Performance on 3 - CBSO/Nelsons

Presented by Catherine Bott. The CBSO and their Music Director Andris Nelsons present a pair of works from the 1930s. Shostakovich withdrew his epic Fourth Symphony before its first performance fearing the reaction of Stalin's regime and it remained unperformed for a quarter of a century. It follows Bartok's expressive Second Violin Concerto performed by former BBC New Generation Artist Ilya Gringolts. Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2 Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 Ilya Gringolts (violin) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons (conductor) Plus: Silvestrov: Creed from Liturgical Chants Kiev Chamber Choir Mykola Hobdych (conductor) ECM 476 3316 Tr. 8 And from 20.40: Violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cédric Tiberghien play Beethoven's Violin Sonata in A minor, op 23.