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!
Voices from the press
« Ticciati conducts with great beauty and a keen sense of dramatic pace. » – The Guardian
« Ticciati, perhaps the most spiritual as well as naturally gifted of the younger conductors, drew playing of endlessly fascinating precision, ensured a marvellous blend at a marvellously adjusted pace. » – The Times
« 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
Robin Ticciati, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin *
*January 21 and 22, 7:30 p.m only
Program
Duke Ellington, Harlem (18 min)
Igor Stravinsky, Concerto for Violin in D Major (22 min) *
Intermission (20 min) *
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 3, Op. 44 (40 min)
*January 21 and 22, 7:30 p.m only
Robin Ticciaiti
ConductorRobin Ticciati OBE is Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Honorary Member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He was Music Director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin from 2017 – 24 and Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from 2009 – 18.
He is a regular guest with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Budapest Festival Orchestra. Other recent highlights include performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, among others. In the US, he has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
This season, Robin makes debuts with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Pittsburgh and Montreal Symphony; he returns to the Wiener Philharmoniker, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic. He leads Dialogue des Carmélites in his house debut at the Wiener Staatsoper and conducts a new production of Tosca at Glyndebourne.
Born in London, Robin is a violinist, pianist and percussionist by training. He holds the position of ‘Sir Colin Davis Fellow of Conducting’ at the Royal Academy of Music. Robin was awarded an OBE for services to music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours (2019).
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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