RCAS - concert "The Mighty Five and Friends"

Friday, April 12, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

RCAS brings a very memorable season to a close with

Могучая кучка

THE MIGHTY FIVE AND FRIENDS

Arias and art songs by

Mily Balakirev

Alexander Borodin

César Cui

Modest Mussorgsky

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Anton Rubinstein

Embassy of France

At this delightful season finale, soprano Zhanna Alkhazova, mezzo-soprano Anastasiia Sidorova, bass Grigory Soloviov and pianist Vera Danchenko-Stern will perform works by the Mighty Five group of composers, led by Mily Balakirev.

Also known as the Mighty Handful, Borodin, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and their colleagues transformed classical music in Russia, using colors and rhythms to express the soul of the people and setting historical narratives and folk tales in their songs and operas.

"God grant that our Slav guests may never forget today's concert; God grant that they may forever preserve the memory of how much poetry, feeling, talent and intelligence are possessed by the small but already mighty handful of Russian musicians."

Critic Vladimir Stasov, 1867

Please join us on April 12!

General Admission is $55, which includes a post-concert reception with wine and light fare to mingle with the artists and your fellow concertgoers

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