大象传媒

Juanjo Mena conducts the 大象传媒 Philharmonic in music by Shostakovich and presents the UK premiere of music by his compatriot, Rodion Shchedrin.

From the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Presented by Stuart Flinders

Rodion Shchedrin: Dialogues with Shostakovich (UK premiere)
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1

8.30
Music interval

8.50
Shostakovich: Symphony No 15

Renaud Capu莽on (violin)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Juanjo Mena and the 大象传媒 Philharmonic present Shostakovich's Fifteenth and final symphony in the second half of the concert, a work which moves from playful abandon to existential dread. Before the interval outstanding French soloist Renaud Capu莽on joins the orchestra for Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto, a work he hid from view until after the death of Stalin. The concert opens with a UK premiere: an evocative portrait of Shostakovich by compatriot Rodion Shchedrin, 'Dialogues with Shostakovich'.