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"Didi Balle adds another winner to her catalog of "Symphonic Plays" with one about Tchaikovsky and his Fifth."
Tim Smith for The Baltimore Sun. April 2015  Full Article
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“I began this symphony in despair, wrestling again with fate, embracing its intelligent design.” 
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Does Tchaikovsky’s Fifth mirror the anguish and ecstasy of forbidden love,  a failed marriage and a secret patron?  Passion destroys.  
Music redeems.

Act I
Music Excerpts from
Symphony No. 5

Act II
Symphony No. 5
 in E minor, Op. 64
Complete
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WORLD PREMIERE 
APRIL 2015
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Marin Alsop

Music Director & Conductor
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Playwright & Stage Director
Didi Balle

April 10, 2015: 
Strathmore Performing Arts Center 
April 11, 2015: 
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore

Commission: 
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra


Cast
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Peter Bradbury) 
Modest Tchaikovsky (Steve Tague)
Antonina Milyukova Tchaikovsky
(Katie DeBuys)
Mrs. Nadezhda Von Meck (Laureen Smith)
Young Male/Silent Roles (Mike Dodge)



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"The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has had its share of resident composers over the years, but it appears to be the first orchestra in the country to merge these two [music and theater] hallowed traditions by engaging a playwright in residence." Baltimore local NPR station interview. Listen HERE
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