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Proms 2018 Prom 69: Boston Symphony Orchestra Bernstein and Shostakovich

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Prom 69: Boston Symphony Orchestra Bernstein and Shostakovich
19:30 Mon 3 Sep 2018 Royal Albert Hall
Shostakovich’s embattled Fourth Symphony – a dazzling manifesto of the composer’s modernist beliefs – is set alongside Bernstein’s intensely lyrical Serenade in this concert by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Shostakovich’s embattled Fourth Symphony – a dazzling manifesto of the composer’s modernist beliefs – is set alongside Bernstein’s intensely lyrical Serenade in this concert by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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This second concert by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra sets Bernstein’s intensely lyrical Serenade (after Plato’s ‘Symposium’) for solo violin and orchestra – a work composed for Isaac Stern and performed here by the prize-winning Latvian violinist Baiba Skride – alongside Shostakovich’s uncompromising Fourth Symphony. This dazzling musical manifesto of the composer’s modernist beliefs was withdrawn under duress before its scheduled 1936 premiere and wasn’t heard publicly until 25 years later.

Please note this Prom was listed incorrectly as Price Band B in the Proms Festival Guide, it is actually Price Band C

Image: Baiba Skride © Marco Borggreve

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