The Okanagan is in for a musical treat.

Canadian pianist Michael Kim will be performing with the Okanagan Symphony’s May concert-season closer “The Russians are Coming.”

Kim will perform the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Rachmaninoff.

The May program opens with Mikhail Glinka’s “Russlan & Ludmilla Overture.” The final work on the program is Symphony No. 4 in F minor by Tchaikovsky.

This last concert of the 2007-2008 Okanagan Symphony main stage series, the Symphony, along with Michael Kim, will be performed three times, in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon.

There is a special free open dress rehearsal in Kelowna on Friday, May 2, at 2 p.m. in the Kelowna Community Theatre. Students and members of the public are welcome. Special student and seniors discounts are available for the regular concerts at Ticket Master for Kelowna shows (call 860-1470) or visit the Towne Centre Mall for tickets.

In Penticton, tickets are available at the Cleland Theatre box office, or at the Grooveyard on Main Street, or by calling Ticket Master at 490-2426. The show is at the Cleland Theatre.

In Vernon, for tickets, the public can call Ticket Seller at 540-7469, or visit the box office at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre, where the shows are held.

In all three cities, Conductor Rosemary Thomson holds a free pre-concert talk sharing her insights into the concert program, one hour before show time, open to ticket holders.

Immediately after the concert, Thomson hosts “Afterthoughts” onstage with Kim and symphony musicians, for all interested audience members.

Link: Okanagan Symphony website