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Shostakovich Seven

Glasgow Royal Concert HallGlasgow, Scotland, G2 3NY, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Samstag 31 Oktober 202619:30
Darsteller
Bassem AkikiMusikalische Leitung
Philippe QuintVioline
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

As Hitler’s armies surrounded the city of Leningrad, Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Seventh Symphony – a shout of courage, defiance and victory, written for massed battalions of musicians. Brace yourself for wartime drama on a heroic scale as Bassem Akiki conducts the mighty RSNO in this sonic blockbuster: the climax of a concert that begins with Copland’s showstopping fanfare and stars a real RSNO favourite, violinist Philippe Quint, in a violin concerto with a dazzling difference.

© John Gress
© John Gress