Shostakovich Symphony No.5, Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet and Bruch: Bristol Concert Orchestra

Bristol Concert Orchestra

Bristol Concert Orchestra • Nicholas Shipman (clarinet) • Asher Zaccardelli (viola) • Stefan Hofkes (conductor)

Saturday 3 December, 2016
St George's Bristol, 7:30pm

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet & Viola
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5

The thundering, sweeping, romantic drama and sumptuous melodies of Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet open this concert with a nod to the Shakespeare400, before we invite two soloists onto the stage to join us for a rare performance of Bruch's gorgeous Concerto for Clarinet & Viola.

To complete this winter warmer of a concert, what is surely Shostakovich's most popular Symphony - his 5th. Written as “A Soviet Artist’s Creative Reply to Just Criticism” in the fearful times of Stalinist Russia, many hear a darker subtext lurking beneath the outward life-affirming optimism of this 20th Century symphonic masterpiece.

There will be a retiring collection for SWAN UK.

Tickets £15, £13, £10, £8 (concessions £2 discount), children £1 [+fee] are available online at www.bristolconcertorchestra.org.uk

or from St George's Bristol in person, online or by phone: 0845 40 24 001