Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4

Born in Belgrade, Anika Vavić saw her life transformed when she met her mentor, Mstislav Rostropovich, in Vienna, studying with him the piano repertoire of Prokofiev and Shostakovich and receiving from her master the insights gathered first-hand from the composers he had known personally. With the Gulbenkian Orchestra she will perform Shchedrin’s Piano Concerto No. 4, a commission from Steinway to celebrate the company’s centenary. In the same programme, Hannu Lintu conducts Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, a significant leap in the Russian composer’s artistic ambition. Photo © Christine de Grancy Sponsor Piano and Orchestra Concertos Sponsor Gulbenkian Music