About This Show
Rachmaninoff’s fascination with bells dates back to his childhood, when his grandmother would take him to town on church festival days. “The bell ringers were artists,” he recalled. Growing up in a country where bells carry profound cultural and spiritual meaning, it’s no surprise that they permeate Rachmaninoff’s music—and to great effect in his rarely performed choral symphony, The Bells . Plus, our own Susie Park performs Szymanowski's virtuosic and folk music inspired Violin Concerto No. 2