Orchestra
RSNO: Shostakovich Five
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Great for groups
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Fri, 2 Oct 2026
- Time
- 19:30 · 1h 50m
- Venue
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- City
- Edinburgh
- Conductor
- Patrick Hahn
- Tickets
- from £15
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Conductor Patrick Hahn leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, following Schnittke's Viola Concerto with soloist Lawrence Power at Usher Hall.
Why it's fantastic
You may recognize the thunderous final movement of the closing symphony, a work written under intense political pressure to satisfy a terrifying regime. Before that, the spotlight falls on the viola, an instrument often hidden in the textures but here given a rare, soulful chance to lead the way.
Programme
- 01J S Bach arr Stokowski - Komm, süsser Tod (4')
- 02Schnittke - Viola Concerto (35')
- 03Interval
- 04Shostakovich - Symphony No5 (46')
Soloists
- Lawrence Power - Viola
