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Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle, the LSO and Leonidas Kavakos give the world premiere of Unsuk Chin's Violin Concerto No 2, Sibelius's Symphony No 7 and Bart贸k's The Miraculous Mandarin (Suite).

For their first concert of 2022, Simon Rattle and the LSO begin with an eagerly awaited, Covid-postponed world premiere. The internationally renowned Korean-born, Berlin-based composer Unsuk Chin thought she had written her one and only violin concerto until she heard the playing of Leonidas Kavakos. The result is her Violin Concerto No. 2, 鈥楽cherben der Stille鈥� 鈥� 'Shards of Silence 鈥� inspired by, as she puts it, Kavakos鈥檚 burningly intense and completely focused personality and unique musicianship.

Two very different 20th century masterpieces by composers close to Rattle's heart complete the programme. The inevitability of Sibelius's intense and compact final symphony in some way seems profoundly to reflect the natural world, in stark contrast to Bart贸k's albeit dazzling suite from his ballet The Miraculous Mandarin with its squalid and tawdry urban setting peopled by sleazy characters.

Recorded earlier this month at the Barbican Hall and introduced by Martin Handley.

Unsuk Chin: Violin Concerto No. 2, 鈥楽cherben der Stille鈥�
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Bart贸k: The Miraculous Mandarin (Suite)

Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 Jan 2022 19:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Unsuk Chin

    Concerto no. 2 (Shards of silence) for violin and orchestra

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Quartet for Strings in E Minor Op.121: II Andante

    Ensemble: Quatuor 脡b猫ne.
    • Faur茅 Complete chamber music for strings.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 305.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 7 in C major Op.105

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    The Miraculous mandarin - suite Sz.73

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance Op 72, No. 7

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Alexander Paxton

    Haslingfield Tapestry

    Choir: Haslingfield Choir. Orchestra: Haslingfield Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Jackson.

  • Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier

    Mass for four choirs

    Ensemble: Ensemble Correspondances. Conductor: S茅bastien Dauc茅.
    • Charpentier: Messe 脿 quatre ch艙urs - Carnets de voyage d'Italie.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 115.

  • Robert Schumann

    7 Songs Op.104

    Performer: Dearbhla Collins. Singer: Fatma Said.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Le spectre de la rose from Les nuits d'ete

    Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Fatma Said.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Jan 2022 19:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3