Valery Gergiev / London Symphony Orchestra

On June 9, 1904 at the Queen’s Hall of London, Hans Richter conducted the first concert of a new, independent ensemble, destined to become history: it was the London Symphony Orchestra.  It was the first autonomous symphony orchestra in Europe, the first to perform in the U.S.A., Japan and South Africa, and still today holds the record of the largest catalogue of recordings of any orchestra, including 200 film soundtracks.  Under the guidance of Valery Gergiev, Principle Conductor since 2007, they propose a wonderful homage to Dmitri Šostakovič. Beginning with the Festive Ouverture, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Revolution, followed by his first symphony, composed when he was 19 for an exam, the concert closes with the Symphony n. 15, the last composed, known for it’s many explicit musical quotations from operas of Gioachino Rossini and Richard Wagner.

Program

Dmitrij Dmitrievič Šostakovič
Festive Ouverture, op. 96
Symphony n. 1 in F minor, op. 10

Interval

Symphony n. 15 in A major, op. 141

Artists

Conductor
Valery Gergiev

London Symphony Orchestra