Revolutionary Music Events
Wed 6 Sep 2017
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The LPO marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution with Prokofiev鈥檚 鈥楳endelssohnian鈥� First Violin Concerto and Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 11. Stravinsky鈥檚 Funeral Song, lost for over a century and rediscovered in 2015, opens the concert.
The LPO marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution with Prokofiev鈥檚 鈥楳endelssohnian鈥� First Violin Concerto and Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 11. Stravinsky鈥檚 Funeral Song, lost for over a century and rediscovered in 2015, opens the concert.
Programme
- Funeral Song(12 mins)
- Song of the Volga Boatmen(2 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major(22 mins)
- interval
- Russian Funeral(7 mins)
- Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905'(65 mins)
Performers
- Alina Ibragimovaviolin
- Vladimir Jurowskiconductor
Also part ofProms 2017
Sun 3 Sep 2017
- 18:00Imperial College Union
Tom Service presents a revolutionary-themed edition of 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 The Listening Service.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution with performances of Prokofiev鈥檚 extravagant October Revolution cantata and Shostakovich鈥檚 darkly evocative Fifth Symphony.
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution with performances of Prokofiev鈥檚 extravagant October Revolution cantata and Shostakovich鈥檚 darkly evocative Fifth Symphony.
Programme
- Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op 74(39 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major(16 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(49 mins)
Performers
- Denis Matsuevpiano
- Valery Gergievconductor
Also part ofProms 2017
Tue 29 Aug 2017
- 17:45Imperial College Union
A historical introduction to tonight's Prom and the figure of Lenin with historians Helen Rappaport and Victor Sebestyen.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Vasily Petrenko conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in an all-Russian programme, featuring Stravinsky鈥檚 The Firebird suite, Rachmaninov鈥檚 Fourth Piano Concerto with Leif Ove Andsnes as soloist and Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 12.
Vasily Petrenko conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in an all-Russian programme, featuring Stravinsky鈥檚 The Firebird suite, Rachmaninov鈥檚 Fourth Piano Concerto with Leif Ove Andsnes as soloist and Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 12.
Programme
- The Firebird 鈥� suite (revised version, 1919)(21 mins)
- Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor(24 mins)(revised version, 1941)
- interval
- Symphony No 12 in D minor 'The Year 1917'(41 mins)
Performers
- Leif Ove Andsnespiano
- Vasily Petrenkoconductor
Also part ofProms 2017
