Off the Cuff
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3

Friday, January 8, 2016 – 8:15 pm (S)
Saturday, January 9, 2016 – 7 pm (M)

Marin Alsop, conductor

RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3

Described as a “six-and-a-half-foot scowl” by his contemporary Stravinsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff was not what most would call a happy man. Part of that legendary sour outlook came from a life in exile after he and his family left Bolshevik Russia. Still, a connection to his homeland runs through much of his music, and his third symphony is filled with that Russian heritage, love and longing.