Special to The Washington Examiner In 1934, the revered Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, in exile to the United States following the Russian Revolution, premiered his iconic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in Baltimore.
| On stage |
| BSO Classical Concert: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody |
| Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda |
| When: 8 p.m. Saturday |
| Info: $28 to $88; 301-581-5100; strathmore.org |
Seventy-seven years later, Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra present the glorious rhapsody Saturday night at the Music Center at Strathmore in tribute to Rachmaninoff. The piece, performed by the award winning pianist, Lukas Vondracek, is bookended by two symphonies that acknowledge the genius of another Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev.
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