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Trio of Russian Favourites with the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Complete the duo of all-Russian concerts this season with this astonishing season finale
Part of the Sheffield International Concert Season 2019/20
Add to my Calendar 22-05-2020 19:00 22-05-2020 21:00 36 Trio of Russian Favourites with the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra The hugely talented and versatile Ben Palmer conducts the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in our second evening of all-Russian repertoire. Shostakovich’s astonishingly assured First Symphony lays out his youthful manifesto of where the symphonic form might go in the twentieth century, with an appreciative nod in the direction of tradition. More than anything, it’s great fun too! Prokofiev’s popular Romeo and Juliet is an inspired take on the plight of Shakespeare’s “starcrossed lovers”. It simply oozes drama, great melodies and extraordinary orchestral textures.Between these two works Peter Donohoe performs Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, a work of youthful vigour, soul-searching tunes and taxing virtuosity. What a perfect way to end the season! Pre-concert talk with BBC Broadcaster Trisha Cooper starts at 6pm. Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Sheffield City Hall
Barker's Pool
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2JA
England
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich – Symphony no.1 in F minor, Op.10
Sergei Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto no.1, Op.1
~ Interval ~
Sergey Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (2nd suite), Op.64ter
Performers
Ben Palmer – Conductor
Peter Donohoe – piano
St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
The hugely talented and versatile Ben Palmer conducts the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in our second evening of all-Russian repertoire. Shostakovich’s astonishingly assured First Symphony lays out his youthful manifesto of where the symphonic form might go in the twentieth century, with an appreciative nod in the direction of tradition. More than anything, it’s great fun too! Prokofiev’s popular Romeo and Juliet is an inspired take on the plight of Shakespeare’s “starcrossed lovers”. It simply oozes drama, great melodies and extraordinary orchestral textures.
Between these two works Peter Donohoe performs Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, a work of youthful vigour, soul-searching tunes and taxing virtuosity. What a perfect way to end the season!
Pre-concert talk with BBC Broadcaster Trisha Cooper starts at 6pm.
