Prom 6: Nicola Benedetti plays Shostakovich鈥檚 Violin Concerto No. 1

18 Jul 2017, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Tue 18 Jul 2017 Next Event

Proms 2017 Prom 6: Nicola Benedetti plays Shostakovich鈥檚 Violin Concerto No. 1

19:00 Tue 18 Jul 2017 Royal Albert Hall

Violinist Nicola Benedetti joins Thomas S酶nderg氓rd and the 成人快手 NOW for a concert charged with nationalistic fervour. Sibelius鈥檚 stirring Second Symphony is paired with Shostakovich鈥檚 subversive symphonic poem October and his First Violin Concerto.

Programme

- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - October(12 mins)
  - Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(39 mins)
- - interval
- - Jean Sibelius
  - Symphony No. 2 in D major(44 mins)

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About This Event

Violinist Nicola Benedetti joins Thomas S酶nderg氓rd and the 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales as they continue their exploration of music by Shostakovich and Sibelius. Here they pair the latter's stirring Second Symphony 鈥� adopted as a potent symbol of nationalism and resistance by the people of Finland 鈥� with Shostakovich鈥檚 symphonic poem October, a work whose subversive musical message sees the composer at his most pointedly political.

Shostakovich dedicated his First Violin Concerto to the celebrated violinist David Oistrakh, who praised its solo part as 鈥楽hakespearean鈥�, and the concerto鈥檚 demonic Scherzo gives its soloist plenty of opportunity for virtuosity.

Image: Nicola Benedetti 漏 Simon Fowler