West of England Youth Orchestra with Leia Zhu

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.

Performances
Sat 30 Aug, 7.30pm
Sun 31 Aug, 3pm