Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bringing ‘Rachmaninoff Celebration’ to Penn State

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will visit Penn State to perform “Rachmaninoff Celebration,” in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Russian musician’s birth.

The Center for the Performing Arts concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the Penn State Recital Hall.

The celebration is in tribute to the legacy of pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, one of the biggest names in sweeping piano music and one of the last great Russian composers of Romantic classical music. A virtuoso pianist and composer, Rachmaninoff won listeners worldwide with his swaying melodies, lush orchestration, technical skill and “singing” tone. He emerged as.

Tickets for the concert are $48 and $34 for adults; $26 and $18 for those 18 years and younger; and $5 for University Park students. They are available for purchase online, by calling (814) 863-0255, or in person on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium.

The concert will feature soprano Erika Bailkoff, pianist Gilles Vonsattel, violinist Benjamin Beilman and cellist Clive Greensmith. They will trace the lineage of Rachmaninoff’s performance style by playing some of his most dramatic compositions, as well as works written by his mentors and influencers.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center visiting musicians will also perform a Classical Coffeehouse, a mini-concert featuring excerpts from the society’s repertoire, and will engage in conversation with attendees at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center’s Robb Hall. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Seating will be limited, but standing room will be available when seating is full.

The mini-concert will be free for University Park and high school students. A $15 donation is suggested for attendees who are not students.