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大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
26 Apr 2019, Eden Court, Inverness
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大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
大象传媒 SSO in Inverness
19:30 Fri 26 Apr 2019 Eden Court, Inverness
Martyn Brabbins conducts works by Stravinsky, Kurt Schwertsik and Shostakovich in Inverness.
Martyn Brabbins conducts works by Stravinsky, Kurt Schwertsik and Shostakovich in Inverness.

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The Soviet authorities called Shostakovich鈥檚 Tenth Symphony an 鈥渙ptimistic tragedy鈥, and if that sounds confusing, it鈥檚 probably because they were as astonished 鈥 and conflicted 鈥 as the rest of us by this most troubled of modern masterpieces. A massive, defiant act of self-assertion in the face of official tyranny, it鈥檚 a monumental climax to a concert that begins with the primary-coloured sonorities and timeless Russian rituals of Stravinsky鈥檚 'Symphonies of wind instruments' and which also features Colin Currie, one of Scotland鈥檚 (and the world鈥檚) finest percussionists in a performance of Kurt Schwertsik鈥檚 charming 鈥榤arimba concerto鈥, premiered by Currie in 2009 and described by him then as 鈥渁 true treat for the ears鈥.

6.45pm - Pre-Concert Talk (free to ticket-holders): conductor Martyn Brabbins and soloist Colin Currie in conversation with 大象传媒 SSO violinist Alex Gascoine.

The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3.