Romance returns – with Russian sparkle – in this concert highlighting two cultures; Ekaterina Semenchuk and the orchestra present French composer Chausson’s mystical Poem of Love and the Sea, while in a brilliant opening, the orchestra shines with Balakirev’s Russian Folk Themes and finishes the concert with flair in Tchaikovsky’s joyous and upbeat Symphony No. 2, Little Russian.

About Classical Tahoe
Each summer, Classical Tahoe brings together America’s leading classical musicians for a three-week festival on the campus of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nev. Under the direction of Maestro Joel Revzen, the Classical Tahoe orchestra includes virtuoso musicians from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and the LA Phil performing musical masterpieces of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Gershwin, Bernstein, Copland and more. Now in its 7th season, Classical Tahoe’s 10-concert series delights audiences with its superb musicians, intimate concert pavilion, educational programs, and majestic setting. Learn more at classicaltahoe.org.