Megaron Concert Hall, Athens

Repertoire

• Mussorgsky (orch. Shostakovich) Dawn on the Moscow River (Prelude to Khovanshcina)
• Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
• Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Performers

• Karina Canellakis conductor
• Christian Tetzlaff violin

Canellakis conducts Tchaikovsky's colourful Fourth Symphony.

Hear the ringing fanfares that open Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony? For him, they symbolised Fate, and the whole Symphony is a no-holds-barred struggle between a composer who lived by his feelings and a universe that he was convinced was out to destroy him. This is music that pulses with melody and emotion; as is Shostakovich’s explosive First Violin Concerto, which will be brought to life tonight by the renowned violinist Christian Tetzlaff.