Robert Treviño

Trumpets ring out as Shostakovich prepares to cut loose and party. Sergei Prokofiev meets a French violinist and writes a concerto with a Spanish sizzle: music that sings, dances and tingles in the ear. And, exiled from Russia, Sergei Rachmaninov discovers a glittering world of fast cars and big bands – and pours it all into a symphony that still, somehow, yearns and aches for a homeland he would never see again. All music tells a story and tonight, guest conductor Robert Trevino recreates a world of revolution, exile and burning emotions: three very different but equally colourful 20th-century Russian masterpieces, striking sparks off each other. RPO Artist-in-Residence Johan Dalene takes the spotlight in Prokofiev’s vibrant Violin Concerto No. 2, the perfect showcase for Gramophone’s 2022 Young Artist of the Year. PROGRAMME Shostakovich Festive Overture Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 Rachmaninov Symphony No.3 PERFORMERS Robert Trevino conductor Johan Dalene violin (RPO Artist-in-Residence, 2024-25) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra