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URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/narrative-musicale-the-nutcracker-
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SUMMARY:Narrative Musicale: The Nutcracker Origins
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nSeason tickets available now!\nSingle Tickets will be
  available through the Artis—Naples box office on September 15th.\nPhone
 : 239-597-1900\n\n\n\n\nKonstantin Soukhovetski is a pianist\, composer a
 nd educator recognized for his distinctive concert programming and multime
 dia performances. A laureate of 17 international competitions\, he has app
 eared at major venues including Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Wigmor
 e Hall and The Louvre\, performing in recital and with orchestras through
 out the United States and Europe. Recent highlights include a Scotland tou
 r with Absolute Classics and appearances at PianoFête in Vashon\, Washing
 ton.\n\nAs director of education and community engagement at Grand Piano 
 Series\, Soukhovetski curates the series’ Narrative Musicales — multim
 edia programs that combine live music\, storytelling and visual elements 
 — and oversees Grand Piano Series' educational and outreach initiatives 
 with schools and seniors in Lee and Collier counties.\n\nBeyond the piano\
 , his work includes composition\, libretti and interdisciplinary collabora
 tions in dance and film. His recording\, Yuliya: Forgotten Songs of Julie
  Weissberg Rimsky-Korsakov\, with soprano Sarah Moulton-Faux\, was rele
 ased on Azica Records. He is a voting member of the Recording Academy (
 Grammy) and serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School. Born in Mosco
 w to a family of prominent artists\, he studied piano and composition at t
 he Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory. Soukhovetski has been 
 a resident of Naples since 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\nTchaikovsky — Selec
 tions from The Nutcracker\nWhen the original Nutcracker debuted in 1892
 \, it featured children playing lead roles\, emphasized spookier elements 
 of the story and was far more gothic than the upbeat Christmas story it be
 came. After its premiere\, it was considered a commercial and critical fai
 lure\, criticized for a weak plot\, and poor flow. Audiences found it chao
 tic and deemed Tchaikovsky's score underwhelming\, but all that changed af
 ter legendary choreographer George Balanchine got his hands on it in 1954.
  In this holiday-centric Narrative Musicales\, Konstantin Soukhovetski bec
 omes both performer and storyteller\, shedding light on the original tale 
 and bringing wit and insight to Balanchine’s beloved version. Prepare to
  be surprised\, delighted and newly inspired.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets
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LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Ubben Signature Event Space)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Bo
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