Shostakovich鈥檚 Fifth by Heart (16 Aug, 7pm)
19:00
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Royal Albert Hall
Programme
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(59 mins)(performed from memory)
Performers
- Max Revellactor/dancer
- Polly Frameactor
- Craig Steinactor
- Sarah Twomeyactor
- Jane MitchellCo-Director and scriptwriter
- James BonasCo-Director
- Scott Graham for Frantic AssemblyCo-director
- Sean Hollands for Frantic AssemblyAssociate to Scott Graham
- Zakk Heinvideo design
- David Bishoplighting design
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
About This Event
Explore a symphony from the inside out. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra reflect this year鈥檚 Shostakovich anniversary with a Prom that takes the audience under the hood of a 20th-century masterpiece and into the mind of the man who made it. Actors join the Aurora鈥檚 players to bring to life a symphony born in the shadow of Stalin鈥檚 regime 鈥� music on the edge of life and death by a composer treading a dangerous line between political obedience and artistic defiance.
Produced in collaboration with the Aurora Orchestra and Frantic Assembly.
Audio-described by Timna Fibert
British Sign Language-interpreted
Broadcast on 大象传媒 Four and 大象传媒 iPlayer this season
Nicholas Collon 漏 Chris Christodoulou / 大象传媒
