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February 17, 2004 Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to performWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday (2/20) in the Elliott Hall of Music. Presented by Purdue Convocations, the 120-person orchestra and chorus will perform a selection of works by Russian composers Sergei Rachmaninoff and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The orchestra will be under the direction of guest conductor Sergey Kondrashev, principle conductor of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre. Special guest pianist Navah Perlman will be featured in Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 in C minor. The orchestra was born in 1978 under the vision of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Under Brezhnev's direction, the orchestra began weekly broadcast performances and also commissioned film and television productions throughout Europe, Japan, England and the United States. The orchestra's chorus specializes in operatic, symphonic and sacred music and has participated in international choral festivals in Wales, Scotland, England, France, Germany and Italy. In addition to her solo career, Perlman has appeared with orchestras throughout the United States and frequently tours with violinist Kurt Nikkanen and cellist Zuill Bailey. Perlman studied at the Julliard School and Brown University. Tickets are $16 to $34 and are on sale at any campus box office by calling (800) 914-SHOW or at any Ticketmaster outlet. CONTACT: Katie Hutton, Purdue Convocations, (765) 494-5045, krhutton@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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