BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas
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Shostakovich 10
Programme to include:
Mussorgsky A Night on the Bare Mountain (c.13 mins)
Scriabin Piano Concerto (c.29 mins)
Shostakovich Symphony no.10 (c.53 mins)
Barry Douglas piano
Donald Runnicles conductor
A horn calls softly, a piano dreams in the twilight, and Scriabin’s Piano Concerto begins its enchanted journey. That’s the centrepiece of the opening concert of our season: the finest piano concerto Rachmaninov never wrote, played by a soloist celebrated for his interpretations of the Russian piano repertoire.
It’s a very different world from Shostakovich’s shattering Tenth Symphony. A heartfelt cry for freedom written under the shadow of Stalinism, it’s still one of the 20th century’s most overwhelming symphonic experiences. Donald Runnicles conducts, and opens the concert by whipping up a storm with Mussorgsky’s exciting orchestral showpiece.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Formed in December 1935 by Scottish composer and conductor Ian Whyte, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is recognised as one of the UK's leading…
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Barry Douglas
Classical pianist and winner of the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition.
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Aberdeen Music Hall
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Aberdeen Music Hall
- Disabled Booking:
- 01224 641122
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