Fairytales in Valletta
TIME: 8:00 PM till 9:30 PM
presented by the European Foundation for Support of Culture Behzod Abduraimov Piano Programme Alexey Shor From My Bookshelf (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) The MPO under the direction of Principal Conductor Sergey Smbatyan presents an exhilarating rendition of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, a semi-autobiographical symphony depicting the terror and violence endured during Stalin’s regime. The symphony is bursting with breath-taking peaks, powerful melodies and palpable emotion. Behzod Abduraimov, described as “the most perfectly accomplished pianist of his generation” performs Mikhail Pletnev’s arrangement of From My Bookshelf, an eight-movement piano concerto paying tribute to characters from well-known literary works.
Sergey Smbatyan Conductor
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
LOCATION: Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta