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Prom 69 repeat: Boston Symphony Orchestra Bernstein and Shostakovich

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons, performs Shostakovich's Symphony No 4. They are joined by Baiba Skride for Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's Symposium.

Another chance to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons in Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony and joined by Baiba Skride in Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's 'Symposium

Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Bernstein: Serenade after Plato's 'Symposium'
Shostakovich: Symphony No 4 in C minor

Baiba Skride, violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor

This concert by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra sets Bernstein鈥檚 intensely lyrical Serenade (after Plato鈥檚 鈥楽ymposium鈥�) for solo violin and orchestra 鈥� a work composed for Isaac Stern and performed here by the prize-winning Latvian violinist Baiba Skride 鈥� alongside Shostakovich鈥檚 uncompromising Fourth Symphony. This dazzling musical manifesto of the composer鈥檚 modernist beliefs was withdrawn under duress before its scheduled 1936 premiere and wasn鈥檛 heard publicly until 25 years later.

After the concert:

Adopt a Composer
The Adopt a Composer scheme is run by Making Music, in association with Sound and Music. This year seven composers have been paired with seven amateur performing groups around the country. The composer gets to work with the group over the course of a year to create a piece of music that is given its premiere performance by the ensemble, and Radio 3 is broadcasting the results.

Tonight you'll hear:
Edmund Hunt's piece performed by The Singers in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Tue 8 Jan 2019 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Serenade (after Plato's 'Symposium')

    Performer: Baiba Skride. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 4 in C minor

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.

  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Aeriality

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Edmund Hunt

    Adopt A Composer: The Singers - performance

    Choir: The Singers.

  • Franz Schubert

    Adagio and Rondo concertante, D 487

    Ensemble: Melos Ensemble.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Jan 2019 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3