Martin Roscoe performs Shostakovich
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This event took place on Tuesday 28 April 2015.
- Tuesday 28 April 2015
- Cadogan Hall
Martin Roscoe performs Shostakovich
Tue 28 Apr 2015
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Repertoire
- Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6, 'Pathétique'
- Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2
Features
- Garry Walker Conductor
- Martin Roscoe Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
We welcome back conductor Garry Walker, who leads an irresistible programme of Russian works. Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.2 is a remarkable composition that fuses contemporary invention with the romantic, lyrical writing of his predecessors. This astonishing twentieth-century work features Martin Roscoe, a pianist renowned for his versatility at the keyboard. Equally as vivid are the contrasts of style and traits within Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony; his final symphonic essay juxtaposes playful central movements with the bleakness that haunted Tchaikovsky’s life so often.