BBC Proms 2019 - Rachmaninov & Shostakovich

Prom 22: Rachmaninov, Shostakovich & Outi Tarkiainen , , Royal Albert Hall A ghostly ferryman transports departed souls in Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead, while Shostakovich’s bitterly passionate Symphony No. 11 emerges from the violence of Russia’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ massacre. Music by Outi Tarkiainen offers hope and new life. Programme Sergey Rachmaninov The Isle of the Dead (21 mins) Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1915 Dmitry Shostakovich Symphony in G minor ’The Year 1905’ (58 mins) Performers BBC Philharmonic John Storgårds conductor About This Event Death and darkness encounter light and new life in this Prom given by the BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Guest Conductor John Storgårds. Two Russian classics brood on death and loss; Rachmaninov’s atmospheric The Isle of the Dead conjures an ominous scene – a ghostly ferryman transporting the souls of the dead to rest – while Shostakovich’s bitterly passi