Thursday 9th June 2011

Lunchtime Concert 1.10-2pm
Opera Scenes

Semi-staged scenes from Russian opera greats including Rimsky Korsakov and Borodin.

Beat the Rush Hour Concert 5-6pm - John Thaw Studio Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
Student-Run Chamber Groups

Programme to include:
Mendelssohn – Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Evening Concert 7.30pm - Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra – Shostakovich 5

Mussorgsky – Night on a Bare Mountain
Glazunov – Violin Concerto (violin – Catherine Landen)
Shostakovich – Symphony No.5

Conductors – David Scott and Tom Wood

The finale of Estival 2011, the University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra present Shostakovich's stunning Fifth Symphony. Glazunov's Violin Concerto will be brought to life by the university's own Catherine Landen, and Mussorgsky's classic, Night on a Bare Mountain will open the procedings. A true display of Russian mastery and the high talent of the University's flagship ensemble.