大象传媒

Afternoon on 3 - with Verity Sharp.

Another chance to hear sisters Katia and Marielle Lab猫que performing Mozart's Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K.365, as part of the 大象传媒 Proms' focus on the composer's late piano concertos.

Presented by Donald Macleod from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Mozart: Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K365
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'

Katia Lab猫que (piano)
Marielle Lab猫que (piano)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

Sisters Katia and Marielle Lab猫que perform Mozart's Concerto for two pianos as a complement to our focus on the composer's late piano concertos. Written in the 1770s for Mozart and his own sister 'Nannerl' to perform, it's a work that delights in the interplay of dialogue, with a slow movement that is a tender conversation between friends. Intimacy gives way to epic gestures in Shostakovich's sprawling 'Leningrad' Symphony - one of the giants of the symphonic repertoire, and a passionate musical testament to the 25 million Soviet citizens killed in the Second World War.

First broadcast last Friday.

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.