Overture Chamber Ensemble
with Present and Past Members of the London Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Wilson speaker

The London Cello Society gathers international stars for a major tribute celebrating the late Mstislav Rostropovich— legendary cellist and humanitarian and the Society’s former Honorary Patron.

Slava! A Tribute to Mstislav Rostropovich will be the first significant London memorial concert -- a highlight of the concert season, not to be missed. Embracing the richness and diversity of Rostropovich’s personality, the gala programme features an evening concert of exceptional variety, along with an afternoon of films and a forum. Distinguished musical colleagues and friends have generously agreed to give their services for the occasion, and to perform works by the composers with whom Rostropovich was most closely associated – Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Penderecki and Benjamin Britten.

This tribute will also honour the humanitarian efforts of the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Medical Foundation, whose remarkable achievements in improving the health and well-being of children in Russia and surrounding republics have been internationally recognised. All proceeds of the event will benefit the Foundation.

3.00-5.00 Film Showing & Forum
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
Elizabeth Wilson: Tribute to Rostropovich
In Performance: Dvorak Concerto, Rostropovich Humoreske

7.00 PM Rostropovich Remembered
PROKOFIEV Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op 34 for clarinet, string quartet & piano
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra & Jonathan Papp, piano

GLINKA Barcarolle from “Farewell to St. Petersburg”
“How Sweet to Be with You”
TCHAIKOVSKY “None but the Lonely Heart” Op 57, No 1
RACHMANINOV “Do not sing, my Beauty, to Me” Op 4, No 4
Elena Prokina, soprano
Jonathan Papp, piano

BRITTEN Sonata in C, Op 65 for Cello and Piano
Natalia Gutman, cello
Pianist to be decided

Interval

PENDERECKI ‘Per Slava’ (1985-86)
Ivan Monighetti, cello

SHOSTAKOVICH Trio No 2 in E minor Op. 67 (1944)
Julian Rachlin, violin
Mischa Maisky, cello
Itamar Golan, piano

A Musical Surprise!


FILM & FORUM: All seats £10 | Special student price £5
EVENING CONCERT: £32, £28, £22, and £18 | All students: £10 in the last two price bands
20% discount on all tickets for LCS members

Links to further Information:
Cadogan Hall - 3pm
Cadogan Hall - 7pm