Prom 32: Inside Shostakovich

6 Aug 2018, Royal Albert Hall

22:15 Mon 6 Aug 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 32: Inside Shostakovich

22:15 Mon 6 Aug 2018 Royal Albert Hall

Presenter Tom Service, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra take their audience inside Shostakovich鈥檚 Ninth Symphony 鈥� taking it apart to reveal its intricate construction, before putting it back together again in a complete performance from memory.

Programme

- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major(20 mins)
  - Symphony No 9 in E flat major(20 mins)Tom Service and Nicholas Collon present Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 9, with live excerpts

Performers

Denis Kozhukhin
piano
piano
Tom Service
presenter
presenter
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon
conductor
conductor

Composers

Dmitry Shostakovich

About This Event

The Aurora Orchestra鈥檚 Proms visits are always a highlight of the season 鈥� less a concert than a musical event. This year Nicholas Collon and the orchestra tackle their boldest challenge yet 鈥� performing Shostakovich鈥檚 Ninth Symphony from memory.

This concert presentation sees Radio 3 broadcaster Tom Service and conductor Nicholas Collon unpack this carefully constructed work, with its fleet-footed melodies and dance-filled rhythms, before the musicians put it back together again in a complete performance.

This is a rare opportunity to experience a great symphony 鈥� one that Leonard Bernstein featured in one of his famous Young People鈥檚 Concerts 鈥� from the inside out.

There will be no interval

Image: Nicholas Collon 漏 Chris Christodoulou/麻豆官网首页入口