Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Shostakovich
Sibelius’ elemental Fifth Symphony is paired with Shostakovich’s explosive first violin concerto in tonight’s London Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
Sibelius sees a flight of swans on a summer evening, and hears a melody that could have been wrought from the elements.
Britten opens the emotional floodgates and creates one of 20th-century music’s mightiest outpourings of grief.
And Shostakovich whispers secrets in the shadows, in a concerto that refuses to be silent.
It’s all about memory, and all about truth.
Big music demands big personalities, and they don’t come much bigger than violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja: virtuoso, storyteller and all-round phenomenon.
With Edward Gardner conducting, she’ll drive straight to the heart of this powerful programme.
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Repertoire
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1
Interval
Sibelius: Symphony No.5 in E flat
Need to know
Biographies
Ever since her studies in Vienna, Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s way of experiencing and making music has been profoundly influenced by composition.
Edward Gardner is Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic, a position he will relinquish at the end of this season. From August 2024 he will undertake the Music Directorship of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet (DNO&B).
Times & tickets
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04 Oct 2024, 7.30pm
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2 hours and 5 minutes (approx)
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