Name: Alexander Melnikov Performs Shostakovich
Start: 2024-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Sydney Opera House

Organization

Admin

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Giordano Bellincampi

Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Alexander Melnikov

Piano

David Elton

Trumpet

Alexander Melnikov Performs Shostakovich

Sydney City

Australia

Sydney Opera House

Concert Hall

Alexander Melnikov Performs Shostakovich: Festive Overture in A Major, op. 96 Shostakovich (+1 More)

Public

Festive Overture In A Major, Op.96

Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, op. 35

Don Juan, op. 20

Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Arshiya Banu

Approved

Pianist Alexander Melnikov brings his impressive Russian energy to Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto. Principal Trumpet David Elton weaves a tender, sombre magic in its delightfully wistful passages.
But this is Shostakovich, so the story doesn’t end there; he continues on a spellbinding journey, to a finale where strings soar and the trumpet returns for an amazing conclusion.

Loaded with themes of lust, valour and tragedy, Richard Strauss’ energetic sound charms from the beginning. Strauss took rich tales as inspiration for his tone poems, masterfully extracting every ounce of colour from the orchestra to describe the escapades of his story-book heroes Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel.

Every tale here is told with beauty and magnificence, presenting us with enthralling and very human portraits.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble