Leicester: The Tales of Scheherazade
Booking opens at 10am on Friday 10 June.
Conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky takes to the stage for this concert, with Alexei Volodin as the soloist in Rachmaninov’s captivating Piano Concerto No. 2. Full of rich, Romantic intensity, and with a fiendish cadenza, it’s one of the most difficult – and rewarding – pieces in the piano repertoire.
Inspired by ancient folktales of The 1001 Arabian Nights, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade takes us on an exhilarating adventure with all the colours of the orchestra depicting princesses, princes, sailors, ships and storms. Scheherazade herself is represented by an exquisite solo violin melody. Night after night she tells scintillating tales to the Sultan in an effort to keep herself alive…
Need to know
Prices & Discounts
£15 – £39.50
Subscription discounts available over the phone at 0116 233 3111; £6 tickets available for those aged 25 or under and students (excludes top price tickets); half-price tickets available for recipients of Universal Credit
Running time
1 hour 40 minutes, including 20-minute interval
Programme notes
Free printed programmes will be available at the venue. Digital programme notes available here.
Box office
De Montfort Hall box office: 0116 233 3111
Venue
