| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2013 Sage: Hall Two | Russians in miniature at The Sage Gateshead |
 Like much of Shostakovich’s work, his popular Piano Quintet, Op. 57 (1940) is full of ambiguity and contradiction. It was written at the request of his friends in the Beethoven Quartet, who had so enjoyed his first string quartet that they asked him to write something new that they could play with him – but this private piece of chamber music was a huge public success. The composer who had enraged Stalin just a few years earlier was awarded a huge prize for his quintet, and it was hailed as his best work.Read full review... | |
| 13-May-2012 Barbican Centre: Hall | Callow and Gergiev entertain in Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale |
 Imagine, if you will, a one man stage show, with one of the nation’s foremost and best loved actors playing all the parts in a somewhat Faustian fairy tale, with a crack team of musicians playing incidental music by one of the last century’s great composers. You might think that this would comfortably sell out a fair sized London theatre.
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| 13-Apr-2011 Limelight at the 100 Club | Milos Karadaglic and London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Foyle Future Firsts |
 For those of you who think classical music just isn't your thing, think again. Limelight brings classical music underground to the 100 Club, inviting audiences to experience what classical music can sound, look and feel like.
A sold out show, Wednesday night’s performance featured classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic, a recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, and up-and-coming musicians from the London Philharmonic's Foyle Future Firsts programme. Seamlessly moving between centuries and across musical styles, this Limelight performance broke all kinds of boundaries.
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