Prom 44: Shostakovich, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

17 Aug 2011, Royal Albert Hall

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Proms 2011 Prom 44: Shostakovich, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

19:30 Wed 17 Aug 2011 Royal Albert Hall

Esa-Pekka Salonen presents an all-Russian programme with an acclaimed young soloist.

Programme

- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - The Age of Gold - suite(16 mins)
  - Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(39 mins)
  - Dolls' Dances - Lyric Waltz (orch. Tamas Batiashvili)(4 mins)(encore)
- - interval
- - Igor Stravinsky
  - Petrushka (1947 version)(34 mins)
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Francesca da Rimini(22 mins)

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About this event

Former 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lisa Batiashvili has a special relationship with Shostakovich's profoundly moving concerto, as she demonstrated in a recent recording with tonight's conductor.

She sees the work as peculiarly emblematic of the Soviet era, whose later days she experienced at first hand - a metaphorical escape and symbol of freedom for those struggling to function within the system.

Stravinsky's tragic puppet love triangle dazzles in its 1947 revision, while Tchaikovsky's Russian-sounding music animates Dante's timeless tale of forbidden love and eternal punishment.