West of England Youth Orchestra with Leia Zhu
Sat 30 Aug / Sun 31 Aug
Sat 30 Aug / Sun 31 Aug
Dazzling youth orchestra performs powerful 20th century pieces, with superstar violin soloist
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 5
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No 2
RACHMANINOFF Isle of the Dead, Op 29
Following last year’s epic Rite of Spring undertaking, WEYO’s summer spectacular concert will be a showcase of remarkable young talent and energy, as they perform Shostakovich’s emotionally powerful Symphony No 5, Rachmaninoff’s atmospheric tone poem ‘Isle of the Dead’, and Prokofiev’s striking second violin concerto with extraordinary 18-year-old violinist Leia Zhu.