Performances of Alfred Schnittke at BBC Music

Fri 24 Oct 2025

• 19:30

  Lintu conducts Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony

  Barbican, London

  Shostakovich’s shattering Eighth Symphony is the climax of a gripping all-Russian programme from BBC Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Hannu Lintu and viola phenom Timothy Ridout.

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  Shostakovich’s shattering Eighth Symphony is the climax of a gripping all-Russian programme from BBC Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Hannu Lintu and viola phenom Timothy Ridout.

  Programme

  • • • Alfred Schnittke
      • Viola Concerto
    • • interval
    • • Dmitry Shostakovich
      • Symphony No 8 in C minor

  Performers

  • Hannu Lintu

    conductor
    conductor
  • Timothy Ridout

    viola
    viola
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra

  Composers

  • Alfred Schnittke
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

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  Part of

  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2025-26 Barbican Season