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Shostakovich's Tenth

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms: the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cristian M膬celaru perform Shostakovich's masterly Symphony No.10, plus 脡dith Canat de Chizy's Skyline.

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms: the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cristian M膬celaru perform Shostakovich's masterly Symphony No.10, plus 脡dith Canat de Chizy's Skyline.

Presented by Hannah French, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

脡dith Canat de Chizy: Skyline (Concerto for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra) (麻豆社 co-commission: UK premiere)

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Interval: N铆all McLaughlin was awarded the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture for a career which has included a prize-winning library and a striking chapel. He discusses his musical interests and the inspirations which can feed into an architectural design.

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Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor

Lucy Landymore, Emma Arden, Delia Stevens (Percussion)
Richard Cartlidge (Timpani)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Cristian M膬celaru (Conductor)

Cristian M膬celaru, whose own childhood was spent in communist Romania, conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich鈥檚 devastatingly powerful Symphony No. 10. Premiered after Stalin鈥檚 death in 1953, it鈥檚 a work whose fierce rage, violence and grief tell a terrifying story of life in the dictator鈥檚 Russia 鈥� a painfully personal history and one shot through with the composer鈥檚 own musical signature: DSCH. The concert opens with the UK premiere of 脡dith Canat de Chizy鈥檚 intricately textured Skyline for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra 鈥� a musical vision of the cosmos, from void to teeming, multiplying musical life.

1 hour, 49 minutes

Music Played

  • 脡dith Canat de Chizy

    Skyline - Concerto

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Sacrae Symphoniae I, No.57, Canzon a 12

    Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
  • Hildegard of Bingen

    O frondens virga

    Performer: Mikayel Hakhnazaryan. Music Arranger: Missy Mazzoli. Singer: Emily D鈥橝ngelo.
    • Enargeia.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
  • Dmitiri Shostakovich

    Suite for Variety Orchestra No.1 - Lyric Waltz

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Steven Sloane.
    • CAPRICCIO.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 10 In E Minor Op.93

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Aug 2026 19:00