麻豆社

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Penny Gore

The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and Jir铆 Belohl谩vek live at the 麻豆社 Proms. Shostakovich's great 10th Symphony, Isabelle Faust in Bartok's 2nd Violin Concerto , and a John Tavener premiere.

Tavener: Gnosis (麻豆社 commission; world premiere)
Bart贸k: Violin Concerto No. 2

7.30pm Interval

7.50pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Isabelle Faust (violin)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Michael Cox (alto flute)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Jir铆 Belohl谩vek (conductor)

Isabelle Faust's association with Bart贸k extends back to her very first recording. Now, fresh from an acclaimed disc of both the composer's violin concertos, she joins the 麻豆社 SO and Conductor Laureate Ji?铆 B?lohl谩vek for Bart贸k's Second Violin Concerto. Written under the threat of Fascism, it's a passionate national statement, lively with folk rhythms.

By the early 1950s and Shostakovich's 10th Symphony, threat had become reality. This violent, despairing work paints a vivid portrait ofthe horrors of Stalin's Russia. The evening opens with the first of two posthumous premieres this season from the late John Tavener ? some of the last works from England's great musical mystic. Gnosis - written for mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly with solo alto flute,strings and percussion.

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 24th July at 2pm.