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Concert · Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee · 2026/27 season

30 Oct–1 Nov
Copland + Lera Auerbach + ShostakovichAs Hitler’s armies surrounded the city of Leningrad, Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Seventh Symphony – a shout of courage, defiance and…
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Shostakovich Seven

  • Bassem AkikiConductor
  • Philippe QuintViolin
CoplandFanfare for the Common Man (3’)
Lera AuerbachViolin Concerto No1 (28’) UK Premiere

Interval

ShostakovichSymphony No7 Leningrad (70’)
WhereEdinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee
Running timeApprox. 2h · 20m interval
Pre-concert18:45 · Pre-concert talk
Tickets£15–£45
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As Hitler’s armies surrounded the city of Leningrad, Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Seventh Symphony – a shout of courage, defiance and victory, written for massed battalions of musicians. Brace yourself for wartime drama on a heroic scale as Bassem Akiki conducts the mighty RSNO in this sonic blockbuster: the climax of a concert that begins with Copland’s showstopping fanfare and stars a real RSNO favourite, violinist Philippe Quint, in a violin concerto with a dazzling difference.

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