Name: BBC NOW 2023-24 Season Shostakovich 13 With Ryan Bancroft
Start: 2024-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Wales Millennium Centre

Admin

BBC Welsh National Orchestra

Conductor

Ryan Bancroft

Orchestra

Others

BBC National Chorus of Wales

Pianist

Jonathan Biss

Piano

Singer

James Platt

bass

BBC NOW 2023-24 Season Shostakovich 13 With Ryan Bancroft

Cardiff

United Kingdom

Wales Millennium Centre

BBC Hoddinott Hall

Swansea

Brangwyn Hall

Public

Concert

Concerto for piano and orchestra n. 1 in C major, op. 15

Armida

Saurav Kumar

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Tenor

Countertenor

Baritone

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

From its bold and assertive opening phrase to the whimsical and playful finale, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is one of the most grand and daring work of its generation. First performed in 1798 by Beethoven himself, its origin remains mainly unknown; although we do know that this concerto was actually his second, it just happened to be published first, earning it the title of Concerto No. 1.

Often banished to the Soviet doghouse for his outwards displays of self-expression, combined with his choice of literary inspiration, Shostakovich had gained himself a reprieve with his wordless 11th and 12th Symphonies; but the inspiration which ignited the narrative for his 13th was to once again upset the apple cart.

Often referred to by its nickname Babi Yar, Shostakovich’s theatrical, bitterly humorous and transcendent 13th Symphony sets the words of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, depicting the atrocities of Operation Barbarossa on the Jews in Russia, and it was the antisemitic undertone, and the fact the text didn’t reference the thousands of non-Jewish bodies that were dumped in the ravine, that Khrushchev objected to, almost cancelling the premiere, and banning any press reviews. Silenced for over 20 years, this symphony saw a resurgence in popularity in the late 20th century – unsurprising given the ingenuity and nuance of Shostakovich’s music, from its sharp contrast, quick wit, and ambivalent tonal centre, combined with a subtle classicism and romantic yearning.

English

BBC NOW 2023-24 Season Shostakovich 13 With Ryan Bancroft by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Dom 11 Feab 2024, Ó (2024/2024), Seoltóir Ryan Bancroft, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Foireann & Criú )

Caitheadh

Ensemble

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid