AN internationally-renowned pianist and a leading British actor are teaming up for a homage to Rachmaninoff.

Pianist Lucy Parham has created in music and words Elegie – Rachmaninoff: A Heart in Exile, which chronicles the life and work of the Russian composer.

This can be seen on Saturday, November 19, at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, with multi award-winning actor Henry Goodman narrating.

Though he became an exile in 1917, Russia remained deeply rooted in Rachmaninoff’s soul. And his cultural identity and his longing for his homeland imbued his music, not least for his own instrument, the piano.

The narrative, scripted from letters and diaries, follows him from his youth in Russia to his self-imposed exile, and California, where he died in 1943.

The programme includes many of his best loved works for solo piano, including a selection of Preludes, Etudes-Tableaux and Moments Musicaux, and the haunting Elegie.

Acknowledged as one of Britain’s finest pianists, Lucy is renowned for her portraits of treasured composers as well as in demand for concertos and recitals.

Tickets are on sale now. Book by calling the box office on 01483 440000 or by visiting www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk