The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013.This image:Audience members in the balcony. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by Ivari Ilja on piano, performed the songs by Rachmaninoff and Georgy Sviridov at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, March 27, 2013. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)