Love is in the air! From Shakespeare’s tale of the ill-fated Romeo and Juliet, to George Lucas’s Indiana Jones franchise, the Charlottesville Symphony performs some of the most romantic music ever written on this special Valentine’s Day weekend program conducted by Benjamin Rous.
Sunday afternoon's performance will be held at the Paramount Theater located at 215 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902 on the Downtown Mall.
Program:
ELGAR Salut d’Amour, Op. 12 (1888) 4ʹ
RACHMANINOFF Adagio, Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 (1907) 14ʹ
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28 (1863) 10', featuring UVA Concerto Competition Winner: Claire Youn, violin
-Intermission-
MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (1888) 3ʹ30ʺ
WILLIAMS Marion’s Theme from The Adventures of Indiana Jones (1981) 4'
WAGNER ”Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (1859) 10ʹ
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet (1880) 19ʹ
In-depth program notes by Program Annotator Laurie Shulman are posted on the orchestra’s website, www.cvillesymphony.org, two weeks prior to each Masterworks concert.
Individual concert ticket sales for this concert (2/15/26) will be sold directly through the Paramount's Box Office. (Hours: Mon – Fri, 10am – 2pm; Phone: 434.979.1333; boxoffice@theparamount.net)
Individual tickets for all other symphony concerts are available through the UVA Arts Box Office.
Parking: Rates for parking garages are set by the garage and are subject to change. Click here for information about garages close to the Theater. Limited street parking is also available in Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall area.
All University of Virginia employees (faculty and staff of all UVA departments and professional schools) are entitled to a 20% discount on tickets to individual performances. This offer does not apply to subscriptions, the December Family Holiday Concerts, “Pops at the Paramount” or previously purchased tickets.
All programs are subject to change.
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