Boston Conservatory Chamber Series: Russian Giants

Tune in to birn1 on Thursday, May 7 at 12:00 p.m. EDT for an exclusive broadcast of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Chamber Series concert Russian Giants!

This wonderful evening of classical works features acclaimed Boston Conservatory at Berklee faculty members and guest performers, interpreting pieces by the Russian composers Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich.

With Markus Placci as artistic director, the pieces performed were Trio Élégiaque No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34 by Sergei Prokofiev, and Piano Quintet, op. 57 by Dmitri Shostakovich.

This concert was dedicated to the memory of Boston Conservatory former President Richard Ortner, whose strong support of the Chamber Series since its very inception greatly helped to transform the initial idea into the reality it is today.

Click here at 12:00 p.m. EDT to listen at the broadcast of that live performance on birn1!