BBC Proms

Rachmaninov, Shostakovich & Outi Tarkiainen (2019x22)

Air date: Aug 04, 2019

A ghostly ferryman transports departed souls in Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead, while Shostakovich’s bitterly passionate Symphony No. 11 emerges from the violence of Russia’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ massacre. Music by Outi Tarkiainen offers hope and new life.