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Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concerto with Alban Gerhardt

The 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales and Ryan Bancroft perform Hillborg's Exquisite Corpse, Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concerto with Alban Gerhardt and Sibelius's Lemmink盲inen Suite.

The 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales are joined by their Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft, to perform works by Sibelius, Shostakovich, and Anders Hillborg. The concert begins with Hillborg's Exquisite Corpse, named after a surrealist method of creation through collage, which contains quotations from his own compositions, and those of other composers, all woven into a tapestry of ever-evolving sound. Alban Gerhardt then joins the Orchestra as soloist in Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concerto, a reflective work that he wrote to be performed at his 60th Birthday celebrations while convalescing after a heart attack. and the concert concludes in the mythical world of the Kalevala with Sibelius's suite of four tone poems that he wrote based on the poetry centring around the character Lemmink盲inen.

Presented by Ian Skelly and recorded in 麻豆社 Hoddinott Hall on the 8th of January.

Anders Hillborg: Exquisite Corpse
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2, Op 126
Sibelius: Lemmink盲inen Suite, Op 22

Alban Gerhardt (cello)
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

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2 hours, 14 minutes

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Thu 5 Mar 2026 19:30
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Music Played

  • Anders Hillborg

    Exquisite Corpse

    Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Concerto No 2 in G major, Op 126

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Mstislav Rostropovich

    Moderato

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Mother Goose Suite

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • French Duets.
    • Hyperion.
    • 23.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22

    Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49 (Finale)

    Ensemble: ATOS Trio.
    • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Piano Trios 1 & 2.
    • CPO.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Mar 2026 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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