Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Vasks, Pēteris (b. 1946) | Cantabile | |
| Higgins, Gavin (b. 1983) | The Book of Miracles | |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43 |
Performers
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Alexander Vedernikov | Conductor |
| Helen Vollam | Trombone |
Shostakovich’s emotionally-charged epic Fourth Symphony is the centrepiece of a concert that also includes a new concerto for BBCSO Principal Trombonist Helen Vollam.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra principals step into the spotlight this season in a series of solo concerto performances. Launching these is a new Trombone Concerto from young British composer Gavin Higgins, whose bold, punchy textures generate music of thrilling intensity.
Former Bolshoi music director Alexander Vedernikov brings a taste of Russia to the evening in Shostakovich’s sprawling Fourth Symphony, with its spacious orchestral grandeur, while Vasks’s coolly lovely Cantabile For Strings is the contrasting opener.
