Radio 3 in Concert: The Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Fiona Talkington presents the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra playing early works by Shostakovich, with Hilary Hahn joining for Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto. Alain Altinoglu conducts Shostakovich's remarkable First Symphony, written when he was still a student and premiered to huge acclaim by the Leningrad Philharmonic in 1926. That symphony and the scherzo that open this concert from Frankfurt's Alter Oper launches Altinoglu's long-term project to explore the major works of Shostakovich with his orchestra. Also on the bill is Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 1, which soloist Hahn says `is unique because almost every note needs its own colouration and a different technical approach. It all changes at lightning speed. It's mentally challenging, but also insanely fun." Shostakovich: Scherzo Op 1. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 1 in D, Op 19. c 8.00 Interval music: Linda Nicholson plays Lodovico Giustini's Sonata No 1 in G minor, Op 1`1, the first work written specifically for the piano. c 8.15 Shostakovich: Symphony No 1, Op 10. Hilary Hahn (violin), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu (conductor)