‘Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Chan & Vinnitskaya’

You need the power of nimble fingers to bring Sergei Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto to a successful conclusion. Anna Vinnitskaya has that power. Chief conductor Elim Chan provides the necessary counterbalance with the enchanting sound poetry of grande dame Gubaidulina. Shostakovich naturally can’t be left out of this Russian programme. His Tenth Symfonie was completed shortly after Stalin's death. Horrifying music, written behind an iron curtain of fear and oppression.