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Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts Sibelius and Shostakovich

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia in symphonies by Sibelius and Shostakovich, and Chopin Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho plays Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 1.

Now in his third season as the Philharmonia Orchestra's charismatic Principal Conductor, Santtu-Matias Rouvali begins this concert with fellow Finn Sibelius's Symphony No. 6, defiantly described by the composer himself as 'pure cold water' as opposed to the fashionable 'cocktails of every hue' provided by so many of his 1920s contemporaries.

Full of whacky, tail-chasing, Keystone Cops-type moments, Shostakovich seems to be recalling his days as a silent cinema pianist in his playful Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings. The soloists are Chopin Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho and the Philharmonia's brilliant young principal, Jason Evans.

Shostakovich ends the concert: the last of the three contrasting movements of his Symphony No. 6 is a manic, circus-like dash to the finish.

Recorded last month at the Royal Festival Hall and introduced by Martin Handley.

Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings

8.30 pm
Interval music (from CD)
Stravinsky: Octet
London Sinfonietta
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)

8.45 pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Jason Evans (trumpet)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 Oct 2023 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 6 In D Minor Op.104

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Concerto In C Minor Op.35 for piano, trumpet and string orchestra

    Performer: Seong-Jin Cho. Performer: Jason Evans. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Octet

    Ensemble: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Ragtime, Renard & Octet.
    • Sony.
    • 30.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 6 In B Minor Op.54

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

  • Jean Sibelius

    6 Pieces for violin & piano, Op 79

    Performer: Jungyoon Yang. Performer: Ilya Rashkovskiy.
    • Purity.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1-6.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op.6 No.7

    Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 10 Oct 2023 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3