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16 April 2026 London (United Kingdom)
Colourful. Cinematic. Jubilant - Holst, Korngold and Shostakovich
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano - Barbican Hall
Program Info: London Symphony Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano, conductor Vilde Frang, violin
Korngold tugs at the heart in his Hollywood-flavoured concerto, while Shostakovich’s Fifth unleashes big tunes and white-hot intensity. The Music
By the time Korngold had begun his 1945 Violin Concerto, the Austrian composer had scored the soundtracks for fifteen Hollywood films. You’ll hear that cinematic sheen in his wonderful concerto, from its sweeping opening to the helter-skelter hoe-down of the finale.
In his Fifth Symphony, Shostakovich proved his music could achieve mass appeal, as Stalin demanded. But beneath its brilliant tunes lies a darker, more sardonic work …
The concert begins with Imogen Holst’s Persephone, a beautifully orchestrated depiction of the mythical character, with hints of Debussy and Ravel in the music.
Imogen Holst - Persephone Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Violin Concerto, the concerto has themes from the scores for the movies ANOTHER DAWN (1937), ANTHONY ADVERSE (1936) & THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER (1937) Interval Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No 5
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