Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra
Cadogan Hall hosted the concert for the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra with Jan Latham-Koenig conducting. We were there to capture the day.
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes with readings from George Crabbe’s poem The Borough
Shostakovich Hamlet, Op. 116a for actors and orchestra (arr. Jan Latham-Koenig)
Opening with the evocative wind-swept shores of Peter Grimes’ fishing village in coastal Suffolk, this programme deftly switches from the UK to Russia and back again. Rachmaninov’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini stared pianist Pavel Kolesnikov who showed off his virtuosity, before Shostakovich told the story of Hamlet performed by Freddie Fox& Edward Fox. The second half was introduced by Prince Micheal of Kent. An orchestra comprised of British and Russian talent performs music of their homelands in this unique concert programme
“‘Here is a poet of the keyboard’”
Rehearsal
