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The Hallé performing a programme of all-Russian classics
Part of the Sheffield International Concert Season 2018/19
Add to my Calendar 18-01-2019 19:00 18-01-2019 21:00 36 The Hallé performing a programme of all-Russian classics For the second all-Russian programme of the season, Daniele Rustioni, one of the most compelling conductors of his generation, is joined by the brilliant Francesca Dego for Tchaikovsky’s perennially popular Violin Concerto. It is rich both in melody and finely-crafted virtuoso writing and culminates in a thrilling Cossack dance!After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Rachmaninov left his native Russia, never to return. His Third Symphony is a great work of exile, notable for its profusion of melodies, aching nostalgia and technical brilliance. The Hallé opens the concert with Mussorgsky’s atmospheric dawn in 17th century Moscow. Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Sheffield City Hall
Barker's Pool
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2JA
England
Programme
Modest Mussorgsky – Khovanshchina
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto, Op.35
~ Interval ~
Sergei Rachmaninov – Symphony no.3 in A minor, Op.44
Performers
Daniele Rustioni – Conductor
Francesca Dego – violin
The Hallé
Other concerts in this Season
Programme Note
For the second all-Russian programme of the season, Daniele Rustioni, one of the most compelling conductors of his generation, is joined by the brilliant Francesca Dego for Tchaikovsky’s perennially popular Violin Concerto. It is rich both in melody and finely-crafted virtuoso writing and culminates in a thrilling Cossack dance!
After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Rachmaninov left his native Russia, never to return. His Third Symphony is a great work of exile, notable for its profusion of melodies, aching nostalgia and technical brilliance. The Hallé opens the concert with Mussorgsky’s atmospheric dawn in 17th century Moscow.
