Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s program traces the evolution of the Russian art song over the course of the 19th century. It begins with the songs of Mikhail Glinka, rarely heard outside Russia, which, like his operatic and orchestral works, ignited the flame of a distinctive Russian sound in classical music. Slightly more familiar are the songs of the two contemporaries Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Both were directly inspired by Glinka’s music, but the former gave his allegiance to the new Russian nationalist movement while the latter pursued a more cosmopolitan European path. Mr. Hvorostovsky also explores a very different song tradition with five of Richard Strauss’s most appealing lieder.
Performers
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Baritone
Ivari Ilja, Piano
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th @ 8 PM
Age Guidance: 13
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Audience Advisory:
Only Balcony & Dress Circle seats remain