Lyubov Paskova

Pre-concert talk for Salisbury University Symphony Orchestra, Great Hall of Holoway Hall, SU

On May 14th, 2011 SSO performed the music of three remarkable Russian composers of the mid- to late-19th-century : N. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. Borodin, and P. Tchaikovsky. N. Rimsky-Korsakov and A. Borodin were very close friends and belonged to the group of composers who met in 1856 in St. Petersburg and called themselves ‘The Mighty Handful’ or also as ‘The Five’. Presentation discussed how Tchaikovsky and The Five had differing opinions on the nature of classical Russian music, specifically whether it should follow Western or native compositional practices. It also introduced to the audience pieces played in the concert.