Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.77 or Op.99 | |
| Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943) | Symphony no. 2 in E minor, Op.27 |
Performers
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Lionel Bringuier | Conductor |
| Valeriy Sokolov | Violin |
Opening the series with a concerto described as a “pithy 'Shakespearian' role” by celebrated violinist David Oistrakh, Valeriy Sokolov performs one of the most compelling violin concertos in the repertoire. No Russian composer has experienced the oppressive hand of the Soviet state more than Dmitri Shostakovich, and whilst Stalin silenced many artists, it was only after Stalin’s death that Shostakovich dared to publish his Violin Concerto No.1.
The emotional intensity swells after the interval as Lionel Bringuier conducts one of the most abundantly lyrical and superbly-crafted masterpieces, Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony.
