The Orchestra According to Duke Ellington and Rachmaninov 2025-2026
Step into the exciting world of Duke Ellington’s Harlem, then journey through the deep emotions of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3. The violin takes centre stage as Stravinsky looks back to the 18th century in his Concerto, brought to life by the captivating Alina Ibragimova. This program explores the full spectrum of orchestral colour, blending jazz, energy, and heartfelt expression. A dazzling musical adventure through diverse musical landscapes!
Coffee is offered courtesy of our Symphonic Matinees presenter, Chartwell, as soon as the doors open. For the morning performance only.
Voices from the press
« The immediacy and honesty of Ibragimova’s playing has the curious ability to collapse any sense of distance between performer and listener. » – The Guardian
« Alina Ibragimova a atteint les plus hauts sommets musicaux, mais avec une grâce des plus attachantes. Évitant toute virtuosité ostentatoire, elle a joué avec une pureté d’intonation rarement entendue, comprenant mieux que quiconque comment faire véritablement de la musique avec un orchestre. » – Berliner Morgenpost
Artists
Hankyeol Yoon, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin *
*January 21 and 22, 7:30 p.m only
Program
Pyotr Ilytch Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy ouverture, TH42 c (1880 version) (19 min)
Igor Stravinsky, Violin Concerto in D major (22 min) *
I. Toccata
II. Aria I
III. Aria II
IV. Capriccio
Intermission (20 min) *
Serguei Rachmaninoff, Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 44 (40 min)
I. Lento – Allegro moderato
II. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro vivace
III. Allegro
*January 21 and 22, 7:30 p.m only
Hankyeol Yoon
ConductorHankyeol Yoon is the winner of the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award at the 2023 Salzburger Festspiele. He has since enjoyed a string of major successes with some of the leading orchestras around the world returning to several in the same season as his debut, including Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Münchner Philharmoniker and Orchestre National de Belgique. Hankyeol jumped in to conduct the latter on their Korean tour in September 2025 and will return in July 2026 and beyond.
Hankyeol is in regular demand from orchestras in his native South Korea and this season he returned to Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to make his subscription debut and also led the orchestra for their annual Bukseoul Dream Forest Park Concert. Other returns include Korean National Symphony Orchestra and Pohang International Music Festival.
Last season Hankyeol made his LA Phil debut closing their subscription series and his Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks debut conducting the ARD Competition finals. Other recent highlights include Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Bern Symphony Orchestra and George Enescu International Festival.
Also a prize-winning composer, Hankyeol opened his Salzburger Festpiele debut and Seoul Philharmonic return premiering his own composition, ‘Grium’.
Alina Ibragimova
ViolinPerforming music from baroque to new commissions on both modern and period instruments, Alina Ibragimova is recognised for the “immediacy and honesty” of her performances.
The 2025/26 season sees her perform with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, among others, working with conductors such as Iván Fischer and Robin Ticciati. She also play-directs the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Camerata Bern. She frequently collaborates with pianist Cédric Tiberghien, and is a founding member of the Chiaroscuro Quartet – one of the most sought-after period ensembles. Alina’s discography on Hyperion Records ranges from Bach Concertos with Arcangelo through to Prokofiev Sonatas with Steven Osborne. Her 2020 recording of Shostakovich’s Violin Concertos won a Gramophone Award, while her 2021 recording of Paganini’s 24 Caprices topped the classical album charts on its release.
Born in Russia in 1985, Alina attended the Moscow Gnesin School, Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal College of Music, studying with Valentina Korolkova, Natasha Boyarsky, Gordan Nikolitch, Christian Tetzlaff and Adrian Butterfield for Historical Performance. An alumnus of the BBC New Generation Artists Scheme, Alina’s many accolades include two Royal Philharmonic Society awards and an MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours List.
Alina performs on a c.1775 Anselmo Bellosio violin kindly provided by Georg von Opel.
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