Performances of Dmitry Shostakovich at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Dmitry Shostakovich)Fri 29 Jul 2022
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Music and politics collide in Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and percussionist Colin Currie premieres a new concerto by Canadian sonic magician Nicole Lizée.
Music and politics collide in Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and percussionist Colin Currie premieres a new concerto by Canadian sonic magician Nicole Lizée.
Programme
- Blurr is the Colour of My True Love’s Eyes(25 mins)BBC co-commission: European premiere
- String Quintet in F major – Adagio(16 mins)arr. Skrowaczewski
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(44 mins)
Performers
- Colin Curriepercussion
- Alpesh Chauhanconductor
Part ofProms 2022
Seats £9.50 to £52.00 (plus booking fee)
Tue 2 Aug 2022
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
‘An absolute tour de force’: Under founder-conductor Nicholas Collon, the Aurora Orchestra collaborates with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja – and then performs Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony entirely from memory.
‘An absolute tour de force’: Under founder-conductor Nicholas Collon, the Aurora Orchestra collaborates with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja – and then performs Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony entirely from memory.
Programme
- O-Mega(4 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(39 mins)
- interval
- Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony(15 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(31 mins)
Performers
- Patricia Kopatchinskajaviolin
- Tom Servicepresenter
- Nicholas Collonconductor/presenter
Seats £9.50 to £52.00 (plus booking fee)
Thu 4 Aug 2022
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Imagine pulling music out of thin air. John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic perform Shostakovich’s enigmatic final symphony, alongside music by Kaija Saariaho and Kalevi Aho’s haunting new Theremin Concerto Eight Seasons.
Imagine pulling music out of thin air. John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic perform Shostakovich’s enigmatic final symphony, alongside music by Kaija Saariaho and Kalevi Aho’s haunting new Theremin Concerto Eight Seasons.
Programme
- Eight Seasons (Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra)(32 mins)London premiere
- interval
- Vista(27 mins)
- Symphony No. 15 in A major(42 mins)
Performers
- Carolina Eycktheremin
- John Storgårdsconductor
Part ofProms 2022Seats £8.50 to £42.00 (plus booking fee)
Sun 4 Sep 2022
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
In their final concert at the 2022 BBC Proms, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko perform Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, and viola soloist Tabea Zimmermann rediscovers Schnittke’s powerful but neglected Viola Concerto.
In their final concert at the 2022 BBC Proms, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko perform Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, and viola soloist Tabea Zimmermann rediscovers Schnittke’s powerful but neglected Viola Concerto.
Programme
- Viola Concerto(31 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 10 in E minor(52 mins)
Performers
- Tabea Zimmermannviola
- Kirill Petrenkoconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2022Seats £18 to £72.00 (plus booking fee)
