Alina Ibragimova plays Prokofiev

Repertoire

Saariaho Orion (22’) Listen
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 (20’) Listen
Nielsen Symphony No. 5 (35’) Listen

Performers

• Hannu Lintu conductor
• Alina Ibragimova violin

In a time of revolution, Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto wove fairytale magic – and no-one makes it dance like Alina Ibragimova.

‘Music is life’, declared Carl Nielsen, ‘and like it, inextinguishable!’ Defiant words from a composer who’d seen a world laid waste by war, but they could serve as motto for this concert from the dynamic Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu. In a time of revolution, Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto wove fairytale magic – and no-one makes it dance like our soloist Alina Ibragimova. There’s a vision of cosmic beauty from the late, great Kaija Saariaho. And finally, Nielsen launches a struggle for the future of existence itself: his shattering Fifth Symphony is one of those pieces that simply has to be experienced live.

Please note start time.