Mid-Atlantic Symphony to perform concert in Rehoboth March 12

The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will return to the Cape Region with a concert featuring the “Cello Concerto No. 2” by Camille Saint-Saëns, with award-winning cellist Julian Schwarz as guest soloist, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 12, at Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth Beach. 

In addition to the cello concerto, the program will include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Overture from The Magic Flute” and Robert Schumann’s “Symphony No. 2.”

“The second cello concerto is a thematic tour de force and is much more technically challenging than Saint-Saëns’s first,” said Julien Benichou, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra music director. “It is an ideal work to showcase the talent of a true virtuoso such as Julian Schwarz.”

Individual tickets for the March concert are $45. To learn more or to order tickets, go to midatlanticsymphony.org. Tickets also may be ordered by calling 888-846-8600, or purchased at the door.

To ensure the safety of its audience members and musicians, the orchestra requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination for everyone entering venues.

Schwarz plays a Neapolitan cello made by Gennaro Gagliano in 1743.