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Valentine's Weekend with the Albany Symphony

Albany Symphony Concert Preview
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Albany Symphony Concert Preview

Love is in the air with the Albany Symphony for a pair of Valentine's Weekend performances. Drama from Tchaikovsky, heartbreak from Mahler, a world premiere of songs of Loren Loiacono plus Robert Schumann’s Third Symphony, the "Rhenish." Music Director Davi Alan Miller tells us all about it.

David Alan Miller, conductor

John Brancy, baritone

Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano

The Program

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Tempest​

Gustav Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer

Loren Loiacono: Feathers from the Old Manse

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish

  • Saturday, February 14, 2026
  • 7:30 PM  9:30 PM

    • Sunday, February 15, 2026
    • 3:00 PM  5:00 PM
  • Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Rob Brown comes from a musical family. His mother played piano and taught in this area for nearly 30 years. One uncle is a composer and brass player, one aunt is a professional accompanist and recitalist. And his grandfather had a record collection to rival WMHT’s. He started at WMHT as an intern in 1996. His first job was to go through the stacks of vinyl to make sure they were filed properly. He’s now the Music Director and is thrilled to continue in the “family business” and share more of our very favorite classical music from 1-4 every weekday and 11-3 on Sundays.