PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform romantic music for Valentine’s Day during its Tuesday Classical concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St.
The program will open with Peter Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture- Fantasy.
Pianist Henry Kramer will be the featured soloist in W.A. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major.
The evening concludes with selections from Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet score, “Romeo and Juliet.”
Interspersed throughout and corresponding with the music, four actors from Portland Stage will narrate selections from Shakespeare’s play.
A native of Cape Elizabeth, Henry Kramer is a recent winner of the National Chopin Competition, has performed in Maine with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and in recitals across Europe.
A Concert Conversation will be held in the Rehearsal Hall at 6:15 p.m. The PostConcert Q&A on stage with the artists will be followed by a casual gathering at the nearby restaurant, Grace.
Ticket prices range from $20 to $70. Tickets are available through PortTIX.com, by calling 842-0800 or at the box office at 20 Myrtle St. All ticket prices include a $2 Merrill Restoration fee, and phone and Internet orders are subject to a $6-per-ticket PortTIX handling fee.
For more information, visit portlandsymphony.org.
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