Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

Date & Time

Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 18:00

Venue

Konserthuset Stockholm, The Main Hall (Stockholm)

Tchaikovsky composed his fifth symphony during a few summer months in 1888. He had complained of lacking inspiration in the spring: "Am I burned out? No ideas, no desire?" But the fifth became a vital, emotionally charged, and in many respects brilliant symphony. It premiered under the composer's direction at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in November of the same year.The concert begins with Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi's Liguria, music that takes us on a journey between five small... Read full text

Keywords: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft	Conductor

Program

Liguria	Andrea Tarrodi
Symphony No. 5	Piotr Tchaikovsky

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