London Philharmonic Orchestra: Postcards from Russia

Whether they were in the St Petersburg of the Tsars, or Moscow under the Soviets, Russian composers wrote music without boundaries. Dargomyzhsky imagined Russian folklore's very worst witch flying from the heart of Russia to the coast of Latvia; Tchaikovsky took a Ukrainian folksong and transformed it into a riot of symphonic colour. Prokofiev poured out his heart in a cello concerto that goes far beyond its modest title, which is performed in this concert by Steven Isserlis, one of its most masterful living interpreters. And Mikhail Glinka has the time of his life in sunny Spain – a delightfully irreverent starting point for a voyage of musical discovery.

Concert generously supported by Victoria Robey OBE.