Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Mittwoch 01 Oktober 2025 | 14:15 |
Programm
Bacewicz, Grażyna (1909-1969) | Overture | |
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Violinkonzert in d-Moll, Op.47 | |
Schostakowitsch, Dmitrij (1906-1975) | Symphonie Nr. 5 in d-Moll, Op.47 |
Darsteller
Gemma New | Musikalische Leitung |
Christian Tetzlaff | Violine |
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
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.