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Richmond, VA

Norfolk, VA

Population

orchestra budget

orchestra size

number of weeks

# of masterworks

soloist roster this season

Population

soloist roster this season

1,258,251

4.7 million

36 full time, 32 part time

38

7

​Norman Krieger, Piano

Orion Weiss, Piano

Marina Piccinini, Flute

Joseph Conyers, Double Bass

Diana Cohen, Violin

Kathryn Leemhuis, Mezzo-soprano

# of pops

4

orchestra budget

orchestra size

number of weeks

# of masterworks

# of pops

1,700,000

5.4 million

35

11

5

Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Edgar Meyer, bass

Deborah Cross, flute

Chloe Hanslip, violin

David Vonderheide, trumpet

Terrence Wilson, piano

George Corbett, English horn
Tara-Louise Montour, violin

Mark Kosower, cello

Robert Plane, clarinet

Vahn Armstrong, violin



 

 

 

48 full time,

24 part time

We base our growth goals on the activities of orchestras in other similar sized metro areas.  Success for us is a combination of a few key indicators: the number of full time players, number of masterworks, number of weeks of work, and quality of our soloists and conductors.  Click a city on the left to see how we compare at this point.