Claus Efland conductor

Thomas Bowes violin

BRAX Tintagel
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

The Bardi’s final concert of the season opens with Arnold Bax’s evocative tone poem Tintagel, depicting the Cornish coast of Arthurian legend and is followed by the ever popular Bruch Violin Concerto No 1.
Events come to a spectacular conclusion with Shostakovich’s dynamic 5th Symphony - the composer’s response to criticism by Stalin.