London Philharmonic Orchestra

The program opens with a brand new work by Kennedy Center Honoree and Pulitzer Prize winning composer Tania León, the LPO’s Composer-in-Residence. The LPO commissioned this piece together with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s beloved Symphony No. 4, from its opening fanfare to its stirring finale, brings a joyful conclusion to the program. 

As the centerpiece of the program, the LPO has invited violinist Patricia Kopatchinsaja to perform the emotionally rich Violin Concert No. 1 of Shostakovich. The work is about memory and truth notes the LPO. It’s a big work that demands big personalities, and they don’t come much bigger than violinist Patricia Kopatchinsaja, virtuoso, storyteller, and all-round phenomenon. “Patricia Kopatchinskaja is incapable of giving a boring performance. She is one of classical music’s great risk takers” (Bachtrack). With Edward Gardner conducting, Kopatchinskaja will drive straight to the heart of this powerful program. 

Program

Tania Léon: new work (commissioned by the London Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestras)
  Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77 
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36