Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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lee@leemyers.com
See the world....beyond the ordinary..... RUSSIA
It's impossible to grasp the soul of Russia without exploring her strong connections to classical music. Which is why in September 2008 Henry Fogel, President of the League of American Orchestras and one of America's preeminent classical music experts, is leading an insider's journey through the land of Rostropovich, Rachmaninoff.
Join TRAVEL WITH LEE for a chance to see Mother Russia as never before.
The journey, filled with extraordinary features:
• Attend a closed-to-the-public rehearsal for opening night of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic.• Visit Catherine Palace and its Amber Room in the morning, before opening hours (no elbows, no jostling for space).
• Ditto at the Kremlin Armory, in Moscow, for up-close-and-personal time with the czar's Fabergé egg collection—before the crowds arrive to get a peek.
• Around St. Petersburg and Moscow, and in the countryside between the two, visit six UNESCO World Heritage sites.
• Hear Henry Fogel's lectures and presentations about Russia's musicians, including his old friend, the late cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Listen to rare recordings, too.
The journey departs the United States on 14 September and returns 28 September 2008. Our group is small by design, and space is very limited.
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