Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 - Cambridge University Sinfonia at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge on Saturday 27th October 2018

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Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 - Cambridge University Sinfonia

Part of the Cambridge University Sinfonia 2018/19 Season

Add to my Calendar 27-10-2018 20:00 27-10-2018 22:00 36 Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 - Cambridge University Sinfonia Cambridge University Sinfonia’s season opens with a bang, with a concert full of Russian music that’s dramatic in more ways than one. Ustvolskaya’s extreme dynamics and brass-heavy orchestration led her to be known as “the woman with the hammer” – we think you will agree!We are excited to be joined by conductor Holly Mathieson, who brings to the stage CUMS Concerto Competition 2018 prize-winner James Jones (violin) in Shostakovich’s sublime Violin Concerto No.1. Mathieson is currently Assistant Conductor at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Resident Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Junior Orchestra and Artistic Director of Rata Music Collective as well as Co-Artistic Director of the Nevis Ensemble. Her passion and clarity are a natural fit for this concert.Shostakovich’s “Shakespearean” violin, who references Elgar, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich’s own DSCH during the course of the concerto, is preceded by excerpts from the jubilant and comic ballet Cinderella by Prokofiev, including Cinderella’s beautiful fairy tale waltz. West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge DD/MM/YYYY

Details

West Road Concert Hall
11 West Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 9DP
England

Saturday 27th October 2018
8:00 PM

Programme

Galina Ustvolskaya – Symphonic Poem no.1
Sergey Prokofiev – Cinderella (1st suite), Op.107
Sergey Prokofiev – Cinderella (3rd Suite), Op.109
~ Interval ~
Dmitry Shostakovich – Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor, Op.77

Performers

Holly Mathieson – Conductor
James Jones – violin

Cambridge University Sinfonia

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Programme Note

Cambridge University Sinfonia’s season opens with a bang, with a concert full of Russian music that’s dramatic in more ways than one. Ustvolskaya’s extreme dynamics and brass-heavy orchestration led her to be known as “the woman with the hammer” – we think you will agree!

We are excited to be joined by conductor Holly Mathieson, who brings to the stage CUMS Concerto Competition 2018 prize-winner James Jones (violin) in Shostakovich’s sublime Violin Concerto No.1. Mathieson is currently Assistant Conductor at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Resident Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Junior Orchestra and Artistic Director of Rata Music Collective as well as Co-Artistic Director of the Nevis Ensemble. Her passion and clarity are a natural fit for this concert.

Shostakovich’s “Shakespearean” violin, who references Elgar, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich’s own DSCH during the course of the concerto, is preceded by excerpts from the jubilant and comic ballet Cinderella by Prokofiev, including Cinderella’s beautiful fairy tale waltz.

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