South Bend Symphony Orchestra concludes season with Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky

SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Symphony Orchestra concludes its 90th season with a concert at 7:30 p.m. May 13 at the Morris Performing Arts Center, 211 N. Michigan St.

The concert features pianist Päivi Ekroth as the guest soloist for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

The program also includes Paul Dukas’ “La Peri,” featuring the SBSO’s brass section, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, an exploration of Fate as an inescapable force.

Ekroth is a Finnish-born classical pianist who has worked as a collaborative pianist at the University of Notre Dame since 2004.

She has called South Bend her home since 1996, when she joined the Alexander Toradze Piano Studio at Indiana University South Bend. While studying there, she earned a master’s degree and an artist diploma in piano performance and also served on the piano faculty.

Ekroth also holds a master’s degree from Notre Dame as well as bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Sibelius-Academy, Finland.

Tickets are $84-$12.

For more information, call 574-235-9190 or visit morriscenter.org.

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