Arts and Entertainment

Finding Peace at Potsdam

May 29 2026

7:30 p.m.
Chrysler Hall 215 St Pauls Blvd 215 St Pauls Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23510 Price: Subscriptions available May 1st 2025

Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Copland: “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land
Bernstein: Selections from Candide
Various: Potsdam

As part of our season long observance of America 250, this concert takes a look at the role music played in one of the most tumultuous times in the history of the world. At 1945’s Potsdam Conference, works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Kreisler, and others were one of the only things that united the assembled Allies–represented by President Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. In this new production, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will incorporate storytelling to show just how powerful music can be, and how Hampton Roads played a part in this pivotal moment.

Co-presented with the Virginia Arts Festival

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