In the Footsteps of the Russian Greats
Rudolfinum, 26 February 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B major, Op. 100
Eduardo Strausser – Conductor
Sergei Krylov – Violin
The virtuoso Violin Concerto, which Tchaikovsky composed in the spring of 1878 in Switzerland, is considered today to be one of the most difficult works for violin. The piece will be performed by excellent Russian violinist Sergei Krylov, who lives in Italy and was highly respected by legendary violoncellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich.
The second half of the evening will see a performance of Prokofiev’s Fifth, the first of three symphonies that the Russian composer wrote following his return to the Soviet Union. This majestic work, created in the summer of 1944 while WWII was still raging, was conceived by the author as, in his own words, “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit.”
Ticket prices: 440 / 390 / 350 / 310 / 180 / 100 CZK
The concert is held under the auspices of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Czech Republic and in cooperation with the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Prague
Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Czech Republic | Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Prague
