On Demand: Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5

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On Demand: Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5

This broadcast will be available to watch on Medici TV on Saturday 11 May 7 pm

Roussel Bacchus and Ariadne, Op.43: Suite 2 (18')
Eleanor Alberga Piano Concerto (world premiere) (25')
-INTERVAL- (20')
Shostakovich Symphony No.5 (46')

Domingo Hindoyan conductor
Alim Beisembayev piano

Shostakovich called his Fifth Symphony “a Soviet artist’s response to just criticism”, but every note tells a much darker truth. From its savage opening to final, blazing chords, this is music that really is a matter of life and death. It’ll make an explosive finish to a concert that begins with Roussel’s whirlwind Bacchus and Ariane (fast becoming a Domingo Hindoyan signature following the release of his critically-acclaimed first album in 2022) and stars powerhouse pianist – and the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition winner – Alim Beisembayev, in a gorgeous new concerto by the Jamaican-born British composer Eleanor Alberga.

Eleanor Alberga Piano Concerto (world premiere) is being supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.

Medici TV

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