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A Tchaikovsky Portrait: Child of Glass
Pacific Symphony explores Tchaikovsky’s life and music thought a special presentation
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Peter Tchaikovsky, sometimes referred Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is known by many as the talented and renowned Russian composer, who has written some of the most popular concert and theatrical music of all time. Tchaikovsky, like many artists, endured many personal struggles and yet continued to create some of the most beautiful and brilliant music of our current classical repertoire. Who was Tchaikovsky? Was Tchaikovsky’s music a reflection of his troubled life? From Jan. 7–9, 2010, Pacific Symphony will explore Tchaikovsky’s life and music through a multimedia presentation in the Renéee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
Straying away from the traditional concert format, “A Tchaikovsky Portrait: Child of Glass” will include live theater, film, photographs and even an extremely rare tape recording of Tchaikovsky’s actual voice. The concert, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair and writer/producer Joseph Horowitz, is part of “Music Unwould,” a series of innovative concerts at Pacific Symphony made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The theatrical exploration of Peter Tchaikovsky’s life will take a look at how his personal life shaped his emotionally-packed Sixth Symphony, as well as many other late works of the composer. Some of these will include “Pathetique” and “Swan Lake,” and a lesser-known masterpiece: a love duet for an unfinished “Romeo and Juliet” opera.
Alan Chapman will lead a concert preview talk at 7p.m. in addition to hosting the concert itself. The audience will also be invited to stay for a post-concert discussion with Carl St. Clair and Joseph Horowitz, which will include a performance of “None but the Lonely Heart,” featuring soprano Emily Pulley.
“This marks a departure from our normal concert format,” says Maestro St. Clair. “After experiencing this program, it would be my hope that our audiences would have a deeper appreciation of Tchaikovsky, a greater understanding of him as man and composer, and a more profound respect for his unforgettable music.”
Thursday–Saturday, Jan. 7–9, 2010, 8 p.m.
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Tickets are $25–$105;
For more information or to purchase tickets, call (714) 755-5799
or visit www.pacificsymphony.org.
(This concert contains some content that is not recommended for children.)