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Rachmaninov - Soul in Exile
The story of Sergei Rachmaninov in words and song
Part of the Mayfield Festival Summer Solstice Programme - 2023 Series
Add to my Calendar 23-06-2023 19:30 23-06-2023 21:30 36 Rachmaninov - Soul in Exile This event recounts in spoken word and song the breathlessly dramatic story of the enigmatic composer, Sergei Rachmaninov. The story sweeps through time and place - from domesticity to exile, wealth to poverty - and it raises some questions along the way. Who was Rachmaninov, beyond the 6 foot scowl that was Stavinsky's sense of him, and can a western world that cannot even agree on how to spell his name ever quite come to terms with what his music is about? Devised by Michael White (based upon programmes that he has presented in the past for BBC Radio) and featuring the soprano Ilona Domnich, pianist Sholto Kynoch and White himself as the narrator this concert tells the story of Rachmaninov through his own music. St Dunstan's Church, Mayfield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Dunstan's Church
High Street
Mayfield
East Sussex
TN20 6AB
England
Programme
Sergei Rachmaninov – Selected Works
Performers
Ilona Domnich – soprano
Sholto Kynoch – piano
Michael White – Narrator
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Programme Note
This event recounts in spoken word and song the breathlessly dramatic story of the enigmatic composer, Sergei Rachmaninov. The story sweeps through time and place - from domesticity to exile, wealth to poverty - and it raises some questions along the way. Who was Rachmaninov, beyond the 6 foot scowl that was Stavinsky's sense of him, and can a western world that cannot even agree on how to spell his name ever quite come to terms with what his music is about?
Devised by Michael White (based upon programmes that he has presented in the past for BBC Radio) and featuring the soprano Ilona Domnich, pianist Sholto Kynoch and White himself as the narrator this concert tells the story of Rachmaninov through his own music.
