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Royal Northern Sinfonia officially welcomes Dinis Sousa as its new Principal Conductor and marks the orchestra's return to regular concerts at Sage Gateshead. They open with a brand-new piece from composer, performer and DJ Mira Calix who has collaborated with film-maker Sarah Turner to produce a work that reflects on local people鈥檚 experiences of the past 18 months. They're joined by cellist Anastasia Kobekina for a performance of Shostakovich鈥檚 spiky yet wistful Cello Concerto - renowned as one of the trickiest pieces in the cello repertoire.

During the interval, you can hear Anastasia Kobekina, a recent Radio 3 New Generation Artist in a 2018 recording of Miaskovsky's Cello Sonata No.2.

And in the second half of the concert, Royal Northern Sinfonia returns to play one of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 sunniest symphonies, the exuberantly cheerful No.8.

7.30pm
Mira Calix - Oot-Ower (World Premiere)
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat, Op.107
Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Conducted by Dinis Sousa

c. 8.20pm
Miaskovsky - Cello Sonata No.2, Op.81
Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
Paloma Kouider (piano)

c.8.45pm
Dvorak - Symphony No.8 in G major, Op.88
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Conducted by Dinis Sousa

Presented by Ian Skelly