Proms Across the UK: Russian Classics

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Live at the BBC Proms in Bristol: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Adam Hickox, with cellist Maximilian Hornung, perform 20th century works by Shostakovich, Gubaidulina and Rachmaninov. Presented by Sarah Walker, live from Bristol Beacon. Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture Dmitry Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major c. 5.40pm Interval: Writer of modern fairy tales Angela Carter lived in Bristol during the 1960s. Joan Passey and Marie Mulvey-Roberts trace her footsteps and literary influence. c.6.05pm Sofia Gubaidulina: Fairy-Tale Poem Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Maximilian Hornung (cello) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Adam Hickox (conductor) Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances is a summation of his career, a whirling phantasmagoria of rhythm and melody. The Russian spirit also runs through both Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and his sardonically witty Cello Concerto No. 1. Gubaidulina’s Fairy-Tale Poem introduces a whimsical element, a sumptuous musical fantasy about the adventures of a piece of chalk.