Rich, lyrical and seamless, Glazunov’s Violin Concerto is held in high regard by violinists and audiences alike for its demanding virtuosity – packed full of astounding technical effects – as well as its many warm melodies. Borodin’s action-packed Second Symphony is based, as with his famous opera, on an epic 12th Century East Slavic poem, recounting the campaign of the Russian Prince Igor against the Polovtsian tribes.

Dvorak	The Water Goblin
Glazunov	Violin Concerto
Borodin	Symphony No2

Alexander Lazarev (CONDUCTOR) Alexandra Soumm (VIOLIN) 6:45 Pre-concert talk by William Chandler (RSNO ASSOCIATE LEADER)