A Thousand and One Nights by Tchaikovsky, P. I., Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ħam 08 Fra 2024, Minn (2024/2024), Surmast Direttur Paolo Bortolameolli, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, United Kingdom

A ruthless sultan, his beautiful young wife, and 1001 nights of stories from beyond the imagination. That was the inspiration behind Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade: a glittering, wide-screen orchestral epic, and the climax of a concert that opens with a postcard from sunny Italy and then the deliciously tuneful piano concerto that Shostakovich wrote as a present for his teenage son. It’s a joyous showcase for two real rising stars: conductor Paolo Bortolameolli and the award-winning Elisabeth Brauss.