Welcome to a celebration of one of Virginia’s most theater-rich cities: Norfolk! Throughout the year, the city is home to vibrant, creative, engaged and engaging theater, produced by great local companies—performing in beautiful venues that include some of Norfolk’s architecturally and historically significant spaces--as well as spectacular touring Broadway companies. Serving up all of what […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. "Every so often a new vocalist blows everyone on the jazz scene away with their distinctive style, charm, and dexterity. Samara Joy is that new voice that's giving new purpose to the music." -JazzTimes.com This phenomenal young star has critics sharpening their superlatives, calling her “a reincarnation of Sarah Vaughan […]
An Afternoon with Yo-Yo Ma Reflections in Words and Music Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. He’s a 19-time Grammy winner who has performed for nine American presidents and been presented both the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But beyond his musical mastery, Yo-Yo Ma has become an ambassador for humanity, […]
Olga Kern, piano Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. Gifted young stars and longtime Virginia Symphony Orchestra members join Olga Kern for unforgettable performances of classical favorites including Schubert's "Trout" Quintet and others.
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. This is chamber music as it was meant to be heard: the communion of gifted artists in an intimate, beautiful setting, among music lovers and friends. After the performance, patrons can mingle with the performers, a lovely postscript to a perfect concert experience.
Olga Kern, piano Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. Gifted young stars and longtime Virginia Symphony Orchestra members join Olga Kern for unforgettable performances of classical favorites including Schubert's "Trout" Quintet and others.
This mesmerizing show takes you from disbelief to wonder to wowed appreciation, as award-winning Australian magician Simon Coronel performs many forms of magic, from sleight-of-hand to mind-bendingly, seemingly impossible illusions. Beyond mere trickery, Coronel takes you on a journey through the truth behind magic and illusion; a truth that is far more amazing than even […]
Co-presented with City of Williamsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and Virginia Arts Festival. Headlining the Friday, June 20 evening at Williamsburg Live will be The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA, hailed by audiences as “the closest to ABBA you’ll ever get!” Fans can dust off their ‘70s disco moves and have the time of their […]
Co-presented with City of Williamsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and Virginia Arts Festival. Grammy® Award-winning The Band Perry burst onto the scene as an unstoppable presence in modern Country music, selling two and a half million albums, twelve million singles, and racking up over a billion total song streams. Written by Kimberly Perry, their groundbreaking […]
Co-presented with City of Williamsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and Virginia Arts Festival. Virginia Arts Festival presents The Beach Boys at Williamsburg Live! For more than six decades, The Beach Boys’ music has been an indelible part of American history. Their brilliant harmonies conveyed simple truths through sophisticated, pioneering musical arrangements. The Beach Boys transcended […]
Co-presented with The Dome, Live Nation, and Virginia Arts Festival. Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two GRAMMY® Awards, ten Juno® Awards and have earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums. Her […]
Co-presented with Chartway Arena, Oak View Group, and Virginia Arts Festival. Laufey returns to Virginia Arts Festival in a new partnership with Chartway Arena. The jazz singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer will be joined by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra on July 31, 2025. “As a musician, my goal is to bring jazz and classical music […]
