Department of Music

CHARLOTTESVILLE – The Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra continues its 2010-11 “Feast of Sound” season with a king-size program titled “Crave” on Saturday, February 12, 8:00 p.m., at Old Cabell Hall on the U.Va Grounds, and Sunday, February 13, 3:30 p.m., at Monticello High School in Charlottesville.

Conducted by Music Director Kate Tamarkin, the concert includes Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s monumental Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor.

Both performances are sponsored by Sage Physics & Engineering.

Featured as the guest artist in the Rachmaninoff piano concerto is pianist Dmitri Shteinberg. Described by the New York Times as “protean and refined,” Shteinberg has performed across North America, Europe, Scandinavia and Russia as both a soloist and chamber musician. He has appeared with orchestras in Israel, Italy and Portugal and played with chamber music ensembles at The Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall.

A native of Moscow, Dmitri Shteinberg is a prizewinner in twenty competitions worldwide. He has been recorded for Yamaha Disklavier, Bavarian Radio and National Public Radio. He is currently on the piano faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont.

“The most” has been attached to each of the three works on the program. Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture rescued a love theme and lively carnival scene in his failed opera, Benvenuto Cellini, and became one of his most popular works. Pines of Rome is one of Respighi’s most famous compositions. Each of the four movements depicts scenes of pine trees in different locations in Rome at different times of day. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is arguably the most familiar piano concerto written in the twentieth century and one of his most enduringly popular compositions.

For those who want to “get behind the scenes,” pre-concert lectures will be presented 45 minutes before each concert. Free of charge, these informative and entertaining lectures by McIntire Department of Music Chairman and Associate Professor of Music Richard Will offer both novice and experienced patrons a deeper appreciation of the performances. Saturday’s lecture will take place in Minor Hall; Sunday’s lecture will be held in the Forum at Monticello High School.

Free parking is available in the U.Va Central Grounds Parking Garage, located on Emmet Street, on Saturday night and at the high school on Sunday afternoons. Both venues are wheelchair accessible.

Tickets are priced at $35, $30, $25 and $20 for adults, and $10 for students. U.Va students may request one complimentary ticket in advance. Tickets may be purchased at The University of Virginia Arts Box Office, (434) 924-3376, 12:00-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the lobby of the Drama Building at 109 Culbreth Road, or on-line at www.artsboxoffice.virginia.edu.

Remaining dates in the Feast of Sound season are:

March 26-27 Indulge with Laura Zuiderveen, mezzo-soprano and the Women of the U.Va University Singers

April 30-May 1 Savor with Paul Neebe, trumpet

Pro-rated subscription tickets for the remainder of the season are available at the orchestra office (434) 924-3139.

Arts Box Office: (434) 924-3376