Tragic hero meets fairy-tale princess. Dmitri Schostakowitsch gave the suffering of Shakespeare's Danish prince a stage with his haunting film score Hamlet: pitch black and glimmering with deceptive rays of hope.
Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Excerpts from the film score Hamlet, Op. 116
Stefano Gervasoni: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Tacet (2025)
Sergei Prokofiev: Excerpts from the ballet Cinderella, Op. 87 and Op. 107
Broadcast on SRF's programme Im Konzertsaal on 20 November 2025, 8–10 p.m.
The concert will be available to listen to for 60 days after the broadcast date.