BBC Proms: Shostakovich’s Tenth
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP , [Venue Details]Cristian Măcelaru, whose own childhood was spent in communist Romania, conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich’s devastatingly powerful Symphony No. 10.
Premiered after Stalin’s death in 1953, it’s a work whose fierce rage, violence, and grief tell a terrifying story of life in the dictator’s Russia – a painfully personal history, and one shot through with the composer’s own musical signature: DSCH.
The concert opens with the UK premiere of Édith Canat de Chizy’s intricately textured Skyline for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra – a musical vision of the cosmos, from void to teeming, multiplying musical life.
Programme
Édith Canat de Chizy - Skyline (Concerto for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra) 20’
BBC co-commission: UK premiere
Interval
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10 in E minor 55’
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Admission
Min: £14.24
Max: £48.92
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Other key names: Cristian Mǎcelaru - conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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BBC Proms: Shostakovich’s Tenth
Tuesday, 18 Aug 2026 @7.00pm
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2APMore Information
Cristian Măcelaru, whose own childhood was spent in communist Romania, conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich’s devastatingly powerful Symphony No. 10.
Premiered after Stalin’s death in 1953, it’s a work whose fierce rage, violence, and grief tell a terrifying story of life in the dictator’s Russia – a painfully personal history, and one shot through with the composer’s own musical signature: DSCH.
The concert opens with the UK premiere of Édith Canat de Chizy’s intricately textured Skyline for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra – a musical vision of the cosmos, from void to teeming, multiplying musical life.
Programme
Édith Canat de Chizy - Skyline (Concerto for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra) 20’
BBC co-commission: UK premiere
Interval
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10 in E minor 55’
Admission
Min: £14.24
Max: £48.92
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Other key names: Cristian Mǎcelaru - conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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