This concert weaves together three visions of combat, halfway between technical prowess and fatality.
Esa Pekka-Salonen?s Helix opens the program with a virtuoso orchestral whirlwind, in which the orchestral sections intertwine in sonic spirals of mechanical and organic energy.
Then Dorota Anderszewska, our supersolistic concertmaster, takes on Prokofiev?s fearsome Concerto No. 2, combining rhythmic harshness and tender lyricism to achieve a perfect balance between sarcasm and melancholy. His violin, alternately sharp in the diabolical scherzo and lilting in the nostalgic theme of the first movement, reveals all the ambivalence of the exiled Russian composer.
As for conductor Roderick Cox, his precise gestures sculpt Shostakovich?s anger and hope in Symphony No. 10, which brings the evening to a majestic close. From the oppressive murmurings of the strings to the liberating explosion of the finale, it crystallizes his remarkable resilience in the face of Stalinist torment. A fascinating dialogue between instrumental virtuosity and human depth.
Program
Esa Pekka-Salonen (born 1958)
Helix
Sergei Prokofiev (1891???1953)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906???1975)
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
at 8pm
Duration: ±2h with intermission
Esa Pekka-Salonen?s Helix opens the program with a virtuoso orchestral whirlwind, in which the orchestral sections intertwine in sonic spirals of mechanical and organic energy.
Then Dorota Anderszewska, our supersolistic concertmaster, takes on Prokofiev?s fearsome Concerto No. 2, combining rhythmic harshness and tender lyricism to achieve a perfect balance between sarcasm and melancholy. His violin, alternately sharp in the diabolical scherzo and lilting in the nostalgic theme of the first movement, reveals all the ambivalence of the exiled Russian composer.
As for conductor Roderick Cox, his precise gestures sculpt Shostakovich?s anger and hope in Symphony No. 10, which brings the evening to a majestic close. From the oppressive murmurings of the strings to the liberating explosion of the finale, it crystallizes his remarkable resilience in the face of Stalinist torment. A fascinating dialogue between instrumental virtuosity and human depth.
Program
Esa Pekka-Salonen (born 1958)
Helix
Sergei Prokofiev (1891???1953)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906???1975)
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
at 8pm
Duration: ±2h with intermission