The Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia presents their 4th Masterworks concert entitled "Gershwin Piano Concerto in F"

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Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia - Masterworks 4 - Gershwin Piano Concerto in F

Charlottesville High School

University of Virginia

Petrushka is one of Stravinsky’s famous works. It can be performed as a ballet, a stand alone orchestral suite, and even as piano four-hands. All three versions were arranged and edited by Stravinsky. Compared to his orchestral version, there were a lot of melodic themes and color that were omitted in his piano four-hands version. Brian Smith and Peter White have made a new arrangement for 2 pianos and 2 percussions to adapt the color, texture, and melodies from the orchestral suite that were missing in the four-hands version. This version was premiered on August 17, 2024 at the Staunton Music Festival by Brian Smith, I-Jen Fang, Heini Kärkkäinen, and Carsten Schmidt.

Stravinsky’s Petrushka

Elizabeth Roberts, Principal Bassoon and Director of Youth Education for the Charlottesville Symphony since 2001, joined the faculty at the University of Virginia the same year. She became a member of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra as their contrabassoonist beginning in 2017.  Ms. Roberts  has played Second Bassoon with the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra since 2015, and served as the WSO Personnel Manager from 2018-2019. Ms. Roberts has performed as a soloist with the Charlottesville Symphony, the Roanoke Symphony, the Harid Conservatory Orchestra and the Waynesboro Orchestra, and was invited to perform as a soloist and chamber musician at the International Double Reed Society conference in 2010 (OK), 2013 (CA), 2014 (NY), and 2017 (WI).  Ms. Roberts can be heard on recordings with the Virginia Symphony Night Owl (Night Owl by Michael Daugherty), the Richmond Symphony Inspired by Walt Whitman (Dona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan Williams) and the New World Symphony's New World Jazz (Lollapalooza by John Adams).

John Mayhood

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Past events

21 - 22 Mar, 2026

Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia - Masterworks 4 - Gershwin Piano Concerto in F · Charlottesville Symphony

Feb 21, 2026

Stravinsky’s Petrushka · University of Virginia Department of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Petrushka by Stravinsky

University of Virginia Department of Music

Piano in Piano Concerto in F by Gershwin

Charlottesville Symphony

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