Tchaikovsky Concerto / Shostakovich Song of the Forest

The New Monash Orchestra, under the direction of Andre de Quadros, joins pianist Yuri Rozum, the Monash Women's Choir and VIVE VOCE in an exciting all-Russian program featuring Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto and the rarely heard Song of the Forests by Shostakovich - his first major work for choir and orchestra.

New Monash Orchestra performer
André de Quadros performer
Yuri Rozum performer
Monash University Choral Society performer

Dmitri Shostakovich composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composer

Artists

Yuri Rozum

Yuri Rozum has performed in most European countries, as well as Japan, Argentina, and the US to critical acclaim. Rozum has performed several times in Australia with great success. In 1998 he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Music at Monash University.

André de Quadros

A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Music at Monash University, Andre de Quadros has responsibility for coordinating the Performance program, and is the musical director of the New Monash Orchestra, the Monash Sinfonia, the Monash Women's Choir and VIVA VOCE.

New Monash Orchestra

The New Monash Orchestra draws its members from students of the Bachelor of Music and talented students from other faculties of Monash University, as well as professional musicians and students from other institutions.

Audio previews

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Track Listing

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
Andante semplice
Allegro con fuoco

Song of the Forests, Op. 81 Dmitri Shostakovich

When the war ended
We will clothe our homeland with forests
Memories of the past
The pioneers plant the forests
The young communists go forth
A walk in the future
Glory

Performers

New Monash Orchestra
André de Quadros
Yuri Rozum · tracks 1–3
Monash University Choral Society · tracks 4–10

Composers

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, and the 1812 Overture.

Where to listen

Tchaikovsky Concerto / Shostakovich Song of the Forest is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.

Tchaikovsky Concerto / Shostakovich Song of the Forest is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.