Jan Mráček performs Mendelssohn
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This event took place on Sunday 18 June 2017.
- Sunday 18 June 2017
Jan Mráček performs Mendelssohn
Sun 18 Jun 2017
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Repertoire
- Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Shostakovich Symphony No.5
Features
- Martyn Brabbins Conductor
- Jan Mráček Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Opening this summer concert is Debussy’s sumptuous and dreamlike Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune conducted by Martyn Brabbins, depicting the tale of a mythical faun, playing his pipes alone in the woods. Jan Mráček follows with one of the foremost violin concertos of the Romantic era full of warmth and vitality, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
Filled with wonderful melodies and stirring rhythms, Shostakovich’s imposing Symphony No.5 is bursting with tremendous power and rebellious beauty. Written under Stalin’s constricting Soviet regime, Shostakovich created a blend of satire and submission that intrigues audiences to this day.