Gustavo Dudamel & Nikolai Lugansky at Bedford Corn Exchange
Wed 22 Feb 2006, 7:30pm
Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Nikolai Lugansky piano
| Shostakovich | Festive Overture |
|---|---|
| Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No. 3 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 |
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.
Ticket prices:- £9.00, £15.00, £18.00, £22.00, £27.00
Click here to read Gustavo Dudamel's biography.
Click here to read Nikolai Lugansky's biography.
recommended recordings
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
Chandos X10088(2) (with Ballet Suites 1-5, etc)
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
Pletnev/Russian National Orchestra/Rostropovich
DG 477 060-2 (with Rachmaninov PC3)
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim
Warner Classics 2564 62190-5 (plus DVD)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Ashkenazy
Decca 443 844-2 (with symphonies 4 & 6)
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, including Moonlight and Appassionata
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Warner Classics 2564 62300-2
Also this evening
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- Ashkenazy at Berlin Music Festival (13/09/2009)
- Ashkenazy at Enescu Festival (16/09/2009)
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- Nicola Benedetti plays in Aberdeen (19/09/2009)
- Ashkenazy conducts Shostakovich (22/09/2009)
- Nikolai Lugansky in Bedford (04/11/2009)
- Lugansky: Rachmaninov Cycle (05/11/2009)
- Lugansky: Rachmaninov Cycle (08/11/2009)
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- Boris Giltburg plays Grieg (12/11/2009)
- Vasily Petrenko conducts at The Anvil (13/11/2009)
- Maazel conducts in Bristol (19/11/2009)
- Maazel and Trpčeski (03/12/2009)
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- Ashkenazy conducts Tchaikovsky (28/01/2010)
- Valentine's Day Gala Concert (14/02/2010)
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- Kirill Karabits in Bedford (19/05/2010)
- Yuri Temirkanov in Bedford (22/06/2010)
- Yuri Temirkanov conducts at De Montfort Hall (23/06/2010)
