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Diana Tishchenko & José Gallardo

ECHO Rising Stars

,LSO St Luke's
Black and white photo of Diana Tishchenko holding her violin

Praised in the German press for her musicality, technical mastery and charisma, Ukrainian-born violinist Diana Tishchenko possesses a musical imagination to match a thrilling programme.

In a concert of contrasts, Tishchenko sets the scene with two sonatas composed almost 300 years apart. The lyrical undulations of the ‘Andante’ from J S Bach’s Violin Sonata No 2 soothe the soul while Fazıl Say’s evocative elegy to nature takes us on a journey from the depths of chaos and destruction to the heights of hope and rebirth. 

A violinist of ‘spontaneity and eloquence’ (The Strad), Tishchenko shifts with ease from billowing melodies to the arresting sounds of music far more contemporary, including the haunting beauty of KAYA by Ukrainian composer Maxim Shalygin and Vasco Mendonça’s tempestuous a box of darkness with a bird in its heart, written for Tishchenko as part of her ECHO Rising Star series. And, as we’ll no doubt discover, the title of rising star and this promising young artist go together like hand in glove.

Tagged with: Classical music ECHO Rising Stars Barbican Presents

The end time for this concert will be added here closer to the performance date

Nominated by Cité de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris & Casa da Música (Porto)

Supported by the Idlewild Trust, Rainbow Dickinson Trust, Leche Trust and the Golsoncott Foundation

Produced by the Barbican

Programme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach   ‘Andante’ from Violin Sonata No 2
  • Fazıl Say   Sonata No 2, Mount Ida
  • Vasco Mendonça   a box of darkness with a bird in its heart (commissioned by ECHO)
  • Maxim Shalygin   KAYA

Performers

  • Diana Tishchenko   violin
  • José Gallardo   piano

Digital programme

LSO St Luke's

Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.