Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Shostakovich Seven
- When
- 30 Oct–1 Nov
- Where
- Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee
The programme
Approx. 2h · 20m interval
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Lera Auerbach
Violin Concerto No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 7 Leningrad
The evening
As Hitler’s armies surrounded the city of Leningrad, Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Seventh Symphony – a shout of courage, defiance and victory, written for massed battalions of musicians. Brace yourself for wartime drama on a heroic scale as Bassem Akiki conducts the mighty RSNO in this sonic blockbuster: the climax of a concert that begins with Copland’s showstopping fanfare and stars a real RSNO favourite, violinist Philippe Quint, in a violin concerto with a dazzling difference.
On stage
Bassem Akiki
Conductor
Philippe Quint
Violin