BBC Philharmonic

Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Shostakovich and presents the UK premiere of music by his compatriot, Rodion Shchedrin.

From the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Presented by Stuart Flinders

Rodion Shchedrin: Dialogues with Shostakovich (UK premiere)
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1

8.30
Music interval

8.50
Shostakovich: Symphony No 15

Renaud Capuçon (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic present Shostakovich's Fifteenth and final symphony in the second half of the concert, a work which moves from playful abandon to existential dread. Before the interval outstanding French soloist Renaud Capuçon joins the orchestra for Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto, a work he hid from view until after the death of Stalin. The concert opens with a UK premiere: an evocative portrait of Shostakovich by compatriot Rodion Shchedrin, 'Dialogues with Shostakovich'.