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Rome, Romance and Rising Stars

WMHT | By Rob Brown
Published September 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM EDT
Violinist Amaryn Olmeda
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Rome, Romance and Rising Stars

The Albany Symphony's 2026-27 season opens in thrilling style, with Respighi’s soaring Pines of Rome, Korngold’s cinematic Violin Concerto featuring fast-rising soloist Amaryn Olmeda, a favorite from Rossini and the world premiere of a bold new work by Celka Ojankangas. Music Director and Conductor David Alan Miller spoke with us about the program.

Rome, Romance, & Rising Stars

  • Saturday, October 3, 2026
  • 7:30 PM 9:30 PM
  • Palace Theatre19 Clinton AvenueAlbany, NY, 12202

Plus the Albany Symphony Chamber Concert that afternoon

  • Saturday, October 3, 2026
  • 1:00 PM 2:30 PM
  • Opalka Gallery at Russell Sage College140 New Scotland AvenueAlbany, NY, 12208

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Rob Brown
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.
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