Daisuke Yamamoto

Daisuke Yamamoto (above, Courtesy Richmond Symphony) will perform with the Richmond Symphony at Longwood in April. Courtesy Richmond Symphony

Performing selections by Kaprálová, Brahms and Dvořák, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra will return to the Longwood campus in April to perform for the seventh year in a row.

The orchestra will take the stage in Jarman Auditorium to perform its inspirational New World Symphony concert on Friday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature soloists Daisuke Yamamoto on violin and Neal Cary on cello.

Mike Kropf ’14

Photo credit: Mike Kropf ’14

Yamamoto, known for his immense virtuosity and probing musicianship, has served as concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony since 2013. Cary has been principal cellist with the symphony since 1988, and has been praised for the tremendous amount of emotion and heart he brings to his performances.

The symphony will be conducted by Steven Smith, who is in his eighth season as music director of the Richmond Symphony and also is music director of the Grammy Award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony.

Tickets are $20 each and available through the Longwood Box Office at longwoodtickets.com. The orchestra’s performance is part of a partnership established by the late Dr. John Cook, a 1952 Longwood alumnus and benefactor of the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences.

For information, call 434-395-2474.

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