Synopsis

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic, though recently renamed, holds the distinction of being Russia’s oldest orchestra. Tonight’s concert features Yuri Temirkanov conducting a dramatic performance of Berlioz’s overture to *The Corsair*, inspired by Byron's pirate tale. This is followed by Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D minor, with the esteemed Maxim Vengerov as soloist – a debut at the Proms occurring just nine days after his eighteenth birthday. The program concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Manfred