Birthday stories, stories of exile, and more stories in the form of dreams
Pianist Teodor Doré and his ensemble presented a chamber concert at the Chelsea loft of fellow pianist (and friend), Jonathan DePeri.
The concert was inspired by themes of exile, displacement, and longing for homeland. The Crimean-born Doré is now an exile, as are his accompanists: soprano Anastasiya Roytman from Ukraine, violinist Taisiya Losmakovafrom Belarus, and Grammy-nominated cellist Sergey Antonov, who is from Russia.
It was standing-room-only for the audience of more than 80 guests who filled the double height music room and balcony where Doré performed Sergei Rachmaninoff, as well as his own compositions; a highlight of the evening, his new orchestration of Suite in D Minor, made with the approval and encouragement of Rachmaninoff’s great-granddaughter, Alexandra Conus Rachmaninoff.