Lutostawski 100th Anniversary: Remembering Rostropovich

Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello

Miroslaw Jacek Blaszczyk, conductor 

Prizewinning cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski commemorates the singular spirit of the 20th-century Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and Polish composer Witold Lutosławski with performances of Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme and Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto, written for Rostropovich. The final work, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, reflects the gamut of human emotion, from tragedy to life-embracing exuberance. 

Tchaikovsky               Variations on a Rococo Theme

Lutoslawski                Cello Concerto

Tchaikovsky               Symphony No. 4 

A free pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45 pm on January 26; 1:45 pm on January 27.