Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
Part of the St Albans Symphony Orchestra 2016-17 Season
Add to my Calendar 11-03-2017 19:30 11-03-2017 21:30 36 Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is one of the best known violin concertos, and is considered one of the most technically difficult works for the violin. Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No.5 in one month in the summer of 1944, in the midst of World War II. He intended it as “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit”. St Saviour's Church, St Albans DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Saviour's Church
25 Sandpit Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 4DF
England
Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto, Op.35
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphony no.5 in B flat major, Op.100
Sergey Prokofiev – The Love for Three Oranges, Op.33: Scherzo
Sergey Prokofiev – The Love for Three Oranges, Op.33: March
Performers
David Le Page – Violin
Jennifer Wigram – Leader
Tom Hammond – Conductor
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is one of the best known violin concertos, and is considered one of the most technically difficult works for the violin.
Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No.5 in one month in the summer of 1944, in the midst of World War II. He intended it as “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit”.