Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Bacewicz, Grażyna (1909-1969) | Overture | |
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 | |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47 |
Performers
| Christian Tetzlaff | Violin |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | |
| Gemma New | Conductor |
Shostakovich’s Fifth and Sibelius' Violin Concerto: defiance and wonder from conductor Gemma New and violinist Christian Tetzlaff.
“A Soviet artist’s response to just criticism” was how Shostakovich described his Fifth Symphony – but then, in Stalin’s Russia, he didn’t have much choice. Music never lies, though, and today this epic, defiant masterpiece is just part of a concert that opens with a Polish thriller and stars the phenomenal Christian Tetzlaff in the fire and ice of Sibelius' Violin Concerto.
Tickets: £26, £38, £50, £62
CBSO Members on-sale 8 May 10:00. General on-sale 21 May 10:00.