Russian Masters
Northern Sinfonia
STRAVINSKY
The Soldier’s Tale
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Quintet
GLINKA
Trio Pathetique
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Quintet
As war and Stalin’s purge raged through Soviet Russia, its people faced a bleak future. “It felt like hope would never return”, said violinist Rostislav Dubinsky. But Shostakovich’s new ‘Piano Quintet’ was akin to a lifeline.
“People discussed it in trams, they tried to sing the defiant second theme of the finale in the street,” Dubinsky recalled. That second theme is the emotional core of an undeniably shattering piece, heard alongside chamber greats from Russia tinged with melancholy.
Part of Classical Season 2012/13
Music Director Thomas Zehetmair is to conduct the symphonies of Brahms and Schumann with Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of Sage Gateshead. Known for stylistic excellence, meticulous precision and intimate understanding Zehetmair and Northern Sinfonia’s interpretation of these greats will be...