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Russian orchestral masterpieces

Shostakovich's Symphony No 11, Liadov's Kikimora and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Presented by Elizabeth Alker.

Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony may have been written at the request of the Soviet authorities, but it is now renowned as passionately empathetic to the oppressed citizens at the time of the Russian Revolution. Vasily Petrenko conducts it for the first time in Liverpool, and it is a great opportunity to hear the orchestra's incredible full-sized set of church bells: a powerful contrast to the romance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, played by rising star Christian Li.

Recorded at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and presented by Elizabeth Alker.

Liadov: Kikimora
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No.11, ‘The Year 1905’

Christian Li (violin)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov

    Kikimora - symphonic poem Op.63

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major Op.35

    Performer: Christian Li. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Soldier's Tale (Suite), arr. for clarinet, violin and piano

    Performer: Dimitri Ashkenazy. Performer: Alan Brind. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no. 11 in G minor Op.103 (The Year 1905)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
  • Philippe Gaubert

    Sonata in A major for flute and piano

    Performer: Timothy Hutchins. Performer: Janet Creaser Hutchins.
    • Flute a la Francaise - Timothy Hutchins (flute) & Janet Creaser Hutchins (piano).
    • Decca.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 Nov 2023 19:30