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BBC Philharmonic - A Hero’s Life 

The Bridgewater Hall

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Tonight is all about stories of the human spirit. Buddhist writings inspired BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s Composer in Association, Anna Clyne to write This Moment. This UK premiere is a meditation on the words of Zen Master and peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh; ‘this moment is full of wonders.’ Dmitri Shostakovich’s late cello concerto looks back on a life lived through oppression. A reflective mood with a double shot of black humour, Shostakovich...

Program

Anna Clyne - This Moment

Composer

Richard Strauss - Ein Heldenleben

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2

Composer

Participants

Alpesh Chauhan

Conductor

Alban Gerhardt

Cello

The Bridgewater Hall