Taking Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence as our starting point, we will talk about Russian musicians’ relationship with Italy. Italian composers and singers had been imported into Russia, and shaped public taste, so when Russian composers wanted to create a national music, they needed to resist all things Italian. And yet the beauty and charm of Italian melodies was so alluring…

Eminent lecturer Marina Frolova-Walker joins us to present two talks during the festival, following her popular visit to Beverley in 2019.

Speaker: MFW