| Thursday 05 November 2026 | 14:00 |
| Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich (1855-1914) | Baba-Yaga, Op.56 | |
| Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) | Songs and Dances of Death | |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) | Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64 |
| Sophie Bevan | Soprano |
| Ryan Wigglesworth | Conductor |
| BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
Once upon a time… Russia was always a land of storytellers. Why would its composers be any different? Today Ryan Wigglesworth opens that storybook and shares what comes out. There’s a witch in a hut with hen’s legs, and a lake that might harbour supernatural beings, or a whole lost city (anything’s possible in the magical sound-world of Prokofiev’s teacher Anatoly Lyadov).
Things take a turn for the macabre and Death rides a general’s horse, as soprano Sophie Bevan sings Mussorgsky’s blackly comic songs. And then it’s over to Tchaikovsky, and a symphony of sorrow, joy and simply glorious melodies. “With desire and passion” wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony, and you’re about to hear why.
Tickets: £16 Early Bird Rate; £19 within two weeks of the concert
(£6 for Students & Under 26s)
Seating is unreserved.
