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London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Britten & Shostakovich, with Janine Jansen

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Janine Jansen on the Barbican stage, in front of the orchestra, playing the violin

Violinist Janine Jansen showcases Britten’s soulful concerto before the LSO launches into Shostakovich’s scathing criticism of Stalin.

There’s a sparky energy and bittersweet lyricism to Britten’s 1939 Violin Concerto that nods to Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. But this is also a deeply personal work that helped boost Britten’s international reputation.

Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya called Shostakovich’s blistering Symphony No 10 ‘a composer’s testament of misery, forever damning a tyrant.’ Premiered soon after Stalin’s death, the work blends solemnity and mocking sneers that are as powerful as anything the composer wrote.

One of today’s most expressive and technically impressive violinists, Janine Jansen has made Britten’s Concerto her own in recent years, while the LSO has a long and illustrious history with Shostakovich.

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This performance will end at approximately 8.50pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).

Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Programme

  • Benjamin Britten   Violin Concerto
  • Dmitri Shostakovich   Symphony No 10

Performers

  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sir Antonio Pappano   conductor
  • Janine Jansen   violin

Ticket prices

Standard
£18-72 *
* Excludes £4 booking fee

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