November sees the SLS presenting two of the finest Russian masterpieces for audiences. It’s a celebration in need of a fanfare, so we’ve added Miklos Rozsa’s rousing Entr’acte March from “El Cid” to open the festivities. Recent Salt Lake resident and conductor of the Utah Opera Chorus, pianist Caleb Harris will join us for Sergei Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Easily Rachmaninov’s most inventive work, it also contains one of the top melodies ever written, so popular that it has been used in several films. The centerpiece of the concert will be Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique). This symphony, sadly the composer’s last work, is nevertheless Tchaikovsky’s finest example of symphonic writing. Full of every element of life, the slow last movement is possibly a precursor of Tchaikovsky’s death which occurred only days after the premiere performance. The poignancy and power of the work make it a universal favorite with audiences ad players alike.

Conductors
Robert Baldwin

• Rózsa, Miklós Entr’act March from “El Cid”
• Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Op. 43)
• Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 “Pathetique” (in B Minor, Op. 74)