Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 from Gateshead

Available for 27 days

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and its Music Director Vasily Petrenko perform a programme of romantic and dramatic music from Russia. The concert opens with a raucous and macabre tone poem by Liadov - Kikimora – which depicts a Slavic female spirit who is brought up by a magician, spinning flax with evil intentions. The orchestra is then joined by the extraordinary young Israeli pianist Tom Borrow for a performance of Tchaikovsky’s tour-de-force Piano Concerto No.1 – a grand, passionate masterpiece of the piano repertoire. After the interval we'll hear Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 – his dark and powerful response to the death of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1953. It’s a piece which is, at times, utterly terrifying, but which proved to be full of artistic catharsis for its composer – a musical sigh of relief, almost. Presented by Mark Forrest at The Glasshouse, Gateshead, and recorded on 8th February 2026. Anatoly Liadov: Kikimora, Op. 63 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 in E minor, Op.93 Tom Borrow (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko (conductor) To listen on most smart speakers just say, 'ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3 in Concert'.