RCAS concert in Washington: “Famous Contemporaries: Glière, Medtner and Rachmaninov”
Subject: RCAS concert in Washington: “Famous Contemporaries: Glière, Medtner and Rachmaninov”
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017
From: Mary Kruger <mary.kruger.network@gmail.com>
Concert: “Famous Contemporaries: Glière, Medtner and Rachmaninov”
Friday, February 24, 2017, 7:30 PM
Presented by the Russian Chamber Art Society
at La Maison Française
Embassy of France
4101 Reservoir Road NW
Washington, DC 20007
Street parking available nearby
The Russian Chamber Art Society is delighted to present soprano Inna Dukach, who has sung at Covent Garden and will appear next season at the Metropolitan Opera, and baritone Kevin Wetzel, an RCAS favorite, in an evening of songs and instrumental music by Rachmaninov, Medtner and Glière, the “Famous Contemporaries” who studied at the Moscow Conservatory. Pianists Vera Danchenko-Stern and Azamat Sydykov, and prize-winning violinist Emil Chudnovsky, will also perform.
As a special program addition, Dukach and Sydykov will give the Washington premiere of Alexander Tcherepnin’s op. 16 song cycle.
General admission tickets of $55 include the concert, followed by a wine and dessert reception with the artists.
Photo ID is required for entrance to the French Embassy.
For more information: www.thercas.com or (703) 354-7354
Order tickets online at:
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