Prokofiev Symphony No 5: RNCM Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev Symphony No 5: RNCM Symphony Orchestra in Manchester, See official event dates, Check official times, at Royal Northern College of Music. Programme RNCM...
Programme RNCM Composer New work * Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30 Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 5 in B flat major Op 100 Performers Valentina Peleggi, RNCM student * conductors Madeleine Brown piano RNCM Symphony Orchestra About Written during the summer of 1944, the turning tide of the Second World War provided the backdrop to Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony. When conducting the premiere the following year, Prokofiev's downbeat was famously delayed by the sound of celebratory gunfire as Soviet troops entered Germany, forever tying the Symphony to this moment of historic significance. Sweeping melodies, cinematic orchestral colours and exciting shifts in mood combine to create a work of immense scale and grandeur. Describing it as a celebration of the human spirit, Prokofiev declared his Fifth Symphony to be a work that...
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- Venue
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Address
- 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD
- Price
- From GBP 10