Sat, 09 Jan 10, 7.30pm
Esplanade Concert Hall


Lan Shui conductor
Gil Shaham violin


STRAVINSKY - Le chant du rossignol ‘Song of the Nightingale'
PROKOFIEV - Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
RACHMANINOV - The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
SCRIABIN - Symphony No. 4, Op. 54 ‘The Poem of Ecstasy'


In this all-Russian programme, Gil Shaham returns in a performance of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 - one of the finest written in the 20th century; its expressive second movement is one of the composer's most inspired creations. With The Poem of Ecstasy, Scriabin created a masterpiece of orchestration and shifting sound colours that reflect his intense interest in Debussy's music.

Concert Duration: approx. 2 hrs (inclusive of 20 min intermission)