National Philharmonic celebrates Tchaikovsky

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski takes a trip into the cello repertoire when he appears with the National Philharmonic at Strathmore on Sunday. Under the baton of guest conductor Miroslaw Jacek Blaszczyk, he performs Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme” back to back with Witold Lutoslawski’s single-movement Cello Concerto.

This is a tall order, indeed, for any cellist, but for Skoraczewski it happens to be the first time he has played the latter composition and also the first time he has worked with the guest conductor.