The Hexagon

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 23 March, 7.30pm

Conductor
Kirill Karabits

Soloist
Alexei Volodin, Piano

BORODIN
Overture: Prince Igor

PROKOFIEV
Piano Concerto No.3 in C Major Op.26

TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.1 in G minor Op.13 ‘Winter Daydreams’

Acclaimed Ukranian maestro Kirill Karabits leads an enchanting programme of Russian masterworks overflowing with inventive themes and glittering sonorities. Borodin was respected as a chemist, but it is as a composer of colourful orchestration and irresistible melodies that he is remembered. The Overture to his opera Prince Igor begins in mysterious vein, but is soon effervescing with excitement. Prokofiev began sketching his Third Piano Concerto in 1917, completing it in Brittany in 1921. Full of evocative textures, the Concerto develops a relationship between piano and orchestra that encompasses lively dialogue and profound intimacy, performed here by Russian pianist, Alexei Volodin. In his First Symphony, ‘Winter Daydreams’, Tchaikovsky vividly conjures up blustery and atmospheric scenes with his characteristic dramatic flair.

6.15pm in The Hexagon Auditorium
FREE PRE-CONCERT TALK presented by PETER AVIS
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TICKETS: £32, £28.50, £25.50, £20.50, £16
Senior Citizens and groups of 10+: £2 off
Pre-booked children and students: £10
Schools: £5 each, including a free programme (subject to availability)
Student Standby: £5 (Available one hour before the advertised performance start time in person only at the Box Office)

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