Mayuko Katsumura at Cadogan Hall with Philharmonia Orchestra

Cadogan Hall  22nd April 2012  19.00

Programme

Shostakovich   Violin Concerto no.1 op.77
Bartok              Concerto for Orchestra
 

Philharmonia Orchestra
Mayuko Katsumura   violin
Enrico Marconi  conductor

Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 was composed during the post-war years in Soviet Russia (1947-48) but, due to severe censorship at that time, it was not performed until 1955. Op. 77, along with his Tenth Symphony, is considered to be his most major accomplishment, which adopts a four-movement symphonic structure.

Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is a masterpiece in a league of its own. Premièred on 1st December 1944, the oeuvre is developed in five-movements. The composer named it a ‘Concerto’ (rather than a symphony) to underline the virtuosic way in which every section of the orchestra is treated, alternating their role from ‘soloist’ to ensemble in turn.

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