Rachmaninoff Variations by Teodor Doré

  • Classical Music
  • Utzon Room
  • Run time – 75 minutes

Teodor Doré reimagines the legacy of Rachmaninoff in his acclaimed Variations, premiered at Carnegie Hall and now brought to Australian audiences for the first time.

Crimean-born, London-based pianist and composer Teodor Doré makes his Australian debut with a program of solo piano transcriptions of Rachmaninoff’s works (as a prologue of the piano trio program) alongside his own compositions. Following a sold-out Carnegie Hall premiere, his album Rachmaninoff Variations - recorded at Abbey Road Studios and praised by BBC Radio 3 as “fascinating” - continues to receive international acclaim. Doré is the first musician granted permission by the Rachmaninoff family to orchestrate the composer’s lost Suite in D minor. The recording will take place in Budapest in October 2025. His interpretation offers a rare and deeply personal insight into Rachmaninoff’s early style and artistic legacy. 

Presented by Teodor Doré

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Lucid simplicity of his transcription of Rachmaninoff’s G major Prelude takes us from darkness to light.

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Attending this event

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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