An Evening with the Sheffield Symphony Orchestra

Join us for an evening of culture at Victoria Hall, with the Sheffield Symphony Orchestra, featuring our very own Andy Ling on the viola.

Isle of the dead - Rachmaninov, was written in 1909 based on a reproduction of a black and white painting by Arnold Böcklin. Depicting themes of how life and death are intertwined using time signatures representing heavy breathing, the music uses fragments of the Dies irae (the ancient Latin chant of the dead) throughout and takes you through a dramatic journey.

Shostakovich Symphony No. 7, nicknamed the Leningrad Symphony was written in 1947, with inspiration provided by the destruction of Leningrad by Stalin. The music is all about the terror, slavery and bondage of spirit, representing a struggle against fascism. Opening with innocence, the symphony climaxes ominously into a terrific distortion, later ending with the opening theme, representing a gesture of defiance and heroism in the face of adversity. 

Tickets will be available online from a few weeks before the concert or can be purchased on the door. If you have signed up for this event, the event leader will let you  know when tickets become available.

We will go for a drink at a nearby pub after the concert.

Image credits  Main Image - Andy Ling; Image 1 - Samual  Sianipar  (free to use under the unsplash license); Image 2: -Samuel Ramos (free to use under the unsplash license); Image 3  Mea Morrowhart (free to use under the unsplash license)

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