Two Romantics: Dialogue between Chopin & Rachmaninoff | Michelle Yelin Nam, piano

“Silvery clarity and brilliant talent with a highly overt and dynamic temperament” 
— Montreal Gazette 

“Celebrated as performing ‘in the manner of the greats” 
— La Presse

“Michelle Yelin Nam is a prodigious talent of extraordinary interpretative depth.” 
— Radio Korea

Sunday

Aug 2, 2026

3:30PM
Description

Georgia Musicale Group 2026

Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff stand among the greatest poet-composers of the piano, each creating music of profound depth, beauty, and emotional power that continues to captivate audiences worldwide. In this program, pianist Michelle Yelin Nam brings these two towering figures into dialogue, interweaving their works to illuminate the striking affinities between them across time and culture.

From the intimate charm of Chopin’s Mazurkas and the lyrical intensity of Rachmaninoff’s Preludes to the tender nostalgia of Liebesleid, the elegance of the Waltz, the dramatic contrast of two Chopin Scherzos, and the grandeur of Rachmaninoff’s Variations on a Theme of Corelli, this program presents Romantic piano music at its most compelling.

Program

Two Voices, One Language
CHOPIN | 4 Mazurkas, Op.24
RACHMANINOFF | Preludes Op.23, No.5 & 6
CHOPIN | Ballade, Op.3 in Ab major, Op.47
RACHMANINOFF/ KREISLER | Liebeslied
CHOPIN | Waltz, Op.42 in Ab Major
 
Intermission
 
Darkness to Grandeur
RACHMANINOFF | Preludes. Op.23, No. 4, 7, 8
CHOPIN | Major Op.31
CHOPIN | Scherzo No.4 in E Major Op. 54
RACHMANINOFF | Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42

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