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Prom 25: Shostakovich's Last Symphony and a Concerto for Theremin

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms: John Storgards and the 麻豆社 Philharmonic perform music by Shostakovich, Kalevi Aho and Kaija Saariaho.

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms: the 麻豆社 Philharmonic and John Storgards in music by Shostakovich, Kalevi Aho and Kaija Saariaho.

Presented by Tom McKinney, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Kalevi Aho: Eight Seasons (Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra)

8.05 Interval: Following the London premier of Kalevi Aho鈥檚 work The Eight Seasons, which is inspired by the way Finland鈥檚 native Sami people divide up the year, in the interval Tom McKinney will be joined by Kenneth Steven, a poet and nature writer who has immersed himself in the world of the Sami.

Kaija Saariaho: Vista
Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No.15

Carolina Eyck (theremin)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

Imagine pulling music out of thin air. Two living Finnish masters do just that today: Kaija Saariaho felt that 鈥榥ew music was flowing into my mind鈥� as she drove by night along the coast of California. Kalevi Aho, meanwhile, turned to the eight seasons of Lapland鈥檚 S谩mi culture in his extraordinary concerto for the theremin. 鈥楾he soloist is like a magician, a weaver of spells,鈥� he says 鈥� 鈥榩roducing music without touching the instrument at all.鈥� Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 15 inhabits a much darker world, but there鈥檒l be mystery too, as well as humour, when John Storg氓rds conducts the enigmatic final symphony of one of the 20th century鈥檚 supreme musical chroniclers.

2 hours, 44 minutes

Music Played

  • Kalevi Aho

    Eight Seasons - Concerto

    Performer: Carolina Eyck. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Kaija Saariaho

    Vista

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 15 in A major

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Manuel Infante

    Andalusian Dances

    Ensemble: Katia Lab猫que.
    • Espagna.
    • Philips.
    • 12.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 5 in F sharp minor

    Performer: Katia Lab猫que. Performer: Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Brahms 21 Hungarian Dances - Katia & Marelle Labeque.
    • Phillips.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Aug 2022 19:30