Prom 7: Shostakovich, Bart贸k & Tavener

23 Jul 2014, Royal Albert Hall

18:30 Wed 23 Jul 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 7: Shostakovich, Bart贸k & Tavener

18:30 Wed 23 Jul 2014 Royal Albert Hall

Shostakovich鈥檚 Tenth Symphony 鈥� a violent portrait of the horrors of Stalin鈥檚 Russia 鈥� is the centrepiece of this concert from Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. They are joined by German violinist Isabelle Faust for the passionate nationalism of Bart贸k鈥檚 Second Violin Concerto, and the concert opens with the first of two posthumous premieres this season by John Tavener.

Programme

- - John Tavener
  - Gnosis(12 mins)麻豆社 commission: world premiere
- - B茅la Bart贸k
  - Violin Concerto No. 2(38 mins)
- - interval
- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - Symphony No. 10 in E minor(53 mins)

Performers

Michael Cox
alto-flute
alto-flute
Dame Sarah Connolly
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Isabelle Faust
violin
violin
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

Isabelle Faust鈥檚 association with Bart贸k extends back to her very first recording. Now, fresh from an acclaimed disc of both the composer鈥檚 violin concertos, she joins the 麻豆社 SO and Conductor Laureate Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek for Bart贸k鈥檚 Second Violin Concerto. Written under the threat of Fascism, it鈥檚 a passionate national statement, lively with folk rhythms.

By the early 1950s and Shostakovich鈥檚 10th Symphony, threat had become reality. This violent, despairing work paints a vivid portrait ofthe horrors of Stalin鈥檚 Russia. The evening opens with the first of two posthumous premieres this season from the late John Tavener 鈥� some of the last works from England鈥檚 great musical mystic.

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