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蘑菇短视频 Proms 2026

Live at the 蘑菇短视频 Proms: the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd are joined by pianist Kirill Gerstein in Rachmaninov's 'Paganini' Variations.

Live at the 蘑菇短视频 Proms: the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd are joined by pianist Kirill Gerstein in Rachmaninov's 'Paganini' Variations.

Presented by Tom Service, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Oliver Knussen: Flourish with Fireworks
Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

c.7.30pm
Interval: Tom Service talks to musicologist Daniel Elphick about Shostakovich and his epic 11th Symphony. Depicting the unfolding 1905 Russian Revolution, the symphony鈥檚 ambiguity has fascinated music historians for its dual critique of historical Tsarist oppression and contemporary Soviet tyranny.

c.7.50pm
Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor, 鈥楾he Year 1905鈥�

Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Thomas S酶nderg氓rd (conductor)

Once described as 鈥榓 film score without a film鈥�, Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 11 is subtitled 鈥楾he Year 1905鈥�. The work鈥檚 four movements pay vivid homage to the First Russian Revolution, plunging listeners into the violence of its Bloody Sunday massacre and the grief and anger that followed. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Rachmaninov鈥檚 glittering Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 鈥� a set of virtuoso variations on a devilish theme 鈥� while Oliver Knussen pays tribute to Stravinsky in his gilded fanfare Flourish with Fireworks.

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Music Played

  • Oliver Knussen

    Flourish With Fireworks Op.22

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Op.43

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 11 in G minor, Op 103, 'The Year 1905' (2nd mvt, 'January 9th)

    Conductor: Vasily Petrenko. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Ten poems, Op.88 (on texts by revolutionary poets): VI. The Ninth of January

    Lyricist: Arkady Kots.
    • Dmitri Shostakovich: Song of the Forests, Ten Poems & The Sun Shines over Ou.
    • Praga Digitals.
    • 14.

  • Georgy Sviridov

    Lights (Ogon'ki)

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Forward!

    Lyricist: Anon.. Music Arranger: Adriano. Conductor: Adriano. Orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Moscow Capella. Choir: Moscow Youth Chorus.
    • Shostakovich: Fall of Berlin (The) / The Unforgettable Year 1919 Suite.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 8.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 11 In G Minor Op.103 (The Year 1905)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.

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  • Monday 19:00
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 3