Nikolai Medtner Lecture
Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 2:30pm CST
McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Patrick Domico, presenter
A contemporary of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, Nikolai Medtner composed a substantial number of works for the piano. His distinctive compositional style was unique, intense, and technically challenging, influencing a small but devoted circle of admirers during his lifetime and inspiring generations of performers to the present day.
Free EventAbout the Presenter
Patrick Domico
See Full BioPatrick Domico received his PhD from Indiana University Bloomington, where he currently teaches. His research concerns composer Nikolai Medtner, Russian Symbolism, Modernism studies, and Soviet music history. In addition to his work on Medtner and Russian neoclassicism presented today, Domico is writing a book about Medtner as a Russian Symbolist, as well as an article on Medtner’s influence within early Soviet music.
Patrick Domico
ClosePatrick Domico received his PhD from Indiana University Bloomington, where he currently teaches. His research concerns composer Nikolai Medtner, Russian Symbolism, Modernism studies, and Soviet music history. In addition to his work on Medtner and Russian neoclassicism presented today, Domico is writing a book about Medtner as a Russian Symbolist, as well as an article on Medtner’s influence within early Soviet music.
David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Address
70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
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Located in the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this rooms seats 120 and offers a flexible space for choral rehearsals, small ensemble performances, and student recitals.
