Liverpool, UK – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, White Nights

Miaskovsky Symphony No.21
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2
Rachmaninov/Respighi 3 Études-tableaux
Respighi Roman Festivals

Vasily Petrenko conductor
Johan Dalene violin

Summer is here – time for a touch of la dolce vita, Roman style, from Conductor Laureate Vasily Petrenko. In fact, he’s got a whole concert full of pictures to paint and stories to tell – fairytales from Rachmaninov, Spanish melodies from Prokofiev (dazzlingly played by violin soloist and former Young Artist in Residence Johan Dalene), and a powerful, pocket-sized Russian symphony by Prokofiev’s underrated friend Miaskovsky. And then we’re off to sunny Italy, where Respighi’s Roman holiday ends our season in a riot of fun.