Easterbrook Hall, The Crichton, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
This event was kindly supported in memory of NLH.
A celebration of two of Russia’s most celebrated composers heralds the sensational start to this year’s Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival.
The organisation which redefined the string orchestra,the Scottish Ensemble, presents From Russia with Love, powerful and moving works from two of the Eastern Slavs’ biggest musical giants: Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.
The Scottish Ensemble is a dynamic group of twelve string soloists, formed from some of the most highly respected classical musicians in Europe.
The group performs without a conductor, led from the violin by its artistic director, Jonathan Morton. The Scottish Ensemble regularly commissions new work, plays rare and unusual pieces, and brings characteristic style and spirit to more well-known music.
Look forward to an evening of rousing choruses and sighing strings, guaranteed to impassion and inspire.
Tchaikovsky
Andante Cantabile, Op. 11
Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 110a (arr. Barshai)
Shostakovich
Two Pieces, Op. 11
Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
