Three masterpieces. Three destinies. Three composers in shadow of a totalitarian regime. One Royal Danish Orchestra. One legendary conductor. One evening in the best musical company.

Prokofyev fled from the chaos of the Russian Revolution. He returned when his American dream collapsed and the Motherland called with golden promises.

Mussorgsky lived his life before the Revolution put an end to the old empire. But his music lived on and found its place among the favourites of the Sovjet regime – and of Disney.

Shostakovich was the darling of the Soviet Motherland. But everything tumbled around him when Stalin started his cultural revolution. He spent the rest of his life under the ever-watchful eye of the regime.
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On the podium this evening is the "grand old man" of Russian conuctors, Michail Jurowski. His ability to bring out the innermost core of the music has placed him among the world's leading conductors. Also on the stage with the Royal Danish Orchestra will be star-violinist Viktor Tretiakov, who with Maestro Jurowski will give the evening a truly Russian atmosphere.

The evening's program will conist of:

Modest Mussorgsky | Night on Bald Mountain

Sergej Prokofyev | Violin Concerto nr. 2

Intermission

Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony #4