London, UK - Shostakovich

Programme
EDMUND FINNIS: Hymn (after Byrd)
ANDREW NORMAN: Gran Turismo
DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor Op. 35
ORLANDE DE LASSUS: Stabat mater dolorosa
ALFRED SCHNITTKE: String Quartet No. 3 (arranged for string orchestra)

Performing with
Samson Tsoy, piano
12 Ensemble

Music with a spread of five centuries: Edmund Finnis’s piece – arranged from the penultimate movement of his First String Quartet – reaches back to William Byrd, while American Andrew Norman’s work for violin octet was partially inspired by the racing video game of the same title.