Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra

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Cadogan Hall5 Sloane Terrace, London, Greater London, SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Prélude in D flat major “Raindrop”, Op.28 no.15
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ with readings from George Crabbe’s poem ‘The Borough’
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Music to the film Hamlet after Shakespeare for orchestra, Op.116
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)	Romeo and Juliet: Romeo at Juliet's Tomb

Performers

Pavel Kolesnikov	Piano
Edward Fox	Actor
Freddie Fox	Actor
Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra
Jan Latham-Koenig	Conductor

Mark Pullinger, 5th October

How does this work by Vaughan Williams, an agnostic who composed hymns and was inspired by church music, cast its spell over audiences?

Mark Pullinger, 26th September

Making its London debut, the BSFO and Jan Latham-Koenig make an impression in both British and Russian classics.

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