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The Prince, the Courtesan and the Missing Diamonds by Calum MacLeod
Explore Uzbekistan’s remarkable Romanov story Please join us or a talk by Calum MacLeod, author of the new travel book Uzbekistan – The Golden Road to Samarkand. The Romanov Palace in Taskent (Photo courtesy of Calum MacLeod) Henrietta “Harriet” Ely … Continue reading
“Rachmaninoff and the Myth of Exile”, a talk by Prof Marina Frolova-Walker
Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Trinity Street, CambridgeSergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920. Bain News Service photograph collection Sergei Rachmaninoff’s music is often considered nostalgic, prompted by his long separation from his Russian homeland (the last twenty-five years of his life). But most … Continue reading
