Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia

03/20/2026

Come see our fantastic guest conductor, Mélisse Brunet, “take the reins” of the Charlottesville Symphony this weekend! From Copland’s “Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo” to Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with our very own John Mayhood on piano, it promises to be a thrilling concert. We look forward to seeing y’all there!

Tickets for Saturday night at Old Cabell Hall are nearly sold out! More seating is available on Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center. Purchase your tickets at artsboxoffice.virginia.edu

Mélisse Brunet’s and John Mayhood’s appearances are made possible by the Angus Macaulay Visiting Artists Fund.

03/12/2026

Daniel Sender ('10 & '21 Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem / Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ), Professor of Violin at the University of Virginia, concertmaster of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia returned to Hungary this week with a group of 14 students and faculty from UVA.

As part of a study abroad program Prof. Sender developed, students enjoyed a week of immersive cultural experiences both in Budapest and in Pécs.

Highlights include a collaborative concert with University of Pécs, Institute of Music (PTE-MK Zeneművészeti Intézet) at the Liszt Ferenc Concert Hall (ZMI Liszt Ferenc Hangversenyterem, Pécs, Zsolnay Kulturális Negyed) which featured Hungarian and American students performing together, and a short performance in the Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Hungarian National Gallery.

02/20/2026

Valentine’s Day weekend could not have been sweeter! 🩷

Thank you all for spending a portion of your weekend with us in Old Cabell Hall and at the Paramount. Congratulations again to Claire Youn for a beautiful performance. We are so proud! 🎻🎶

It was a beautiful weekend with lovely music, which wouldn’t be possible without each and every one of you for supporting us and coming to share this joyful music with you! Thank you for making this a wonderful weekend❣️

Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian

12/13/2025

12/10/2025

✨ What a weekend! ✨
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Charlottesville Symphony and University Singers' Holiday Concerts at the University of Virginia!
Under the direction of Maestro Michael Slon, we were thrilled to welcome internationally acclaimed saxophonist Sharel Cassity. A special shout-out to George Cohen for his charming narration of "The Night Before Christmas" and, of course… what’s the season without Sleigh Ride? ❄️👏 Bravo to our guest conductors Debbie Close and Allen Hench, who took the reins and led us through this beloved tradition!
We also extend our deepest gratitude to our Season Sponsor, the Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, and to the concert-presenting sponsor, the Office of the Provost and the Vice Provost for the Arts at UVA, whose support makes concerts like this possible.🎶
Thank you for ringing in the holidays with us. We are so grateful for our musicians, our collaborating artists, and YOU — our amazing audience and community. ❤️
Happy Holidays from the Charlottesville Symphony and University Singers! 🎄✨
Photo credit: Joyce Boghosian

11/18/2025

The Charlottesville Symphony and UVA University Singers, under the direction of Benjamin Rous and Michael Slon, were thrilled to perform another concert for you this weekend! This is a collaboration we greatly look forward to throughout the year.

Thank you again to our fantastic soloists, Christine Pier, Emily Marvosh, Jamison Walker, and Kevin Spooner, for joining us this weekend, and thank you to Joyce Boghosian for the beautiful pictures!

Both ensembles are defrosting our holiday spirit this week to prepare for the beloved family holiday concert coming up on December 6th and 7th. We want to remind you to get your tickets today as we are nearly sold out!We look forward to seeing you there 🎄🎅🎁

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11/12/2025

Prepare for an inspiring weekend of music. Enjoy the Pre-Concert Lecture and Program Notes online for an inside look at the works featured in this week’s performances.

✨ Visit https://cvillesymphony.org/concerts/masterworks-2/ to explore before the concert.

Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus One of Strauss’s most popular orchestral works, the overture to Die Fledermaus (The Bat) is a medley of lively waltzes and polkas from an opera much loved for its humor, intricate plot and catchy melodies.

10/16/2025

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s… the Charlottesville Symphony!!

Congrats to the symphony on another fantastic youth concert! We were thrilled to see so many amazing kids from the community today and show them all that we love about the symphony.

We had some incredible guest appearances today! Who’s your favorite orchestra hero? Is it Melody Man, or the Super Soloist? Queen of Chaos, or Bella the Bringer of Beauty? There’s also the Signaler, Lord of the Reeds, Bowmaster, Ruler of Rhythm, and the Holder of Harmony!

These annual, free Youth Concerts are made possible by the Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brown Fund for Youth Concerts, the Richard M. and Tessa G. Ader Endowed Fund for Music Education, the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, and individual contributors to the Charlottesville Symphony Society’s Annual Fund.

See you at the next concert!

09/30/2025

We had an absolutely wonderful opening concert full of rhapsodies and a lively marimba performance from featured soloist, I-Jen Fang! Thank you all for joining us as we begin the 2025-2026 season with the symphony. We look forward to seeing you at future concerts!

Thank you to Joyce N. Boghosian for the pictures !

08/25/2025

As we prepare for this upcoming season, we are thrilled to announce that the Charlottesville Symphony has won Best Classical Music Group 2025 in C-VILLE’s annual Best of C-ville competition, again!

Starting TOMORROW, August 26th at noon, online sale of tickets for all* 2025-26 Masterworks and Family Holiday Concerts begin! All further ticket sales will begin online and in person on September 9th.

We look forward to sharing another season of music with you!


*excluding Feb 15 at the Paramount Theater