Kristiina Poska conductor
Viktoria Mullova violin
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Erkki-Sven Tüür Lighthouse
Arvo Pärt Darf ich…
Arvo Pärt Passacaglia
Arvo Pärt Fratres
Sibelius Valse Triste
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony Op.83a
Light and shadows: Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony Op.83a is the uncompromising testimony of a composer living under tyranny. A full-blooded musical plea for tolerance, there’s no way to follow it – so we begin with three composers with a gift for capturing that unmistakable northern light.