Conductor Mark Wigglesworth
Raphael Oleg (violin)
Beethoven Overture: Coriolan
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D
8.20 An Artist's Reply
Written under intense political pressure from the Soviet state,
Shostakovich's fifth symphony was labelled "a reply to just criticism". But is it possible to appreciate this work without a knowledge of its historical background? Tonight, an exploration of the music and its painful genesis with readings and interviews.
8.40 Shostakovich
Symphony No 5