Babi Yar
Experience the delights of the Elena Kats-Chernin Flute Concerto and Shostakovich’s darkly evocative Symphony No.13, Babi Yar.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko's famous poem, Babi Yar, exposed the massacres by the Nazis of over 110,000 people at Babi Yar, near Kiev, during WWII. It denounced anti-Semitism and protested against the then Soviet Government's refusal to build a memorial. Dmitri Shostakovich set this poem to music in his 13th Symphony, Babi Yar, which will be performed by bass-baritone Adrian Tamburini accompanied by a large orchestra and a 200-voice male chorus. It will be the centrepiece of this concert commemorating the 75th anniversary of these horrendous events at Babi Yar.
The strongly emotive yet delightfully melodic Elena Kats-Chernin Flute Concerto, Night and Now, references Elena's early years in Soviet-era Russia. It was composed for leading Australian flautist Sally Walker, and premiered in Victoria by Zelman Symphony to great acclaim in 2015. Zelman Symphony is proud to be able to bring this beautiful work to the Hamer Hall stage.
Program:
Harry Sdraulig - Crossway for Orchestra - World Premiere
Elena Kats-Chernin - Flute Concerto Night and Now
Commemoration and Reading of the Babi Yar poem
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 13 Babi Yar
Artists:
Mark Shiell - conductor
Adrian Tamburini - bass-baritone
Sally Walker - flute
Wilma Smith - guest concertmaster
Nicholas Cowall - chorusmaster
NOTE: Full Price listed is for a double pass. You may take up single tickets.
Feedback/Comments
Very moving.
Powerful and moving.
I was very moved to hear the performance of Babi Yar, knowing the personal connections and significance for performers and many in the audience. The contemporary pieces were very fine a too, and well performed. A very rich afternoon of ,us if.
Amazing tribute
Excellent!
great shoe
Beautiful tribute
An extraordinary concert. Very moving and the orchestra rose to the occassion.
Lovely
A very moving concert
The Zelma Orchestra, and the solo flautist were great
Tears of pain and joy were rolling down my cheeks right throughout this breathtaking event. Pain - for the suffering of so many innocent people... the memory of them. Joy - for the fact that people remember, they care and produce such exquisite music and poetry in commemoration. Thank you so much.
Exceptional tribute. Let us not forget. An amazing musical feast, so appropriate. so perfect for what this afternoon. Congratulations to all involved.
An amazing concert!
A magnificent full orchestra. Wonderful music for a very sad time but to be reminded of horrendous massacres of many Jews, not far from Kiev in 1941.
Thank you
A very moving and powerful concert all round. Tamburini was wonderful and the Zelman Orchestra excellent.
Great event. Orchestra, solo flute and singers were very good!
It was very good. powerful.
Wonderful, soul-stirring performance, particularly Shostakovich 13th Symphony, Babi Yar.
Zelman orchestra, solo flautist and solo baritone all very good.