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麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales makes its first Proms appearance of the season, with Principal Conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd, in a programme of big themes and even bigger melodies.

Sibelius's single-movement Seventh Symphony compresses all the intensity of a conventional symphony into around 20 minutes. That intensity only builds with the tempestuous extremes of Rachmaninov鈥檚 Second Piano Concerto, the first in our cycle of the composer鈥檚 complete piano concertos, and the visceral rage of Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 10, a horrifying portrait of life in Stalin鈥檚 Russia.

Brilliant young Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov, who made an exciting Proms debut in Rachmaninov鈥檚 Third Piano Concerto last year, returns as soloist.

Tickets for this concert are now very limited. However if you are still looking for a fix of Shostakovich and Sibelius, why not try Prom 33 on Thursday 10 August, when the 麻豆社 Philharmonic plays Sibelius鈥檚 Karelia Suite alongside excerpts from Grieg鈥檚 Peer Gynt. See below for more details.

Image: Behzod Abduraimov 漏 Nissar Abdourazakov