The Performance
Talk & Tea: Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky transports audiences to the worlds of iconic Russian composers Sergei Rachmaninoff and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. HPO Composer-in-Residence, Abigail Richardson-Schulte shares captivating stories and performs piano demonstrations. Hear about Tchaikovsky’s personal struggles under the public scrutiny in socially-oppressive 19th century Russia and Rachmaninoff’s move out of his home country following the start of the Russian Revolution.
After the talk, take in the orchestra’s rehearsal of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini ahead of the final concert of the 25-26 Season, Tchaikovsky’s Fate on May 2 at FirstOntario Concert Hall. Â