Shostakovich & Beethoven
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]Darkness meets light: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra pairs Shostakovich’s shattering Tenth with Beethoven’s exuberant First Piano Concerto.
The orchestra is conducted by Music Director Vasily Petrenko and joined by pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
In communist Russia, Soviet officials called it an ‘optimistic tragedy’. Shostakovich simply called it his Tenth Symphony.
Dark, tense, packed with secret messages and featuring at its centre a terrifying scherzo that might or might not be a musical portrait of Stalin himself.
Shostakovich’s Tenth is one of the greatest of all 20th-century symphonies, and few living conductors understand it more intimately than Vasily Petrenko.
‘Shattering’ and ‘thrilling’ were just two of the words that critics used to describe his recording of the Tenth Symphony.
Today, he probes its secrets once again, paired with a haunting Russian ballad for baritone and orchestra from Galina Ustvolskaya, a composition pupil of Shostakovich.
At the centre, we are joined by one of Britain’s best-loved pianists – Benjamin Grosvenor – in a very different masterpiece: the young Beethoven’s exuberant First Piano Concerto.
Repertoire
- Ustvolskaya: The dream of Stepan Razin for baritone & orchestra
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1
Interval
- Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 in E minor
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Admission
Min: £5.00
Max: £68.00
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: Benjamin Grosvenor - piano, Yuriy Yurchuk - baritone
Other key names: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko - conductor
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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Shostakovich & Beethoven
Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026 @7.30pm
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XXMore Information
Darkness meets light: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra pairs Shostakovich’s shattering Tenth with Beethoven’s exuberant First Piano Concerto.
The orchestra is conducted by Music Director Vasily Petrenko and joined by pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
In communist Russia, Soviet officials called it an ‘optimistic tragedy’. Shostakovich simply called it his Tenth Symphony.
Dark, tense, packed with secret messages and featuring at its centre a terrifying scherzo that might or might not be a musical portrait of Stalin himself.
Shostakovich’s Tenth is one of the greatest of all 20th-century symphonies, and few living conductors understand it more intimately than Vasily Petrenko.
‘Shattering’ and ‘thrilling’ were just two of the words that critics used to describe his recording of the Tenth Symphony.
Today, he probes its secrets once again, paired with a haunting Russian ballad for baritone and orchestra from Galina Ustvolskaya, a composition pupil of Shostakovich.
At the centre, we are joined by one of Britain’s best-loved pianists – Benjamin Grosvenor – in a very different masterpiece: the young Beethoven’s exuberant First Piano Concerto.
Repertoire
- Ustvolskaya: The dream of Stepan Razin for baritone & orchestra
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1
Interval
- Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 in E minor
Admission
Min: £5.00
Max: £68.00
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: Benjamin Grosvenor - piano, Yuriy Yurchuk - baritone
Other key names: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko - conductor
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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