Gustavo Dudamel & Nikolai Lugansky at De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Tue 21 Feb 2006, 7:30pm
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Nikolai Lugansky piano
| Shostakovich | Festive Overture |
|---|---|
| Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No. 3 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 |
"Dudamel conducted a blazing Mahler Fifth. From the opening trumpet fanfares, which he had painstakingly shaped in rehearsal, one sensed a real performance was in store. The huge orchestral eruption after the funeral march, frightening but superbly played and balanced, still reverberates in the mind. The Adagietto was ruminative yet pulsated, and the last movement was breathtaking in its exhilaration. Wherever Dudamel turns up next, it will be worth the voyage." Financial Times, May 2004
By 1885, when Tchaikovsky was composing his 5th Symphony, his reputation was well established and his music was even being performed in the USA. But emotionally Tchaikovsky was not strong, and he pronounced himself "in a torment of discontent" with the symphony, convinced that it was not his best work. Audiences ever since have disagreed with him: highly charged and often tragic, it is nonetheless one of his richest and most profound compositions. This evening it is conducted by one of the most exciting young musicians that has emerged in recent years, and is paired with two Russian firecrackers - Shostakovich's Festive Overture and Prokofiev's fiendishly virtuosic 3rd Piano Concerto.
Click here to read Gustavo Dudamel's biography.
Click here to read Nikolai Lugansky's biography.
Ticket Prices:- £7.00, £11.00, £15.00, £20.00, £24.00, £26.00
Also this evening:
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