Welcome Back, Jennifer Kloetzel!
The Richmond Philharmonic is thrilled to welcome back acclaimed cellist Jennifer Kloetzel for our upcoming concert - Reveling in Ravel: A French Evolution - on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 4:00 PM!
Ms. Kloetzel will take center stage performing two masterpieces by renowned French composers Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns, both pivotal figures in shaping the rich French musical tradition.
Here are some fascinating notes about the works you'll hear:
Fauré’s Élégie for Cello and Orchestra
Originally composed as the slow movement of an unfinished cello sonata, the Élégie was first written for cello and piano. Fauré later arranged it for orchestra, and the legendary Pablo Casals gave the premiere performance in 1901, with Fauré himself conducting.Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1
Written when Saint-Saëns was just 37 years old, this concerto is considered by many, including Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff, to be one of the greatest cello concertos ever composed. Uniquely, Saint-Saëns crafted it as one continuous movement, breaking away from the traditional three-movement concerto form.
Join us early at 3:00 PM for a special pre-concert chat featuring Jennifer Kloetzel, Maestro Peter Wilson, and VPM’s Mike Goldberg.
Full concert details and Ms. Kloetzel’s bio can be found below. We can’t wait to share this incredible afternoon of music with you!
The RPO is always looking for talented and passionate musicians. If you are interested in auditioning, please email our Personnel Coordinator at personnel.rpo@gmail.com.
2024-2025 Masterworks Concerts
All Masterworks Concerts held on Sundays
St. Christopher's School Arts Center
711 St Christopher’s Rd, Richmond, VA 23226
4:00pm Free Concert in the Louis F. Ryan Recital Hall
3:00pm Pre-concert talk with Maestro Peter Wilson & Mike Goldberg, classical host from VPM Music (93.1 and 107.3 FM)
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Romeo & Juliet: A Symphonic Evolution
Program
GOUNOD: Roméo et Juilette, Ouverture-Prologue (1867)
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet, Third Suite for Orchestra, Op. 101 (1935-1936, rev. 1946)
ROTA (arr. Townend): Romeo & Juliet, “Love Theme” (1968)
ARMSTRONG: Romeo + Juliet, “Balcony Scene” (1996)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy (1880)
KABALEVSKY: Romeo and Juliet, Suite from Incidental Music To Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Op. 56 (1956)
BERNSTEIN (arr. Mason): West Side Story Selections (1957)
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Evolving Echoes: Sounds of Scotland
Program
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal’s Cave Overture)
BRUCH: “Scottish Fantasy” for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Anton Miller, violin
TURNER: Doggerland Suite *
ARNOLD: Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Reveling in Ravel: A French Evolution
Program
RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite
FAURÉ: Élégie for Violoncello and Orchestra
SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales
RAVEL: Bolero
2024-2025 Pops Concerts
Holiday Pops
Monday, December 2, 2024, 7:00 pm
Virginia Museum of History and Culture
428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23220
Monday, December 9, 2024, 7:00 pm
Huguenot Road Baptist Church
10525 W Huguenot Rd, North Chesterfield, VA 23235
Celebrate the joys of the season with music! The Richmond Philharmonic’s holiday concert is back with our popular blend of winter favorites, including a sing-along that will leave you feeling warm and cozy inside and out. Remember, concert admission is free!
Summer Pops
Sunday, June 15, 2025, 4:00 pm
Virginia War Memorial
621 S Belvidere St, Richmond, VA 23220
Show tunes, light classics, American favorites—all the best music to usher summer in! Under the baton of Assistant Conductor Will Pattie, the Richmond Philharmonic will perform music to uplift your spirits in a beautiful and moving indoor setting. Remember, admission is free!
