Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Tavener, John (1944-2013) | Gnosis (BBC commission: world première) | |
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Violin Concerto no. 2, Sz 112 | |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93 |
Performers
| Dame Sarah Connolly | Mezzo-soprano |
| Isabelle Faust | Violin |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Jiří Bělohlávek | Conductor |
Isabelle Faust’s association with Bartók extends back to her very first recording. Now, fresh from an acclaimed disc of both the composer’s violin concertos, she joins the BBC SO and Conductor Laureate JiΣí BΔlohlávek for Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto. Written under the threat of Fascism, it’s a passionate national statement, lively with folk rhythms. By the early 1950s and Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, threat had become reality. This violent, despairing work paints a vivid portrait of the horrors of Stalin’s Russia. The evening opens with the first of two posthumous premieres this season from the late John Tavener – some of the last works from England’s great musical mystic.
Seats £7.50 to £38 (plus booking fee).
