Charlottesville Symphony Announces 2022-23 Concert Season

A violin concerto, a Beethoven symphony, a choral masterwork, folk tunes, dances, a sonic exploration of the cosmos, and more! – Charlottesville Symphony Music Director Benjamin Rous has curated a 2022-23 season that will delight nearly every musical taste.

Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia presents a full season of full-length concerts by the full orchestra: five pairs of exciting Masterworks concerts at UVA’s Old Cabell Hall and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center at Charlottesville High School; one pair of the always popular Family Holiday Concerts with the UVA University Singers and conductor Michael Slon; and a pair of inspiring Youth Concerts for invited public, private and home schools from throughout Central Virginia.

Principal Bassoon Elizabeth Roberts and Principal Flute Kelly Sulickshine in concertos by Johann Hummel and Christopher Rouse, respectively. The UVA University Singers join the orchestra in Johannes Brahms’ Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny). Paul Ghun Kim guest conducts the orchestra in Dvořák’s beloved "New World Symphony" on a program that also includes rising star Brendon Elliott performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major. All-orchestral favorites include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”), Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, and the Capriccio Espagnol of Rimsky-Korsakov and Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) by Grammy-nominated Missy Mazzoli.

Details of the 2022-23 season may be viewed here.

Season subscription tickets are available through the Charlottesville Symphony Society office: symphony@virginia.edu, (434) 924-3139. Subscribers enjoy discounted prices, priority access to the best seat selection; payment flexibility, guaranteed renewal privileges, and easy ticket exchanges.

Single tickets for all 2022-23 concerts – including the Family Holiday Concerts – go on sale online on Monday, August 22, through the UVA Arts Box Office. Phone and in-person sales start at the UVA Arts Box Office on Tuesday, September 13, at noon.

Join us for a season that is both timeless and timely. After so many months of upheaval and uncertainty, we hope that you will find hope, entertainment, and beauty in these concerts.