemis, Vice President of Education & Community Engagement, for an in-depth exploration of the music featured in the 2025–26 Symphony Series! Each session delves into the repertoire of each ...

This February was full of fun for the Richmond Symphony School of Music! A couple of weeks after the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Side-by-Side with the Richmond Symphony at the start of ...

Spread the word—audition registration to join our Youth Orchestra Program will go live on Wednesday, March 4! Whether you’re new to the program or a current student hoping to move up to ...

This February marked the return of one of the Youth Orchestra Program’s favorite annual events: the Side-by-Side concert with the Richmond Symphony and the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO), which last occurred in ...

It’s not too late to register for our final Hopkins-Eggleston Discovery Concerts of the year: Camille Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals! Discover elephants, lions, and more as you meet the instruments of ...

Congratulations to double bassist Peter Yanovitch, winner of the annual RSYO Concerto Competition! Peter is a senior at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies, where he takes orchestra ...

A big welcome to the 6th cohort of our Future Music Educators Symposium (FMES)! Over the course of eight weeks, students will develop and strengthen their teaching skills through a series of online ...

The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra’s next concert is just around the corner—and it’s one you won’t want to miss! RSYO will come together with the Richmond Symphony on Tuesday, February 3 for ...

Teaching has always been a part of music education major Emily Mullen’s life. A lifelong educator, she taught her first private lesson at the age of nine, and recently began working as ...

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 ...