Tugan Sokhiev at the Royal Festival Hall

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Tugan Sokhiev

Thu 29 Jan 2009, 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London

Tugan Sokhiev conductor
James Ehnes violin

Berlioz	Overture, Le corsaire
Tchaikovsky	Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky	Symphony No. 5

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By 1885, when Tchaikovsky was composing his Fifth Symphony, his reputation was established and his music was even being performed in the USA. But emotionally Tchaikovsky was still not strong, and he pronounced himself 'in a torment of discontent’ with the symphony, convinced that it was not his best work. Audiences since have disagreed with him: highly charged and often tragic in feel, it is one of his richest and most profound compositions. Tonight it is paired with two equally dramatic works: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Berlioz’s Overture, Le corsaire.

Read Tugan Sokhiev's biography.

Read James Ehnes's biography.

Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

Tickets:  £45  £38  £29  £23  £18  £14  £11  £8

 
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This concert is part of :

• Autumn-Winter 2008/09

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