Thu 4 Aug 2022

• 19:30

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

  Royal Albert Hall

  Imagine pulling music out of thin air. John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic perform Shostakovich’s enigmatic final symphony, alongside music by Kaija Saariaho and Kalevi Aho’s haunting Theremin Concerto Eight Seasons.

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  Imagine pulling music out of thin air. John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic perform Shostakovich’s enigmatic final symphony, alongside music by Kaija Saariaho and Kalevi Aho’s haunting Theremin Concerto Eight Seasons.

  Programme

  • • • Kalevi Aho
      • Eight Seasons (Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra)(32 mins)London premiere
    • • interval
    • • Kaija Saariaho
      • Vista(27 mins)
    • • Dmitry Shostakovich
      • Symphony No. 15 in A major(42 mins)

  Performers

  • Carolina Eyck

    theremin
    theremin
  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • John Storgårds

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Kalevi Aho
  • Kaija Saariaho
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

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