Shostakovich 5

Repertoire:
Ethel Smyth: Overture to The Wreckers
Richard Strauss:Burleske Piano soloist:Benjamin Grosvenor
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 5Performed by:
Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Otis Enokido-Lineham
Benjamin Grosvenor - PianoA concert of bold voices and fearless invention. We open with the stormy, impassioned overture to The Wreckers, Ethel Smyths opera set on the rugged Cornish coast. With sweeping melodies and dark intensity, this powerful curtain-raiser announces Smyth as one of the great unsung heroines of British music.Next, superstar pianist Benjamin Grosvenor takes the spotlight in Richard Strausss Burleske a dazzling, high-octane work that brims with sardonic wit and virtuosic brilliance. Part concerto, part musical prank, Burleske dances on a knife-edge between mischief and majesty.
Shostakovichs gripping Symphony No 5 veiled protest or triumphant apologia delivers emotional power and biting irony in one of the 20th centurys most compelling orchestral works.