Mustonen's Shostakovich

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The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage OneSt Mary's Square Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, North-East, NE8 2JR, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)	Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Piano Concerto no. 26 in D major "Coronation", K537
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich (1833-1887)	Nocturne for Strings
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 9 in E flat major, Op.70

Performers

Olli Mustonen	Piano, Conductor
Royal Northern Sinfonia

Pianist, conductor and composer Olli Mustonen has a very special relationship with Russian music, especially that of Shostakovich.

He will demonstrate this tonight in an almost all-Russian programme, from the raw emotion of Tchaikovsky’s star-crossed lovers, via Borodin, to Shostakovich’s brightest symphony, which contemporary critics compared to Mozart – Shostakovich-style, of course.

Appropriately, Mozart’s ‘Coronation’ concerto completes the programme.

Plus post-concert spotlight performance

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Mozart meets the Russians at The Sage

Jane Shuttleworth, 17th November

The Royal Northern Sinfonia and Olli Mustonen push Shostakovich to the brink of insanity, and suprise with Mozart's 'Coronation' Concerto.

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