Afternoon Performance: Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet

Name: Afternoon Performance: Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
Start: 2026-05-17T14:00:00
Location: City Halls

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Described by composer Sir James MacMillan as “one of the most astonishing and surprising young newcomers in Scottish music,” Glasgow-born accordionist and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist (2022-24) Ryan Corbett is redefining expectations of his instrument. And in a concerto written especially for him, fellow Scot Jay Capperauld—praised for his “unbridled sonic imagination” (The Scotsman)—channels the crackling energy of electricity into music th...

Program

Sergey Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet

Composer

Outi Tarkiainen - The Rapids of Life

Jay Capperauld - Accordion Concerto ‘Galvanic Dances’

Participants

Emilia Hoving

Conductor

Ryan Corbett

Accordion

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Producer