BBC Proms: Rachmaninov’s ‘Paganini’ Variations
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP , [Venue Details]Once described as ‘a film score without a film’, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 is subtitled ‘The Year 1905’. The work’s four movements pay vivid homage to the First Russian Revolution, plunging listeners into the violence of its Bloody Sunday massacre and the grief and anger that followed.
Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s glittering Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – a set of virtuoso variations on a devilish theme, while Oliver Knussen pays tribute to Stravinsky in his gilded fanfare Flourish with Fireworks.
Programme
Knussen - Flourish with Fireworks 4’
Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 22’
Interval
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 11 in G minor, ‘The Year 1905’ 55’
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Admission: To be confirmed
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: Kirill Gerstein - piano, Thomas Søndergård - conductor
Other key names: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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BBC Proms: Rachmaninov’s ‘Paganini’ Variations
Monday, 3 Aug 2026 @7.00pm
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2APMore Information
Once described as ‘a film score without a film’, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 is subtitled ‘The Year 1905’. The work’s four movements pay vivid homage to the First Russian Revolution, plunging listeners into the violence of its Bloody Sunday massacre and the grief and anger that followed.
Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s glittering Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – a set of virtuoso variations on a devilish theme, while Oliver Knussen pays tribute to Stravinsky in his gilded fanfare Flourish with Fireworks.
Programme
Knussen - Flourish with Fireworks 4’
Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 22’
Interval
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 11 in G minor, ‘The Year 1905’ 55’
Admission: To be confirmed
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: Kirill Gerstein - piano, Thomas Søndergård - conductor
Other key names: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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