Prom 68

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)	Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op.74
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)	Piano Concerto no. 3 in E flat major, Op.75
Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)	Variations on a theme by Paganini, for piano and orchestra
Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich (1855-1914)	A musical snuffbox, Op. 32
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47
Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich (1855-1914)	Baba-Yaga, Op.56

Performers

Denis Matsuev	Piano
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev	Conductor

Who better than Russia’s foremost opera orchestra and chorus to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution? Along with Artistic Director Valery Gergiev they perform Prokofiev’s epic Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution – a work that captures the violence of the Bolshevik Revolution and the birth of the Soviet Union in bold orchestral textures and rich, folk-infused choral writing. The cruelty of the Stalinist regime is captured in Shostakovich’s evocative Fifth Symphony, and regular collaborator Denis Matsuev joins the orchestra as soloist in Tchaikovsky’s final work – the single-movement Piano Concerto No. 3.

Tickets £14 - £60.

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Gergiev and the Mariinsky keep the Red Flag flying

Mark Pullinger, 3rd September

“Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.” In the Soviet Union, composers quickly learnt when to toe the Party line.

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