The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra played Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy here in St. Louis early in March. The program was held in the Cathedral Basilica. For me it was quite an experience.
The Orchestra's musicians tried their best to coax their score into the high domes of the Cathedral. None the less, one could almost imagine William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the ill fated lovers in the huge space. The marble columns, altars laid with one of the world's largest collections of mosaics, the statuary, and the nooks and crannies provided a sense that we were not that far removed in time.
The Pews that served as our seats were hard. The floor was cold. But the violinist chased the discomfort away with a flourish of her bow. The musician's youth and vigor seemed to overcome the vast space and the audience responded in kind to Tchaikovsky's musical tribute to Russian life.
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