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Elégie – Rachmaninov: A Heart in Exile

with Lucy Parham and Sir Simon Russell Beale

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Lucy Parham at piano and Simon Russell Beale as narrator in performance

Pianist Lucy Parham, known internationally for her Composer Portraits in words and music, and Sir Simon Russell Beale present Elégie to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rachmaninov.

Elégie chronicles the life of composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninov. Though he became an exile in 1917, Russia remained deeply rooted in his soul. His cultural identity and his longing for his homeland imbue his music, not least the many much-loved works he wrote for his own instrument, the piano. The narrative, scripted from letters and diaries, follows Rachmaninov from his youth in Russia, through his subsequent self-imposed exile in 1917 and finally to California USA, where he died in 1943.

In this concert celebrated Guildhall alumni Lucy Parham and Sir Simon Russell Beale join forces to explore many of Rachmaninov’s best-loved works for solo piano, including a selection of Preludes, Etudes-Tableaux and Moments Musicaux, some of his own transcriptions and the haunting Elégie, as well as works by Scriabin and Tchaikovsky.

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This recital is part of Milton Court's 10th anniversary celebrations

Presented by Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Programme

  •   Includes:
  • Sergei Rachmaninov   Preludes
  •   Études-Tableaux
  •   Moments Musicaux

Performers

  • Lucy Parham   piano and script writer
  • Sir Simon Russell Beale   narrator
  • ‘This is the crowning glory of Parham’s Composer Portrait series‘
    Pianist Magazine
  • ‘Lucy Parham's trailblazing concerts have become one of the must-see events on the musical calendar.‘
    BBC Music Magazine

Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

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We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

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