Wednesday 28 April 2010 | 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
prokofiev Sinfonia concertante MYASKOVSKY Symphony 6
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Vladimir Jurowski conductor Danjulo Ishizaka cello london philharmonic choir
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As Russia lurched into turbulence in the early 1900s, the young composer Nikolai Myaskovsky had a ringside seat as a serving officer. He witnessed first-hand the most unparalleled series of events in European history, culminating in the First World War and the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. In Moscow, Myaskovsky heard revolutionary songs from an artisan Frenchman, and soon a work began to form in his head. It became a monumental choral symphony of heroism and revolution; life and death; the body and the soul. But for all its impressive scale, Myaskovsky’s Sixth Symphony was really a personal testament, as deeply felt and moving as any musical gesture of its day.
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Barlines – post-concert event Free Central Bar, Level 2 at Royal Festival Hall An informal discussion with Vladimir Jurowski reflecting on the evening’s performance of Myaskovsky’s Symphony 6.
Vladimir Jurowski © Richard Cannon
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