Russian Masters: Tchaikovsky & Ustvolskaya

Russian metropolis St Petersburg is the starting point for this concert. Piotr Tchaikovsky’s magnificent fifth symphony, originally performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1888, meets Galina Ustvolskaya’s Suite for Orchestra from 1959. Born in St Petersburg, Ustvolskaya was the only female student in Dmitri Shostakovich’s composition class in what was then Leningrad. A musical journey in the footsteps of Russian masters, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, led by Anja Bihlmaier.

Season 2021/2022
Date has passed
Berwaldhallen

The concert on November 11th is cancelled.

Approximate concert lenght: Ca 1 h

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