### Event Description: Sinfonia da Camera: Romantic Masterworks

**Date and Time:** Friday, February 14, 2025, at 7:30 PM CT  
**Location:** Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

**Event Overview:**
Celebrate a romantic evening with Sinfonia da Camera as they present a special program of Romantic masterworks. This enchanting concert will feature:

- **Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:** A heartwrenchingly beautiful masterpiece that condenses the iconic Shakespearean romantic tragedy into a stunning piece of Russian Romanticism.
- **Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Francis Poulenc:** Piano soloist and conductor Ian Hobson will be joined by his wife, award-winning pianist Muen Wei, to showcase the romantic lyricism of the middle movement, Larghetto.
- **Symphony No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff:** After intermission, the program concludes with Rachmaninoff’s expansive Symphony No. 2, a melodic tour-de-force that highlights the composer’s dramatically brooding and tenderly romantic style.

**Performers:**
- **Ian Hobson:** Music Director, Conductor, and Piano
- **Muen Wei:** Piano

**Additional Information:**
- **Intermission:** Yes
- **Tickets:** Not yet available

Join us for an evening filled with passionate and amorous music, perfect for a Valentine's Day celebration. This event promises to be a memorable experience for all lovers of classical music.

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For more details and to stay updated on ticket availability, visit the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts website.

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