大象传媒

Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Presented by Tom McKinney

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor, John Storgards, welcome the outstanding Estonian National Male Choir to the Bridgewater Hall for a rare performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No.13. Shostakovich set texts by Russian dissident poet Yevgeni Yevtushenko, including his searing 'Babi Yar', in which he condemns anti-Semitism and writes powerfully about the 1941 massacre in Kyiv perpetrated by the Nazis, as a starting point for the Symphony. The programme opens with music based on the text of Psalm 130 'De profundis clamavi ad te Domine' (Out of the depths have I called to you, Lord), poetry both personal and universal, here set by Estonian composer Arvo P盲rt. Jennifer Pike joins the orchestra for Sibelius's dark and dramatic Violin Concerto.

Arvo P盲rt: De profundis
Sibelius: Violin Concerto

8.10
Music Interval (CD)
Ravel: Violin Sonata in G
Jennifer Pike (violin)
Martin Roscoe (piano)

8.30
Shostakovich: Symphony No.13 (Babi Yar)

Albert Dohmen (bass-baritone)
Estonian National Male Choir
Jennifer Pike (violin)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)