On Sunday 8th May I will be playing with the Philharmonia Britannica where the sole item on the program will be Shostakovich 7th Symphony. The Symphony is dedicated to the city of Leningrad as a symbol of the resistance shown by the residence during World War 2 and the siege of Leningrad in particular.
Requiring a large orchestra, with extra brass, it is a particularly exciting and demanding work to play. You can only imagine the effort required by the surviving members of the Leningrad Radio Orchestra for the premiere performance in 1942.
Concert Details:
- Sunday 8th May 2016, 7.30 pm
- St John’s Church, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY
- Philharmonia Britannica
- Tickets
