BBC Proms 2018, Prom 4 - Shostakovich Leningrad Symphony (320kbps .mp3)
Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena in Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. They are joined by Mark Simpson for Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto.
In his final season as its Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena leads the BBC Philharmonic in a concert contrasting darkness and light. Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto is a modern classic, a glorious collision of tradition and innovation that is at once emotionally direct and ferociously virtuosic; a graduate of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artist scheme and BBC Young Musician winner, Mark Simpson is the soloist. Darkness streaks across the second half with Shostakovich's heart-wrenching tribute to the Soviet victims of the Second World War - the powerful 'Leningrad' Symphony.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, presented by Clemency Burton-Hill
Broadcast: 16 July 2018
01. Magnus Lindberg - Clarinet Concerto
01i. BBC Proms 2018, Prom 4 - general introduction
02. Patrick Nunn - Eid Milaad Saeed (‘Happy Birthday’) (encore)
03. Shostakovich - Symphony No 7 'Leningrad'
03i. Introduction to Shostakovich’s Symphony No 7
04. BBC Proms 2018, Prom 4, Interval Proms Plus Talk
An introduction to Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony with Anastasia Belina and David Nice, presented by Petroc Trelawny.
Mark Simpson (clarinet)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)
