The concert began with Part's Cantus in memoriam to Benjamin Britten, played to emotional effect by the LSO. This was followed by Britten's violin concerto, with Gil Shaham the soloist. After the interval cam Shostakovich's sixth symphony. The violin concerto, with some Spanish influence/reference, was new to me and I hope I will be able to catch it again when/if Radio 3 replay the recording they made of the concert. Anyway, there are recordings available, for example with Janine Jansen.
The Shostakovich was written and first performed in the autumn of 1939. Apparently it received great popular acclaim but some critics condemned its individualistic nature.
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